Writers vs Commerce

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January 8, 2013

If you’re in New York on January 17^th, we urge you to attend the event Writers vs Commerce at the amazing Housing Works Bookstore at 7:00pm.

“Commerce and capitalism rarely smile upon the dedicated writer. Too many of our favorite contemporary authors struggle simply to pay rent. Novelists Porochista Khakpour, Simon Van Booy, and Matthew Aaron Goodman will each address this topic. With music provided by Travis Laplante.”

We also recommend donating to their Kickstarter. Since the authors will be discussing the struggles of making a living as a writer, it seems only apropos that they get paid for their time!

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Pat Johnson

Pat Johnson is currently working on his masterâ€™s in Fiction Writing at San Francisco State University, and is the owner and editor of the satirical news website The New Porker. When Patâ€™s not reading or writing heâ€™s likely squeezing a lime into a Tecate and headed to the dance floor. He also creates short films, documentaries, and sketch comedies. Pat is completing his first novel, The Virgin and Marilyn Monroe, and writing a book of Creative Non-Fiction short stories.

One response

Alanna

January 8, 2013

What I notice most about this post is that it is directly underneath and ad asking me for $1,800 for a manuscript review. Great, that it’s for charity- but who could afford that?? Especially because writers are “against commerce.”