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The Official Website of writer Andrew Porter, author of the short story collection, The Theory of Light and Matter, which won the Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction
UPCOMING READINGS
FALL 2008
Thursday, October 16
Georgia College & State University
Arts & Sciences Auditorium
Milledgeville, GA
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Friday, October 17
Sunday, October 19
Thursday, October 23
The Holt Center
Trinity University
106 Oakmont Ct.
San Antonio, TX
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, November 5
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
1000 Hilltop Circle, Rm: UC310
Thursday, November 6
Friday, November 7
Friday, November 14
Saturday, November 15
Readings of my work by professional actors
The Knitting Factory-Hollywood
Tuesday, January 13
Monday, February 9
University of Illinois
Illini Union Bookstore
809 S. Wright Street
Champaign, IL
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, February 10
Wednesday, February 11
Heartland Community College
Normal, IL
Time: 12:00 noon
Wednesday, February 11
Thursday, February 12
The AWP Conference
Chicago Hilton, Continental C
Chicago, IL
Time: 12:00 noon
More Readings for 2008/2009 . . .
Latest News:
November 17, 2008
Actors read from The Theory of Light and Matter
The actor event in Hollywood, organized by my dear friend Holiday Reinhorn, was absolutely amazing and surreal. Definitely one of the best nights of my life. Among the actors who read from my short story collection were Rainn Wilson, Justine Batemen, Eric Stoltz, Matthew Armstrong, and Nathan Fillion. You can see several pages of photos from the event here, and read a shout out from People Magazine here. My deepest gratitude to all who participated, attended, and helped to organize this amazing night! I’ll never forget it.
November 10, 2008
Really looking forward to my LA reading events this week. Thursday I’ll be meeting with students at UCLA; Friday I’ll be reading at Book Soup Bookstore in Hollywood; and on Saturday, my amazing and brilliant friend Holiday Reinhorn will be hosting a reading event at The Knitting Factory, during which various professional actors will be reading excerpts from my stories. Among those reading will be Rainn Wilson, Justine Batemen, Amy Brenneman, Matthew Armstrong, and a “surprise mystery guest.” I’ll be sure to post pictures from this reading and others when I get back.
November 2, 2008
Book reviewer Mike Shea wrote a nice review of The Theory of Light and Matter for the November issue of Texas Monthly. You can read the review here.
November 1, 2008
San Antonio Current “Critic’s Pick”
Last week, I was happy to learn that Elaine Wolff, the editor of The San Antonio Current, had selected The Theory of Light and Matter as a “Critic’s Pick.” This week there was also a very nice review in The Current by writer Lyle Rosdahl. You can read it here.
October 20, 2008
Artist Foundation of San Antonio Award
Today I was thrilled to learn that I had been selected to receive a very generous award from The Artist Foundation of San Antonio. This a huge honor and I feel very grateful to the foundation for their support. To learn more about the award and The Artist Foundation of San Antonio, you can go here.
October 19, 2008
There is an article about my collection and my experience as a writer in the latest issue of Poets & Writers magazine. The article is only available in the print version, but here is a link to a brief description of it. Many thanks to writer Nicole Pezold for taking the time to interview me and write such a nice article.
October 14, 2008
San Antonio Express-News Article
Book reviewer Steve Bennett wrote a great article about The Theory of Light and Matter that appeared in this Sunday’s San Antonio Express-News. You can read the article here. Steve also wrote a another very kind piece about the book and our interview on his blog The Fine Print: A Book Blog.
October 14, 2008
Writer Jennifer Prado just posted an interview with me at her wonderful blog Emerge, a great site devoted to interviews with emerging writers. You can read the interview here.
September 21, 2008
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Review
There’s a new review of The Theory of Light and Matter out today in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. You can read the review here.
September 20, 2008
Sean Carman of the amazing literary journal Hobart took some time to chat with me about my book, my experience as a writer, and The Dead Milkmen over at the Hobart website. You can read the interview in its entirety here.
August 15, 2008
I was recently asked by All Things Considered producer Ellen Silva to recommend three books on a theme for their Three Books series. I decided to recommend Three Books about “Bad Behavior.” You can read my piece here.
August 12, 2008
Reading Tour Schedule for 2008-2009 is Set
Well, it took a while, but I finally finalized my reading schedule for Fall 2008 and Spring 2009. You can check out all of the places where I’ll be reading here. This should be it for now, though there may be a few more additions in the coming months.
August 10, 2008
Poets & Writers Article
There will be an article about my short story collection, The Theory of Light and Matter and my experiences as a writer in the November issue of Poets & Writers magazine. More soon!
July 29, 2008
I recently did an interview about my short story collection with writer and freelance interviewer Trevor Gore. The interview will be appearing in an upcoming issue of Glimmer Train magazine. Not sure which issue yet, but probably Fall 2009.
May 6, 2008
NPR’s Selected Shorts
My short story “Departure” was recently read by actor Khris Lewin for NPR’s Selected Shorts Program. The event was recorded on March 26 at Peter Jay Sharp Theater in New York and will be broadcast nationally at some point in early November . . . read more
May 6, 2008
Pushcart Prize
My short story “Departure” was recently awarded a Pushcart Prize and reprinted in the anthology The Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small Presses XXXII. This story was also recently selected, along with stories by Stuart Dybek and Steven Millhauser, to be read . . . read more
THE THEORY OF LIGHT AND MATTER
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WINNER OF THE FLANNERY O’CONNOR AWARD IN SHORT FICTION
