An Evening with Three Connecticut Authors: Chris Belden, Ioanna Opidee, and James M. Chesbro

Join these three Connecticut authors and Fairfield MFA program graduates as they share their recent work. Followed by a brief Q & A and book signing.

Chris Belden is the author of the novels Shriver and Carry-on, and the story collection The Floating Lady of Lake Tawaba. A graduate of the Fairfield University MFA program, Chris co-founded the Ridgefield Writers Conference and currently teaches writing at both the Westport Writing Workshop and Garner Correctional Institution, a maximum-security prison. He lives in Ridgefield with his wife and daughter.

James M Chesbro is the author of A Lion in the Snow: Essays on a Father’s Journey Home. His work has appeared in The Writer’s Chronicle, America, The Washington Post, Brain, Child Magazine, Essay Daily, and The Huffington Post. Essays from A Lion in the Snow were chosen as notable selections in The Best American Essays series 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2018, as well as The Best American Sports Writing 2014. A graduate of the Fairfield University MFA program, Jamie lives in Fairfield with his wife and two children and teaches at Fairfield Prep.

Ioanna Opidee is the author of the novel Waking Slow (PFP, 2018), and her work has appeared in several literary journals and magazines. An English teacher at Weston High School and a graduate of Fairfield University’s MFA in Creative Writing program, Ioanna lives in Newtown with her husband and two daughters.

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