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Gulf Coast Reading Series - October 2010

Presented by Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature and Fine Arts at Brazos Bookstore

October 8, 2010

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Houstonians, however, have the benefit of hearing works straight from the writers' mouths during the monthly Gulf Coast Reading Series. During its 2010-2011 season, the series will introduce Houstonians to 21 talented students from UH's acclaimed Creative Writing Program. All readings are free and presented at Brazos Bookstore.

Gulf Coast, a biannual journal featuring innovative fiction for the literary-minded, presents this reading series, bringing writers from the University of Houston Creative Writing Program to the ears of our city. Through the University of Houston's literary journal Gulf Coast, audiences around the world can experience the poetry and fiction of emerging authors.

"The Gulf Coast Reading Series offers residents an opportunity to hear some of the best young writers read their work," said J. Kastely, director of the UH Creative Writing Program. "The series takes place in an intimate setting, and it is fun to be part of the audience. It epitomizes what a literary community can be."

All readings are free and open to the public and begin at 7 p.m. at Brazos Bookstore, 2421 Bissonnet, Houston, TX 77005.  

October 8, 2010: Jason Daniels, Karyna McGlynn, Kevin Tynan

Jason Daniels is a second year MFA candidate in fiction at UH and an assistant editor for Gulf Coast. He can reliably be found reading, writing, playing videogames or eating delicious foods.

Karyna McGlynn is the author of I Have to Go Back to 1994 and Kill a Girl, winner of the 2008 Kathryn A. Morton Prize in Poetry from Sarabande Books. She’s released several chapbooks including the collaboration Small Shrines (Cinematheque Press, 2010). Her poems appear in Fence, Octopus, Denver Quarterly, Columbia Poetry Review, Copper Nickel and Salt Hill. Karyna is currently pursuing her PhD in Creative Writing at the University of Houston. She edits the journal linelinelineline with Adam Theriault.

Kevin Tynan is a first-year MFA candidate in fiction at the University of Houston. He grew up in rural New England and attended Union College and the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, where he earned his BA in English. Before moving to Houston, Kevin briefly worked in publishing at Tupelo Press.