John Domini is a versatile and prolific writer who has garnered awards in various genres.  In 2014, Dzanc Books published a selection of Domini's literary criticism, The Sea-God's Herb, as well as electronic versions of his first four books. Over the next two years, Dzanc will publish a sequence of short stories, MOVIEOLA!, and  novel The Color Inside a Melon. His poetry collection, The Grand McLuckless Road Atlas, was published by Pedestrian Press in 2013.  Domini’s work has appeared in Paris Review, Ploughshares, GQ, The New York Times, Meridian and several anthologies, among other publications.  He has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Ingram-Merrill Foundation. He lives in Des Moines, IA. http://www.johndomini.com/

 

Joseph Tirella wrote the New York Times' bestseller Tomorrow-Land: The 1964-65 World’s Fair and the Transformation of America from Lyon Press. The book, which Barnes & Noble selected for its “Discover Great New Writers program” examines the impact of the 1964-65’s World’s Fair and its place in the turbulent 1960s. Of Tomorrowland, the New York Daily News writes: "Joseph Tirella revisits the 1964 World’s Fair, the event that transformed Flushing Meadows-Corona Park into a space-age marvel and gave baby boomers a symbolic point of departure in their coming-of-age saga."

Writer and editor Tirella’s work has appeared in The New York Times, Vibe, Rolling Stone, Esquire, People, the Daily News, Portfolio.com, Reader’s Digest, and Fortune Small Business, among other publications. Tirella is a Queens, NY native. http://jtirella.wordpress.com/

 

About the Italian American Writers Association Literary Readings: Since 1991, IAWA has given voice to writers through its literary series every second Saturday of the month.  IAWA East is held even months at Sidewalk Café and IAWA West continues at Cornelia Street Café on odd months.

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