Washington Square Reads Author Event was on October 23, 2023. 11 authors from the Summer 2023 Washington Square Review read from their pieces.Skip forward to minute 51 to watch the event. Authors reading, in order of presenting:Taffeta Chime
Taffeta Chime is a lifelong writer, poet, and editor, with several pieces published and many awards for her writing. She currently works as a freelancer in Tennessee with her husband, two daughters, and two cats.Aileen Basis
Aileen Bassis, a visual artist and poet. She received two artist residencies in poetry to the Atlantic Center for the Arts. Her chapbook, “The Other Side of the Mirror” is published by Dark Onus Press.Akshita ChaudhuriMelissa Elmes
Melissa Ridley Elmes is a Virginia native currently living in Missouri in an apartment that delightfully approximates a hobbit hole. Her work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and the Elgin, Rhysling, and Dwarf Star awards of the Science Fiction Poetry Association.Brendan Boyle
Brendan Boyle is an occasional poet living in East Lansing. He belongs to a writers group called the Reluctant Writers, an assemblage of good friends who write in a variety of genres.Carole Greenfield
Carole Greenfield grew up in Colombia and lives in Massachusetts, where she teaches English Language Learners at a public elementary school. Her work has appeared in such places as The Plenitudes, Glacial Hills Review, Humana Obscura and Sky Island Journal. Her first collection, Weathering Agents, was published by Beltway Publishing earlier this year.Sunayna Pal
Sunayna Pal was born and raised in Mumbai, India, now calls Maryland home, where she resides with her family. She has made her literary mark with her debut poetry book, Refugees in Their Own Country (B&W Fountain), which explores the Partition of India. Beyond her writing, Sunayna serves as the Director of The Poetry Academy and is dedicated to the practice of Heartfulness meditation. Kayla Branstetter
Kayla Branstetter is a published writer, an award-winning artist, and Tedx speaker from Missouri. She is writing a nonfiction book about women telling their stories. She is currently an English Instructor at Crowder College.
CS Griffel
C.S. Griffel is a community college English instructor. She has an MFA in creative writing and an MA in Rhetoric. She has several short stories published in a variety of journals. When she’s not grading papers, she is probably watching classic movies and arguing with her husband about who gets to snuggle the dogs.Caroline Wilkinson
Caroline Wilkinson’s poetry has appeared in DIAGRAM, Fourteen Hills, Sonora Review, descant, Permafrost, and elsewhere. She lives and teaches in Maine, having recently moved from Tennessee where she received her Ph.D. in creative writing.DA Henneman
D.A. Henneman writes stories infused with Fantasy, Romance, and the occasional Werewolf, which take her readers on a magical journey and give her characters more than they originally signed on for.
