Meet The Writer-in-Residence

Library : Concord Free Public Library

Location : Commons Main Library, 129 Main Street, Concord, MA, 01742

Start : Friday 4th of April 2025 12:00 PM

End : Friday 4th of April 2025 1:00 PM

Description :

The 2025 Writer-in-Residence, Steve Edwards, will spend the noon hour in the Commons each Friday, and invites the public to join him for friendly conversation. Bring questions and thoughts about writing, books, nature, or whatever else is on your mind. No registration required! From the press release announcing Steve's appointment: CONCORD, MA - The Concord Free Public Library and the Trustees of CFPL Corporation are delighted to announce their 2025 Writer-in-Residence – Steve Edwards. Steve Edwards is the author of the memoir Breaking into the Backcountry, the story of the seven months he spent as the lone caretaker of a remote homestead along the federally designated “Wild and Scenic” Rogue River in Oregon. He is also the recipient of a Massachusetts Cultural Council Fellowship in Fiction/Nonfiction, and the author of essays that have appeared in The Sun, Orion, Literary Hub, and Longreads, including works dedicated to Henry David Thoreau and the natural and literary spaces of Concord and beyond. His latest work, an essay about the intersection of writing, mental health, and neurodiversity, was one of The Yale Review’s most-read articles in 2024. A professor of English studies at Fitchburg State University and a visiting lecturer at Tufts University, he lives in the area with his wife and son. concordlibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/meet-the-writer-in-residence-9/