Thanks for coming out to Born & Bred!

Huge thanks to everyone who came out to KGB last night for our Born & Bred episode - we had an awesome night! And we know this because of the generous benefactor who came up and tipped us during the course of the show, which we think sets a welcome new bar for literary appreciation...  

Of course, the lion's share of thanks go to the very talented few who made it all possible: writers Scotty Weeks, Erika D. Price, Mary Crosbie, Monica Busch, and Kate Weinberg, and actors Alex C. Ferrill, Matt Alfor, Olivia Killingswort, Kristen Calgar, and Roya Shanks!

If you missed out, you'll find the stories up on our website later today, and we'll have the recordings online and in the iTunes Store and on Stitcher over the weekend - all completely free. Thanks again, and don't forget, our next deadline, for Flash Fiction under 1000 words, is June 30th!

Here's the full lineup for next week's show...

We're delighted to announce the full lineup for next week's show, including our very talented performers! Here's what we have in store for you...

Hinchinbrook
by Scotty Weeks
read by Alex C. Ferrill

Refrigerator Children
by Erika D. Price
read by Matt Alford

The Mall
by Mary Crosbie
read by Olivia Killingsworth

Goose Landed
by Monica Busch
read by Kristen Calgaro

Small Town
by Kate Weinberg
read by Roya Shanks

That's 7pm this coming Wednesday, 3rd June at KGB. It's going to be a great night - look forward to seeing you there!

Announcing the lineup for Born & Bred

We're back! And we have five fantastic stories for you this coming month - all exploring the same fundamental question - what makes us who we are? Join us to find out... This month, we'll be featuring:

Hinchinbrook

by Scotty Weeks

Refrigerator Children

by Erika D. Price

The Mall

by Mary Crosbie

Goose Landed

by Monica Busch

Small Town

by Kate Weinberg

As ever, we'll also be bringing you our regular knockabout literary trivia quiz - so this month, expect questions on literary births and childhood, and the meantime, watch this space for details of the evening's readers - coming soon! So that's Wednesday, 3rd June at KGB Bar in the East Village - entry to the show is free, but make sure you're there early if you want a seat... 

We're also currently seeking submissions for our our first ever Flash Fiction event!  Stories should be up to 1000 words, though all other guidelines still apply - full and recently updated submissions guidelines are available on our Submissions Page. The submission deadline is Tuesday, 30th June.

Next deadline: Short & Sweet - Flash Fiction

We're excited to say we're currently accepting submissions for our first ever Flash Fiction edition - Short & Sweet!

The deadline is Tuesday, 30th June - and this time, we're accepting stories up to 1000 words only. All other guidelines still apply - if you'd like to get an idea of what we're after, you'll find more details on our Submissions Page, though if you have any questions, just drop us a line. In the meantime, our next show will be on Wednesday, 3rd June - we're reading submissions for that right now, and we'll have a lineup for you by next week, so watch this (small) space for details! 

So if you're reading this, then chances are you'll want to know about the next (free!) PEN Workshop on Tuesday, 28th April, where guest speakers Rachel Fershleiser, Maris Kreizman, and Kevin Nguyen will be discussing “Online Community for Book Nerds (and Book Sales!)" This morning workshop starts at 10am, and it'll be at The New School - details on the Facebook Invite at this link. We'll see you there!

In the meantime, if you'd like to submit a story to Liars' League NYC, there are two weeks to go until our next submissions deadline - the theme is "Born & Bred", and the deadline is Wednesday, 30th April. You'll find a recently revised set of guidelines (including some idea of the type of pieces we tend to like) on our submissions page. Happy writing!

Liars' League NYC's BBC debut!

We're excited to announce this Sunday, 12th April at 2.45pm (that's 7.45pm UK time) you can hear the BBC debut of Vito Racanelli's Do Days, read by E James Ford back in February for our Entrances & Exits event!

You can hear the broadcast either on the radio, or via the Radio 4 website at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05qf586. And while you're waiting, here's a taste of what's in store - an extract of Vito's story, set to film by production company Heavy Entertainment!

So. Can we see you again?

We’re happy to say the stories and recordings from last week’s Kiss & Breakup show are now available for your reading and listening pleasure on our website – and if you’d like to hear the show in its entirety, you can download a free podcast of the night at the iTunes Store or on Stitcher Radio!

We want to say a massive thanks once again to everyone who submitted to the show – and especially to our writers, Meredith DiMenna, Olga Zilberbourg, Sara Dobie Bauer, Paul Florez, and Christopher Green, and our actors, Michaela Morton, Alex Gray, Hannah Seusy, Michael Petrocelli, and Seth James – you can find out more about them over on the Writers and Actors pages of our website.

We’ll be back at KGB Bar on Wednesday, 3rd June – we’re currently accepting submissions for that evening’s theme – Born & Bred. You’ll find full guidelines on our submissions page. 

In the meantime, however, we’re excited to let you know Vito Racanelli’s story, “Do Days”, featured in our Entrances & Exits edition back in February and recorded by the BBC, will be broadcast by the BBC this Sunday, 12th April at 2.45pm EST (that’s 7.45pm UK time) and available at this link. Make a note in your diaries - and in the meantime, why not listen to a story from our friends at Liars' League Hong Kong?