Were you a fan of story time in grade school, that pause in the day's work to sit down with criss-crossed legs, your eyes closed as the teacher took the class on an imaginary adventure?

We try to re-create that magic each month, only instead of your first grade teacher, we bring in professional, published writers. And the stories tend to reach for a higher literary plane than did Jack and his beanstalk. 

This isn't any old coffeehouse reading either, where the audience strains to hear a mumbling reader over the din of people placing orders and small children running about. We have a walled-off stage and seating in the back of the UConn B&N Bookstore with cozy couches, good acoustics – and yes, there's coffee available at the café. 

Maybe you have your own story to share. If you're a writer and would like to read, please send us a short bio and a sample of what you plan to read from. 

You can also become involved in our One-Sentence Story Contest, where anyone can submit an original one-sentence story using a word that was handpicked during our previous reading. Those at the following reading will choose the winner. 
 

Series Curator
Jotham Burrello is the publisher at Elephant Rock Books, an assistant professor at Central Connecticut State University, and director of the Yale Writers' Conference.

"The narrative subtly and carefully interweaves peer and family drama . . . Every character, every place comes alive with crisp, precise detail . . . Powerfully evocative.”
--Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Elephant Rock Books: Stories You Won't Forget

Contact us if you're interested in participating in a reading. 

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