The One Story Literary Debutante Ball

One Story has long been one of my favorite literary magazines—it runs on a simple concept; every three weeks or so, they publish a single story, by a single writer, and they’ve kept that model going for 135 issues so far. And this is all accomplished as a non-profit, for which they’ve never held a single fundraising benefit… until now.

On Friday, May 21, the editorial staff of One Story is throwing a literary debutante ball in Brooklyn, with more than 50 of the writers who’ve published in the magazine in attendance—including nine who, as the event’s nomenclature indicates, made their literary debut here. (Up to the most recent contributor, Grant Munroe.) There were only 350 tickets available, and most of those have already been sold, but you might still be able to get in.

If you can’t attend, whether it’s sold out or you’re too far from Brooklyn to come, you can still help contribute to the magazine’s ongoing success: Several artists have contributed original works based on One Story stories, and absentee bids are permitted.

(Sadly, I won’t be able to attend the ball due to a prior commitment, but it truly sounds like a wonderful evening and I encourage you to go if you can, and to read One Story under any circumstances—pick out a few issues and see for yourself!)

13 May 2010 | events |