Writers’ Salon Theme: The Party

Co-hosted by Jessica Rao & Ines Rodrigues

Have you been to a rockin’ New Year’s party? A wild wedding? A dinner party that would make Gatsby envious? A party can be a bash for five hundred people, an intimate dinner for two, or a solitary dance in the living room. Parties bring together those we love and those we hate, or maybe a stranger who can change your life in one night. If you have a story about a party, we want to read it.

Broad interpretations, as well as all genres welcome — fiction, non-fiction, short play, or poetry.

Submissions accepted from August 1 to August 22. 

Five pieces will be selected from the first twenty-five submissions received by August 22. The winners will be notified by Thursday September 3 and will read their work at the Writers’ Salon at Yellow Studio, in person, on Wednesday, September 23 at 7pm.

About Jessica Rao

Jessica Rao is an award-winning journalist and media professional who has held contributor roles at CNBC and Gannett and overseen communications for Fortune 500 companies.

In addition to her media career, Jessica is the Vice President of the White Plains Library Foundation Board and she hosts and produces literary events. She is seeking representation for her debut novel Tuesday Night Special.

 

About Ines Rodrigues

Ines Rodrigues is an author and teacher, who published her first novel, Days of Bossa Nova, in 2017.  Her short fiction appears in The Plentitudes Literary Journal, Columbia Anthology, Tint Journal, and 650-Writers Read. Her translation work was published in the Word for Word Anthology/2023, and she was the recipient of the Word for Word Translation Grant from Columbia University. She’s a creative writing instructor at the Writing Institute/Sarah Lawrence College, Hugo House, and Bronxville Adult School. Rodrigues was a writer-in-residence at Yellow Studio from November/2024 through February/2025. She is currently working on her second novel.