I’m excited to be curating the January REZ Reading Series. I chose the theme of fantasy, and have put together a talented and diverse line-up of authors from the NYC-area.

The event is Thursday, January 9th 7:30 – 9:00 PM at Odradek’s Coffee House in Kew Gardens. It’s free and open to the public.

Here’s the list of readers, which is still in formation:

Andrew J. Peters (Curator) like retold stories with a subversive twist. His début novel The Seventh Pleiade, about the legend of Atlantis, was published in November 2013. He is the author of the paranormal e-novelette series Werecat. A former Lambda Literary Foundation Fellow, Andrew has written short fiction for many publications. He grew up in Buffalo, and lives in Kew Gardens with his husband Genaro and their cat Chloë. For more about Andrew: https://andrewjpeterswrites.com

Tim Fredrick was born in Pittsburgh, PA and currently lives in Elmhurst, Queens. He’s had stories published in Circa, Pif Magazine, Wilde, and Burningword, and has a story forthcoming in Em Dash Literary Magazine. He is also the founder and editor of Newtown Literary, a semi-annual literary magazine focusing on publishing the work of writers and poets in Queens. You can find out more information about Tim at his website timfredrick.com.

Daniel W. Kelly is the author of the erotic horror novels Combustion and No Place for Little Ones and the collections Closet Monsters: Zombied Out and Tales of Gothotica and Horny Devils. He is also the founder of the Facebook page Boys, Bears & Scares, dedicated to all things gay male horror. Daniel grew up and lives on Long Island. For more about Daniel: http://danielwkelly.com

Nora Olsen is the author of two science fiction novels for young adults, Swans & Klons and The End. She has a new young adult novel Frenemy of The People forthcoming in May 2014 from Bold Strokes Books. Her speculative fiction has also appeared in Collective Fallout magazine and the anthology Heiresses of Russ 2011. Born and raised in New York City, Nora now lives about sixty miles north in the Hudson Valley. For more about Nora: http://noraolsen.com

Charlie Vazquez is the author of the novels Buzz and Israel and Contraband, and the bilingual poetry collection Meditations/Meditaciones: Bronx/Salsa. He is the New York City coordinator for Puerto Rico’s “Festival de la Palabra” and is currently working on a series of stage-plays and a short story collection. His erotic poetry collaboration with San Juan-based writer David Caleb Acevedo, entitled Hustler Rave XXX, was published in March of 2013. He is the CCO of Editorial Trance, a new digital Latino publishing company. He was born and raised in the Bronx where he currently lives. For more about Charlie: http://firekingpress.wordpress.com