THE MARFIELD PRIZE PUBLIC READING

When
Wed, June 05, 2019
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Location
2017 I Street NW Washington DC 20006

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The Marfield Prize Public Reading

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Wednesday, June 5th, at 6:30 pm

$10 members

$20 public

Please join us as the Arts Club of Washington hosts a public reading honoring the recipient of the 2018 Marfield Prize Susan Orlean for “The Library Book”.

The evening includes refreshments, a surprise raffle, a program, a brief interview followed by reading an excerpt of the winning book by Susan Orlean.

6:30 p.m.: Refreshments served
7:00 p.m.: Interview and public reading

The Marfield Prize, sponsored by the Arts Club of Washington, recognizes the author of an outstanding nonfiction book about the arts published during the previous calendar year. This $10,000 prize is designed to highlight excellence in arts writing for a general audience.
The Marfield Prize's 2018 award judges are New York Times bestselling novelist Carolyn Parkhurst; Philip Kennicott, Pulitzer Prize-winning art and architecture critic of The Washington Post; and Vijay Seshadri, 2014 Pulitzer Prize winner for Poetry.

For questions or to help support The National Award for Arts Writing through a tax-deductible contribution, please contact Ito Briones, Chair of the Marfield Prize: itobriones@gmail.com

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The Arts Club of Washington is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. located at 2017 I Street N.W., Washington D.C. 20006