Writing Panel participant at the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment
June 29, 2019 at 1:30pm at the University of California, Davis Abby will discuss the writing approach for her work-in-progress. She will specifically discuss her research and writing about the Centralia, Pennsylvania underground coal fire. |

Creative Nonfiction Writing with Abby Manzella
Oct. 6, 2018 at 5:30 at Kennedy Library in Muncie, Indiana
Abby will talk about her experiences as a creative nonfiction writer, specifically addressing her work during her residency at PlySpace in Muncie. She will discus the creative and the research process from ideas to execution as well as read from her work-in-progress.
PlySpace Artist-in-Residence fall 2018 While in residence, Abby will work on her creative nonfiction book. She will lecture at Ball State University and the David Owsley Museum of Art, curate an exhibition on fire using the Ball Family archives at Minnestrista, and give a reading from her work-in-progress at the Muncie Public Library. |