The LAVA Center has announced the next installment of its Writers Read series, featuring Fin Finley, Darlene Elias and John Sheirer, on Wednesday, May 13 at 7 p.m.
Writers Read is a monthly opportunity for an audience to come and listen to local writers in an intimate environment. Each second Wednesday of the month, three writers read from their work, followed by a discussion facilitated by Lindy Whiton, designer of Writers Read.
C. Desirée “Fin” Finley writes poetry and short fiction focusing on nature and love. Her work is featured in Silkworm and The Brussels Review. Originally from New York City, she currently resides in western Mass.
Sheirer’s most recent book is So Many Shapes and Sizes: Stories (Small, Medium, and Large). He lives in Northampton and teaches at Asnuntuck Community College in Enfield, Connecticut.
Elias is the 2025 Strawdog Emerging Writer Fellow, a 2025/26 Valley Creates Capacity Building Artist and a recipient of 2026 Mass Cultural Council Creative Individual grant for literature. She is a storyteller with roots in the barrios of the Bronx and Holyoke.
The event has a $1-5 suggested donation. For more information, email lindy@localaccess.org.
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