Start: Mar 25 2008 - 7:00pm
End: Mar 25 2008 - 9:00pm

85 East 4th Street, NYC 10003

SMITH Magazine and KGB Nonfiction host a 6 Word Memoir Slam based on the book Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure. The book grew out of the response when SMITH Magazine—an online publication that celebrates storytelling—challenged their readers to write their six-word memoirs. Based on Hemingway's legendary six-word story ("For sale: baby shoes, never worn"), this personal twist captured the public's imagination. More than 15,000 entries poured in, from writers who had never been published before and big names like Stephen Colbert, Amy Sedaris, Dave Eggers, and Joyce Carol Oates. Co-editors Larry Smith and Rachel Fershleiser will introduce contributors Josh Kilmer-Purcell, Koren Zailckas, Ned Vizzini, and more. The audience will be invited to write their own mini-memoirs and participate in this unique event.