Next Meeting: September 10, 2011
Sherri Browning Erwin: Monster Mashups
When Quirk Books editor Jason Rekulak contacted writer Seth Grahame-Smith with a new idea for a book, adding monsters to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, he could not have known that he was inspiring a whole new genre in fiction: the literary mash-up. New York Times bestselling Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is often considered the first of the literary mash-ups, but it is hardly definitive of the genre. Many new authors are approaching classics with new twists and spins, retelling favorite stories in new ways, often with comedic and paranormal elements, but not always with the irreverence and cheek of Seth Grahame-Smith. Sherri Browning Erwin’s take on Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre, with Jane as a vampyre slayer (Jane Slayre, Gallery Books, 2010), has “raised the bar for monster classics” according to Library Journal. In her workshop, Sherri explains the literary mash-up, her writing process, and how you could end up writing with your favorite long-dead author.
A graduate of Mount Holyoke College, Sherri Browning Erwin writes historical and contemporary fiction with a paranormal twist. To date, her only appearance in the New York Times has been a mention in a cartoon lampooning her literary mash-up, JANE SLAYRE. She recently moved with her family from Massachusetts to Connecticut, where she is at work on multiple projects, including the promotion of her newest literary mash-up, GRAVE EXPECTATIONS. Please visit Sherri’s website at www.sherribrowningerwin.com or join her on Facebook or Twitter: http://www.facebook.com/SherriBrowningErwin and @SherriErwin.
Upcoming Meetings
September 10, 2011
October 1, 2011
November 5, 2011 – Mini conference
December 3, 2011
January 7, 2012
February 4, 2012
March 3, 2012
April 14, 2012
May 5, 2012
June 2, 2012
