Irish American Writers at ALA

Members of the Irish American Writers and Artists discuss a range of topics at the annual ALA Conference in Boston. Led by Chair Lori Cassels, the panel includes Margaret Seidler, Loretto Leary, Ben Nadler, Bill Nevins and Larry Kirwin.

1. “Payne-ful  Business from NYC to Charleston, my Irish family’s involvement in the slave trades,” Margaret Seidler, Independent Scholar.
2. “Irish Famine Immigrants who worked the Staten Island Marine Hospital and Quarantine Station,”  Loretto Leary, Secretary, Ireland’s Hunger Museum of Fairfield.
3. “Catholic Boy:  Locating Jim Carroll in Inwood,” Ben Nadler, Widener University.
4. “From Wexford to Paradise Square on NYC’s Broadway: Larry Kirwan’s Emigrant Literary Journey,” Bill Nevins, Independent Scholar.

Organizer web site: https://iamwa.org

Cost: $50 for day pass

Irish American Writers & Artists Panel Discussion

American Literature Association Conference