Book Talk+ with Emi Nietfeld
Join an online book talk and writing workshop with Emi Nietfeld!
Emi is a former foster youth and the author of Acceptance (Penguin Press ‘22), a critically-acclaimed memoir that NPR names as a best book of the year. Her writing appears in The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Nation, The Washington Post, and elsewhere.
The book talk will be followed by a short writing workshop for former foster youth about writing and publishing.
Brooklyn Night in The Library with Alissa Quart
Self-reliance is central to America's mythology. But what if this ideal holds us back—as well as being false, classist, corrosive and even sick-making? Join Alissa Quart, author of Bootstrapped: Liberating Ourselves from the American Dream and executive director of the Economic Hardship Reporting Project, in conversation with Emi Nietfeld, author of Acceptance and a former foster youth turned Harvard grad, as they challenge our country's sanctified virtue of "grit." They will also re-imagine this self-sufficient American Dream, laying out an alternative which centers around mutuality and participation.
From College Essay to Published Memoir with Emi Nietfeld
Join us for a Friday Night Salon that celebrates the importance of telling your story to the world. Emi Nietfeld will share how her college applications inspired a memoir, Acceptance, that she wrote and got published with Penguin Press and was chosen as a best book of the year by NPR.
Find more information here: https://girlswritenow.org/event/nov17salon/
Op-Ed and Personal Essay Crash Course
In this workshop, hosted by Emi Nietfeld, the award-winning author of Acceptance and a frequent contributor to the New York Times, The Atlantic, and Slate, you will:
Find the “argument” hiding in your personal experience.
Craft a winning structure.
Gain tricks to make any story timely.
Learn how to report out a story to pull in other voices and expert quotes.
Pick up best practices for pitching.
Incorporate your unique voice into even the smallest word count.
Finally crack the code for writing personal essays that get book deals, build platforms, and create real-world change.
The deep dive class will be followed by an ask-me-anything style Q&A.
Can't make it in person? No worries! The recording will be available on demand for 30 days with your ticket purchase.
Tickets are available here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/op-ed-and-personal-essay-crash-course-tickets-701152174027#
Must Love Memoir - Reading Series
Emi Nietfeld is a journalist, mental health advocate, and author of Acceptance: A Memoir - which came out in paperback August 1st. After graduating from Harvard College in 2015, she worked as a software engineer, an experience she wrote about in her viral New York Times essay, “After Working At Google, I’ll Never Let Myself Love a Job Again.” Her writing has appeared in The Atlantic, Teen Vogue, Slate, and other publications. She lives in New York City.
Instagram Live with Gila Pfeffer
Join Emi and Gila to discuss ACCEPTANCE and NEARLY DEPARTED.
Emi Nietfeld and Kate Doyle in Conversation
Celebrating the paperback of Emi Nietfeld’s Acceptance and Kate Doyle’s short story collection, I Meant It Once.
More info here.
PAPERBACK LAUNCH: Emi in conversation with Rachel Aviv
Come celebrate the paperback launch of Acceptance, in conversation with Rachel Aviv, New Yorker staff writer and author of Strangers to Ourselves.
RSVP here.
FFTA 37th Annual Address - Keynote Address
Emi Nietfeld will give the keynote address for the 37th Annual Family Focused Treatment Association conference.
Wordplay
This year’s Wordplay will be specifically curated around the Loft’s 2022/2023 theme: Narrative Power. Toni Cade Bambara said, “The job of the writer is to make the revolution irresistible.” The Loft’s programming will explore how writers exercise narrative power to lead and influence movements for social change.
Tickets are available here: https://loft.org/festival/about-wordplay
Roots & Wings Author Luncheon
Emi Nietfeld is honoured to speak about her debut book Acceptance with New York Times bestselling author Christina Baker Kline.
The mission of Roots & Wings is to provide safe housing, emotional support, life skills, and educational opportunities for youth aging out of foster care; empowering them to rise toward their greatest potential.
This event is a ticketed fundraiser for Roots & Wings. You can register here: https://live.classy.org/register/2023-authors-lunch/906057d2-aa8c-4ae7-9dfa-edeb4c55ff61
LA Times Festival of Books
Current Issues: Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice - Children may be our future, but poverty, homelessness, and the school-to-prison pipeline are all too often theirs. These books address the millions of children each year who struggle in a world that has no safety net for them, moving from foster home to foster home, stealing food to eat, and winding up in juvenile detention where the trajectory of their life can become locked in a loop of hardship and incarceration.
Tickets available here.
WeCode Conference Keynote
The WeCode Conference at Harvard University is the largest student-run Women in Computer Science conference in the world. It will take place from February 18th - 19th, with Emi’s speech happening at 10:00 on February 19th - with a book signing to follow. Tickets are available for purchase here.
Scholarships to cover the cost of the conference ticket are being offered; more information about how to apply can be found here.
The Freya Project: A Time You Fought Back
The Freya Project is an organization that uses storytelling to inspire community-based activism.
We amplify the work of writers whose stories reveal new points of view and evoke empathy. Their words inspire donations for small, community based organizations fighting for human rights. By supporting them and the work they do in their communities, we can make real, substantive change in the years ahead.
This event is being held in aid of The Mariposa Fund, which supports abortion access in the Southwest.
Location: 136 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY.
P&T Knitwear - Discussion with Josh Demes and Vanessa Chan
Celebrating the launch of his debut novel Please Report Your Bug Here, Josh Riedel will be in discussion with Emi Nietfeld and Vanessa Chan (author of the story collection The Ugliest Babies in the World).
Instagram Live with Rachel Sobel
Instagram Live discussion with Rachel Sobel (@whineandcheezits)
International Women's Writing Guild
Emi Nietfeld will be the featured speaker at the International Women’s Writing Guild meeting and open mic on January 8th, 2023.
Whiteboard Advisors Author Talk
Join Emi Nietfeld in conversation with Whiteboard Advisors, a mission-driven communications, research, and consulting firm that supports organizations working to advance educational equity and economic mobility. Their clients include the nation’s most respected and impactful philanthropies, companies, nonprofit organizations, and investors.
January’s author talk will focus on Acceptance and what it means for educators, politicians, and policy experts.
Open to the public; Zoom link forthcoming.
Bridge for Youth
Speakers and former youth at The Bridge, Emi and Simyia shared their stories of resiliency and hope. Special guest, Councilperson Andrea Jenkins, Minneapolis City Council President shared her support for our vision that all youth feel safe, accepted, and supported.
You can find out more about the event, and learn about my relationship with The Bridge, here.
Publishing Without Perishing
Emi will be on a panel hosted by The Deadline Club at Salmagundi Club. This will include book signing, a mobile bookseller, and a reception with a cash bar.
Instagram Live with Gila Pfeffer
Instagram Live with comedian Gila Pfeffer. You can view @eminietfeld and at @gilapfeffer.
NYDC Reading Series
A monthly outdoor literary event held in a distillery in Brooklyn. Follow @nydc.reading on Instagram for more info!