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Prose Night at Manor Mill

Writers Guild Prose Night

Readings from featured authors and an open mic

3rd Monday of each month6:45 PMThe Loft

Join us for a monthly Prose Night at the Manor Mill!

Manor Mill Writers Guild Prose Night is a monthly literary event featuring readings from featured authors and an open mic. The program alternates between featured author readings with Q&A and open mic nights where community members share their work.

Featured author events (roughly three times yearly) include a reading, Q&A led by host Susan Keatley, book sales and signings. Open mic nights (six times yearly) feature community readings with a five-minute limit. BYOB is welcome and snacks are provided.

Open Mic Information

1Rehearse pieces at home before coming
2Mark pages for pacing and speak slowly
3Five-minute limit per reader
4Up to two readers may be selected for extended 10-minute readings with Q&A
5Mid-event break for snacking; potluck contributions welcome

Upcoming Events

Prose Night - Featured Author: Readings with Kini Collins and Lauren Reding
Monday, April 20|6:45 PM

Prose Night - Featured Author: Readings with Kini Collins and Lauren Reding

Kini Collins will read from her new novel, Cloud Shadows and Lauren Reding will read from her new novel, The Killer in the House. Susan Keatley will moderate a discussion with both authors.

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Prose Night
Monday, May 18|6:45 PM

Prose Night

Join us for a monthly Prose Night at the Manor Mill! Three times a year, we will hear a reading from a featured author followed by a Q&A led by host Susan Keatley and then opened up to the audienc

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Prose Night
Monday, June 15|6:45 PM

Prose Night

Join us for a monthly Prose Night at the Manor Mill! Three times a year, we will hear a reading from a featured author followed by a Q&A led by host Susan Keatley and then opened up to the audienc

Details & Register

Questions about Prose Night?

If you would like to learn more about the Guild meet-ups or have any other inquiries regarding readings at Manor Mill, please submit the form below.

Doors open at 6:45 PM and readings start 7:00 PM up in The Loft and on the second floor when the weather gets cold.

Prose nights are the third Monday of every month.

Meet The Prose Night Co-Hosts

Ally Waldon

Ally Waldon

Open Mic Night Host

Ally Waldon is a reader and subsequent writer from Baltimore. A grad of Thiel College and the University of Baltimore, Ally works at The Book Rack, managing operations for educational book distribution. She is also working on keeping her dog and cat from eating one another. Ally can be found performing around town with local choirs, on the most illustrious indie mastheads.

Susan Keatley

Susan Keatley

Author Reading Night Host

Susan Keatley is a writer living in Phoenix, Maryland. While getting her Ph.D. in Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, she would look longingly at copies of Science magazine and wish not to be published in the research section, but in the section upfront where someone wrote about what the research meant. Susan has written about science and other topics for the New York Times, the Simons Foundation, and the Princeton Alumni Weekly, and has been a moderator at the Newburyport Literary Festival in her hometown of Newburyport, Massachusetts. She is the creator and host of the Science Fare podcast, which connects what scientists do to what high school science students are learning. Her first novel is on submission and she is working on a second. She loves meeting and talking to writers and is thrilled to host the Manor Mill Writers Guild Prose night.

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Questions about the Writers Guild? Contact us at info@manor-mill.com

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Past Featured Prose Authors

Past Featured Prose Authors

Published authors at Manor Mill Writers Guild Prose Night.

Manor Mill Poetry Night

Manor Mill Poetry Night

Free monthly open mic poetry night at Manor Mill, first Monday of every month. Hosted by Mel Edden.

The Writing Community at Manor Mill

The Writing Community at Manor Mill

Manor Mill provides creative opportunities for writers of all levels, fostering community and skill development through poetry, prose, retreats, and more.

Writers Circle

Writers Circle