The public is invited to this free event to join authors, artists, and photographers for an evening of readings and refreshments catered by McEwen’s on Monroe.  Contributors Nason Smith and Allison Joseph will read excerpts from their published pieces.  Artwork by Laura Richens and Lorien Jordan will be on display.

Memphis Heritage will feature an exhibit on the Pinch District, the journal’s namesake and a downtown area rich with culture and history.

The Pinch, formerly River City, is one of the oldest literary journals in the country; it publishes fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, art, and photography.  Sponsored by the University of Memphis and The Hohenberg Foundation, The Pinch is published twice a year and sponsors a national contest in fiction and poetry each year, judged by well-known authors. 

For more information on the release party, subscriptions, readings, submissions, and contests, contact Candice Baxter at The Pinch office at 901-678-4591 or visit the journal’s Web site, www.thepinchjournal.com