Current Events

July 2018

Lynne Barrett will be among those teaching at the International Women's Writing Guild annual conference at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA, July 6-13. She'll be presenting a generative fiction workshop: "Spinning Straw into Gold: Exploring Fiction’s Many Forms." See the IWWG website for more.

Fall 2018

Lynne Barrett will be teaching about plot and structure, and will also be on the Editors and Agents panel, at the FGCU Sanibel Island Writer's Conference on Sanibel Island, Florida, November 8-11.

Past Events

Spring 2018

Lynne Barrett presented at Grub Street's Muse and the Marketplace conference in Boston from April 6th-8th, 2018, including two sessions on Productive Revision, or How to Stop Perfecting Paragraphs and Strengthen Your Story. Find out more at the Muse and the Marketplace website.

Two of Weslea Sidon's poems from The Fool Sings were featured in the Women's History Month art show at the Southwest Harbor Public Library. The exhibition of art inspired by the writings of Maine women authors was open to the public at the library in Southwest Harbor, Maine, from March 5th-April 27th. See this article in the Mount Desert Islander for more.

Sidon also hosted a poetry jam at Coda Restaurant in Southwest Harbor on Thursday, March 15th. See their website for more details.

2017

Lynne Barrett taught, and What Editors Want​ was available, at the International Women's Writing Guild summer conference in Allentown, Pennsylvania, from July 7th-14th.

Lynne Barrett ​at Muse and the Marketplace

Lynne Barrett taught at Grub Street's Muse and the Marketplace conference, which ran May 5th-7th, 2017, in Boston, Massachusetts. In addition to her presentations, she was part of a panel on Spitballing, using brainstorming techniques to push initial story ideas into wilder and more provocative possibilities. The event was free and open to the public.
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What Editors Want Workshop in Palm Springs

Saturday, April 22nd, from 10 AM to noon, Lynne Barrett gave a free writing workshop at the Palm Springs Public Library in Palm Springs, Florida. The workshop was for anyone who wishes to see their work published in magazines, and What Editors Want​ was available.

Winter Holiday Sale

Rain Chain Press's holiday sale ran from December through January 4th, 2017. Lynne Barrett's What Editors Want was 20% off all holiday season. Note: The sale has now ended.

2016

Noir at the Bar & Miami Book Fair

Lynne Barrett was a reader at the Noir at the Bar event as part of Miami Book Fair, 8 PM November 7th at the Porch. For more information, visit Lynne Barrett's website and the Miami Book Fair website.
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Lynne Barrett at Sanibel Island Writers Conference

Lynne Barrett appeared at the 2016 FGCU Sanibel Island Writers Conference November 3rd-6th, on Sanibel Island, Florida. She was on an Editors & Agents panel in addition to other presentations. What Editors Want will be available at the conference.

What Editors Want Workshop with Lynne Barrett

"Are you writing stories, poems, or essays, and seeking publication in magazines? Just beginning? Or trying to move your work up a notch?" If so, Lynne Barrett's workshop on What Editors Want is just for you! The one-day event was Saturday, September 17th, at Miami Dade College in Miami, Florida.

For more information, visit the Miami Book Fair website.

What Editors Want at International Women's Writing Guild

Lynne Barrett was at the International Women's Writing Guild Summer Conference with copies of What Editors Want for sale, July 15th-18th at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA.

What Editors Want Out July 2016

Lynne Barrett's What Editors Want: A Must-Read for Writers Submitting to Literary Magazines was released July 15th! See the What Editors Want page for more information.

2015

End-of-Year Sale!

December 2015 — Weslea Sidon's The Fool Sings was 25% off through December 31st! See the order page for details. Note: The sale has now ended.

Weslea Sidon Reads at Northeast Harbor Library

July 8 — Weslea Sidon read from The Fool Sings alongside fellow poets Christian Barter, Bob Quinn, and Paul Weiss at the Northeast Harbor Library at 5:30 PM.

Sidon's Poem in the ​Portland Press Herald

Wesley Sidon's poem "Closure", from The Fool Sings​, was featured April 26 in the "Take Heart" column of the Portland Press Herald. Read the poem here.

2014

Photo: Rain Chain Press

Weslea Sidon Reads at Jesup Memorial Library

October 23 — Weslea Sidon, author of The Fool Sings, read at the Jesup Memorial Library in Bar Harbor, Maine.

Photo: Rain Chain Press

Weslea Sidon Reads at Bass Harbor Memorial Library

July 25 — Weslea Sidon, author of The Fool Sings, and Lynne Barrett, author of Magpies, read from their poetry and fiction at the Bass Harbor Memorial Library in Bernard, Maine.

Photo: James Barrett-Morison

Weslea Sidon and Lynne Barrett

Photo: Robert Morison

Islands Writers Workshop with Weslea Sidon and Lynne Barrett

July 25 — Weslea Sidon, author of The Fool Sings, and Lynne Barrett, author of Magpies, taught a writers' workshop on Mount Desert Island at the Bass Harbor Memorial Library in Bernard, Maine. Using the overall theme of "Islands," the workshop drew upon topics including history, memory, myth, nature, community, isolation, boundaries and journeys.

The Fool Sings by Weslea Sidon

Magpies by Lynne Barrett

The Fool Sings Launch at Southwest Harbor Public Library

Photo: Lynne Barrett

July 2 — Weslea Sidon launched The Fool Sings, her new book of poetry, at the Southwest Harbor Public Library in Southwest Harbor, Maine. It was a smash hit! The room was packed, and the reading excellent.

See more photos from the event below.

Photo: James Barrett-Morison

Outside the Southwest Harbor Public Library

Photo: James Barrett-Morison

Part of the crowd at the library

Photo: Lynne Barrett

Rain Chain Press staff at the sales table

photo credit: James Barrett-Morison