Join us as we celebrate the release of Kar in Cecile Davidson's debut story collection\, \;The Geography of F irst Kisses\, \;winner of the 2022 Acacia Fiction Prize. \;Ka rin will read from her stories and discuss the collection with \;Miche lle Herman\, Author and Professor Emerita of English\, \;MFA Program i n Creative Writing\, The Ohio State University. The stories of \;T he Geography of First Kisses \;explore \;the geography and co mplications of love\, as revealed in the book's description: \;&ldquo\ ;A New Orleans girl spends a year collecting boyfriends and all the while considers the reach of her misadventures\; a newlywed couple travels to Tu lsa in search of a horse gone missing\, perhaps more in search of themselv es\; a new mother is faced with understanding the miracles and mysteries o f faith when her baby disappears\; a young daughter travels to Tallahassee with her mother\, trying to unravel the meaning of love crossed with aban donment.&rdquo\; \;Available now for pre-order\, the collection will b e released on April 11th.
\nAuthor Bio: \;Karin Cecile D avidson \;is the author of the novel \;Sybelia Drive< /em> \;(Braddock Avenue Books\, 2020). Her story collection \; The Geography of First Kisses \;was awarded the 2022 Acacia Ficti on Prize and is forthcoming from Kallisto Gaia Press in 2023. Her stories have appeared in \;Five Points\, \;Story\, \;The Massachus etts Review\, \;Colorado Review\, \;Passages North\, \;Post Ro ad\, \;The Los Angeles Review\, and elsewhere. Her awards include an Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award\, the Waasmode Short Fic tion Prize\, the Orlando Prize for Short Fiction\, a Peter Taylor Fellowsh ip\, and residencies at the Fine Arts Work Center\, the Atlantic Center fo r the Arts\, and The Studios of Key West. Originally from New Orleans\, Lo uisiana\, she now lives in Columbus\, Ohio.
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