Book Talk with Author at 7:30PM

Matthew Dicks is the internationally bestselling author of seven novels including Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend and Something Missing, (the 2014 Dolly Gray Award winner and was a finalist for the 2017 Nutmeg Award in Connecticut) along with Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling. He is a columnist for Seasons magazine and has published work in Slate magazine, Reader’s Digest, The Hartford Courant, Parents magazine, The Huffington Post, and The Christian Science Monitor.

In addition to writing, Matthew is a 35-time Moth StorySLAM champion and 6-time GrandSLAM champion whose stories have been featured on their nationally syndicated Moth Radio Hour and their weekly podcast. He and his wife are the co-founders of Speak Up, a Hartford-based storytelling organization that produces shows throughout New England. He is also a fifth-grade teacher, dedicated blogger and a wedding DJ.

This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.
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