On Thursday, October 13th, on the eve of the Boston Book Festival, come celebrate the city’s literary past, present and future at the inaugural Lit Crawl Boston, a night of irreverent literary programming in Boston’s Back Bay. From 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., intrepid readers will choose from a variety of unique literary events including games, performances, provocations and other oddities, all in surprising venues ranging from cafes and art galleries to barbershops and shoe stores.

This moveable feast in one of the most walkable cities on the planet is FREE, and most of the events will offer free beer and wine.

The Boston Lit Crawl is held in three “Rounds” plus a closing reading at the Central Burying Ground (Boylston and Charles Street). Guests can choose to attend just one event during each Round - 630PM, 730PM, 830PM-- or “crawl” from event to event. The schedule is as follows:

Jonathan Escoffery

Jonathan Escoffery's writing has been selected to appear in Prairie Schooner, The Caribbean Writer, Passages North, Salt Hill Journal, Solstice, Pangyrus, The Best Emerging Poets of 2013, and elsewhere. His story, "Stripper Pants," was selected as the Editor's Choice pick for Solstice Magazine's 2016 Summer contest. Jonathan’s story, “In Flux,” was selected by Tiphanie Yanique to win the 2016 Waasnode Short Fiction Prize. His story collection was a finalist for Prairie Schooner's 2016 Book Prize. Jonathan earned his MFA in Fiction from the University of Minnesota, and has taught Creative Writing courses at the University of Minnesota, the Red Wing Youth Correctional Facility, Roxbury Open Studios, and at GrubStreet in Boston.

Lit Crawl Boston

Jonathan Escoffery

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