Letters as Characters: An Anthology of Short Stories Book Launch
Join us on Thursday, November 12 to celebrate the launch of Letters
as Characters: An Anthology of Short Stories (Letter Books, 2026).
Bringing together short stories, personal and historical accounts, and research-
based narratives, the anthology asks what happens when letters become more than something we read and write. Its stories move through living, historical, and
invented languages, following letters that disappear, transform, fall in love, carry
secrets, or resist. Together, they explore what language can do beyond carrying
meaning, and what it might do to us in return.
The evening will feature a conversation with contributors Hamid Roslan, Nat
Pyper, Kelli Huggins, Mangda Sengvanhpheng, Divya Mehra, and Bianca
Ibarlucea.
Edited by Eugenia Bell. Conceived and designed by Anežka Minaříková and
Marek Nedelka. Published by Letter Books.
Contributors: Petr Babák, E. A. Bagby, Matthew Stuart, rae wilcox, Meg Miller,
Adelina Shaidullina, Hamid Roslan, Nat Pyper, Tom Las Kohrs, Amanda-Li
Kollberg, Selen Okumuş, Kelli Huggins, Övgü Gökçe, Ara Chalym, Divya Mehra,
Isabel Berg, Natalia Szymańska, Chris Turner-Neal, Raelee Fourkiller, Roosje van
der Kamp, Bianca Ibarlucea, Ysolde Stienon, Mangda Sengvanhpheng, Laura
Martens, Ayomikun Paseda, Manda Orkhid, Yevgen Anfalov, Joanne Lam, Leitu
Bonnici, Hiba Ali, Julianna Sanromán Rojas, Maxim Volk, Quenton Miller, Edgar
Walthert, and Mark von Schlegell.
Programs are free and open to all with RSVP encouraged.
Please note that your RSVP does not guarantee entry. Admission is on a first come, first served basis (even for those who have registered) and will be limited to the capacity of the venue. We encourage RSVPs to gauge interest in our programs.
We ask that visitors stay home if they are feeling sick or have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 10 days. Testing before joining us at CARA is recommended. Masks will be available for free.
The closest wheelchair accessible subway is the 14th Street/8th Avenue station. The entrance to CARA is ADA-compliant, and our bookstore and galleries are barrier free throughout, with all-gender, wheelchair accessible restrooms. CARA has wheelchairs available for guest use. Please request one in advance via bookstore@cara-nyc.org. Service animals are welcome.