Writing and Process with Amy Stephenson and Casey Childers
Cost
Where
Gridley Chapel
37 Furnace Bank Road
Wassaic, NY 12592
When
Saturday, October 3, 2026
1:30–2:30 PM
Who
Join the Wassaic Project for a peek into ongoing work by Amy Stephenson and Casey Childers, Hudson Valley-based writers and former hosts of the podcast Old Wives, moderated by writer Jill Winsby-Fein. This event was made possible with funds from the New York State Council on the Arts.
The day will also include the opening of public artworks by Liz Nielsen and akeylah wellington — with an artist talk between the aforementioned artists moderated by independent curator Katie Hood Morgan — and the first installment of Tim Love Lee’s Resonant Reflections, a music performance in the Gridley Chapel incorporating repurposed instruments and vintage records.
Schedule
12 PM: Art Nest is open. The first floor of the gallery is open for viewing.
1:30–2:30 PM: Readings and conversation with Amy Stephenson and Casey Childers moderated by Jill Winsby-Fein inside the Gridley Chapel.
3–4 PM: Conversation with Liz Nielsen and akeylah wellington omoderated by Katie Hood Morgan in the Gridley Chapel.
4–6 PM: Receptions for Liz and akeylah on the Gridley Chapel lawn.
6–8 PM: Part 1 of Resonant Reflections by Tim Love Lee inside the Gridley Chapel.
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About the Artists
Amy Stephenson is a writer and bookseller living in the Hudson Valley, and a recipient of a 2026 NYSCA grant. She's the co-editor of the anthology Loose Lips (Hachette, 2016), and the former co-host of the folklore podcast Old Wives, both with Casey Childers. She was a founding editor at Hoodline and has written for various now-dead internet spaces. She's produced and hosted hundreds of readings during her tenure as Events Director for The Booksmith in San Francisco, but this will be the first dedicated to her own work.
Casey Childers coproduced a number of reading series in San Francisco, including Shipwreck, Write Club SF, Happy Endings, and Scene Missing. He also codeveloped and co-produced a pretty rad folklore podcast with his writing partner, Amy Stephenson, called Old Wives. A list of the journals in which he was published would sound made up and defy google. He's a dilettante and workaholic with too many books written and not enough rewritten.
Writing and Process with Amy Stephenson and Casey Childers
Cost
Where
Gridley Chapel
37 Furnace Bank Road
Wassaic, NY 12592
When
Saturday, October 3, 2026
1:30–2:30 PM
Who
Join the Wassaic Project for a peek into ongoing work by Amy Stephenson and Casey Childers, Hudson Valley-based writers and former hosts of the podcast Old Wives, moderated by writer Jill Winsby-Fein. This event was made possible with funds from the New York State Council on the Arts.
The day will also include the opening of public artworks by Liz Nielsen and akeylah wellington — with an artist talk between the aforementioned artists moderated by independent curator Katie Hood Morgan — and the first installment of Tim Love Lee’s Resonant Reflections, a music performance in the Gridley Chapel incorporating repurposed instruments and vintage records.
Schedule
12 PM: Art Nest is open. The first floor of the gallery is open for viewing.
1:30–2:30 PM: Readings and conversation with Amy Stephenson and Casey Childers moderated by Jill Winsby-Fein inside the Gridley Chapel.
3–4 PM: Conversation with Liz Nielsen and akeylah wellington omoderated by Katie Hood Morgan in the Gridley Chapel.
4–6 PM: Receptions for Liz and akeylah on the Gridley Chapel lawn.
6–8 PM: Part 1 of Resonant Reflections by Tim Love Lee inside the Gridley Chapel.
About the Artists
Amy Stephenson is a writer and bookseller living in the Hudson Valley, and a recipient of a 2026 NYSCA grant. She's the co-editor of the anthology Loose Lips (Hachette, 2016), and the former co-host of the folklore podcast Old Wives, both with Casey Childers. She was a founding editor at Hoodline and has written for various now-dead internet spaces. She's produced and hosted hundreds of readings during her tenure as Events Director for The Booksmith in San Francisco, but this will be the first dedicated to her own work.
Casey Childers coproduced a number of reading series in San Francisco, including Shipwreck, Write Club SF, Happy Endings, and Scene Missing. He also codeveloped and co-produced a pretty rad folklore podcast with his writing partner, Amy Stephenson, called Old Wives. A list of the journals in which he was published would sound made up and defy google. He's a dilettante and workaholic with too many books written and not enough rewritten.
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