About this Event
Please join us for the launch of the new book Nick of Time: Women Write about Art and Aging, edited by Julie Landsman, Debra J Stone, and Morgan Grayce Willow, on Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at 6:00 PM at the Loft Literary Center at the Open Book Performance Hall, 1011 Washington Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN 55415.
The editors will be in conversation with contributors Georgia Greeley and Mary Moore Easter. The launch will open with songs by the Asiginaak singers, a Native women’s hand drum & singing group.
Books will be available for purchase courtesy of Comma, a bookshop.
A bold, collective portrait of the sustaining force of art while aging
Nick of Time celebrates the artistic community of the Twin Cities and the wisdom that comes with age. Bringing together the voices of women creatives over the age of sixty-five, this collection is as varied as the artists’ vocations, spanning from narrative prose to poetry, essay, monologue, letters, historical reflection, and more. As the contributors examine their lived experiences, hopes and regrets, joy and grief while traversing their last decades of life, they serve as a guiding beacon for others navigating the intersection of creativity and aging—as well as a ballast against its inevitable challenges. They write with refreshing honesty about feeling invisible in older age, receiving late recognition, or being dismissed as hair turns gray and wrinkles appear. Their openness provides strength and support for us all.
A beautiful collection of pieces from established and emerging writers, painters, singers, photographers, musicians, playwrights, dancers, sculptors, and beyond, Nick of Time traces the contours of both the commonalities and the differences that can be found in the creative life of an aging artist. This generous book is a provocative meditation on finding power in age, demonstrating that creativity is an integral part of a full life as well as a lifelong pursuit.
Julie Landsman is a writer, retired teacher, and painter. She has edited several anthologies of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry and is author of Basic Needs: A Year with Street Kids in a City School; A White Teacher Talks about Race; and Growing Up White: A Veteran Teacher Reflects on Racism.
Debra J Stone writes essays, poetry, and fiction. She received a 2023–25 Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship in Literature and the 2023 Loft Mirrors and Windows Fellowship for writing books for BIPOC children and young adults. She is author of The House on Rondo, also published by the University of Minnesota Press.
Morgan Grayce Willow is a writer and artist. Her work has appeared in many anthologies and journals, and she is author of several poetry collections and chapbooks, including Dodge & Scramble, Between, Silk, Oddly Enough, and The Maps Are Words. She serves as a teaching artist with The Loft Literary Center and the COMPAS Artful Aging program.
Georgia A. Greeley lives and works in St. Paul. She is a writer and visual artist, interdisciplinary in thought and deed. Historically, her work has been seen in fine press broadsides, handmade artist’s books, and limited- edition fine press books. Her creative practice is in transition: she is adding calligraphy and stitching to earlier mediums. Her writing focuses on poetry and children’s literature, but she often works in many other genres.
Mary Moore Easter, a dancer and choreographer, is the founder of the dance program at Carleton College. Her books include her memoir The Way She Wants to Get There: Telling on Myself (a Minnesota Book Award finalist), the anthology What Wakes Her in the Night, and the poetry collections From the Flutes of Our Bones; The Body of the World (a Minnesota Book Award finalist); Walking from Origins; and Free Papers: Poems Inspired by the Testimony of Eliza Winston, a Mississippi Slave Escaped to Freedom in Minnesota in 1860. She has been a Cave Canem Fellow and has received numerous performance awards and grant support.
More details:
- The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.
- We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact Heather Skinner at [email protected].
Event venue & nearby stays
Open Book Performance Hall, 1011 Washington Avenue South, Minneapolis, United States
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