Ponyboy: In Conversation with Eliot Duncan

Sat May 16 2026 at 03:30 pm to 04:30 pm UTC-04:00

Roosevelt Island Library | New York

NYPL Roosevelt Island Library
Publisher/HostNYPL Roosevelt Island Library
Ponyboy: In Conversation with Eliot Duncan
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National Book Award nominee Eliot Duncan discusses his debut novel Ponyboy.
About this Event

The National Book Award nominee Eliot Duncan discusses his novel Ponyboy, an evocative debut novel of trans-masculinity, addiction, and the pain and joy of becoming. Join us for a reading, insights into his writing process, and a Q&A.

Eliot Duncan is a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop where he was a Truman Capote Fellow. His debut novel, PONYBOY (Norton, ’23), was the first book with a trans protagonist to be nominated for The National Book Award. He teaches a workshop called Exquisite Love: Madness as Divinity through Literature. He lives in New York City. www.eliot-duncan.com

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Roosevelt Island Library, 504 Main Street, New York, United States

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