Bringing James F. Mulhern to Your Venue
A one-page summary of what's on offer, who it suits, and how to say yes — for libraries, bookstores, retirement communities, universities, and literary nonprofits.
Delivery: Every course, salon, and consultation is taught in person, in the Philadelphia region or on request elsewhere in the Northeast. There is no Zoom, no hybrid, and no remote option.
What's on Offer
The 2601 Salon Catalog
Twelve-plus literary courses — surveys, close-reading workshops, and writing workshops. Adapted to any length: single talk to sixteen sessions.
Full catalog and sample syllabi →
The Art of Telling
A ten-session creative-writing salon across short story, poetry, and memoir. Proven format, ready to repeat at a new venue.
Community rooms, senior centers
Single Talks & Masterclasses
An evening author talk or a one-day masterclass — including Pathways to Publication, a 75-minute lecture on traditional, hybrid, and self-publishing.
Bookstore or library evenings
Memoir Consulting
One-to-one work for memoirists in your community — free orientation, paid manuscript review and structural guidance.
Writers' groups, referral partners
Who It's For
Adult readers and writers looking for serious, discussion-based literary programming · retirement-community and senior-living residents · libraries and bookstores building an author-talk or course series · universities and lifelong-learning programs · literary nonprofits and festivals seeking a credentialed, Kirkus-recognized instructor · secondary schools booking a writing or literary-analysis session for students.
How It's Delivered
How to Say Yes
A short email is enough — your venue, an approximate audience size, and a proposed date window. A reply comes within two business days with a shape that fits.