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San Miguel PEN presents... Gerry Helferich and Teresa Nicholas
From Nonfiction to Truth: How Two Award-Winning Authors Moved from History and Memoir to Fiction and Poetry
In 2002, Gerry Helferich and Teresa Nicholas left 25-year careers in New York City book publishing and moved to San Miguel to write. Gerry published five well-received works of popular history (and presented some of them to PEN audiences); Teresa published two critically acclaimed memoirs. A few years ago, aiming to capture a broader type of “truth” in other genres, Teresa began working in poetry and the short story, while Gerry wrote and published Hot Time, a historical detective novel featuring Theodore Roosevelt. Join us to find out what inspired these two experienced professionals to make the change from nonfiction, the challenges and rewards of working in other genres, how they collaborate, and other aspects of their writing life—and hear them read from their current work.
About the Venue
San Miguel PEN Presents Winter Series will take place at Casa de La Cultura, located in the heart of San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato—the perfect place for conversations of such profound importance.
About the Speakers
Gerard Helferich is the author of six critically acclaimed works of nonfiction and fiction, including Theodore Roosevelt and the Assassin, and, under the pen name W.H. Flint, Hot Time: A Mystery (Publishers Weekly starred review). Teresa Nicholas is the author of Willie: The Life of Willie Morris, and the memoirs Buryin' Daddy: Putting My Lebanese, Catholic, Southern Baptist Childhood to Rest and The Mama Chronicles. Both are book-publishing veterans—Gerry as an editor and publisher, and Teresa as VP, Production for Crown Publishing Group, Random House—and were longtime faculty members of the Columbia Publishing Course at the Columbia School of Journalism. Gerry also taught at the San Miguel Writers Conference for 10 years. Teresa won the 2022 Life Writing Award in Memoir from the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters. They live in Jackson, Mississippi.
Why Attend?
Hear the inspiring story of how they changed to new genres, the challenges they faced, how they collaborate—and hear them read from their new work.
Date & Time
Tue, Feb 4, 2025 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Venue Details
Casa de La Cultura
71 MesonesSan Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato 37700
