Author-to-Author
A special fundraising evening with Maine authors to support literacy education
Midcoast Literacy’s Author-to-Author series brings Maine writers together for conversations about craft and the power of words. All proceeds from Author-to-Author ticket sales go to support Midcoast Literacy's work in the community.
Author pairings at past events have included Paul Doiron & Kristen Lindquist; Phuc Tran & Gibson Fay LeBlanc; and Tess Gerritsen & Kathryn Miles.
This year's Author-to-Author fundraiser will be held on May 2, 2026, and features writers Monica Wood and Lewis Robinson. More details and information on the two writers can be found below.
Author-to-Author May 2, 2026:
Monica Wood & Lewis Robinson
Saturday, May 2nd, at 7:00pm
Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick
1 Middle Street; Brunswick, ME
Maine writers Monica Wood & Lewis Robinson will share the stage at Midcoast Literacy's fourth annual Author-to-Author fundraiser. The evening will feature the two authors and long-time friends reading from their work and in conversation about their inspirations and writing craft.
A reception and meet-and-greet with the authors will follow, and copies of their books will be available for purchase.
Monica Wood
Monica Wood is the author of three plays, a memoir, and six novels, most recently the bestselling How to Read a Book, which has been published all over the world. She is the recipient of the Sarah Josepha Hale Award for excellence in the arts in New England, the Constance Carlson Prize for contributions to the public humanities in Maine, and the Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance Distinguished Achievement Award for her contributions to the literary arts. She lives in Portland, where she is currently catless, but probably not for long.
Lewis Robinson
Lewis Robinson is the author of the novels The Islanders and Water Dogs, as well as the story collection Officer Friendly. He is the recipient of a Whiting Award, the PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Award, and an NEA grant. His short fiction and essays have appeared in Tin House, The Baffler, The Boston Globe, Sports Illustrated, The New York Times Book Review and on NPR’s program Selected Shorts. He is an Associate Professor of fiction writing at the University of Maine Farmington and lives in Portland, Maine.