Mud, Memory, and the Moon: A Journey Through Hybrid Memoir

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Friday, February 28, 2025 | 12PM to 1PM

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Note: Discussion limited to CUNY faculty, staff and students. Talk will not be recorded.

Nita Noveno will explore the intersections of memory, history, and fiction in her forthcoming hybrid memoir, Mud on the Moon (Red Hen Press, Fall 2026), which traces the life of her father, a Filipino immigrant who arrived in the U.S. during the era of American colonization, and her own upbringing in a Filipino community in Alaska. Through readings and visuals, Prof. Noveno will share how these elements shape the narrative, uncover hidden histories, and invite discussion and reflection.

Author Bio

Nita Noveno is the recipient of the 2024 Women’s Prose Prize from Red Hen Press, the publisher of her forthcoming hybrid memoir Mud on the Moon (Fall 2026). Noveno teaches composition and literature at the Borough of Manhattan Community College/CUNY, and is the founder and former host of the Sunday Salon reading series in New York City. Her work has appeared in Mānoa, Identity Theory, Brink, and the Asian American Writers’ Workshop's Open City and The Margins, among others.