Nita Noveno

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.

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

February 28, 2025 By Nita Noveno

Nita Noveno will explore the intersections of memory, history, and fiction in her hybrid memoir, Mud on the Moon (Red Hen Press, forthcoming 2026). Through readings and visuals, she’ll share how these elements shape the narrative, uncover hidden histories, and invite discussion and reflection.