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SUMMARY:Dayton Literary Peace Prize Author Event
LOCATION:Wright Memorial Public Library\, 1776 Far Hills Avenue Oakwood\, 
 OH 45419\, Community Room
DESCRIPTION:<p>As a kick-off to the Dayton Literary Peace Prize weekend\, 
 Wright Memorial Public Library is pleased to welcome Sam Wachman for a pub
 lic conversation with the author on Friday\, November 6\, 5:00 p.m. at Wri
 ght Library\, 1776 Far Hills Avenue in Oakwood\, Ohio.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Wrig
 ht Library board member and Wright State University professor Dr. Drew Str
 ombeck will serve as moderator for this event.</p>\n<p>Join us for a chanc
 e to win a copy of &ldquo\;The Sunflower Boys&rdquo\;&nbsp\;or tickets to 
 the DLPP Conversation with the Authors <em>(Saturday\, November 7 at Victo
 ria Theatre\, Dayton).</em></p>\n<p>Wright Library&rsquo\;s Community Room
  seating capacity is 80\, so please arrive early to ensure your seat.&nbsp
 \;</p>\n<p><em>Sam Wachman's visit is made possible with support from the 
 Wright Memorial Library Foundation and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize Fou
 ndation.&nbsp\;</em></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;<br /><strong>Read more from DLPP Auth
 ors</strong><br />Visit the DLPP Authors section at Wright Library or brow
 se the <a href=\"https://catalog.wrightlibrary.org/Search/Results?lookfor=
 Dayton%20Literary%20Peace%20Prize&amp\;searchIndex=Series\" target=\"_blan
 k\" rel=\"noopener\">Wright Library DLPP Collection in the Catalog</a> - t
 itles from past finalists\, winners\, and runners-up.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\
 n<p><strong>About the Author</strong><br />Sam Wachman is a writer from Ca
 mbridge\, Massachusetts with Ukrainian roots. His short fiction has appear
 ed in Sonora Review\, Berkeley Fiction Review\, and New England Review. Be
 fore writing <em>The Sunflower Boys</em>\, he taught English to primary sc
 hoolers in central Ukraine and worked with refugee families in Europe and 
 the United States.</p>\n<p><em>The Sunflower Boys</em> is a poignant comin
 g-of-age story with the sensitivity and haunting power of <em>What Belongs
  to You</em> and <em>Swimming in the Dark</em>\, about a young boy wrestli
 ng with his sexuality as war breaks out in modern Ukraine.</p>\n<p>Wachman
  is the winner of the 2026 Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Fiction. He has
  also been featured in NPR\, the Washington Post\, People Magazine\, Oprah
  Daily\, the Boston Globe\, and more.</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.samwac
 hman.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More at Sam Wachman's websi
 te</a></p>
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