Readings
- Digging Press presents The Lit Revue at Room 31: a reading series showcasing the lyrical alchemy of words & music. Hosted by Gessy Alvarez.
- No. 1, June 15, 2022. Readers: Dena Igusti, Dolan Morgan, Aida Zilelian, & Haolun Xu Music: Iris Lune.
- No. 2, July 24, 2022. Readers: T.B. Grennan, Elinol López, Sue Mell, and Lucia Orellana Damacela. Music: Curt Mercy.
- No.3, September 15, 2022. Readers: Grisel Y. Acosta, Dorothy Barnhouse, Swati Khurana, Grace Jahng Lee & Thea Matthews. Music: Rili Newman.
- No. 4 October 23, 2022. Readers: Joanna Acevedo, Tobias Carroll, JP Infante, Swati Khurana and Karen Levy. Music: Shira.
- No. 5 November 16, 2022. Readers: Frank Haberle, Melissa Castillo Planas, Andrea Ruggirello, and Tariq Shah. Music: Sagit Shir (of Hank & Cupcakes).
- No. 6 February 26, 2023. a special Poetry Night starring Roberto Carlos Garcia, author of What Can I Tell You. With special guests Mary Brancaccio and Darrel Alejandro Holnes.
- SMOL Fair Reading | Cavenkerry Press and Digging Press, March 31, 2022. Hosted by Dimitri Reyes. Readers: Mandy-Suzanne Wong, Cat Doty, David S. Cho, & Gessy Alvarez.
- Get Fresh Books Friendsgiving Poetry Nights, November 2020. Hosted by: Roberto Carlos Garcia. Readers: Ysabel Y. Gonzalez, Rosebud Ben-Oni, Tamara Zbrizher, Gessy Alvarez, and Malik Abduh.
- The Tip of the Iceberg: An Introduction to Flash Fiction, The New York Society Library, May 2020
- Digging Through Reading Series (Host)
- January 14, 2020 – Readers: Paul Beckman, John Paul “JP” Infante, Christine Kendall, Hadley Moore, and Joanna C. Valente. Musical Guest: Tamar Eisenman.
- February 11, 2020 – Readers: Dorothy Barnhouse, C.S. Hanson (with Peter Oliver) , Rachel Horowitz, Stacey Hughes, and Susan Stires. Musical Guest: Adnan Sabir.
- March 10, 2020 – Readers: Roberto Carlos Garcia, Summer J. Hart, Christine Sloan Stoddard, and Mandy-Suzanne Wong.
- NYC FBomb Flash Fiction Series, The Red Room at KGB Bar, NYC. August 2, 2019. Hosted by: Paul Beckman. Readers: Michelle Elvy, Gessy Alvarez, Craig Fishbane, Ran Ringer, Anne Weisgerber, Luke Salisbury, and Ron Brawer.
- NYC FBomb Flash Fiction Series, The Red Room at KGB Bar, NYC. February 1, 2019. Hosted by: Paul Beckman. Readers: Austin Alexis, Gessy Alvarez, Randall Brown, Matt Broderick, Devin Kelly, Nancy Ludmerer, and Jan Stout.
- Same Page Reading Series, The Red Room at KGB Bar, NYC. November 14, 2018. Hosted by: Mickie Meinhardt and Sarah Madges. Readers: Jason Koo, Hadara Bar-Nadav, Gessy Alvarez, Megan Murphy, and Milly Tamarez.
- Renegade Reading Series, Cafe Con Libros, Brooklyn. August 17, 2018. Hosted by: Caitlin Elizabeth Harper. Readers: Genevieve Mills, Gessy Alvarez, Soraya Palmer, and Amy Gall.
- NYC FBomb Flash Fiction Series, The Red Room at KGB Bar, NYC. February 2, 2018. Hosted by: Paul Beckman. Readers: Gessy Alvarez, Madeline Artenberg, Nancy Ludmerer, Alison McBain, Courtney Sender, A. E. Weisgerber, and Francine Witte.
- NYC FBomb Flash Fiction Series, The Red Room at KGB Bar, NYC. June 2, 2017.
- Hosted by: Gessy Alvarez. Readers: Craig Fishbane, Roberto Carlos Garcia, Ysabel Gonzalez, Tamara Hart, Rachel Horowitz, Karen Levy, Charlie Vazquez, and Aida Zilelian.
- The New York Society Library, 2017 Literary Magazine Salon with Digging Through The Fat and Guernica. April 13, 2017.
- “Literature that enlivens our eclectic artistic community: An introduction to Digging Through The Fat” by founder and editor Gessy Alvarez and creative director Cynthia Alvarez, with special guest readers Tobias Carroll, Lauren Hilger, and Bud Smith.
- NYC FBomb Flash Fiction Series, The Red Room at KGB Bar, NYC. December 17, 2016. Readers included: Paul Beckman, April Bradley, John Gorman, Craig Fishbane, and Julie Turley.
- East and West Reading, Symposia Bookstore, Hoboken, NJ, November 12, 2016.
- Fellow Readers: Devin Kelly, Lauren Hilger, and Rich Ferguson.
- Manhattanville Reading Series, Manhattanville Coffee, Crown Heights, October 26, 2016. Fellow Readers: Dolan Morgan, Alexandra Tanner, and Alexander Drywall.
- Boundless Reading Series, The Local, Long Island City, NYC. October 13, 2016.
- Fellow Readers: Sana Hussain, Julia Phillips, and Stephanie Rogers.
- Digging Through The Fat Takes Bushwick, M.C., The Living Gallery, Brooklyn, NY. October 6, 2016. Artists: Cynthia Alvarez, Summer J. Hart, Charlotte Sims. Poets: K.T. Billey, Roberto Carlos Garcia, Jenn McCreary, and Justin Petropoulos.
- NYC FBomb Flash Fiction Series, The Red Room at KGB Bar, NYC. September 9, 2016. Fellow Readers: Paul Beckman, Chuck Howe, Alice Kaitman, Loren Kleinman, Jane Liddle, Sara Lippman, Jolene McIlwain, Bud Smith, Nancy Stohlman, Jan Elman Stout, and Anne Elizabeth Weisgerber
- Uno Kudo / Mellow Pages Library, reading, Brooklyn, NY. January 17, 2015. Fellow Readers: Paula Bomer, Mark Brunetti, Bobby Fisher, Chuck Howe, Amy King, Tracey Lander-Garrett, Bill Lessard, Bud Smith, and Marvin Waldman.
- Mad Hat Press Presents: A Reading at Word Up Community Bookshop. September 27, 2014. Fellow Readers: Sara Epstein, Willis Gordon, Sara Lippman, Audrey Roth, Bud Smith.
- Blackmail Series 3, reading, Mellow Pages Library, Brooklyn, NY. March 20, 2014. Fellow Readers: Hallie Elizabeth, Carla Gannis, Michael Hessel-Mial, Justin Petropoulos, and Joseph Riippi.
- Lamprophonic Emerging Writers Series, reading, Bar Thalia at Symphony Space. March 7, 2014.
- The NewerYork / Mellow Pages Library, performance. January 25, 2014.
- Fizz Reading, KGB Bar. October 30, 2013.
Panels
- Why Short Fiction? Writing and Publishing Short Stories and Flash Fiction. September 28, 2022. The Society Library of New York City. A unique panel in partnership with the New York City Regional Chapter of the Authors Guild. A conversation about short stories and flash fiction from the point of view of writers, agents, and editors, brought to you by the Authors Guild Ambassadors, Catherine Torigian, Ginger McKnight-Chavers, and Diana Altman. The panelists are Gessy Alvarez, Megan Cummins, Adam Dalva, Marya Spence, and Hilma Wolitzer, with Ms. Altman moderating.
Interviews
- Six Questions…, March 8, 201
- Connotation Press. Issue II, Volume VIII, November 15, 2016
- 2014 Year End Top Ten with Matthew Guerruckey (Drunk Monkeys), Literary Orphans’ The Tavern Lantern. January 7, 2015
- Matthew Guerruckey at Drunk Monkeys interviewed Gessy Alvarez about NYC, Digging Through the Fat, and other fun stuff! November 19, 2014
- The Unknown Show with Bud Smith, podcast. February 11, 2014 (starts at the 3:40 mark)
- Editor’s Eye, Fictionaut, gu