This year’s Literary Debutante Ball will celebrate five One Story authors who published their first book in the last year, and honor novelist and memoirist Dani Shapiro for her role as a mentor to so many emerging writers. The night will feature the debutante procession, an art auction, and a signature BULLDOG gin cocktail, “The Six Poisons,” named for One Story issue #69 by Dani Shapiro.

The 2011 Literary Debutantes are: Robin Black, Susanna Daniel, Seth Fried, Jerry Gabriel, and Jim Hanas.

Tickets are currently on sale. The Ball takes place on Friday, April 29, 2011 from 7-11pm at The Invisible Dog Art Center, 51 Bergen Street (btw. Court St. & Smith St.), Brooklyn, NY 11201.

One Story is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization supported by readers and by grants from organizations including the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, and Amazon.com. This event is generously sponsored by Bulldog Gin, among others.