The 2017 Edith Wharton Writers-in-Residence – Christene Barberich, global editor in chief and co-founder of Refinery29, Donna M. Lucey author of Archie and Amelie: Love and Madness in the Gilded Age, and Vanessa Manko, author of The Invention of Exile– will discuss their past and forthcoming works, their careers, and their experiences writing in the house where Edith Wharton penned many of her most popular works. They will also touch on how Edith Wharton’s literary legacy has shaped and inspired their own works, and how she continues to influence female writers in the 21st century. The discussion will be moderated by 2016 Writer-in-Residence and Mount Trustee, Claire McMillan.