# Event Details - **Event Name**: Translating from Page to Screen: A Discussion with Ben Shattuck - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 15 Apr, 2026 at 05:00 pm – Wed, 15 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: Join IFF and the Comp Lit DUG for a conversation with American writer Ben ShattuckAbout this EventBrown ID required for entry.Seats are first-come, first-served.This event is free and open to the public.Translating from Page to Screen: A Discussion with Ben ShattuckPlease join us for a discussion with Ben Shattuck, the critically acclaimed writer behind a 2024 collection of stories and a 2025 film sharing the title The History of Sound. Whether you love historical fiction, believe sound can touch the soul, or are fascinated by the ways words can come to life on the screen, this event is not one to miss.Wednesday, April 15th, 5:00 p.m. Granoff Martinos Auditorium.The event is free and open to the public. Registration required. A screening of The History of Sound will occur the day before the event, on April 14th, 7:00 p.m., at List 120. Event open to the public.Ben Shattuck’s most recent book, The History of Sound (Viking, 2024) was the recipient of the 2025 Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award and the Story Prize Spotlight Award, and was shortlisted for the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction and the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction. His film adaptation of the title story premiered at the 2025 Cannes film festival. His first book, Six Walks: In the Footsteps of Henry David Thoreau (Tin House, 2022), was a New Yorker Best Book of 2022, a New York Times Best Book of Summer, a New England Bestseller, and was nominated for the Massachusetts Book Award. A graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, he is a recipient of the PEN Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers and a Pushcart Prize. He spends time between Brooklyn and coastal Massachusetts, where he owns and runs the oldest general store in America, built in 1793. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/providence/translating-from-page-to-screen-a-discussion-with-ben-shattuck/100001987094882284 - **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art, Entertainment, Festivals, Workshops - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Providence - **state**: RI - **country**: United States - **location**: Granoff Martinos Auditorium - **lat**: 41.8280506 - **long**: -71.4013347 - **full address**: Granoff Martinos Auditorium, 154 Angell Street, Providence, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Translating from Page to Screen: A Discussion with Ben Shattuck - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/0ce5bccb859b2e5e19df593343146fc01f7bc9adebd52fc4e7ed92072816dcd4-rimg-w1037-h1565-dcdae9ee-gmir.jpg?v=1775807724 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Translating from Page to Screen: A Discussion with Ben Shattuck being held? - **A:** Translating from Page to Screen: A Discussion with Ben Shattuck takes place on Wed, 15 Apr, 2026 at 05:00 pm to Wed, 15 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm at Granoff Martinos Auditorium, 154 Angell Street, Providence, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Translating from Page to Screen: A Discussion with Ben Shattuck? - **A:** Translating from Page to Screen: A Discussion with Ben Shattuck is organized by Ivy Film Festival. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Translating from Page to Screen: A Discussion with Ben Shattuck", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/0ce5bccb859b2e5e19df593343146fc01f7bc9adebd52fc4e7ed92072816dcd4-rimg-w1037-h1565-dcdae9ee-gmir.jpg?v=1775807724", "startDate": "2026-04-15T17:00:00-04:00", "endDate": "2026-04-15T19:00:00-04:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/providence/translating-from-page-to-screen-a-discussion-with-ben-shattuck/100001987094882284", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Granoff Martinos Auditorium", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "154 Angell Street", "postalCode": "02912", "addressLocality": "Providence", "addressRegion": "RI", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "41.8280506", "longitude": "-71.4013347" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Join IFF and the Comp Lit DUG for a conversation with American writer Ben Shattuck", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-10", "availabilityEnds": "2026-04-15T19:00:00-04:00", "validFrom": "2026-04-10", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/providence/translating-from-page-to-screen-a-discussion-with-ben-shattuck/100001987094882284" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-10", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-10", "url": "https://allevents.in/providence/translating-from-page-to-screen-a-discussion-with-ben-shattuck/100001987094882284", "price": 0, "name": "General Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Ivy Film Festival", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/ivy-film-festival/22750622", "description": "Ivy Film Festival, the largest student-run film festival in the world, brings advanced screenings, speakers and student work to Brown University's campus. For more information on upcoming events, check out ourInstagramandEventbrite!" } ] } ] ```