Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Shannon Kenny Carbonell & All Is Not Lost via Chevalier’s Bookstore – Virtual Crowdcast Event
Join author Shannon Kenny Carbonell, in conversation with Nestor Carbonell,to hear her discuss her book, All Is Not Lost.
Shannon Kenny Carbonell’s book, All Is Not Lost, is the story of what happened when one woman set aside a lifelong dream in favor of her kids, only to find herself battling her own ego and unfulfilled ambition. When her family relocated to Oahu, Hawaii during the shooting of the TV show LOST, she found herself as lost as the characters/survivors, and find a way to reconcile her growing feeling of failure and sudden loss of herself, This is her journey.
NOTE: Details, registration and event link available at website.
Where: Chevalier’s Bookstore – Online Crowdcast Event
Date: Monday the 29th
Time: 7 pm – 8 pm
Address: Online event (see site)
Website: https://www.chevaliersbooks.com/shannon-kenny-carbonell
Epiphany Space Open Mic Presents: Tim Langeloh & Open Mic – Virtual IG Event
The Epiphany Open Mic, presented via InstaGram, will feature artist and musician Tim Langeloh, plus an open reading.
All creative types are welcome. We tend to be singer/songwriters and poets, but we love storytellers, dancers, and rap too! Private message us here or via IG to get on the list to perform, and invite a friend.
NOTE: Details and IG link at event link.
Where: Epiphany Space – Online IG Event
Date: Monday the 29th
Time: 7 pm – 8 pm
Address: Online event (see site)
Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/131583685479134
Monday Night Fiction Workshop at Beyond Baroque – Zoom Online
The free Monday Night Fiction Workshop led by Raquel Baker is a community writing workshop in which participants are asked to bring copies of 2-3 pages of fiction to read, and for critique and discussion. Registration is required.
Raquel Baker earned a PhD in English Literary Studies from the University of Iowa and an MFA in Creative Writing form Mills College. She is currently Assistant Professor of Postcolonial Studies and Transnational Literatures at CSU Channel Islands. She also has published poetry and non-fiction, and done readings with the Ventura Poetry Project.
Where: Beyond Baroque online (tickets at Eventbrite)
Date: Monday the 29th
Time: 7:30pm – 10 pm
Address: Zoom Online
Website: https://beyondbaroque.org/free_workshops.html
Life Stories Open Mic via Westwood Branch Library, LAPL – Zoom Online
Join us for Life Stories Open Mic at Zoom online. This is your opportunity to tell your own story! It could be funny, tragic, or simply slice-of-life. The stories will not be critiqued, just shared and enjoyed. To receive an invitation, please contact wwood@lapl.org.
Where: LAPL – Zoom online (see site)
Date: Tuesday the 30th
Time: 6 pm
Address: Zoom Online
Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/life-stories-open-mic-2
Book Chats on Hoopla & Kiss the Ground via City of Azusa – Zoom Online
Join us each month to read and discuss an e-book from our digital platforms. Our focus for March is sustainability, and our selection is Kiss the Ground: How the Food You Eeat Can Reverse Climate Change, Heal Your Body & Ultimately Save Our World. To receive a Zoom invitation, please email jagnew@azusaca.gov.
Where: City of Azusa – Zoom online (see site)
Date: Tuesday the 30th
Time: 6 pm – 7 pm
Address: Zoom Online
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/271451244382715
SOLD OUT: Leigh Bardugo & Rule of Wolves via Vroman’s Bookstore – Online Crowdcast Event
Author Leigh Bardugo presents, Rule of Wolves, the launch of the final book in The King of Scars Duology.
NOTE: Details, book orders, and event link available at website.
Where: Vroman’s Live – Online Event
Date: Tuesday the 30th
Time: 6:15 pm
Address: Crowdcast Live – Online event
Website: https://www.vromansbookstore.com/event/leigh-bardugo
Katherine Schwarznegger Pratt, with Liz Hernandez, & The Gift of Forgiveness via Diesel’s Bookstore – Online Crowdcast Event
Join us to hear author Katherine Schwarznegger Pratt, in conversation with Liz Hernandez, present and discuss The Ratline: The Gift of Forgiveness: Inspiring Stories form Those Who Have Overcome the Unforgivable.
This paperback book is about learning to forgive, and features stories from both the known and unknown among us. These twenty in-depth stories share journerys to forgiveness, and the process –sometimes slow, or sometimes instantaneous—by which they learned to forgive and let go.
NOTE: Details, RSVP link are available at website.
Where: Diesel Bookstore – Online Event
Date: Tuesday the 30th
Time: 6:30 pm
Address: Online (see site)
Wayne Koestenbaum & The Cheerful Scapegoat: Fables via Skylight Books
Join us to hear author Wayne Koestenbaum, in conversation with Shahryar Nashat, to hear them discuss his book, The Cheerful Scapegoat: Fables (Semiotext(e).
In his first book of short fiction, the author takes the gloom and melancholy of our own terrifying political moment and finds subversive solace by overturning the customary protocols of tale telling. The activities in this book are a cross between a comedy of manners and a Sadean orgy, the stories travel in circles, the tchotchkes of queer culture get scrambled and blown up into a soufflé, and language is pushed into new contortions of exactitude and ecstatic excess.
NOTE: See site for event details.
Where: Skylight Bookstore – Online event
Date: Tuesday the 30th
Time: 6:30 pm
Address: Online event
Glenn Frankel & Shooting Midnight Cowboy via Chevalier’s Bookstore – Virtual Zoom Event
Join author Glenn Frankel, in conversation with Leonard Maltin,to hear him discuss his book, Shooting Midnight Cowboy.
Glenn Frankel’s book, Shooting Midnight Cowboy, is the behind-the-scenes story of the history of the controversial 1969 Oscar-winning film that signaled a dramatic shift in American popular culture. By turns madcap and serious, it’s enriched by interviews with Hoffman, Voight, and others.
NOTE: Details, registration and event link available at website.
Where: Chevalier’s Bookstore – Online Zoom Event
Date: Tuesday the 30th
Time: 7 pm – 8 pm
Address: Online event (see site)
Website: https://www.chevaliersbooks.com/mar-30-glenn-frankel
Tuesdays at the Virtual Cobalt: Poets Series Presents: Ramon Garcia & Open Mic – Virtual Zoom Event
The Virtual Cobalt Poets Series, presented by Rick Lupert via Zoom, will feature poet Ramon Garcia, plus an open reading.
Ramon Garcia is a poet, writer, and scholar, born in Colima, Mexico and raised in Modesto, California. He is the author of two books of poetry, The Chronicles (Red Hen Press, 2015) and Other Countries (What Books Press, 2010), and a monograph on the artist Ricardo Valverde (University of Minnesota Press, 2013).
NOTE: Details and Zoom link at event link.
Where: Cobalt Poets – Online Zoom Event
Date: Tuesday the 30th
Time: 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Address: Online event (see site)
Website: http://poetrysuperhighway.com/cobalt/calendar.html
Gothic Book Club & Northanger Abbey via The Last Bookstore – Online Zoom Event
The Gothic Club explores the many genres and art forms from horror to the mundane, which have a lasting allure.
This month’s book selection for discussion is Jane Austin’s Northanger Abbey. This is both a coming-of-age novel and a satire of Gothic novels.
NOTE: See site for event details. All bookstore events are ticketed.
Where: The Last Bookstore – Online event
Date: Tuesday the 30th
Time: 7:30 pm – 9 pm
Address: Online event
Website: https://www.lastbookstorela.com/event-details/gothic-book-club-northanger-abbey
Da Poetry Lounge Open Mic at Greenway Court Theatre Is Now Virtual – Online
DPL events at the Greenway Court Theatre are postponed until further notice.
But some events are offered via livestream, so check the calendar for information on events offered via the wonderly app link.
We have an open mic every Tuesday night except for the third Tuesday, when we have a poetry slam. There is a sign-up procedure and a three-minute time limit per performer. The event is open to all ages.
Where: Online event
Date: Tuesday the 30th
Time: 9 pm
Address: Online event
Website: https://dapoetrylounge.com/calendar (Check site to confirm date)
Alison Rose Jefferson & Black Leaders of Leisure via The Los Angeles Breakfast Club – Online Zoom Event
The Los Angeles Breakfast Club is bringing friendship to Zoom, so join us for our 95-year-old traditions, songs, and silliness, followed by a presentation by Alison Rose Jefferson, historian and author of the book, Living the California Dream: African American Leisure Sites During the Jim Crow Era.
The author is a third generation Californian, and a heritage conservation consultant, who reconstructs the stories of the African American experience which have been left out of marginalized in the telling of American history. She is currently working on applied history projects with Santa Monica’s Belmar History + Art Project and the Central Avenue Heritage Trail with Angel’s Walk LA.
NOTE: See site for details. Tickets through Eventbrite ($5).
Where: The Los Angeles Breakfast Club – Online event
Date: Wednesday the 31st
Time: 8 am – 9 am
Address: Online event
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/1038298233326399
Michael Deforge & HEAVEN NO HELL via Skylight Books
Join us to hear author of eleven books Michael Deforge, in conversation with Sadie Dupuis, to hear them discuss his new short comic collection, HEAVEN NO HELL.
In his new short comic collection, Deforge gives us his best work yet, in ways that are funny, sometimes sad, and continuously innovative in their deconstruction of society.
NOTE: See site for event details.
Where: Skylight Bookstore – Online event
Date: Wednesday the 31st
Time: 5:30 pm
Address: Online event
Trans & Non-Binary Shakespeare Panel Event & That Way Madness Lies via Book Soup – Online Crowdcast Event
In celebration of International Transgender Visibility Day, we present a panel of contributors to the anthology, That Way Madness Lies: 15 of Shakespeare’s Most Notable Works Reimagined.
In this anthology, fifteen acclaimed YA writers put their modern spin on many celebrated classics, including: West Side Story, Kiss Me Kate, etc., in 15 whip-smart and original retellings.
NOTE: See site for details, and to register for this free event.
Where: Book Soup – Online event
Date: Wednesday the 31st
Time: 6 pm
Address: Online event
Sandi Tan, with Kevin Kwan, & Lurkers via Vroman’s Bookstore – Online Crowdcast Event
Join author and filmmaker Sandi Tan, in conversation with author Kevin Kwan (Crazy Rich Asians),to hear them discuss her book, Lurkers, a novel about a neighborhood of immigrants, seekers, lovers, and lurkers, from the director of the acclaimed documentary Shirkers.
The residents of Santa Claus Lane so their best to stay out of each other’s way, but desire, fury and mischief too often propel these suburban neighbors to collide. Precocious Korean-American sisters Mira and Rosemary find their world rocked by a suicide, and they must fight to keep their home. Meanwhile a creepy drama teacher grooms his students, and sardonic gay horror novelist finds aging is more terrifying than any monster, and a mother and daughter find their anger binds them rather than pushes them apart. Lurkers is an homage to the rangy beauty of Los Angeles and the surprising power that we have to change the lives of those around us.
NOTE: Details, registration and event link available at website.
Where: Vroman’s Live – Online Event
Date: Wednesday the 31st
Time: 6 pm
Address: Crowdcast Live – Online event
Website: https://www.vromansbookstore.com/event/chris-whitaker
Alexis Landau & Lauren Fox Present: Those Who Are Saved & Send For Me via Diesel’s Bookstore – Online Crowdcast Event
Join us to hear authors Alexis Landau & Lauren Fox discuss their novels, Those Who Are Saved and Send For Me, respectively.
Alexis Landau’s Those Who Are Saved is a stirring tale about one mother’s choice and her search for her daughter against all odds. This novel spans years and continents to deliver a rich meditation on motherhood, exile, the devastations of war, and the enduring power of love.
Lauren Fox’s Send For Me is a beautiful work of historical fiction that moves between Germany in World War II and present-day Wisconsin. Two generations after WWII, Annalise’s grandaughter stumbles on a trove of her grandmother’s letters from Germany, and views her family history in anew light. But she’s suddenly faced with an impossible choice: the past, or her future.
NOTE: Details, RSVP link are available at website.
Where: Diesel Bookstore – Online Event
Date: Wednesday the 31st
Time: 6:30 pm
Address: Online (see site)
Brendan Constantine: 30 in 30 Poetry Workshop at Beyond Baroque – Zoom Online
Beyond Baroque offers the First Annual 30 in 30 Poetry Writing Workshop, led by Brendan Constantine, to meet the challenge in National Poetry Month to write a poem a day for the whole month of April.
Each class in this four-week poetry intensive will include group discussions on the art of poetry, effective tools and routines, and enough prompts to keep you busy until the next class and beyond. No experience necessary. Writers of all genres welcome. Join us and be inspired.
Brendan Constantine’s most recent collections are Dementia, My Darling (2016) and Bouncy Bounce (2018), and he has developed poetry workshops and taught creative writing at local schools and venues for many years.
NOTE: Check site for costs and details.
Where: Beyond Baroque online (tickets at Eventbrite)
Date: Wednesday the 31st (- Wednesday April 21st)
Time: 7pm – 9 pm
Address: Zoom Online
Website: https://beyondbaroque.org/intensive_workshops.html or https://www.eventbrite.com/e/beyond-baroques-first-annual-30-in-30-workshop-w-poet-brendan-constantine-tickets-142789129129
Anansi Virtual Writers Workshop via The World Stage – Online Event
Join this weekly community workshop founded in 1990, and following a three-part format, by joining in via Zoom every Wednesday night at 7:30 pm.
In its 30th year, the Anansi Writers Workshop is a whop and open mic performance featuring L.A.’s freshest, most inspiring voices speaking their truth in poetry and prose.
Suggested: $5.00 Donation via PayPal: The World Stage Gallery. Check website for Zoom link.
NOTE: See site for further details, and any change in the schedule due to holidays. Contact kaliflowers@gmial.com or call (323) 293-2451
Where: Online event (Eventbrite)
Date: Wednesday the 31st
Time: 7:30 pm – 10 pm
Address: Online event
Website: https://www.theworldstage.org/ or https://www.facebook.com/AnansiVirtual Workshop/ (Check site to confirm date)
Wednesday Night Poetry Workshop via Beyond Baroque – Zoom Online
Join Beyond Baroque’s longest running free poetry workshop via Zoom online as we welcome new and seasoned poets to share their work and provide feedback. Facilitators are rotated quarterly, and the current facilitator is Beth Ruscio.
NOTE: See site for further details, tickets and information.
Where: Online event (Eventbrite)
Date: Wednesday the 31st
Time: 8 pm – 10 pm
Address: Online event
Website: https://www.beyondbaroque.org/free_workshops.html
The Ugly Mug Open Mic Reading with June Melby via Two Idiots Peddling Poetry – Zoom Online
Two Idiots Peddling Poetry and host Ben Trigg presents weekly poetry readings at the Ugly Mug and the events are now virtual.
This week’s feature is poet, writer, comedian, and performance artist June Melby.
June Melby is the author of the memoir My Family and Other Hazards (Holt, 2014) which tells the story of the retro 1950s miniature golf course where she grew up, and her family lived and worked for thirty years.
With a band or as a solo artist, she has performed all over the world. Her written work has appeared in numerous journals, and she won the children’s poetry slam at the Edinburgh Poetry Festival. As a comedian she has appeared on Showtime and in Space Jam, among others.
You can join in at the Zoom event via link provided, and sign up to read via Google Sheets at site.
NOTE: See site for further details.
Where: Online Zoom event (see site)
Date: Wednesday the 31st
Time: 8 pm – 10 pm
Address: Online event
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/859213177990192
Meet the Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson via Central Library, LAPL – Online Event
Let’s kick off National Poetry Month as we welcome the newly appointed Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson, to talk about her upcoming work and activities, in discussion with City Librarian John Szabo and Cultural Affairs Manager Danielle Brazille.
Lynne Thompson is the author of Beg No Pardon (2007), Start With a Small Guitar (2013), and Fretwork (2019). She has received multiple awards, been published in anthologies, and serves on the boards of Cave Canem and The Los Angeles Review of Books, and is the inaugural Perugia Press Poet Liaison to the board. This is a Made in LA program, and those attending will have a chance to win a free book.
NOTE: See site for event details.
Where: LAPL – Online event
Date: Thursday the 1st
Time: 4 pm
Address: Online event
Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/meet-los-angeles-poet-laureate-lynne-thompson
Teen Book Club & They Both Die at the End via Studio City Branch Library, LAPL – Online Teen Event
Studio City’s Teen Book Club meets via Zoom on the first Thursday of the month.
At this meeting we will read and discuss Adam Silvera’s book,They Both Die at the End.This book is set in a dystopian alternate version of New York City in September 2017, and follows two teenagers who have been notified by Death-Cast that they will die by the end of the day.
NOTE: See site for event details, access to copies of the book, and link.
Where: Studio City Branch Library, LAPL – Online event
Date: Thursday the 1st
Time: 4:30 pm
Address: Online event
Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/teen-book-club-4
Scripps Presents: & Hanif Abdurraqib & A Little Devil in America via Skylight Books
Join us to hear essayist, poet, and cultural critic, and author Hanif Aburraqib in conversation to discuss his new book, A Little Devil in America.
Scripps Presents is an electrifying mix of storytellers and artist, featuring new writing and scholarship which changes the way we see the world.
NOTE: See site for event details.
Where: Skylight Bookstore – Online event
Date: Thursday the 1st
Time: 5 pm
Address: Online event
Book to Action Book Club & They Called Us Enemy via Felipe de Neve Branch Library, LAPL – Online YA Event
Join us via Zoom for our next meeting of our Book to Action Book Club, in which we will read and discuss George Takai’s stunning graphic novel. They Called Us Enemy, a first-hand account of his childhood experience as an incarceree in the World War II Japanese American concentration camps
This month’s meeting includes a chance to receive a free copy of the book.
NOTE: See site for event details.
Where: LAPL – Online event
Date: Thursday the 1st
Time: 6 pm
Address: Online event
Dawnie Walton & The Final Revival of Opal & Nev via Book Soup – Online Crowdcast Event
Join author Dawnie Walton, in conversation with Taylor Jenkins Reid, to discuss The Final Revival of Opal & Nev.
In this book set in the early seventies New York City, Opal believes she can be a star, and takes up an offer by Neville Charles to make rock music together for Rivington Records. After a rival band sets off a chain of events that end up changing their lives, Opal considers a reunion with Nev in 2016. But repercussions are always harsher for women, and a nasty new allegation from an unexpected source threatens to blow up everything.
NOTE: See site for details, and to register for this free event.
Where: Book Soup – Online event
Date: Thursday the 1st
Time: 6 pm
Address: Online event
Wendy Heard, with Aiden Thomas, & She’s Too Pretty to Burn via Vroman’s Bookstore – Online Crowdcast Event
Join author Wendy Heard, in conversation with author Aiden Thomas (Cemetary Boys),to hear them discuss her book, She’s Too Pretty to Burn, a sexy psychological thriller which explores the intersection of love, art, danger, and power, inspired by The Picture of Dorian Gray.
The summer is winding down in San Diego, and two artists and best friends are disrupted by Mick: a delicate, lonely, and magnetic girl—and perfect subject for the affections and attentions of others. what comes next is: one fire, two murders, three drowning bodies, and one suspect…one stalker.
NOTE: Details, registration and event link available at website.
Where: Vroman’s Live – Online Event
Date: Thursday the 1st
Time: 6 pm
Address: Crowdcast Live – Online event
Website: https://www.vromansbookstore.com/event/wendy-heard
Paul Vangelisti & Dennis Phillips Reading via Beyond Baroque – Zoom Online
Beyond Baroque presents a poetry reading featuring two legends of Los Angele poetry. Widely influential poet, editor, and translator, and author of more than thirty books, Paul Vangelisti reads from his new book, Motive and Opportunity. He is joined by the former director of Beyond Baroque, Dennis Phillips, author of 17 books of poetry, most recently Mappa Mundi (2019). He is also a professor at Art Center College of Design.
This event is presented free via Zoom, and participants will be sent a link after registering.
NOTE: See site for further details.
Where: Online Zoom event (see site)
Date: Thursday the 1st
Time: 6 pm – 7:30 pm
Address: Online event
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/473762770468434
Melissa Febos, with Stephanie Danler, & Girlhood via Skylight Books
Join us to hear author Melissa Febos, in conversation with Stephanie Danler, to discuss his new book, Girlhood.
This is a gripping set of stories about the forces that shape girls and the adults they become. It is a wise and brilliant guide to transforming oneself and our larger society. It blends investigative reporting, memoir, and scholarship and is written with lyricism and insight.
NOTE: See site for event details.
Where: Skylight Bookstore – Online Crowdcast event
Date: Thursday the 1st
Time: 6:30 pm
Address: Online event
Future Now: A Black & Brown Open Mic & Reading Series via Dryland LA Online
Join us for the first meeting of the Future Now Black & Brown Open Mic & Reading Series, to be held every first Thursday of the month, and hosted by Viva Padilla and the Dryland team.
Featured readers are drawn from our Dryland contributors, and this month include:
Eva Recinos is an LA-based arts and culture journalist and non-fiction writer focusing on stories often left out of mainstream media. Her profiles, features and reviews have been widely published, and her creative non-fiction writing focuses on Latinx identity, education, and mental health
Aruni Wijesinghe is a Sri Lankan-American poet, a project manager, ESL teacher, and native New Yorker, raised in Rockland County, New York and in Orange County, California. Her most recent publication is her poem “Cardamom Vowels” which appeared in the February 1, 2021 issue of Angel’s Flight Literary West.She hascollections forthcoming with Moon Tide Press and Silver Star Laboratory.
Alexandra Martinez is a poet, fiction and non-fiction writer, and baker of pies. She lives in Southern California with her family and animals.
Sign-up for the Open Mic at the site link. Virtual Zoom ID: 878 8950 0444
NOTE: See site for details.
Where: Dryland LA – Online Zoom event
Date: Thursday the 1st
Time: 7 pm – 9 pm
Address: Online event
Website: https://drylandla.org/2021/03/11/future-now-open-mic-reading-series/
Sabor y Cultura: fos_thursdays Open Mic– Instagram Event
Please enjoy the Sabor y Cultura Open Mic on Instagram Live on Thursdays at 8pm PST.
This is an Instagram online event.
NOTE: Sign-ups open on Wednesday at 3 pm.
Where: Online event (see site)
Date: Thursday the 1st
Time: 8 pm
Address: Online event (see site)
Website: https://www.instagram.com/fos_thursdays/
In Conversation: Anthea Butler & Melissa Harris-Perry via CAAM – Online Zoom Event
Join us at CAAM to hear a conversation with Anthea Butler & Melissa Harris-Perry, about the poisonous American political scene, and the powerful role white evangelicals play in the disunion. In her book, White Evangelical Racism: The Politics of Morality in America, Anthea Butler answers that racism is at the core of of conservative evangelical activism and power, and has played a proactive role in fracturing the electorate since the nation’s founding.
NOTE: Details available at site. RSVP for link.
Where: CAAM – Online event (see site)
Date: Friday the 2nd
Time: 5 pm – 6:30 pm
Address: Online event (see site)
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/929466191136933
First Fridays Rapp Saloon Poetry Open Mic with Cynthia Alessandra Briano – Virtual Event
The First Fridays Rapp Saloon Open Mic events have been offered virtually recently. Check posts for updates and details. In February, In February, Cynthia Alessandra Briano celebrated 5 years as host!
NOTE: See website link for details. (TBA)
Where: First Fridays Rapp Saloon (online)
Date: Friday the 2nd
Time: 8:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Address: Virtual event
Website: https://www.facebook.com/rappsaloon
Black Book Chat & Black Imagination via CSUF Afircan American Studies Department – Online Event
Black Book Chat is an informal, virtual meeting hosted by CSUF’s African American Studies Department to explore a variety of nonfiction, poetry, and fiction books by Black authors. At his meeting we will be chatting about Black Imagination, by Natasha Marin.
You don’t have to have read the book to join in. This book chat is dedicated to finding creative and community-based approaches to anti-racist theory and practice. We meet virtually every first Saturday of every month from 10:00 am-11:30 pm.
NOTE: Contact Dr. Natalie L. Graham at ngraham@fullerton.edu or follow @AFAMCSUF on Facebook or IG for more information..
Where: Online event (see details at website link)
Date: Saturday the 3rd
Time: 10 am – 11:30 pm
Address: Online event (see website)
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/439005160500887/
Creative Writing Workshop via LAwritersgroup.com – Online Event
Get words on the page and meet other writers in this online creative writing workshop.
NOTE: See website for online link and further details. Tickets are available via Eventbrite.
Where: Online event (see details at website link)
Date: Saturday the 3rd
Time: 10 am – 12:30 pm
Address: Online event (see website)
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/1256929521349154
Get Lit Saturday Class via Get Lit – Words Ignite – Online Teen Event
Join the Get Lit Saturday Class, a weekly poetry workshop that is free and open to all teens!
Learn writing techniques, performance training, and confidence-building every Saturday morning, via Zoom. This is a FREE writing technique, performance training and confidence building workshop for poets of all experience levels, ages 13-19.
NOTE: See website for online link and further details.
Where: Get Lit – Words Ignite – Online event (see details at website link)
Date: Saturday the 3rd
Time: 10 am – 1 pm
Address: Online event (see website)
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/670785640461851 /
Western Edge Writers Workshop via Eagle Rock Branch Library, LAPL – Online Event
Writers and aspiring writers, join us for a group discussion that supports writing endeavors of all genres: fiction, poetry, non-fiction, and memoirs. Share your work and receive constructive criticism.
NOTE: Email shannah@lapl.org for Zoom participation details.
Where: Eagle Rock Library – Zoom Online event (see details at website link)
Date: Saturday the 3rd
Time: 10 am – 12 pm
Address: Online event (see website)
Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/western-edge-writers-1
Fourth Sundays Poetry Event & A Virtual Garden of Verses via Claremont Library – Online Event
Please join us for the annual Garden of Verses event at the California Botanical Garden, where readers will share nature-themed poems and we’ll celebrate the garden and nature virtually, together.
Readers include, in order:
Lavina Blossom
Cindy Bosquet Harris
John Brantingham
Anders Carlson-Wee
Andrea Carter Brown
Lucia Galloway
Karen Greenbaum-Maya
Genevieve Kaplan
Judy Kronenfeld
Chloe Martinez
Fran McConnel
Penelope Moffet
shali nicholas
Patty Scruggs
David Stone
Erin Stone
Chad Sweeney
Jennifer K. Sweeney
Judith Terzi
Romaine Washington
Felicia Zamora
NOTE: See site for details and Zoom link.
Where: Fourth Sundays Poetry – Online event (see details at website link)
Date: Saturday the 3rd
Time: 11 am – 12:30 pm
Address: Online event (see website)
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/2371000713043352
Poetry Month Begins with S.A.L.A. via LibroMobile– Online IG
Poetry Month begins with the Santa Ana Literary Association (SALA)!
Please join us for a daylong of poetry readings, community, and collaboration. Shout out to Santa Ana local literary notable, J. Martin Strangeweather, for initiating such an amazing space for all Santa Ana writers to obtain recognition!
Reading Line-Up:
David Lopez 12:00
Stacy Russo 1:00
Lisa Alvarez 1:30
Mary Camarillo 2:00
Josh Woods 2:30
Donato Martinez 3:30
Alexandra Umlas 4:00
J. Martin Strangeweather 4:30
Gustavo Hernandez 5:00
Elvia Susana Rubalcava 5:30
NOTE: See website for online link and further details.
Where: SALA – Online event (see details at website link)
Date: Saturday the 12th
Time: 12 pm – 6 pm
Address: Online event (see website)
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/427349861895549
Emerging Writers Fellowship via Get Lit – Words Ignite – Online Teen Event
Get Lit’s FREE 15-week Emerging Writers Fellowship is an online publishing course held for teens on Saturdays from 1-3pm PST.
The course is designated for youth (ages 13-19) who are interested in creating their own poetry chapbooks, as well as learning more about submission and media marketing. No previous experience necessary! Priority to LA youth but all are welcome.
Contact Raul@getlit.org with any questions.
NOTE: See website for online link and further details.
Where: Get Lit – Online event (see details at website link)
Date: Saturday the 3rd
Time: 1 pm – 3 pm
Address: Online event (see website)
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/418997729313150/
Saturday Afternoon Poetry & The Big Open Reading via Zoom Online
Join Saturday Afternoon Poetry for The Big Open Reading, hosted by Jackie Chou and Lori Wall-Holloway (E-Prizes for all participants.
All events are curated by Don Kingfisher Campbell.
Where: Santa Catalina Library, Zoom Online event (see details at website link)
Date: Saturday the 3rd
Time: 3 pm– 5 pm
Address: Zoom online
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