Category: Literary Long Beach

Literary Long Beach, Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 5/12/25 – 5/18/25

Another busy week in Los Angeles Literature. The 4th Annual Pomona Poetry & Book Fest continues at the L.A. County Fair and the 9th Annual Anarchist Book Fair takes place on the 17th and 18th. Plus, all the other typical literary events talking place across Greater Los Ángeles. Local writers featuring this week include: Lester Graves Lennon, Mimi Tempestt, Angelina Saenz, C.B. Lee, Steven Hendrix and Alyesha Wise, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 5/12/25 – 5/18/25

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Literary Long Beach, Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 5/05/25 – 5/11/25

Another busy week in Los Angeles Literature. The 48th UCR Writers Week at UC Riverside takes place with author readings and talks Monday-Friday. Plus, all the other typical literary events talking place across Greater Los Ángeles. Local writers featuring this week include: Xochitil-Julisa Bermejo, Lynda V. E. Crawford, Kim Dower, Briana Muñoz Sandy Shakes and Usolospher, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 5/05/25 – 5/11/25

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Literary Long Beach, Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 4/28/25 – 5/04/25

Another busy week in Los Angeles Literature. There are three different literary festivals taking place: LitFest in the Dena at Pasadena Presbyterian Church, Yallwest at SAMO High in Santa Monica and week one of the 4th Annual Pomona Poetry & Book Fest at the L.Á. County Fair. Plus, all the other typical literary events are talking place across Greater Los Ángeles. Local writers featuring this week include: Nicelle Davis, Jeremy Ra, Marcus Omari, VOTH, Alex Petunia, Hannah Patchman and Pw, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 4/28/25 – 5/04/25

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Literary Long Beach, Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 4/22/25 – 4/27/25

Another busy week in Los Angeles Literature with the 30th Annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books taking place this weekend, Saturday 10 am – 6 pm, Sunday 10 am – 5 pm at USC. There are still workshops, open mics, kids events, book clubs, kids and an LGBTQIA event and more. Local writers featuring at the Book Festival are: Alex Espinoza, Amy Gerstler, Attica Locke, Bill Deverell, Daniel A. Olivas, Donna Spruijot-Metz and Felicia ‘Fe’ Montes, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 4/22/25 – 4/27/25

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Literary Long Beach, Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 4/14/25 – 4/20/25

Another busy week in Los Angeles Literature before Easter on Sundy. There are workshops, open mics, kids events, book clubs, young adult events and more. Local writers featuring this week include: Luivette Resto, Elena Karina Byrne, Mimi Tempestt, William Archila, Amaud Jamaul Johnson and Donna Spruijt-Metz, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 4/14/25 – 4/20/25

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Literary Long Beach, Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 4/07/25 – 4/13/25

Another busy week in Los Angeles Literature. It’s week two of the LA Get Down Festival. Plus, there are workshops, open mics, kids events, book clubs, LGBTQIA events and more. Local writers featuring this week include: Douglas Manuel, Carlos Ornelas, Susan Hayden, Ingrid M. Calderon-Collins, Mike Sonksen and Genesis Perez among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 4/07/25 – 4/13/25

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Literary Long Beach, Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 3/31/25 – 4/06/25

Another busy week in Los Angeles Literature. There are many literary events, but the biggest is the month long LA Get Down Festival in celebration of National Poetry Month. Local writers featuring this week include: Nikolai Garcia, Michael C Ford, Dig Wayne, E.A. Hanks, Juan Amador and G. Murray Thomas, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 3/31/25 – 4/06/25

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Literary Long Beach, Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 3/24/25 – 3/30/25

A huge week in Los Angeles Literature. The annual AWP Conference is in Los Ángeles this week for the first time since 2016. This means there are tons of off-site reading with tons of powerful local writers and writers from out of town in L.Á. for the conference. Some of the off-site readings are listed in the events list and others can be found here: Off-Site Events. Some writers reading locally this week are: Francesca Lia Block, Marcus Clayton, Brynn Saito, Lorna Dee Cervantes, Skye Jackson, Major Jackson, Brandon Som, Sara Borjas and Chen Chen. In these troubling times it’s more important than ever to support the local literary community and the written word. #losangelesliteratureLos Angeles Literature Events: 3/24/25 – 3/30/25 Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 3/24/25 – 3/30/25

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Literary Long Beach, Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 3/17/25 – 3/23/25

Another busy week in Los Angeles Literature. Many literary events from workshops to book clubs, to readings to open mics, from kids and teen events to LGBTQIA events and more. Local Writers featuring this week include: Felicia “Fe” Montes, Iván Salinas, G.T. Foster, Ryane Nicole Granados, Matthew “Cuban” Hernandez and Jonathan Humanoid, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 3/17/25 – 3/23/25

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Literary Long Beach, Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 3/10/25 – 3/16/25

Another busy week in Los Angeles Literature. Many literary events from workshops to book clubs, to readings to open mics, from kids and teen events to LGBTQIA events and more. Local Writers featuring this week include: Vanessa Angélica Villarreal, Tauri, Paul Haddad, Lida Parent Harris, traci kato-kiriyama and Ryane Nicole Granados, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 3/10/25 – 3/16/25

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