Community News
Since the last Commuity News at the beginning of April, what’s been going on in the Greater Los Angeles literary community? Two new independent presses have begun to publish work, the community went through literary festival season with one festival after another and more! Continue reading Community News
Los Angeles Literature Events: 06/03/24 – 06/09/24
It’s now Pride Month and literary events highlighting LGBTQIA+ writers and their literature are numerous. They include writing workshops, readings, open mics and more. Local writers reading this week are: Gary Phillips, Ellen Estilai, Jen Cheng, Aruni Wijesinghe and Kenji C. Liu, Among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 06/03/24 – 06/09/24
Los Angeles Literature Events: 05/27/24 – 06/02/24
A busy week of literary events. Events include: readings, open mics, book clubs, workshops, and a few kids and YA events. Local writers reading this week are: Lynne Thompson, Jeremy Ra, Douglas Manuel, Celeste, Aiyana Da’briel, Suzanne Lummis and Romaine Washington, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 05/27/24 – 06/02/24
Los Angeles Literature Events: 05/20/24 – 05/26/24
There are plenty of Asian American literary events this week as AAPI Heritage Month continues. Events include: readings, open mics, book clubs, workshops and a few kids, teen and an LGBTQIA event. Local writers reading this week include: Nadia Hunter Bey, Shay Fan, Vickie Vértiz, Myriam Gurba, Anna Dorn and Donato Martinez, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 05/20/24 – 05/26/24
Third Annual Festival of AAPI Books in Long Beach
On the Fourth of May, the 3rd Annual Festival of AAPI Books occured at the Michelle Obama Library in Long Beach. It was a festival where authors spoke on writing and current issues in America. Continue reading Third Annual Festival of AAPI Books in Long Beach
Los Angeles Literature Events: 05/013/24 – 05/19/2
Plenty of literary events this week. Events include: readings, open mics, book clubs, workshops and a few kids, teen and an LGBTQIA event. Local writers reading this week include: Ingrid M. Calderón Collins, Naomi Hirahara, Mr. Chai Tea, Lisbeth Coiman, October BLU, Anastasia Fenald and Suhasini Yeeda. amang others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 05/013/24 – 05/19/2
Los Angeles Literature Events: 05/06/24 – 05/12/24
Plenty of literary events this week. Events include: readings, open mics, book clubs, workshops and a few kids events. Local writers reading this week include: Anastasia Helena Fenald, Arthur Kayzakian, Malibu Poet Laureate Nathan Hassall, Sholeh Wolpe, Cybele Garcia Kohel and Ryka Aoki, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 05/06/24 – 05/12/24
How to Float: A Poet, The Woman’s Building and Beyond Baroque
Los Angeles Literature’s newest literary history essay by Pam Ward.
Los Ángeles has been home to many powerful poets and writers, native born and transplants. They’ve read on stages, both makeshift and otherwise, from The Valley to Beyond Baroque, to Downtown and Chinatown to The Eastside, at Cafe con Libros in Pomona to LibroMobile in Santa Ana and the Ugly Mug in Orange, to long gone spots like Redondo Poets, Papa Bach Bookstore and 5th Street Dicks in Leimert Park and everywhere in-between. L,Á. native Pam Ward, author of Want Some Get Some, Mad Girls Burn Slow and the poetry collection Between Good Men & No Man At All, takes readers back to her first decade in the literary community, between the mid-80s to the mid-90s, remembering how the poets got down and how poetry saved lives.
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Los Angeles Literature Events: 04/29/24 – 05/05/24
This week the Los Angeles literary community is in the thick of literary festival season. There are five literary festivals next weekend: Lit Fest in the Dena in Pasadena, the Festival of AAPI Books in Long Beach, the first annual Heavy Manners Literary Fair at the Heavy Manners Library, Third Edition Viet Book Fest in Santa Ana and week one of the 3rd Pomona Valley Poetry & Book Fest at the L.Á. County Fair. Plus, all the usual literary events. Local writers reading this week include: Viet Thanh Nguyen, Daniel Olivas, Michelle Brittan Rosado, Pete Hsu, Carolyn Huynh and Reem Ali Adeeb, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 04/29/24 – 05/05/24
Inaugural NELA Poetry Festival
A brianchild of VCP SoCal Poets, a new poetry festival brought local poets to Northeast Los Angeles on April 13 and 14th. As Teresa Mei chuc sais, “I would love to continue to put on the festival for years to come.” Continue reading Inaugural NELA Poetry Festival
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