Los Angeles Literature Events: 05/8/23 – 05/14/23
Another week full of literary events. Since May is AAPI Heritage Month, there is the Festival of AAPI Books at Billie Jean King Main Library in Long Beach Saturday, 10am – 4pm featuring 34 Asian American and Pacific Islander writers. Local writers reading this week include: Savannah Manhattan, Elisabet Salas, Kim Dower, Douglas Manuel, Christian Perfas, Angela Peñaredondo and Nancy Lynée Woo, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 05/8/23 – 05/14/23
Glendale’s First Poet Laureate
Recently poet, writer and musician Raffi Joe Wartanian was named Glendale’s first Poet Laureate. It only took eight years for poet and resident Linda Ravenswood to get city approval for the position last Fall. Continue reading Glendale’s First Poet Laureate
Los Angeles Literature Events: 05/01/23 – 05/07/23
A busy week full of literary events with another annual event: LitFest Pasadena Saturday 12:30pm – 7pm and Sunday 12:30pm – 6pm. A literary festival featuring local SoCal writers. There are also the usual events as well: readings, open mics, book clubs and workshops and a kids and YA event or two. Local writers reading this week include: Gerda Govine Ituarte, Mark Cid, Tod Goldberg, Nancy Lynée Woo, Julayne Lee, Terry Wolverton, Ernesto Cisneros, Angela Penaredondo, Anaheim Poet Laureate Wendy Van Camp and Donato Martinez, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 05/01/23 – 05/07/23
CORE Healing Arts Festival
American Book Award-winning poet and writer Jimmy Santiago Baca was the featured speaker at Pasadena City College’s CORE Healing Arts Festival. There he spoke about his life and how writing and poetry heals and saves lives. Continue reading CORE Healing Arts Festival
Los Angeles Literature Events: 04/24/23 – 04/30/23
Another busy week with a big annual event: Yallwest, a book festival for children’s and young adult books at Santa Monica High on Saturday. There are also other events: readings, open mics, books clubs, workshops and Teen event. Local writers reading this week are: Elyse Hart, Mona Simpson, F. Douglas Brown, Faye Duncan, Vickie Vértiz, Poet Astrid, Jessica Gallion, Almoa Rose Rivera and Brenda Vaca, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 04/24/23 – 04/30/23
Latinx Poets of the World Stage Press at the 7th Annual L.A. Get Down Festival
The annual L.A. Get Down Festival takes place each weekend in April to coincide with National Poetry Month at the Greenway Court Theatre. This year, on the second Saturday, the reading Latinx Poets of the World Stage Press, was the night’s reading. Continue reading Latinx Poets of the World Stage Press at the 7th Annual L.A. Get Down Festival
Los Angeles Literature Events: 04/17/23 – 04/23/23
An especially busy week in the Los Ángeles literary community. There are two festivals, the 28th Annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at USC (Saturday and Sunday) and the 1st Annual Neenach Poetry Festival near Palmdale-Lancaster (Saturday). Local writers reading and signing at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books are: Susan Straight, Alex Espinoza, Donna Spriijt-Metz, Erin Aubry Kaplan, Shane Murray and Lynda La Rose, among others. Local writers reading the Neenach Poetry Festival are: Anastasia Helena Fernald, Matthew Cuban Hernandez, Mauricio Moreno, Ruth Nolan, Brian Dunlap, Brendan Constantine and James Coats, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 04/17/23 – 04/23/23
There Is A New Open Mic In Town: SERPENTINE
The North Figueroa Bookshop is one of Los Ángeles’ newest independent bookstores. The first Friday of the Month poet Ingrid Calderon Collins hosts it’s open mic SERPENTINE. Continue reading There Is A New Open Mic In Town: SERPENTINE
Los Angeles Literature Events: 04/10/23 – 04/16/23
Another busy week full of literary events: readings, open mics, book clubs and workshops and a few kids and YA events and the 7th Annual L.A. Get Down Festival continues on the weekend in the Fairfax District. Local writers reading this week include: Justine Pucella Winans, Ed Mabrey, Maurene Goo, Hannah Pachman, Iris de Anda, Andy Sanchez, Brian Dunlap and Amy Shimshon-Santo, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 04/10/23 – 04/16/23
Los Angeles Literature Events: 04/03/23 – 04/09/23
Another busy week full of literary events: readings, open mics, book clubs and workshops and a kids and teen event or two. Local writers reading this week include: Victoria Chang, Tracy Badua, Jose Hernandez Diaz, Mauricio Moreno, Yxta Maya Murray, Michelle Brittan Rosado and F. Douglas Brown, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 04/03/23 – 04/09/23
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