As usual, another busy week full of literary events: readings, open mics, book clubs, workshops, a few kids and teen events. Local writers reading this week include: Soul Stuf, Arthur Kayzakian, Lory Bedikian, Shannon Watters, Jeffrey Bryant and Caesar K. Avelar, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 08/07/23 – 08/13/23
As usual, another busy week full of literary events: readings, open mics, book clubs, workshops, a few kids and teen events and a few events that leads up the Latina Writers Conference. Local writers reading this week include: Anastasia Fenald, Brenda Vaca, Leslie Ortega, Teresa Mei Chuc, Susan Hayden, Vickie Vertiz and Cory Cofer, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 07/24/23 – 07/30/23
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
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
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
Another busy week full of literary events: readings, open mics, book clubs and workshops and a kids and YA event or two. Local writers reading this week are: Justin Torres, Seqouia Mercier, Anastasia Helena Fenald and Shy But Flyy, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 03/06/23 – 03/12/23
Another busy week full of literary events: readings, open mics, book clubs and workshops all throughout the L.Á. area. There is even several YA, teen event and kids events. Local writers reading this week are: bridgette bianca, Lisbeth Coiman, Carla Sameth, Jen Cheng, James Coats, Kim Dower, Arthur Kayzakian and Romaine Washington, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 02/06/23 – 02/12/23
Another busy week full of literary events: readings, open mics, book clubs and workshops all throughout the L.Á. area. There is even a YA, teen event and several kids events. Local writers reading this week are: Christina Hammonds Reed, Luivette Resto, Matt Sedillo, James Evert Jones, Natalie Sierra and Elisabeth Houston, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 01/30/23 – 02/05/23
At the stroke of midnight on January 1, 2023, Poet Ceasar K. Avelar became Pomona’s second Poet Laureate. He took over the reins from David “Judah 1” Oliver, a passionate poet who wears many hats—artist, poet, author, art advisor, and is the Co-Host and Founder of LionLike MindState Poetry and Art Series at the Pomona Fairplex. Avelar steps into the role of Poet Laureate, having become known in the Southern California poetry community for his proletariat-infused poetry and as the host of the monthly open mic “Obsidian Tongues” every second Saturday of the month at Café con Libros Press in Pomona’s Arts Colony. Plus, next year FlowerSong Press will publish his debut poetry collection.
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The first list of weekly events of the year. There are readings, open mics, book clubs and workshops from Pomona to Venice to Orange and Santa Ana to Long Beach to everywhere in-between. There is even a few YA and kids events. Local writers reading this week are: poet Alma Rosa Rivera, novelist Jordan Harper, spoken word poet Christian Perfas “Soulstuf,” novelist Janet Fitch, poet Patty Chavez and poet Carlos Ornelas, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 01/09/23 – 01/15/23
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