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Literary Long Beach, Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 11/09/26 – 11/15/26

An especially busy week in the Greater Los Angeles literary community. This week is the 3rd Annual OC Book Fair in Old Town Tustin Saturday. Pannels featuring local authors and presses. There are also the usual slate of open mics, readings, workshops and book clubs. Local writers featured this week are: Erica Castro, liz gonzalez, Cecilia Woloch, Erick Aguinaldo, Michael C. Ford, Youth Poet Laureate of Orange County Clara Mejia-Yuan and V, Kali, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 11/09/26 – 11/15/26

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Literary Long Beach, Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 10/26/26 – 11/01/26

Make room in your week to support the Greater Los Angeles literary community! From readings at bookstores and open mics at coffee shops to book clubs at local libraries to workshops that help you grow as a writer, there’s something happening all across the region—from Santa Ana and Anaheim to Riverside, Monrovia, and South Pasadena, all the way to Venice and Santa Monica and beyond. Some local writers featured this week are: Brenda Vaca, Jasmine Vallejo-Love, Vickie Vértiz, Lisa Lee, S.A. Griffin, William Alisca and Romaine Washington, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 10/26/26 – 11/01/26

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Literary Long Beach, Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 10/05/26 – 10/11/26

Another busy week in the Greater Los Angeles literary community. Events at the OC libraries, a workshop at the Riverside Main Library, Trenches Full of Poets open mic in Long Beach and an LGBTQIA+ workshop with West Hollywood Poet Laureate Jen Cheng in West Hollywood and everywhere in-between. Some local writers featuring this week are: Pam Concepcion, Genesis Perez, Cassandra Lane, Malibu Poet Laureate Charlotte Ward, Brenda Vaca and Sam Quinones, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 10/05/26 – 10/11/26

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Literary Long Beach, Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 9/28/26 – 10/04/26

Another busy week in the Greater Los Angeles literary community. Another book festival takes place this weekend, The 3rd Annual Burbank Book Festival from 10 am – 4 pm Saturday at the Buena Vista Branch Library. Plus, open mics, reading and workshops. Local writers reading this week include: Gary Phillips, Mansi Shah, Romaine Washington, Lena Valencia, Laila Lalami and Rosanna Xia, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 9/28/26 – 10/04/26

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Literary Long Beach, Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 9/21/26 – 9/27/26

Another busy week in the Greater Los Ángeles literary community. With the start of Hispanic Heritage Month last week, there are many events highlighting Latinx literature. One is the 11th Edition of the LéaLA Spanish Book Fair & Literary Festival lasting four days the 24th – 27th at LA Plaza de la Cultura y las Artes in DTLA. Check out all the events from the IE to Los Ángeles and Orange Counties. Local writers reading this week are: Yesika Salgado, Paul Vangelisti, Maurya Simon, Pam Concepcion, Kelly Lytle Hernández and Tananarive Due, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 9/21/26 – 9/27/26

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Literary Long Beach, Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: Los Angeles Literature Events: 9/07/26 – 9/13/26

This week in the Greater Los Angeles literary community, there are readings, conversations, open mics, and workshops for readers and writers. The week concludes with the 3rd Annual East Los Book Festival on Saturday at the East Los Angeles Civic Center. Some writers appearing at the festival are: Viet Thanh Nguyen; Herbert Siguenza, founding member of the theatre troop Culture Clash; Brenda Vaca, poet and founder of local Riot of Roses Publishing House; and Diosa Xochiquetzalcóatl, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: Los Angeles Literature Events: 9/07/26 – 9/13/26

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Literary Long Beach, Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 8/31/26 – 9/06/26

Another week packed with literary events across Greater Los Ángeles. Workshops, readings, open mics, book clubs and more. Local writers reading this week include: Wendy Van Camp, L.Á. Poet Laureate Brian Sonia-Wallace, Bri Stokes, Lauren T. Davila, S.A. Griffin and PW, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 8/31/26 – 9/06/26

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Literary Long Beach, Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 8/24/26 – 8/30/26

Another week packed with literary events across Greater Los Ángeles. Workshops, readings, open mics, book clubs and more from Riverside to Monrovia to Long Beach to Santa Ana and everywhere in-between. Local writers reading this week include: K. Andrew Turner, Sofia Aguilar, Raffi Joe Wartanian, Samantha Rios and Simone Swearingen, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 8/24/26 – 8/30/26

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Literary Long Beach, Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 7/27/26 – 8/02/26

Another week packed with literary events across Greater Los Ángeles. Workshops, readings, open mics, book clubs and more. Local writers reading this week include: Bri Stokes, Brendan Constantine, Raquel Reyes-Lopez, Pam Concepcion, Micah Bournes and Tracey Gee, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 7/27/26 – 8/02/26

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Los Angeles Literature Events: 7/20/26 – 7/26/26

Another week packed with literary events across Greater Los Ángeles. The week’s biggest event is the inaugural Los Angeles Indie Book Crawl, adventure that spans the diverse Los Angeles literary scene! Visit independent bookstores, explore LA neighborhoods, and more. Local writers reading this week include: Mike Sonksen, Jesenia Chavez, Adrian Ernesto Cepeda, James Coats, Lauren Yang and Julia C. Gaytan, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 7/20/26 – 7/26/26

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