Plenty of literary events this week. Events include: readings, open mics, book clubs, workshops and a few kids and YA events. Local writers reading this week are: Sha’quan Lewis, Jervey Tervalon, Natalia Molina and Ivette Ocampo, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 02/05/24 – 02/11/24
The Literary community ramps up this week. Events include: readings, open mics, book clubs, workshops and a few kids events, including the Orange County Poet Laureate Celebration introducing the new Poet Laureate Gustavo Hernandez. Local writers reading this week are: F. Duglas Brown, Teresa Mei Chuc, Brenda Vaca, Maestro, Bill Cushing and Lynne Thompson, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 01/22/24 – 01/28/24
Plenty of literary events this week. Events include: readings, open mics, book clubs, workshops and a few kids events. Local writers reading this week are: Rich Ferguson, Matt Sedillo, Susan Hayden, Christian Perfas, Arthur Kayzakian, Maria Bolaños, Juan Amador and Mr. Chai Tea, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 01/15/24 – 01/21/24
Los Angeles Literature’s list of weekly events is back. Show up to a reading, take part in a workshop, join a book club, discover new writers and poets at an open mic, support LBGTQ+ writers and/or take your children to a teen or children’s event, to break in the new year in the literary community. Local writers reading this week are: Ellen Weber, Karen A. Clark and Angelina Saenz, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 01/01/24 – 01/07/24
The last list of weekly events of the year. It’s been a busy one for the literary community. From events in San Bernardino to Santa Ana to Sylmar to Venice and everywhere in-between. Literary events include: readings, open mics, book clubs, workshops, a few kids and teen events. Local writers reading this week include: Don Kingfisher Campbell, Stefanie Gilmore, VOTH, Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo, Linda Ravenswood and Mat Sedillo, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 12/11/23 – 12/17/23
Another week full of literary events: readings, open mics, book clubs, workshops and a few kids events. Local writers reading this week include: Brian Sonia-Wallace, Ivan Salinas, Eric Moraga, Xochiotl-Julisa Bermejo, féi Hernandez, Taz Ahmed, Sofia Fey and Sesshu Foster, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 11/27/23 – 12/03/23
Thanksgiving week is upon us. Hope everyone spends time with the people who matter most to you. There are still literary events: readings, open mics, book clubs, workshops, a LGBTQ, a few kids, teen events. Local writers reading this week include: Matt Sedillo, Benin Lemus, Angelina Saenz and Jessica M. Wilson, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 11/20/23 – 11/26/23
An extra busy week full of literary events, but one of the community’s biggest annual events is the Southern California Poetry Festival at Beyond Baroque in Venice on Friday, Saturday and Sunday featuring over 48 poets reading, discussing their work and teaching workshops. Local writers reading this week include: Ron L. Dowell, Michelle Bitting, Charles Jensen, Juan Amador, William Archila, Christina Cha, Lou Mathews and Adriana Ernesto Cepeda, among others. Get out there in-person or virtually L.Á. and support your local literary community! #losangelesliterature Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 11/13/23 – 11/19/23
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: Ingrid Calderon-Collins, West Hollywood Poet Laureate Jen Cheng, South Central Native and Poet Laureate of Santa Barbara Melinda Palacio, Elena Secota, Olga García Echeverría, Diosa Xochiquetzalcóatl, Richard Modian, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 11/06/23 – 11/12/23
As usual, another busy week full of literary events: readings, open mics, book clubs, workshops, a few kids and teen events. Even the First Annual Indie-Pendent Voices: A Celebration of Authors and Zines literary celebration at the Central Library. Local writers reading this week include: Mimi Tempestt (L.A. Native living in the Bay), Donna Hilbert, Tod Goldberg, Susan Straight, Xuan Juliana Wang, Neal Shusterman, Shonda Buchanan, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 10/30/23 – 11/05/23
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