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Los Angeles Literature Events: 11/09/20 – 11/15/20
Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Immigrant Writing Workshop with Restless Books via Studio City Public Library – Online Event
Join us for a Immigrant Writing Workshop with Restless Books. Each workshop has three sessions, so please register for only one. Join us for an offering of the Innovation Lab’s ”Belonging” series, taught by Restless Books publisher Ilan Stavans, which is designed to help immigrant communities develop their voices, self-confidence, and self-esteem. See details at site.
To register for this event, email Emilie at eaaronson@lapl.org
Where: Studio City Public Library – Online Event (see site for further details)
Date: Monday the 9th
Time: 5 pm
Address: Simi Valley Public Library – Online event
Continue reading “Los Angeles Literature Events: 11/09/20 – 11/15/20”Chicana Writing Avatar Sarah Rafael García Moves Forward with Her Rolling Bookstore
by Liz Goldner
FROM: KCET.org
Sarah Rafael García, a familiar writer/entrepreneur/celebrity in her hometown of Santa Ana, exudes radiance, energy and success. Yet she attributes her accomplishments in writing, teaching, publishing and recently becoming the owner of a bookstore to acknowledging discomfort in her life. She uses that discomfort — as an out-of-place Chicana — as a major source of motivation.
Continue reading “Chicana Writing Avatar Sarah Rafael García Moves Forward with Her Rolling Bookstore”Los Angeles Literature Events 6/22/20 – 6/28/20
Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
UCLA WP Writers Project Teachers Event – Online
UCLA Writing Project presents: Launching Writer’s Workshop (Grades Pre-K – 6th), and online event held for five “packed” days, June 22 – June 26.
We’ll immerse ourselves in the nitty-gritty of Writer’s Workshop: helping students generate topics, constructing pointed and powerful mini-lessons, incorporating mentor texts, responding to young writers, and dabbling in publishing and celebration options, too. All will learn the experience being a writer in a workshop classroom. (May be eligible for LAUSD PD hours)
NOTE: RSVP at website link, to see costs and details.
Where: Online event (Register in advance)
Dates: Monday the 22nd at 9am – Friday the 26th at 2pm
Time: 9 am – 2 pm
Address: Online event
Website: https://facebook.com/event/546825142692698/
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Los Angeles Literature Events 6/15/20 – 6/21/20
Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Free Online Writing Class for All Ages with Writer Eric Kaplan
Join us for a free online writing event with writer Eric Kalan (Futurama, Big Bang Theory, etc.) for a “Learn to Write” class online. When this six-week class ends you will know how to tell a story and write a short script. It’s free to download and free to join.
Where: Online
Date: Monday the 15th
Time: 3 pm – 4 pm
Address: ZOOM
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/1223428574716573/
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Los Angeles Literature Events 5/11/20 – 5/17/20
NOTE: All Events Are Online/Vritual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Roots: Family History Project with VSU Bruins
The Roots; Family History Project is for those who want to share their Vietnamese and/or Southeast Asian-American stories or the stories of their parents, family or friends. You must fill out an interest form available online and a journalist will contact you to follow up.
Where: Online-Virtual event
Date: Monday the 11th & Tuesday the 12th
Time: 12 am – 12 am
Address: Online/Virtual event (see website link for information)
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/2522207648097351/
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Los Angeles Literature Events 5/04/20 – 5/10/20
All Events Are Online/Vritual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
The Stay at Home and Read a Book Ball: Safer at Home Edition
Although the original event date has passed, you may still participate—any time you choose. Select a book and get lost in the pages, and support the library’s fundraising efforts by donating what you would have spent on an evening’s entertainment.. Then share what you’re reading on Facebook, Instagram and/or Twitter.
This event will continue weekly through the quarantine period.
Where: Library Foundation of Los Angeles (LFLA) Online Event
Date: Monday the 4th
Time: 9 am – 9 pm
Address: FACEBOOK
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/515180569168972/
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Los Angeles Literature Events 1/27/20 – 2/02/20
Mietek Boduszynski & US Democracy Promotion in the Arab World at LMU
Author Mietek Bosduszynski will discuss and sign his book, US Democracy Promotion in the Arab World. Should the US offer more support to the Middle East and Northern Africa to democratize? Join us in a discussion with an expert on the Balkans and the modern Middle East and North Africa, especially Iraq, Libya and Egypt.
The author teaches U.S. Foreign Policy at Pomona College, and was a diplomat with the U.S. Department of State at postings in Albania, Kosovo, Japan, Egypt, Libya and Iraq.
Where: LMU, McIntosh Center, University Hall, 3999
Date: Monday the 27th
Time: 5 pm
Address: 1 LMU Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90045
Website: https://cal.lmu.edu/event/mietek_boduszynski_us_democracy_promotion_in_the_arab_world
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Los Angeles Literature Events 1/13/19 – 1/19/20
Waraqah—Holistic Arabic Learning Playgroup at Children’s Book World – Kids Event
Caregivers and children immerse their senses in the beauty of the Arabic language through dynamic and rhythmic activities delivered through stories, songs, creative movement and props. This event is led by Dina Halwani and is for children ages 1-6.
Where: Children’s Book World
Date: Monday the 13th
Time: 10:30 am
Address: 10580 ½ W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064
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Los Angeles Literature Events 9/30/19 – 10/06/19
Distinguished Author Series: Patty Seyburn & Andrew Tonkavich at Laguna College of Art + Design
The Laguna College of Art + Design’s (LCAD) Leslie Power Library Presents: Distinguished Authors Lecture Series, with:
Patty Seyburn has previously published five collections of poems, her most recent release being Threshold Delivery (Finishing line Press 2019). She is a proud professor at CSU Long Beach.
Andrew Tonkavich edits the West Coast literary magazine, Santa Monica Review, and hosts Bibliocracy, a weekly books show on listener-supported Pacifica Radio’s KPFK (90.7) in Southern California. He is a regular contributor to the OC Weekly and is co-editor of Orange County: A Literary Field Guide (Hey Day 2017). He teaches composition at UC Irvine.
NOTE: Free Admission / Public Invited
Where: Laguna College of Art + Design
Date: Monday the 30th
Time: 6:30 pm – 9 pm
Address: 2222 Laguna Canyon Rd., Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Website: https://facebook.com/events/2350061018589583
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