Another busy week of literary events in L.Á. Workshops, open mics, book clubs, readings, a kids events or two. Local writers reading this week are: on Thursday local poet Richard Ferguson and local writer Lynell George. Get to your computer L,Á. and support your local literary community! Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 03/01/21 – 03/07/21
Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Denise Hamilton, Alex Espinosa & Aimee Bender Present Speculative LA Fiction Anthology via Skylight Books – Online Event
Join editor Denise Hamilton and contributing authors Alex Espinosa & Aimee Bender to hear themdiscuss the new anthology Speculative Los Angeles.
This is the debut title in a new city-based anthology series featuring all-new stories with speculative, sci-fi, and paranormal themes—each using distinct neighborhood settings as a launching pad.
Denise Hamilton is the author of seven crime novels and the editor of the anthologies Los Angeles Noir and Los Angeles Noir 2: The Classics. She is a former Los Angeles Times journalist and a proud LA native, and editor of Speculative Los Angeles.
Alex Espinoza was born in Tijuana, Mexico to parents from the state of Michoacan and raised in suburban Los Angeles. He is the author of two novels and his most recent book, Cruising: An Intimate History of a Radical Pastime. He is the Tomas Rivera Endowed Chair of Creative Writing at UC Riverside.
Aimee Bender is the author of six books, and has received many literary awards. Her work has been translated into sixteen languages, and her short fiction published in numerous journals. She lives in LA with her family and teaches creative writing at USC.
NOTE: See site for event details.
Where: Skylight Bookstore – Online Crowdcast event
Date: Monday the 15th
Time: 6:30 pm (PDT)
Address: Online event
Continue reading “Los Angeles Literature Events: 02/15/21 – 02/21/21”
By Brian Dunlap
SanTana Poets y Mas started a few minutes late. Connecting through Instagram Live. A rainy day in Southern California, during the pandemic. I was tuning into the middle of the 3rd Anniversary LibroMobile Literary Arts Festival. Local SanTana poets shared their work, beginning with Donato Martinez, a professor of English at Santa Ana College.
Continue reading “SanTana Poets y Mas”
By Vera Casaneda
FROM: TimesOC
When author Sarah Rafael García’s LibroMobile began taking up space in a Santa Ana back alley off 4th and Spurgeon streets, the purpose was to cultivate diversity through books. The past year has been about how to take up space online to survive.
Continue reading “Literary Arts Festival Spotlights Local and Visiting Artists of Color”
Texas based FlowerSong Press is quietly building an impressive list of local writers and other book news from Poet Astrid and others. Continue reading News From the L.Á. Literary Community
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”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”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/
Continue reading “Los Angeles Literature Events 6/22/20 – 6/28/20”
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/
Continue reading “Los Angeles Literature Events 6/15/20 – 6/21/20”
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/
Continue reading “Los Angeles Literature Events 5/11/20 – 5/17/20”
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