Plenty of literary events this week. Events include: readings, open mics, book clubs, workshops and a few LGBTQ specific and kids events. Local writers reading this week are: Susan Straight, Nicelle Davis, Ron L. Dowell, Gustavo Hernandez, Juan Amador, Brian Dunlap and Jamie Jo Hoang, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 02/19/24 – 02/25/24
Plenty of literary events this week, including the annual UC Riverside’s Writers Week, both virtual and in-person. Other events include: readings, open mics, book clubs, workshops and a few kids events. Local writers reading this week are: Jose Hernandez Diaz, Maestro, Alma Rosa Rivera, Ceasar Avelar, Diane Marie Brown, Lory Bedikian and Raffi Joe Wartanian, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 02/12/24 – 02/18/24
The new weekly list of literary events. They include: readings, open mics, book clubs, workshops and a few kids and a teen event. Local writers reading this week are: LADY KDAY, Anastasia Helena Fenald, Brandi Wells, Maestro, James Coats and bridgette bianca, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 01/29/24 – 02/04/24
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
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
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. 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
As usual, another busy week full of literary events: readings, open mics, book clubs, workshops, a few kids, teen and a couple of LGBTQIA+ specific events. Many local writers reading this week include: Lynne Bronstein, Jackie Chou, Richard Modiano, Aruni Wijesinghe, Jeremy Ra, Alexandra Umlas, Christian “Soul Suf” Perfas and Brian Dunlap, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 10/02/23 – 10/08/23
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
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