Another busy week in Los Angeles Literature before Easter on Sundy. There are workshops, open mics, kids events, book clubs, young adult events and more. Local writers featuring this week include: Luivette Resto, Elena Karina Byrne, Mimi Tempestt, William Archila, Amaud Jamaul Johnson and Donna Spruijt-Metz, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 4/14/25 – 4/20/25
Another busy week in Los Angeles Literature. It’s week two of the LA Get Down Festival. Plus, there are workshops, open mics, kids events, book clubs, LGBTQIA events and more. Local writers featuring this week include: Douglas Manuel, Carlos Ornelas, Susan Hayden, Ingrid M. Calderon-Collins, Mike Sonksen and Genesis Perez among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 4/07/25 – 4/13/25
Another busy week in Los Angeles Literature. There are many literary events, but the biggest is the month long LA Get Down Festival in celebration of National Poetry Month. Local writers featuring this week include: Nikolai Garcia, Michael C Ford, Dig Wayne, E.A. Hanks, Juan Amador and G. Murray Thomas, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 3/31/25 – 4/06/25
A huge week in Los Angeles Literature. The annual AWP Conference is in Los Ángeles this week for the first time since 2016. This means there are tons of off-site reading with tons of powerful local writers and writers from out of town in L.Á. for the conference. Some of the off-site readings are listed in the events list and others can be found here: Off-Site Events. Some writers reading locally this week are: Francesca Lia Block, Marcus Clayton, Brynn Saito, Lorna Dee Cervantes, Skye Jackson, Major Jackson, Brandon Som, Sara Borjas and Chen Chen. In these troubling times it’s more important than ever to support the local literary community and the written word. #losangelesliteratureLos Angeles Literature Events: 3/24/25 – 3/30/25 Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 3/24/25 – 3/30/25
Another busy week in Los Angeles Literature. Many literary events from workshops to book clubs, to readings to open mics, from kids and teen events to LGBTQIA events and more. Local Writers featuring this week include: Felicia “Fe” Montes, Iván Salinas, G.T. Foster, Ryane Nicole Granados, Matthew “Cuban” Hernandez and Jonathan Humanoid, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 3/17/25 – 3/23/25
Literary events this week includes a big one. If you want to venture a little farther there is the Ventura County Poetry Festival Thursday through Sunday. There is also the full range of other literary events. Local Writers featuring this week include: Pam Concepcion, William Archila, Emily St. James, Brenda Vaca, Andria Hill, and Jennifer Baptiste, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 3/03/25 – 3/09/25
Literary events this week include the annual L.A. Zine Fest at the Broad Museum Saturday and Sunday 11 am – 5 pm. There is also the full range of other literary events. Local Writers featuring this week include: Mariano Zaro, Jesenia Chavez, Yazmenne Archer, David A. Romero and Philosophy, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 2/24/25 – 3/02/25
Literary event this week include the community’s first book festival of the year: The 4th Annual Culver City Book Festival at the Wende Museum. Writers appearing at the Culver City Book Festival include: Gustavo Arellano, CJ Leede, Jesse Katz, Alyesha Wise, Besskepp and Food 4 Thought, among others. 10 am – 5 pm. The full range of other literary events round out the week. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 2/17/25 – 2/23/25
Another week of events. They include: readings, workshops, book clubs, kid and teen events. Some local writers reading this week that include: Allan Aquino, Ron L. Dowell, Suzanne Lummis, Mariano Zaro, Bill Mohr, David A. Romero,Torre Brannon Reese and Susan Straight, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 2/03/25 – 2/09/25
Another week of events. They include: readings, workshops, book clubs, Teen and LGBTQIA+ events. Some local writers reading this week that include: Bri Stokes, Andy Sanchez, Victoria Alejandro, Derek D. Brown and Fernando A. Funes, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 1/27/25 – 2/02/25
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