Plenty of literary events this week: open mics, book clubs, readings, workshops, kids and teen events. Even the Women Who Submit Conference: Beyond the Writing at Plaza de la Raza. Local writers reading this week include: Lynne Thompson, Taz Ahmed, Gregory Bell, Ingrid Calderon Collins, Susan Hayden and Lory Bedikian, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 08/05/24 – 08/11/24
Los Angeles Literature’s list of weekly events is back after a week lost because of the global tech outage. This week is full of events: open mics, book clubs, readings, workshops, kids, teen and LGBTQIA events. Local writers reading this week include: Jen Cheng, Nancy Lynée Woo, Nicelle Davis, Greg Mania, Lady Basco and Jeff Rogers, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 07/29/24 – 08/04/24
Another busy week in the literary community. Open mics, book clubs, readings, workshops and kids, teen and LGBTQIA events abound. Local writers reading this week include: Cory Besskepp Cofer, VOTH, E.P. Tauzon, Nikolai Garcia, Anastasia Fenald, Séamus Isaac Fey and Naomi Hirahara, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 07/15/24 – 07/21/24
It’s the third week of Pride Month and this week to celebrate the L.A. Poet Society is hosting the 4th Annual Queer Writers Festival. There are still other events this week including: open mics, book clubs, readings workshops, kids and teen events and even LGBTG+. Local writers reading this week are: Jesenia Chavez, Lynell George, Jose Hernandez Diaz, Jenise Miller, Sesshu Foster and Daniel Jose Ruiz, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 06/17/24 – 06/23/24
As Pride Month continues there are more readings and other literary events highlighting LGBTQIA+ writers and their literature. Some of these local writers reading this week are: Vickie Vértiz, Angela Peñaredondo, Rocio Carlos, Jeremy Ra and West Hollywood Poet Laureate Jen Chang, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 06/10/24 – 06/16/24
It’s now Pride Month and literary events highlighting LGBTQIA+ writers and their literature are numerous. They include writing workshops, readings, open mics and more. Local writers reading this week are: Gary Phillips, Ellen Estilai, Jen Cheng, Aruni Wijesinghe and Kenji C. Liu, Among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 06/03/24 – 06/09/24
A busy week of literary events. Events include: readings, open mics, book clubs, workshops, and a few kids and YA events. Local writers reading this week are: Lynne Thompson, Jeremy Ra, Douglas Manuel, Celeste, Aiyana Da’briel, Suzanne Lummis and Romaine Washington, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 05/27/24 – 06/02/24
Plenty of literary events this week. Events include: readings, open mics, book clubs, workshops and a few kids, teen and an LGBTQIA event. Local writers reading this week include: Ingrid M. Calderón Collins, Naomi Hirahara, Mr. Chai Tea, Lisbeth Coiman, October BLU, Anastasia Fenald and Suhasini Yeeda. amang others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 05/013/24 – 05/19/2
Plenty of literary events this week. Events include: readings, open mics, book clubs, workshops and a few kids events. Local writers reading this week include: Anastasia Helena Fenald, Arthur Kayzakian, Malibu Poet Laureate Nathan Hassall, Sholeh Wolpe, Cybele Garcia Kohel and Ryka Aoki, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 05/06/24 – 05/12/24
Plenty of literary events this week, including the L.A. Poet Society’s 4th Annual Jasmines & Poetry Festival on Saturday at The Libros in Lincoln Heights. Local writers reading this week include: Karo Ska, Donato Martinez, Lauren Yang, Tisha Marie Reichle-Aguilara, Ebony Morgan, Christina Cha and Francesca Lia Block, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 04/22/24 – 04/28/24
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