Another busy week in Los Angeles Literature. Several LGBTQIA events as pride month begins on Sunday. Plus, the 1st Annual Poetry/Literary Festival at Santa Ana College on Wednesday and Thursday. Local writers featuring this week include: Jervey Tervalon, Rhys Langston, Gia Civerolo, Joshua Rafael Castro, Lory Bedikian and Grant Wamack, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 5/26/25 – 6/1/25
Another busy week in Los Angeles Literature. This weekend is the WeHo Pride Arts Festival featuring readings from banned LGBTQ+ books, among other arts events. Plus, all the other typical literary events talking place across Greater Los Ángeles. Local writers featuring this week include: Ivan Salinas, Donato Martinez, Bill Cushing, David Trinidad, Jesenia Chavez and Rocio Carlos, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 5/19/25 – 5/25/25
Another busy week in Los Angeles Literature. The 48th UCR Writers Week at UC Riverside takes place with author readings and talks Monday-Friday. Plus, all the other typical literary events talking place across Greater Los Ángeles. Local writers featuring this week include: Xochitil-Julisa Bermejo, Lynda V. E. Crawford, Kim Dower, Briana Muñoz Sandy Shakes and Usolospher, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 5/05/25 – 5/11/25
Another busy week in Los Angeles Literature with the 30th Annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books taking place this weekend, Saturday 10 am – 6 pm, Sunday 10 am – 5 pm at USC. There are still workshops, open mics, kids events, book clubs, kids and an LGBTQIA event and more. Local writers featuring at the Book Festival are: Alex Espinoza, Amy Gerstler, Attica Locke, Bill Deverell, Daniel A. Olivas, Donna Spruijot-Metz and Felicia ‘Fe’ Montes, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 4/22/25 – 4/27/25
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
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
Another week of events. They include: readings, workshops, book clubs, kid, teen and a queer event. Some local writers reading this week that include: Ra Avis, Romaine Washington, Alex Espinoza, Phoebe MacAdams, Yesika Salgado, and Viet Thanh Nguyen, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 2/10/25 – 2/16/25
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