Vol. 1, Issue 9
NEWS
Sarah Fontaine (MFAW '10) is publishing Junior Clemons's (MFAW '10) first book, with Carville Annex Press along with Alexis Petty (MFA Design alum). Look below for release party info.
An article about Paul Blumer (MFAW '12) and his novel Death or Quarter was published in SFGate.
Big Congratulations to the San Francisco Giants on winning the 2012 World Series!!
ON-CAMPUS
WED 31: Notes from the Studio: Serena Cole Halloween Special, 4pm in The Drawing Room (SF)
WED 31: IMPACT Social Entrepreneurship Award Information Session, 11am-12pm in Timken Reception Area, (SF)
WED 31: Happy Halloween!
THU 1: TA Applications Accepted
FRI 2: MFAW Cheryl Dunye's (MFAW faculty) Screenwriting Workshop: Michelle Tea showing her film Valencia: The Movie, open to the CCA community, 12 - 3pm in the Writers Studio (SF)
FRI 2: WRITERS SERIES/FRIDAY SEMINAR: Michael Nye and Opal Palmer Adisa (MFAW faculty), 3:30 - 5:30pm in the Writers Studio (SF)
MON 5: IMPACT Social Entrepreneurship Award Information Session, 3 - 4pm in A2 cafe (OAK)
WED 7: IMPACT Social Entrepreneurship Award Information Session, 3 - 4pm in A2 cafe (OAK)
WED 7: Notes from the Studio: Christopher Brown, 4pm in The Drawing Room (SF)
THU 8: IMPACT Social Entrepreneurship Award Information Session, 6 - 7pm in Timken Reception Area (SF)
OFF-SITE
THU 1: NaNoWriMo: National Novel Writing Month begins! Get to 50,000 words by November 30th.
FRI 2: Reading: Franck André Jamme, 5:30pm, at the BAM/PFA Reading (Room 2575 Bancroft Way between College and Telegraph, Berkeley) (Tickets $7)
FRI 2: Reading: Cathy Wagner and Kevin Killian (MFAW faculty), 7:00pm at Woolsey Heights, (1628 Woolsey Street, Apt. C, Berkeley)
FRI 2: Eleven Eleven: Celebration of issue #13 with readings by Sophia Dahlin, Sean Labrador y Manzano, Linda Norton, Mira Pasikov, Francois Luong & Amy Glynn Greacen, 7:30 - 9:30pm at Press: Works on Paper (3108 24th Street, SF)
SAT 3: BERNAL YOGA LITERARY SERIES: Opal Palmer Adisa (MFAW faculty), Michael Alenyikov, Sarah Griffin, Keely Hyslop, Tomas Moniz, Stephen Rosenshein, and Daniel Suarez, 8:00pm at Bernal Yoga Studio (908 Cortland, SF)
SAT 3: Release party for Junior Clemon's (MFAW '10) first book, published by Sarah Fontaine (MFAW '10), with Carville Annex Press along with Alexis Petty (MFA Design alum), at 7pm at Carville Annex (4037 Judah Street @46th, SF)
SUN 4: Reading: Small Press Traffic presents: Dana Ward, Julian Brolaski and Cynthia Sailers, 5pm at ATA (992 Valencia Street, SF) (Tickets $6-$10)
SUN 4: Anita Amirrezvani (MFAW faculty) at Solano County Library Foundation (601 Kentucky Street, Fairfield) TICKETS
MON 5: Reading: Quiet Lightning event featuring Caroline Goodwin (MFAW faculty), Stacy Carlson, Candy Shue, Ratty St. John, Kyle Metzner, Jose Luis Gutierrez, Karen Penley, Lisa Gordon (MFAW alum), Adam Hofbauer, Stacy Magner Barrett, Jennifer Lynn Roberts (MFAW alum), and Matthew Sherling at 7:30pm, Viracocha (998 Valencia @21st, SF) (Tickets $5)
WED 7: Amanda Chiado (MFAW alum) will present and read her work at The Altered Barbie Poetry night, 7-9pm at 50 Shotwell SF.
ON GOING
November is National Novel Writing Month! Register and challenge yourself Nov. 1-30th.
"Original Weather: 1 Artist and 8 Poets" with work by Robert Tomlinson and Laura LeHew (MFAW '03) among others at Grants Pass Musuem of Art, Grants Pass, OR (through November 16)
COMING UP
11/9: WRITERS SERIES/FRIDAY SEMINAR: Carol Edgarian, author of Three Stages of Amazement, 5:30pm in the Writers Studio (SF)
11/9: Tisa Bryant, 5:30pm, at the BAM/PFA Reading Room
11/9: Della Watson and Jessica Wickens (MFAW alum), 7:30pm, Lone Glen Reading Series (293 Cotter Street, SF)
11/10: WRITERS WITH DRINKS: Shawna Yang Ryan, Francesca Lia Block, Randy Alfred, 7 - 9:30pm at the Make-Out Room
11/11: Anita Amirrezvani (MFAW faculty) at Bluestockings (NYC)
11/11: Reading: kathryn l. pringle, Erin Moure, Andrea Rexilius at ATA
11/12: Panel discussion and information session on the Fulbright Scholars program, 6:30 - 8pm in Nahl Hall (OAK) RSVP to careers@cca.edu
11/13: IMPACT Social Entrepreneurship Award Information Session, 6-7pm in A2 cafe (OAK)
11/14: Panel discussion and information session on the Fulbright Scholars program,
11am-1pm in GC7 (SF)
11/14: 30th Issue of New American Writing celebration with readings by Marco Lean, Ben Black, Scott Lambridis, Shruti Swamy, Peter Orner, Laura Walker, Richard O. Moore, Joseph Lease (MFAW faculty), and Paul Hoover, 3 - 4:30pm at the Poetry Center at SFSU
11/14: IMPACT Social Entrepreneurship Award Information Session, 5-6pm in Timken Reception Area (SF)
11/14: Notes from the Studio: Sally Elesby, 4pm in The Drawing Room (SF)
11/15: Anita Amirrezvani (MFAW faculty) at Lafayette Library and Community Center (Lafayette, CA)
11/15: "Listen for Peace," a visual art, literary, and music benefit for Emergency USA, Faith Adiele (MFAW faculty), and others TBA, 7–10pm, SF Main Library, San Francisco
11/15: Editors Meeting 11am-1:30pm in the Writers Studio (SF)
11/16: WRITERS SERIES/FRIDAY SEMINAR: Faith Adiele (MFAW faculty), author of Meeting Faith, 3:30pm – 5:00pm, in the Writers' Studio (SF)
11/16: MFAW STUDENT READING
11/16: Lorenzo Herrera y Lozano, 5:30pm at BAM/PFA Reading Room
11/16: Co-Launch Party for Beeswax Magazine [co-founded by Laureen Mahler (MFAW alum)] and Monday Night [co-founded by Jessica Wickens (MFAW alum)] with readings by Hugh Behm-Steinberg (MFAW faculty), Diana Aehegma, Sean Craven, and Valerie Witte,
11/19: Anita Amirrezvani (MFAW faculty) at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Main Library (San Jose)
11/28: Notes from the Studio: Terri Friedman, 4pm in The Drawing Room (SF)
11/29: Peter Orner in Conversation with Michelle Richmond (former MFAW faculty), 7:30pm at the Booksmith (SF)
11/30: Writing for Image (Grad Fine Arts class) Reading, 6:00pm in the Writers Studio (SF)
12/1: Alice Notley at the Unitarian Center
12/2: Tim Trace Peterson, J/J Hastain, Monica Peck at ATA
12/5: Notes from the Studio: Danielle Lawrence, 4pm in The Drawing Room (SF)
12/7: Sam Sax, 5:30 at BAM/PFA Reading Room
12/14: LAST DAY OF THE FALL SEMESTER
12/14: MFAW STUDENT READING
12/16: "iduna: an opera in one act" libretto by kari edwards, arranged and conducted by Tom Comitta (MFAW alum)
Vol. 1, Issue 8
NEWS
Interview with Aimee Phan (MFAW faculty), by Jim Norrena (MFAW '13) is up on the CCA website.
MEDIA
Tom Barbash's (MFAW faculty) story "Balloon Night" was featured on NPR's Selected Shorts, read by Tom Cavanaugh.
Marissa Bell Toffoli (MFAW alum) published an interview with Mark Arywitz on her site Words With Writers
ON-CAMPUS
WED 24: Notes from the Studio: Bryan Keith Thomas, 4pm in The Drawing Room (SF)
WED 24: TOWN HALL MEETING for current MFAW students // topic: Spring 2013 courses! 11 - 11:45am in the Writers Studio
FRI 26: WRITERS SERIES/FRIDAY SEMINAR: Sarah Shun-Iien Bynum, author of Hempel Chronicles and Madeleine is Sleeping, 3:30pm - 5pm in the Writers Studio (SF)
FRI 26: FRIGHT NIGHT: An evening of scary readings, with work by Liz Mayorga, Jim Kettner, Vernon Keeve, Susan Lin (all MFAW '13), Phil Lumsden (MFAW '14) and Faith McGee (MFAW alum), 5:30pm in the Writers Studio (SF)
TUE 30: IMPACT Social Entrepreneurship Award Information Session, 3-4pm in Timken Reception Area (SF)
WED 31: Notes from the Studio: Serena Cole Halloween Special, 4pm in The Drawing Room (SF)
WED 31: IMPACT Social Entrepreneurship Award Information Session, 11am-12pm in Timken Reception Area, (SF)
OFF-SITE
WED 24: Reading: Live at 851 featuring Michael Kimball, Lauren Becker, Justin Etc., Jesse Prado and Julia Crossman, 7:30pm at the Squat, ( 849 Haight Street, SF)
THU 1: NaNoWriMo: National Novel Writing Month begins! Get to 50,000 words by November 30th.
ON GOING
November is National Novel Writing Month! Register and challenge yourself Nov. 1-30th.
"Original Weather: 1 Artist and 8 Poets" with work by Robert Tomlinson and Laura LeHew (MFAW '03) among others at Grants Pass Musuem of Art, Grants Pass, OR (through November 16)
COMING UP
11/2: WRITERS SERIES/FRIDAY SEMINAR: Michael Nye and Opal Palmer Adisa (MFAW faculty), 3:30pm in the Writers Studio (SF)
11/2: Franck André Jamme, 5:30pm, at the BAM/PFA Reading Room
11/2: Cathy Wagner and Kevin Killian (MFAW faculty), 7:00pm at Woolsey Heights, (1628 Woolsey Street, Apt. C, Berkeley)
11/2: Eleven Eleven: celebration of issue #13 with readings by Sophia Dahlin, Sean Labrador y Manzano, Linda Norton, Mira Pasikov, Francois Luong & Amy Glynn Greacen, 7:30 - 9:30pm at Press: Works on Paper, SF
11/3: BERNAL YOGA LITERARY SERIES: Opal Palmer Adisa (MFAW faculty), Michael Alenyikov, Sarah Griffin, Keely Hyslop, Tomas Moniz, Stephen Rosenshein, and Daniel Suarez, 8:00pm at Bernal Yoga Studio (908 Cortland, SF)
11/4: kathryn l. pringle, Erin Moure, Andrea Rexilius at ATA
11/4: Anita Amirrezvani (MFAW faculty) at Solano County Library Foundation, Fairfield
11/5: IMPACT Social Entrepreneurship Award Information Session, 3-4pm in A2 cafe (OAK)
11/7: IMPACT Social Entrepreneurship Award Information Session, 3-4pm in A2 cafe (OAK)
11/7: Notes from the Studio: Christopher Brown, 4pm in The Drawing Room (SF)
11/7: Amanda Chiado (MFAW alum) will present and read her work at The Altered Barbie Poetry night, 7-9pm at 50 Shotwell SF.
11/8: IMPACT Social Entrepreneurship Award Information Session, 6-7pm in Timken Reception Area (SF)
11/9: WRITERS SERIES/FRIDAY SEMINAR: Carol Edgarian, 5:30pm in the Writers Studio (SF)
11/9: Tisa Bryant, 5:30pm, at the BAM/PFA Reading Room
11/9: Della Watson and Jessica Wickens (MFAW alum), 7:30pm, Lone Glen Reading Series (293 Cotter Street, SF)
11/10: WRITERS WITH DRINKS: Shawna Yang Ryan, Francesca Lia Block, Randy Alfred, 7 - 9:30pm at the Make-Out Room
11/11: Anita Amirrezvani (MFAW faculty) at Bluestockings (NYC)
11/13: IMPACT Social Entrepreneurship Award Information Session, 6-7pm in A2 cafe (OAK)
11/14: IMPACT Social Entrepreneurship Award Information Session, 5-6pm in Timken Reception Area (SF)
11:14: Notes from the Studio: Sally Elesby, 4pm in The Drawing Room (SF)
11/15: Anita Amirrezvani (MFAW faculty) at Lafayette Library and Community Center (Lafayette, CA)
11/15: "Listen for Peace," a visual art, literary, and music benefit for Emergency USA, Faith Adiele (MFAW faculty), and others TBA, 7–10pm, SF Main Library, San Francisco
11/15: Editors Meeting 11am-1:30pm in the Writers Studio (SF)
11/16: WRITERS SERIES/FRIDAY SEMINAR: Faith Adiele (MFAW faculty), 3:30pm – 5:00pm, The Writers' Studio, CCA
11/16: MFAW STUDENT READING
11/16: Lorenzo Herrera y Lozano, 5:30pm at BAM/PFA Reading Room
11/19: Anita Amirrezvani (MFAW faculty) at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Main Library (San Jose)
11/28: Notes from the Studio: Terri Friedmam, 4pm in The Drawing Room (SF)
11/30: Writing for Image (Grad Fine Arts class) Reading, 6:00pm in the Writers Studio (SF)
12/1: Alice Notley at the Unitarian Center
12/2: Tim Trace Peterson, J/J Hastain, Monica Peck at ATA
12/5: Notes from the Studio: Danielle Lawrence, 4pm in The Drawing Room (SF)
12/7: Sam Sax, 5:30 at BAM/PFA Reading Room
12/14: LAST DAY OF THE FALL SEMESTER
12/14: MFAW STUDENT READING
12/16: "iduna: an opera in one act" libretto by kari edwards, arranged and conducted by Tom Comitta (MFAW alum)
Vol. 1, Issue 7
NEWS
Fast Animal, a book of poetry by Tim Seibles (Eleven Eleven #8 contributor) is a finalist for the National Book Award.
PUBLICATIONS
"Roy", an essay by Caroline Goodwin (MFAW faculty) is published in Junction Box.
Laura LeHew (MFAW '03)'s second chapbook was released from WinterHawk Press, It's Always Night, It Always Rains; part of an anthology of 10 chapbooks called Ashes Caught on the Edge of Light. Laura also has poems recently published in Split Quarterly.
MEDIA
Marissa Bell Toffoli (MFAW alum) published an interview with David Budbill on her site Words With Writers
ON-CAMPUS
WED 17: Design and Craft Lecture Series: David Colwell, 7pm in Timken (SF)
WED 17: Notes from the Studio: Mel Davis, 4pm in The Drawing Room (SF)
FRI 19: WRITERS SERIES/FRIDAY SEMINAR: Laura Mullen, author of The Surface, After I Was Dead, Subject, Dark Archives and Murmur, 3:30 - 5pm at the Writers Studio (SF)
FRI 19: MFAW STUDENT READING with readings from Lynn Kirby (MFAW student/MFA faculty), Liz Mayorga (MFAW '13), Sam Cavedon, Nora Toomey, Jenny Goldsmith, Samiat Salami, Tanika Thacker, Julie Lythcott-Haims (all MFAW '14) and others, 5:30-7:30pm in The Writers Studio (SF)
WED 24: Notes from the Studio: Bryan Keith Thomas, 4pm in The Drawing Room (SF)
WED 24: TOWN HALL MEETING for current MFAW students // topic: Spring 2013 courses! 11 - 11:45pm in the Writers Studio
OFF-SITE
THU 18: Maxine Hong Kingston and Sean McIain Brown, 4:30pm at the Poetry Center (1600 Holloway Ave. HUM 512, SF)
THU 18: Louise Erdrich and Michelle Richmond (former MFAW fasculty), 2pm at the JCCSF (3200 California Street, SF) TICKETS
THU 18: THE GRINDER READING SERIES: with reading by Sarah Bushman (MFAW '13) and others, 6:30pm at Telegraph Cafe (2318 Telegraph, OAK)
FRI 19: David Meltzer and Julie Rogers, 5:30pm at the BAM/PFA Reading Room (2575 Bancroft Way between College and Telegraph, Berkeley) TICKETS
SAT 20: WRITERS WITH DRINKS: Ruben B. Martinez, Carol Quinn, Deb Campo, 7 - 9:30pm at the Make-Out Room (3225 22nd Street, SF) ($5-$10 sliding scale)
SAT 20: Toronto International Festival of Authors with reading by Anita Amirrezvani (MFAW faculty), 8pm at Studio Theatre, York Quay Ctr (235 Queens Quay West, Toronto) TICKETS
SAT 20: "Gathering the Embers: A Dia de los Muertos Tribute Show 2012," Faith Adiele (MFAW faculty), sisters Natalia and Amanda Vigil, and other writers, interdisciplinary performing artists, media makers and musicians, $8 in advance (eventbrite.com), $10 at the door, 7–9:30pm, SOMArts, (934 Brannan Street, SF)
SAT 20: FEATHERBOARD WRITING SERIES: featuring Michelle Puckett, Myron Michael (MFAW alum) and Cynthia Sailers, 5pm at Aggregate Space (801 W. Grand Avenue, Oakland)
SAT 20: Reading: Laura LeHew (MFAW '03) and Lana Hechtman Ayers for Tsunami's 3rd Reading Series, 5pm at Tsunami Books (2585 Willamette Street, Eugene, OR)
SUN 21: Toronto International Festival of Authors, Round Table with Anita Amirrezvani (MFAW faculty), 11am at Lakeside Terrace, York Quay Ctr (235 Queens Quay West, Toronto) TICKETS
SUN 21: SMALL PRESS TRAFFIC: presents Paolo Javier, Cathy Park Hong, Cheena Marie Lo, 5pm at ATA (992 Valencia Street, SF) ($6-$10)
ON GOING
"Original Weather: 1 Artist and 8 Poets" with work by Robert Tomlinson and Laura LeHew (MFAW '03) among others at Grants Pass Musuem of Art, Grants Pass, OR (through November 16)
COMING UP
10/26: WRITERS SERIES/FRIDAY SEMINAR: Sarah Shun-Iien Bynum, 3:30pm in the Writers Studio (SF)
10/26: FRIGHT NIGHT, an evening of scary readings, 5:30pm in the Writers Studio (SF)
10/31: Notes from the Studio: Serena Cole Halloween Special, 4pm in The Drawing Room (SF)
11/1: NaNoWriMo
11/2: WRITERS SERIES/FRIDAY SEMINAR: Michael Nye and Opal Palmer Adisa in the Writers Studio (SF)
11/2: Franck André Jamme, 5:30pm, at the BAM/PFA Reading Room
11/4: kathryn l. pringle, Erin Moure, Andrea Rexilius at ATA
11/4: Anita Amirrezvani (MFAW faculty) at Solano County Library Foundation, Fairfield
11/7: Notes from the Studio: Christopher Brown, 4pm in The Drawing Room (SF)
11/9: WRITERS SERIES/FRIDAY SEMINAR: Carol Edgarian, 5:30pm in the Writers Studio (SF)
11/9: Tisa Bryant, 5:30pm, at the BAM/PFA Reading Room
11/9: Della Watson and Jessica Wickens (MFAW alum), 7:30pm, Lone Glen Reading Series (293 Cotter Street, SF)
11/10: WRITERS WITH DRINKS: Shawna Yang Ryan, Francesca Lia Block, Randy Alfred, 7 - 9:30pm at the Make-Out Room
11/11: Anita Amirrezvani (MFAW faculty) at Bluestockings (NYC)
11:14: Notes from the Studio: Sally Elesby, 4pm in The Drawing Room (SF)
11/15: Anita Amirrezvani (MFAW faculty) at Lafayette Library and Community Center (Lafayette, CA)
11/15: "Listen for Peace," a visual art, literary, and music benefit for Emergency USA, Faith Adiele (MFAW faculty), and others TBA, 7–10pm, SF Main Library, San Francisco
11/15: Editors Meeting 11am-1:30pm in the Writers Studio (SF)
11/16: WRITERS SERIES/FRIDAY SEMINAR: Faith Adiele (MFAW faculty), 3:30pm – 5:00pm, The Writers' Studio, CCA
11/16: MFAW STUDENT READING
11/16: Lorenzo Herrera y Lozano, 5:30pm at BAM/PFA Reading Room
11/19: Anita Amirrezvani (MFAW faculty) at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Main Library (San Jose)
11/28: Notes from the Studio: Terri Friedmam, 4pm in The Drawing Room (SF)
11/30: Writing for Image (Grad Fine Arts class) Reading, 6:00pm in the Writers Studio (SF)
12/1: Alice Notley at the Unitarian Center
12/2: Tim Trace Peterson, J/J Hastain, Monica Peck at ATA
12/5: Notes from the Studio: Danielle Lawrence, 4pm in The Drawing Room (SF)
12/7: Sam Sax, 5:30 at BAM/PFA Reading Room
12/14: LAST DAY OF THE FALL SEMESTER
12/14: MFAW STUDENT READING
12/16: "iduna: an opera in one act" libretto by kari edwards, arranged and conducted by Tom Comitta (MFAW alum)
