wednesday, october 23 - thursday, october 31, 2013

Vol. 2, Issue 8

PUBLICATION

KQED Pop bloggers Suzanne Barnecut (MFAW' 07), David Aloi (MFAW '09),

and  Laura Schadler (MFAW '07) on the best halloween costumes they've ever had.

Matt Shears (MFAW faculty) has a new poem out, "These Excessive Regimes", on Dear Sir.

Dan Encarnacion (MFAW '02) is the featured artist in Reconnaissance Magazine, volume 2. He also has six poems and an interview in the issue as well!

Writing for the Bold Italic, Suzanne Barnecut (MFAW '07) interviews SF residents on the lengths they go to to keep their apartments.

MEDIA

KT Browne recently reviewed Eleven Eleven #15 in the Review Review.

Jonathan Lyons (MFAW '05) and Catie Jarvis (MFAW '09), along with Jenny Bitner, were recently interviewed by editor and Red Bridge Press founder Liana Holmberg for Necessary Fiction.

ON-CAMPUS

FR 25: Reading: Fright Night 2: The Revenge with works/readings by Aimee Phan (MFAW Chair), Matt Shears (MFAW faculty), Dustin Acton (MFAW '10), Sam Cavedon, Jenny Goldsmith (both MFAW '14), Evan Adams, Katie Jackson, Phil Lumsden, Patrick Newson (all MFAW '15), 5pm at the Writers Studio (SF) Fac-Event

WED 30: Forum: VCS Forum presents Pamela M.Lee, 10am-12pm in the Boardroom (SF)

WED 30: Reading: Hearsay Reading Series presents Stacy Carlson, 7:30pm in Nahl Hall (OAK)

THU 31: HALLOWEEN

OFF-SITE

THU 24: Reading: The Poetry Center presents George Stanley "Open Workshop", 4:30pm at the Poetry Center, (1600 Holloway Ave, HUM 512, SFSU)

THU 24: Reading: Writing Without Walls: Magic, featuring Matt Carney, Siamak Vossoughi, Alexandra Naughton, Anthony Degenaro, Leonard Crosby (MFAW alum) and Chris Carosi, 7pm at Cafe du Soleil (200 Fillmore St, SF)

FRI 25: Reading: Under the Influence • Round 8 featuring Oki Sogumi, Nathan Grover, Carol Queen and Moneta Goldsmith, 7:30pm at The Emerald Tablet (80 Fresno St, SF) ($5 suggested donation)

SAT 26: Reading: The Poetry Center presents George Stanley and Leish Ellingham, 7:30pm at the Meridian Gallery (535 Powell St, SF) ($10/$5)

SUN 27: Landscape Walk: Headlands Center for the Arts Open House and Picnic: Hazel White (MFAW alum) leads a hike poking into landscape by way of a children's story and contemporary philosophy, 4:30pm at Headlands Campus (MORE INFO)

MON 28: Reading: Bay Area Generations #2, featuring John Simon + Alana Cybele Zufolo, Stephen Kopel + John Rowe, Karen Penley + GP Skratz, Maw SHein Win + Matt Cantor, Anne Franken + Martin A. David, musicians Miles Karp + Steven Gray, 7-9:30pm at the Berkeley City Club (2315 Durant Ave, Berkeley)

COMING UP  

11/1: Reading: MFAW Writers Series presents Tom Barbash (MFAW faculty), 4:30pm in the Writers Studio (195 De Haro, SF)

11/2: Reading:  Featherboard Writing Series, featuring Writer-In-Residence Chloe Veylit (MFAW '13), Megan Breiseth and Joseph Lease (MFAW faculty), 5-7pm at Aggregate Space (801 West Grand Avenue, Oakland)

11:/2: Reading: Writing Without Walls: Gratitude, 7pm at Cafe du Soleil (200 Fillmore St, SF)

11/3: Reading: The Poetry Center presents Fred Moten, 5pm TBD (SF)

11/8: Reading: MFAW Writers Series presents Sheri Fink, 4:30pm in the Writers Studio (195 De Haro, SF)

11/9: Reading: Rolling Writers' Flash Flood, featuring Ethel Rohan, Meg Pokrass, Tony PRess, Townsend Walker, Zarina Zabrisky (Eleven Eleven #13 contributor) and Jon Sindell, 7-9pm at Rolling-Out (1722 Taraval St, SF)

11/13: Forum: VCS Forum presents Women in Comix Then and Now, 10am-12pm in the Boardroom (SF)

11/13: Reading: Hearsay Reading Series presents the Senior Reading and Literary Festival, 7:30pm in Nahl Hall (OAK)

11/14: Reading:  MFAW Writers Series presents Rick Moody, 7pm in the Writers' Studio (SF)

11/14: Reading: The Poetry Center presents a Tribute to Jayne Cortez with Robin D.G. Kelley in conversation with Justin Desmangles, 4:30pm at the Poetry Center, (1600 Holloway Ave, HUM 512, SFSU)

11/15: Reading: MFAW Writers Series presents Tom Bissell, 4:30pm in the Writers Studio (195 De Haro, SF)

11/16: Reading: Patrick Newson (MFAW '15) and friend curated, at Moco Gallery (Oakland)

11/17: Reading: Small Press Traffic featuring Robert Kocik, 5:30pm at ATA (992 Valencia St, SF) ($6-$10 for non-members)

11/19: Lecture: CCA Graduate Studies Lecture Series presents Hito Steyerl, 7pm in Timken (SF)

11/20: Forum: VCS Forum presents Bernice Bing, 10am-12pm in the Boardroom (SF)

11/28: THANKSGIVING

12/1: Reading: Small Press Traffic featuring Jared Stanley and Christian Hawkey 5:30pm at ATA (992 Valencia St, SF) ($6-$10 for non-members)

12/4: Forum: VCS Forum presents Julian Carter, 10am-12pm in the Boardroom (SF)

12/5: Lecture: CCA Graduate Studies Lecture Series presents Amy Seimetz and Miriam Bale, 7pm in Timken (SF)

12/5: Release Party: Zabrisky's Debut Novel Book Release: WE, MONSTERS, Zarina Zabrisky's (Eleven Eleven #13 contributor) debut novel, 7:30pm at Pegasus Books Downtown (2349 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley)

12/6: Reading: MFAW Writers Series presents Max Posner, 4:30pm in the Writers Studio (195 De Haro, SF)

12/7:  Release Party: Zabrisky's Debut Novel Book Release: WE, MONSTERS, Zarina Zabrisky's (Eleven Eleven #13 contributor) debut novel, 7pm at Viracocha (998 Valencia St, SF)

12/11: Release Party: Humble Pie Vol. 9 release party, 7:30pm at Nahl Hall (OAK)

12/13: Last day of the Fall 2013 semester

12/15: Reading: Small Press Traffic featuring Amanda Davidson and Jaime Cortez, 5:30pm at ATA (992 Valencia St, SF) ($6-$10 for non-members)