Vol. 3, Issue 2
NEWS
Marie Hanson (MFAW '16) is looking for sponsors for The Night of Writing Dangerously to raise money for the Young Writers Program.
PUBLICATION
San Mateo County Poet Laureate Caroline Goodwin (MFAW faculty) posts about two great upcoming poetry events in San Mateo County on her blog.
KQED Pop's Emmanuel Hapsis (MFAW '09) stays busy with posts about Joan Rivers's best televised moments, the best Twitter reactions to Apple's new gadgets, and Joe Biden's response to Ray Rice's suspension.
Check out Myron Michael's (MFAW '06) new piece, "Mythology,"in Rivet: The Journal of Writing That Risks.
ON-CAMPUS
FRI 12: Reading: MFA Program in Writing presents the Writers Series with Monica Wesolowska, 4:30pm in the Writers Studio (195 De Haro, SF) FB Event
FRI 12: CCA's Queer/Straight Alliance (QSA) Meet and Greet, 10am on the Oakland Campus, Macky Lawn, and 3pm in the Nave courtyard (in front of A2 Cafe) SF campus. FB Page
OFF-SITE
WED 10: Reading: Peter Orner talks about his new book, Last Car Over the Sagamore Bridge, with Tom Barbash (MFAW faculty), 7pm at 1 Ferry Building, SF
WED 10: Reading: Fact into Fiction: A Conversation with Richard Flanagan, 7pm at Hattery (414 Brannan, SF, $10)
WED 10: Reading: The Not Yet Dead Poet's Society features poets Vuong Quoc Vu and Mark Heinlein, 7pm at The Main Art Gallery (1018 Main St., Redwood City)
THUR 11: Reading: Why There Are Words Presents Treasure with Faith Adiele (MFAW faculty) and others, 7pm at Studio 333 (333 Caledonia St., Sausalito) $10
SAT 13: Reading: Babylon Salon presents Tom Barbash (MFAW faculty), Beth Nguyen, Nona Caspers, Evan Karp, Mimi Lok, 6pm at Cantina SF (580 Sutter, SF)
SAT 13: Reading: Anne Lesley Selcer (MFAW '13) launches her new work, A Book of Poems on Beauty, at Center for the Arts, George Mason University, 4pm (4400 University Dr, Fairfax, VA)
THUR 18: Reading: Poetry for the People featuring Ellen Bass, Sally Ashton, Dean Rader, and more, 7:30pm at Kepler's Books (1010 El Camino Real, Meno Park)
COMING UP
9/19: Reading: MFA Program in Writing presents the Writers Series with Matthew Zapruder, 4:30pm in the Writers Studio (195 De Haro, SF) FB Event
9/20: Reading: Featherboard Writing Series (curator Steffi Drewes, MFAW '06) presents Writer-in-Residence Sean Labrador y Manzano, Louise Mathias, and Ben Mirov, 6pm at Aggregate Space Gallery (801 West Grand Ave., Oakland)
9/20: Reading and Release Party: Actually People Quarterly's Fall Issue 'Sense,' guest edited by contributing writers Jordan Karnes (MFAW '12), Molly Prentiss (MFAW '10), and Junior Clemons (MFAW '10), 12pm at SF Botanical Gardens Redwood Grove (1199 9th Ave) *Bring your SF ID (or proof of your residence in SF) to get in the gardens for free, or bring $7
9/21: Radio Interview: Gloria Frym (MFAW faculty) will be interviewed on Poet as Radio, 11:30am - 12:30pm, live on KUSF.
9/24: Reading: Scott Esposito from the Art of Translation will moderate a discussion between Danish author Naja Marie Aidt and her translator, Denise Newman (MFAW faculty) on Aidt's new book Baboon, 7:00pm Diesel Books in Oakland (5433 College Ave).
9/25: Reading: Scott Esposito from the Art of Translation will moderate a discussion between Danish author Naja Marie Aidt and her translator, Denise Newman (MFAW faculty) on Aidt's new book Baboon, 7:30pm at Booksmith in SF (1644 Haight St) 9/25.
9/26: Reading: MFA Program in Writing presents the Writers Series with Ru Freeman, 4:30pm in the Writers Studio (195 De Haro, SF) FB Event
9/26 - 27: CCA Alumni Association presents 2014 CCA Alumni Weekend, activities on both the OAK and SF campus. more info
9/27: Reading: Bay Area Poetry Marathon presents 100 Thousand Poets For Change curated by Donna de la Perrière (MFAW faculty) with Dodie Bellamy (MFAW faculty), Natalie Catasús (MFAW '14/MA '15), Maxine Chernoff, Johnny Hernandez, Kevin Killian (MFAW faculty), Monica Storss, Sunnylyn Thibodeaux, 7pm at The Emerald Tablet (80 Fresno, SF)
9/27: Talk/Fundraiser: Omnidawn's 2nd Annual Garden Party Fundraiser presents a talk with Cole Swensen to benefit Omnidawn Publishing, 4pm in Rockridge, $75
10/1: Reading: HearSay presents poet Opal Palmer Adisa (MFAW faculty), 7:30-9:00 pm at A2 Cafe on the Oakland campus (5212 Broadway at College Avenue)
10/3: Reading: MFA Program in Writing presents the Writers Series with Ben Lerner, 4:30pm in the Writers Studio (195 De Haro, SF)
10/14: Reading: LITQUAKE presents California College of the Arts, MFA Program in Writing with Opal Palmer Adisa (MFAW faculty), Jordan Karnes (MFAW '12), Vernon Keeve III (MFAW '13), Kevin Killian (MFAW faculty), and Laura Schadler (MFAW '07) at the Make-Out Room (3225 22nd Street, SF)
10/16: Reading: Ann Lesley Selcer (MFAW '13) and Dawn Lundy Martin read from their work and celebrate the publication of Selcer's A Book of Poems on Beauty, 3:30pm at The Poetry Center (SFSU, 35 Tapia Dr, SF) and 7pm at The Green Arcade (1680 Market St., SF) Free
10/17: Reading: MFA Program in Writing presents the Writers Series with Andrew Sean Greer, 6:00pm in Timken Lecture Hall (1111 8th Street, SF)
10/18-19: Workshop: Anita Amirrezvani (MFAW faculty) will be teaching a writing workshop with author Janis Cooke Newman ("Diving Deep: A Weekend Writing Workshop at the Beach"), as well as one in 2015 with Persis Karim ("Exploring Iranian Identity")
10/24: Reading: MFA Program in Writing presents the Writers Series with David Lida, 4:30pm in the Writers Studio (195 De Haro, SF)
10/26: Class: Writer Vanessa Hua teaches a class at the Writers Grotto on how to land a writing/reporting fellowship. (San Francisco) more info
10/31: Reading: MFA Program in Writing presents the Writers Series with Miranda Mellis, 4:30pm in the Writers Studio (195 De Haro, SF)
10/31: Reading: Fright Night III, readers TBD, 6:00pm in the Writers Studio (195 De Haro, SF)
11/7: Reading: MFA Program in Writing presents the Writers Series with Michelle Richmond, 4:30pm in the Writers Studio (195 De Haro, SF)
11/14: Reading: MFA Program in Writing presents the Writers Series with Julia Fierro, 4:30pm in the Writers Studio (195 De Haro, SF)
11/16: National Novel Writing Month presents the 2014 Night of Writing Dangerously Write-a-thon, 4pm at the Julia Morgan Ballroom (Merchants Exchange Building, 465 California St., 15th Floor, SF)
11/21: Reading: MFA Program in Writing presents the Writers Series with Brock Clarke, 4:30pm in the Writers Studio (195 De Haro, SF)
11/27-28: THANKSGIVING BREAK
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