Vol. 3, Issue 4
NEWS
Be sure to check out a two-week exhibit in the Writer's Studio, titled "Synthesis: A literary/visual study of 9/11". The display was created by members of Shanthi Sekaran's (MFAW faculty) undergraduate "Rebuilding the Towers" seminar, to commemorate the 13th anniversary of 9/11.
PUBLICATION
KQED Pop's Emmanuel Hapsis (MFAW '09) walks us through the breakdown of Burning Man attendance by neighborhood.; Matthew Jent (MFAW '09) writes about Anita Sarkeesian receiving death threats for calling out misogyny in video games.
Anne Lesley Selcer's (MFAW '13) from A Book of Poems on Beauty, one part of a research project published under this title, was published by Gazing Grain Press.
MEDIA
FUNDRAISING
Marie Hanson (MFAW '16) is looking for sponsors for The Night of Writing Dangerously to raise money for the Young Writers Program.
ON-CAMPUS
FRI 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
FRI 26 - SUN 28: CCA Alumni Association presents 2014 CCA Alumni Weekend, activities on both the OAK and SF campus. More Info
TUE 30: Lecture: Graduate Studies Lecture Series presents electro-acoustic composer and sound artist Manuel Rocha Iturbide, 7 - 9pm, Timken Lecture Hall (SF campus) Free
WED 1: Reading: HearSay presents poet Opal Palmer Adisa (MFAW faculty), 7:30-9:00pm at A2 Cafe on the Oakland campus (5212 Broadway at College Ave)
OFF-SITE
WED 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) MORE INFO
THUR 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)
SAT 27: Reading: 19th Annual Watershed Environmental Poetry Festival presents Al Young (MFAW faculty), Kay Ryan, Anne Waldman, 12 - 4:30pm at Festival Main Stage, Martin Luther King, Jr. Civic Center Park (2151 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Berkeley) Free
SAT 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), Colin Partch (MFAW '14/MA '15), Johnny Hernandez, RJ Ingram, Nomy Lamm, Lorelei Lee, Ben Mirov, Monica Storss, and Sunnylyn Thibodeaux, 7pm at The Emerald Tablet (80 Fresno, SF) FB Event
SAT 27: Talk/Fundraiser: Omnidawn's 2nd Annual Garden Party Fundraiser presents a talk with Cole Swensen to benefit Omnidawn Publishing, 4pm in Rockridge, $75
SAT 27: Dog Parade: Laurel Bratitman, author of the new book Animal Madness: How Anxious Dogs, Compulsive Parrots, and Elephants in Recovery Help us Understand Ourselves and artist Kathleen Henderson with Creative Growth Art Center present a dog parade and LIVE NUDE animal models, and other activities, 11am - 10pm. FB Page
COMING UP
10/3: Reading: MFA Program in Writing presents the Writers Series with Ben Lerner, 4:30pm in the Writers' Studio (195 De Haro, SF)
10/3: Reading: MFA Program in Writing presents Student Reading #2, 6:30pm in the Writers' Studio (195 De Haro, SF)
10/11: Reading: Stephen Leeper (MFAW '15) takes part in LITQUAKE's Salaam, Love: American Muslim Men on Love, Sex, & Intimacy, 2pm at Hotel Rex (562 Sutter St., SF) Free
10/12: Grad Student Alliance Event: CCA vs. SFAI Homecoming Flag Football/BBQ, 3pm at George Washington Grove, Golden Gate Park (1197 25th Ave, SF) FB Page
10/14: Reading: LITQUAKE presents CCA MFA Program in Writing Faculty and Alumni, with Opal Palmer Adisa (MFAW faculty), Jordan Karnes (MFAW '12), Vernon Keeve III (MFAW '13), Kevin Killian (MFAW faculty), and Laura Schadler (MFAW '07), 7pm at the Make-Out Room (3225 22nd Street, SF) $5
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)
10/17: Reading: Dodie Bellamy (MFAW faculty) will take part in a group reading for Tender Buttons Press at The Poetry Project at 7pm in St. Mark's Church (131 E. 10th St., New York, NY)
10/18 - 19: Workshop: Anita Amirrezvani (MFAW faculty) will teach 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)
10/24: Reading: Fright Night III, readers TBD, 6:00pm 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)
11/7: Reading: MFA Program in Writing presents the Writers Series with Michelle Richmond, 4:30pm in the Writers' Studio (195 De Haro, SF)
11/7: Reading: MFA Program in Writing presents Student Reading #3, 6:00pm in the Writers' Studio (195 De Haro, SF)
11/8: Release: Featherboard Writing Series presents Tom Comitta ('11) with a chapbook release, 6pm at Aggregate Space Gallery (OAK)
11/8 - 9: TechRaking: Designing the News is a two-day Design Sprint, hosted by The Center for Investigative Reporting and CCA's Center for Art and Public Life and MBA in Design Strategy, that invites interdisciplinary teams of CCA students to rapidly explore and collaborate on the needs of media organizations of different disciplines. Register here
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)
11/21: Reading: MFA Program in Writing presents Student Reading #4, 6:00pm in the Writers' Studio (195 De Haro, SF)
11/27-28: THANKSGIVING BREAK
12/5: Reading: MFA Program in Writing presents the Writers Series with Gillian Conoley, 4:30pm in the Writers' Studio (195 De Haro, SF)
12/5: Reading: MFA Program in Writing presents Student Reading #5, 6:00pm in the Writers' Studio (195 De Haro, SF)
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