wednesday, october 1 - thursday, october 9, 2014

Vol. 3, Issue 5

NEWS

Congratulations to Sonia Belasco (MFAW '09) for selling her first novel, Speak of Me as I Am, to Egmont USA! It is due to be published in Spring 2016.  

PUBLICATION

Lyndsey Ellis's (MFAW '07) "Below My Waist" appears in Issue 13 of Monday Night.

Ishmael Reed (WRLIT faculty) advocates for the inclusion of President Harding on Mount Rushmore in an SFGate article.  

KQED Pop's Laura Schadler (MFAW '07) writes about Ello, the alternative to Facebook; Matthew Jent (MFAW '09) explores the problematic depictions of women on Survivor; Emmanuel Hapsis (MFAW '09) lists the ten best Gilmore Girls episodes to binge watch on Netflix.

MEDIA

Keep an eye on Ashley Brim's (MFAW '11) blossoming writing career by checking out her website!

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

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)

FRI 3: Reading: MFA Program in Writing presents the Writers Series with Ben Lerner and Hua Nguyen, 4:30pm in the Writers' Studio (195 De Haro, SF) FB Event

FRI 3: Reading: MFA Program in Writing presents Student Reading #2, 6:30pm in the Writers' Studio (195 De Haro, SF)

OFF-SITE

SUN 5: Reading: Poetry Unbound Reading Series with Al Young (MFAW faculty), Connie Post, Kelly Cressio-Moeller, 5 - 8pm at the Art House Gallery and Cultural Center (2905 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley) FB page

TUE 7: Reading: LITQUAKE: Poetic Tuesday, with Joseph Lease (MFAW faculty), Adrian Arias, Rachelle Linda Escamilla, Kristin Hatch, Mia d'Bruzzi, 12:30 - 1:30pm at Jessie Square in Yerba Buena Gardens (760 Mission St., SF)

COMING UP  

10/10 - 18: Reading: LITQUAKE Literary Festival (San Francisco)

10/11: Reading: LITQUAKE: Salaam, Love: American Muslim Men on Love, Sex, & Intimacy with Stephen Leeper (MFAW '15), Alykhan Boolani, Ayesha Mattu, Randy Nasson, Mohammed Shamma, Yousef Turshani, 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: 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) hosted by Tom Barbash (MFAW faculty), 7pm at the Make-Out Room (3225 22nd Street, SF) $5

10/16: Reading: The Poetry Center presents Anne Lesley Selcer (MFAW '13) and Dawn Lundy Martin, 3:30pm at The Poetry Center (SFSU, 35 Tapia Dr, SF)

10/16: Reading:  The Poetry Center presents Anne Lesley Selcer (MFAW '13) and Dawn Lundy Martin, 7pm at The Green Arcade (1680 Market St., SF)

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) FB Event

10/17: Reading: The Poetry Project presents 25 Years of Tender Buttons Press with Dodie Bellamy (MFAW faculty), Bernadette Mayer, Katy Bohinc, Anne Waldman, Laynie Browne, India Radfar, Jennifer Moxley, and video appearances / art by Harryette Mullen, Michelle Rollman, Julie Patton, Rosmarie Waldrop and Hannah Weiner, 7pm in St. Mark's Church (131 E. 10th St., New York, NY)

10/18: Reading: LITQUAKE: LITCrawl: Nicole Thompson (MFAW '02) of The Literary Leaf of Deconstructed Artichoke Press presents Miquila Alejandre (MFAW '12), Teresa Walsh  (MFAW '02), Hazel White (MFAW '05), Rebekah Bloyd, Judith Serin (both MFAW faculty), Katherine Case, Jen Sirganian, and Annie Stenzel, as part of Lit Crawl, 8:30 - 9:30 pm at Synergy Organic Clothing (969 Valencia, SF)

10/18: Reading: LITQUAKE: LITCrawl: The Bonfire Collective with Jack Bergquist, Shelana DeSIlva, Lyndsey Ellis, Andrew Gori, Adam Moskowitz, Nana K. Twumasi (all MFAW '07) takes part in their first Lit Crawl, 6 - 7pm at Black and Brown Social Club (474 Valencia, SF)

10/18: Reading: LITQUAKE: LITCrawl: (In)Visibly Green with Al Young (MFAW faculty), Carolyn Finney, Kim Shuck, Nellie Wong, 6-7pm at Wild Equity Institute (474 Valencia, SF)

10/18 - 19: Workshop: "Diving Deep: A Weekend Writing Workshop at the Beach" with Anita Amirrezvani (MFAW faculty) and Janis Cooke Newman, Bodega Bay. more info

10/24: Reading: MFA Program in Writing presents the Writers Series with David Lida, 4:30pm in the Writers' Studio (195 De Haro, SF) FB Event

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) FB Event

11/7: Reading: MFA Program in Writing presents the Writers Series with Michelle Richmond, 4:30pm in the Writers' Studio (195 De Haro, SF) FB Event

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) FB Event

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) FB Event

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) FB Event

12/5: Reading: MFA Program in Writing presents Student Reading #5, 6:00pm in the Writers' Studio (195 De Haro, SF)