wednesday, november 28 - thursday, december 6

Vol. 1, Issue 13

PUBLICATIONS

Caroline Goodwin (MFAW faculty) has a poem cycle entitled Text Me, Ishmael, published in Wales, UK as Microbook #2 of the Literary Pocketbook Series. For more information visit HERE.


NEWS

A blog curated by Janey Smith (MFAW), "Janey Smith's Art History 101: A Primer for a Career in The Corporate Arts" is featured on bright stupid confetti.


ON-CAMPUS

WED 28: Wattis Small Talk: Leigh Markopoulos (CURP Chair), 7 - 8pm in the Wattis (SF)

WED 28: Notes from the Studio: Terri Friedman, 4pm in The Drawing Room (SF)

FRI 30: Writing for Image (Grad Fine Arts) Reading with work by Anne Lesley Selcer (MFAW '13), Fatema Abdoolcarim, Seth Gutierrez, Ilyse Iris Magy, Byron Peters, (all MFA '13), Jordan Reznick and Diana Stapleton (both MFA/MA '13), 7:00pm in the Writers Studio (SF)

WED 5: Notes from the Studio: Danielle Lawrence, 4pm in The Drawing Room (SF)


OFF-SITE

WED 28: Fourteen Hills: The SFSU Review Release Party for the 2012 MRBA Fiction winner Stoyan Vassilev, at The Booksmith (1644 Haight, SF)

THU 29: Peter Orner in Conversation with Michelle Richmond (former MFAW faculty), 7:30pm at the Booksmith (1644 Haight, SF)

THU 29: InsideStorytime FUGITIVES with readings by Aimee Phan (MFAW Chair), Joe Clifford, Albert Flynn DeSilve, Nora Boxer, and Shideh Etaat with MC James Warner, 7 - 9pm at The Space Between Gallery (1 Columbus, SF)

THU 29:  Book launch and opening reception for Somewhere in the Fold with work by Linus Bill, Glass, House, Little Big Man, Publication Studio, Ooga Booga , B-B-B-Books, Anzfer Farms, split/fountain, Christopher Baird, Luke Fischbeck, Sarah Rara, Facundo Arganaraz, Sarah Hotchkiss, Kate Bonner (MFA alums), Nicolas G Miller, Hailey Loman, Aaron Finnis, Little Paper Planes, Peradam, 6 - 10pm at The Popular Workshop (1173 Sutter Street, SF)

FRI 30: Reading: Zarina Zabrisky, William Taylor Jr, Donald Budge and Colleen McKeeand, 7:30 - 9:30pm at a.Muse Gallery (614 Alabama Street, SF)

FRI 30: Reading: Hot & Heavy with editor Virgie Tovar and contributors Deah Schwartz, Abby Weintraub, Jessica Judd, and more, 7pm at Modern Times Bookstore Collective (2919 24th Street, SF)

SAT 1: Reading: Alice Notley, 7:30pm at the Unitarian Center (1187 Franklin Street at Geary, SF) (Tickets $10)

SUN 2: Poetry Flash: Ben Bloch, Kirsten Casey at Diesel Bookstore (5433 College Ave, OAK)

SUN 2: Small Press Distribution presents: Holiday Open House featuring readings by Brandon Brown, Ming Di, kathryn l. pringle, giovanni singleton, Sara Wintz, and Michael Zapruder, musical performance by Michael Zapruder, 1 - 4pm at SPD (1341 Seventh Street @Gilman, Berkeley)

SUN 2: Reading: Tim Trace Peterson, J/J Hastain, Monica Peck, 5pm at ATA (992 Valencia Street, SF)  

SUN 2: The Portuguese Artists Colony: "People are good" with Alix Lambert, Joe Loya, and musical guest Jeremy Hatch, 5pm at Hotel Rex (562 Sutter Street, SF) (Tickets sliding scale $5-10)

SUN 2: Reading: Deconstructed Artichoke Press: with Cody Gates, Robin Ekiss, and Tracey Knapp, 6pm at Works on Paper, (3108 24th Street, SF)

WED 5: Word Performances Reading Series with readings by Doug Cordell, Joshua Mohr, Jonathan Hirsch, Casey Childers, Valerie Chavez, Nate Waggoner, Nick Johnson (MFAW alum), Crystal Reiss, Todd Siegel and Cybele Zufolo, 8pm at Viracocha (998 Valencia, SF)

WED 5: Bootleg: CLEVER is a new queer think tank started by media artist Cheryl Dunye (MFAW faculty) that is engaged in media based activities committed to social transformation. Panelists include Alex Austin, Cheryl Dunye (MFAW faculty), Jiz Lee, Shine Louise Houston and Annie Sprinkle, 7-9pm at Intersection for the Arts (925 Mission St. #109, SF) TICKETS.

WED 5: Meet-and-Greet/Booksigning: Lemony Snicket, 5 - 8pm at the Booksmith (1644 Haight, SF)

ON GOING

November is National Novel Writing Month! Register and challenge yourself Nov. 1-30th.

Somewhere in the Fold, featuring work by Linus Bill, Glass, House, Little Big Man, Publication Studio, Ooga Booga , B-B-B-Books, Anzfer Farms, split/fountain, Christopher Baird, Luke Fischbeck, Sarah Rara, Facundo Arganaraz, Sarah Hotchkiss, Kate Bonner (MFA alums), Nicolas G Miller, Hailey Loman, Aaron Finnis, Little Paper Planes, Peradam, 6-10pm at The Popular Workshop (1173 Sutter Street, SF) (through December 29)


COMING UP

12/7: Sam Sax, 5:30 at BAM/PFA Reading Room

12/8: East Bay Alternative Book and Zine Fest, with a table by Ben Costa (MFAW alum), 10am - 5pm at Berkeley City College (2050 Center Street, Berkeley)

12/11: Aron Aji at City Lights, 7pm at City Lights Booksellers & Publishers (261 Columbus Avenue, SF)

12/14: LAST DAY OF THE FALL SEMESTER

12/14: MFAW STUDENT READING

12/15: Native American Poetry Series: L. Frank, Sherry Wilson, Nazbah Tom, and Indira Allegra at the  de Young Museum

12/16: "iduna: an opera in one act" libretto by kari edwards, arranged and conducted by Tom Comitta (MFAW alum)

1/5: Bernal Yoga Literary Series: Les Gottesman, Martha Grover, Nick Johnson (all MFAW alums), and more.

3/2: Bernal Yoga Literary Series: Aimee Phan (MFAW Chair), Kristen Kadner, Phil Lumsden (both MFAW alums) and more

4/13: Bernal Yoga Literary Series

wednesday, november 21 - thursday, november 29

Vol. 1, Issue 12

PUBLICATIONS

"True Faith", a poem by Joseph Lease (MFAW faculty) was recently featured by The Academy of American Poets / Poets.org as part of their Poem-A-Day feature.


MEDIA

There's an article on Anita Amirrezvani (MFAW faculty) and her novel Equal of the Sun online via Spartan Daily.

Check out this interview conducted by Janey Smith (MFAW) with Eric Raymond for the SFWeekly.

There's an interview with the fabulous Polly Conway (MFAW alum) on the Work It, Berk blog about writing and crafting.


ON-CAMPUS

THU 22 - FRI 23: THANKSGIVING BREAK

WED 28: Wattis Small Talk: Leigh Markopoulos (CURP Chair), 7 - 8pm in the Wattis (SF)

WED 28: Notes from the Studio: Terri Friedman, 4pm in The Drawing Room (SF)


OFF-SITE

WED 28: Fourteen Hills: The SFSU Review Release Party for the 2012 MRBA Fiction winner Stoyan Vassilev, at The Booksmith (1644 Haight, SF)

THU 29: Peter Orner in Conversation with Michelle Richmond (former MFAW faculty), 7:30pm at the Booksmith (1644 Haight, SF)

THU 29: InsideStorytime FUGITIVES with readings by Aimee Phan (MFAW Chair), Joe Clifford, Albert Flynn DeSilve, Nora Boxer, and Shideh Etaat with MC James Warner, 7 - 9pm at The Space Between Gallery (1 Columbus, SF)

ON GOING

November is National Novel Writing Month! Register and challenge yourself Nov. 1-30th.


COMING UP

11/30: Writing for Image (Grad Fine Arts) 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)

12/5: Word Performances Reading Series with readings by Doug Cordell, Joshua Mohr, Jonathan Hirsch, Casey Childers, Valerie Chavez, Nate Waggoner, Nick Johnson (MFAW alum), Crystal Reiss, Todd Siegel and Cybele Zufolo, 8pm at Viracocha (998 Valencia, 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

12/15: Native American Poetry Series: L. Frank, Sherry Wilson, Nazbah Tom, and Indira Allegra at the  de Young Museum

12/16: "iduna: an opera in one act" libretto by kari edwards, arranged and conducted by Tom Comitta (MFAW alum)

wednesday, november 14 - thursday, november 22

Vol. 1, Issue 11
wednesday, november 14 - thursday, november 22


PUBLICATIONS

Les Gottesman (MFAW alum) announces his new chapbook, "Misuses of Poetry and other poems",  released from Finishing Line Press. Order a copy of the chapbook HERE.

Twerk, a new book of poetry by Latasha N. Nevada Diggs (MFAW alum), will be published by Belladonna* Books in February 2013.


ON-CAMPUS

WED 14: IMPACT Social Entrepreneurship Award Information Session, 5 - 6pm in Timken Reception Area (SF)

WED 14: Notes from the Studio: Sally Elesby, 4pm in The Drawing Room (SF)

WED 14: Film Program's Cinema Visionaries series: Barbara Hammer, 7 - 9pm in Timken (SF)

THU 15: Q&A with Magazine Editors, 1:30 - 2:30pm in the Writers Studio [CCA students only] (SF) 

THU 15: TA Applications Due [CCA students only] (SF)

FRI 16: WRITERS SERIES/FRIDAY SEMINAR: Faith Adiele (MFAW faculty), author of Meeting Faith, 3:30pm – 5:00pm, in the Writers Studio (SF)

FRI 16: MFAW STUDENT READING, readers TBD, 5:30 - 7:30pm in the Writers Studio (SF)

TUE 20: HEARSAY: Senior Reading and Literary Festival, 7:30pm in Nahl Hall (OAK)

THU 22 - FRI 23: THANKSGIVING BREAK


OFF-SITE

WED 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 (HUM 512 1600 Holloway Ave, SF)

THU 15: Anita Amirrezvani (MFAW faculty) at Lafayette Library and Community Center (3491 Mt. Diablo Boulevard, Lafayette, CA)

THU 15: "Listen for Peace," a visual art, literary, and music benefit for Emergency USA, Faith Adiele (MFAW faculty), and others TBA, 5:30 - 7:30pm, San Francisco Main Library, SF Francisco

THU 15: Reading: coordinated by Erin Ginder-Shaw (MFAW '13), 6:30pm at Dogpatch Wineworks (2455 3rd Street, San Francisco)

THU 15: Book Launch and Reading: Iron, first book by Zarina Zabrisky (Eleven Eleven #13), 7:30pm at Pegasus Books Downtown (2349 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley)

FRI 16: Reading: Lorenzo Herrera y Lozano, 5:30pm at BAM/PFA Reading Room (Room 2575 Bancroft Way, Berkeley) (Tickets $7)

FRI 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, 7pm at Diesel (5433 College Ave, OAK)

FRI 16: Book Launch and Reading: Iron, first book by Zarina Zabrisky (Eleven Eleven, #13), 7pm at Viracocha (998 Valencia Street, SF)

MON 19: Reading: Anita Amirrezvani (MFAW faculty) at Dr. Martin Luther King, 7pm at Jr. Main Library (1 Washington Square, 225/229, 2nd Floor, San Jose)

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

11/28: Notes from the Studio: Terri Friedman, 4pm in The Drawing Room (SF)

11/28: Fourteen Hills: The SFSU Review Release Party for the 2012 MRBA Fiction Winner Stoyan Vassilev, at The Booksmith (1644 Haight Street, 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)

wednesday, november 7 - thursday, november 15

Vol. 1, Issue 10

wednesday, november 7 - thursday, november 15


NEWS

Minnows, a new novel by Jonathan Lyons (MFAW '05) will be out August 2013 published by The Journal of Experimental Fiction.

MEDIA

Watch Gloria Frym (MFAW faculty) read from the banned Iranian novel, The Blind Owl, in honor of City Lights banned book week celebration. Presented by The City Lights Booksellers & Publishers Blog.

There's an article about Gloria Frym's (MFAW faculty) contribution to City Lights Bookstore's Banned Books Week celebration written by Jim Norrena (MFAW '13).

Check out this clip of Jonathan Lyons (MFAW '05) constructing his upcoming novel Minnows.

ON-CAMPUS

THU 8: IMPACT Social Entrepreneurship Award Information Session, 6 - 7pm in Timken Reception Area (SF)

FRI 9:  WRITERS SERIES/FRIDAY SEMINAR: Carol Edgarian, author of Three Stages of Amazement, 5:30pm in the Writers Studio (SF)

FRI 9: MFA Program in Writing Info Session, 6:30 - 8pm in the Writers Studio (195 De Haro, SF)

MON 12: Panel discussion and information session on the Fulbright Scholars program, 6:30 - 8pm in Nahl Hall (OAK) RSVP to careers@cca.edu

TUE 13: IMPACT Social Entrepreneurship Award Information Session, 6 -7 pm in A2 cafe (SF)

TUE 13: IMPACT Social Entrepreneurship Award Information Session, 6 - 7pm in A2 cafe (OAK)

WED 14: IMPACT Social Entrepreneurship Award Information Session, 5 - 6pm in Timken Reception Area (SF)

THU 15: Editors Meeting 11am - 1:30pm in the Writers Studio (SF)

WED 14: Notes from the Studio: Sally Elesby, 4pm in The Drawing Room (SF)


OFF-SITE

WED 7: The Altered Barbie Poetry Night with readings by Amanda Chiado (MFAW alum), 7 - 9pm at 50 Shotwell, SF.

FRI 9: Reading: Tisa Bryant, 5:30pm, at the BAM/PFA Reading Room (Room 2575 Bancroft Way between College and Telegraph, Berkeley) (Tickets $7)

FRI 9: Della Watson and Jessica Wickens (MFAW alum), 7:30pm at Lone Glen Reading Series (293 Cotter Street, SF)

SAT 10: WRITERS WITH DRINKS: Shawna Yang Ryan, Francesca Lia Block, Randy Alfred, 7 - 9:30pm at the Make-Out Room (3225 22nd Street, SF) ($5-$10 sliding scale)

SUN 11: Presentation: "Equal of the Sun" with Anita Amirrezvani (MFAW faculty) at Bluestockings (NYC)

SUN 11: Reading: kathryn l. pringle, Erin Moure, Andrea Rexilius, 5pm at ATA (992 Valencia Street, SF) (Tickets $6-$10)

WED 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 (HUM 512 1600 Holloway Ave, SF)


THU 15: Anita Amirrezvani (MFAW faculty) at Lafayette Library and Community Center (3491 Mt. Diablo Boulevard Lafayette, CA)

THU 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


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


11/16: 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)

11/28: Fourteen Hills: The SFSU Review Release Party for the 2012 MRBA Fiction Winner Stoyan Vassilev, at The Booksmith (1644 Haight Street, 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)