Vol. 1, Issue 20
NEWS
Vernon Keeve III (MFAW '13) is the 2012 recipient of the Zora Neale Hurston Awards. Find out more in the SWP interview of Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics.
Myron Michael (MFAW alum) discusses his writing style and process in an interview on W3 Sidecar.
No Straight Lines: Four Decades of Queer Comics edited by Justin Hall (MFAC faculty) and featuring Mari Naomi (MFAC faculty) was named one of the 2013 Top Ten books by the GBLT Round Table of the American Library Association.
PUBLICATIONS
Jessica Wickens (MFAW alum) and Della Watson have a new book out, "Everything Reused in the Sea: The Crow and Benjamin Letters" from Mission Cleaners Press. Purchase a copy here.
Laura Schadler (MFAW alum) writes about the demise of Gossip Girl while Emmanuel Hapsis (MFAW alum) finds more ways to love Jennifer Lawrence, both on KQED Pop.
Marissa Bell Toffoli (MFAW alum) interviews Virginia Bell on Toffoli's Words With Writers blog.
MEDIA
Ishmael Reed (MFAW faculty) discusses his unique style of storytelling in a video on Poets & Writers.
"Spreadeagle" by Kevin Killian (MFAW faculty) has two reviews out, one on Html Giant and one on Bookforum.
Also, ArtBusiness.com covered Kevin Killian's (MFAW faculty) Tagged release party at Needles and Pens.
ON-CAMPUS
WED 30: IMPACT Info Session, 11am-12pm at the Timken Reception Area (SF)
FRI 1: Last day to Add/Drop classes
FRI 1: WRITERS SERIES / FRIDAY SEMINAR: John Searles, 3:30 - 5pm in the Writers Studio (SF)
OFF-SITE
WED 30: Reading: Joseph Lease (MFAW faculty) and David Lloyd, 7:30pm at Moe's Books (2476 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley)
THU 31: Event: StoryCorps' 4th Anniversary Celebration featuring Dave Isay [Jessica Arevalo (MFAW alum) facilitates the StoryCorp booth for SF], 6:30 - 8pm at Contemporary Jewish Musuem (736 Mission, SF) TICKETS $5
SAT 2: Featherboard Writing Series curated by Steffi Drewes (MFAW alum): Jessica Wickens (MFAW alum), Della Watson, and Elizabeth Treadwell, 5pm at Aggregate Space (901 West Grand Avenue, OAK)
SUN 3: Reading and Book Party: Les Gottesman (MFAW alum) and Jodi Sanchez, 2pm at Bird & Beckett (653 Chenery, SF)
TUE 5: Al Young (MFAW visiting faculty) Day in Berkeley, 7 - 7:30pm at City Hall in Berkeley (2180 Milvia St, Berkeley)
COMING UP
2/6: IMPACT Info Session, 3-4pm in East 1 (SF)
2/8: WRITERS SERIES: Fire & Ink Panel, with Faith Adiele (MFAW faculty), Debra Busman, Diana Garcia, Aimee Suzara, and Judith Tannenbaum, 3:30 - 5pm in the Writers Studio (SF)
2/8: IMPACT Speed Dating Event, 10-11:30am in West 2, (SF)
2/12: HearSay Reading Series: Matt Shears (MFAW faculty), 7:30pm at Nahl Hall (OAK)
2/13: City Arts & Lectures Series: JAMAICA KINCAID in conversation with Frances Phillips, 7:30pm at Herbst Theater (401 Van Ness, SF)
2/15: Reading: "Shot Through the Heart: Anti-Valentine's Day" having words with MFAW students TBA, 6:00pm in the Writers Studio (SF)
2/15: GRANT WRITING WORKSHOP: IMPACT and Beyond, 10-11:30am in West 2 (SF)
2/16: Opening: "Eyes on the Prize" photos by Kevin Killian (MFAW faculty) at 2nd Floor Projects (SF)
2/21: GRAD SPRING SYMPOSIUM: Narrative (Inter)Actions: Paul Miller (DJ Spooky), 7pm at 350 Kansas (SF)
2/28: GRAD SPRING SYMPOSIUM: Narrative (Inter)Actions: Juvenal Acosta, 7pm at Timken (SF)
3/1: Writers Remembered, TBD
3/2: Bernal Yoga Literary Series: Aimee Phan (MFAW Chair), Kristen Kadner, Phil Lumsden (both MFAW alums) and more
3/2: Reading: Vernon Keeve and Chloe Veylit (both MFAW '13) with others at Celtic Coffee (SF)
3/5: HearSay Reading Series: Malena Watrous and WRLIT Students, 7:30pm at Nahl Hall (OAK)
3/7 - 3/9: AWP - Boston
3/7: GRAD SPRING SYMPOSIUM: Narrative (Inter)Actions: Sister Spit, 7pm at Timken (SF)
3/14: GRAD SPRING SYMPOSIUM: Narrative (Inter)Actions: Scott Snibbe, 7pm at Timken (SF)
3/15: WRITERS SERIES: Benjamin Anastas, 3:30 - 5pm in the Writers Studio (SF)
3/18 - 3/22: GRAD SPRING SYMPOSIUM: Narrative (Inter)Actions: Exhibition: Ray'n-Gah--Linked Elegance at Oliver Art Center (OAK)
3/20: GRAD SPRING SYMPOSIUM: Narrative (Inter)Actions: Opening: Ray'n-Gah--Linked Elegance, 5:30 - 7:30pm at Oliver Art Center (OAK)
3/25 - 3/29: SPRING BREAK
4/5: Admitted Students Day
4/5: Word.World, Timken (SF)
4/7: CCA Grad Open Studios
4/9: HearSay Reading Series: Senior WRLIT Students, 7:30pm at Nahl Hall (OAK)
4/11: Opening: Tear It Out in the Writers Studio (SF)
4/13: Bernal Yoga Literary Series
4/16: HearSay Reading Series: Senior WRLIT Students, 7:30pm at Nahl Hall (OAK)
4/19: Word.World, Timken (SF)
4/26: Word.World, Timken (SF)
5/3: Word.World, Timken (SF)
5/7: HearSay Reading Series: Humble Pie Volume 8 Launch Party
5/10: Last Day of the Spring 2013 semester
5/18: CCA Commencement Ceremony
NEWS
Vernon Keeve III (MFAW '13) is the 2012 recipient of the Zora Neale Hurston Awards. Find out more in the SWP interview of Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics.
Myron Michael (MFAW alum) discusses his writing style and process in an interview on W3 Sidecar.
No Straight Lines: Four Decades of Queer Comics edited by Justin Hall (MFAC faculty) and featuring Mari Naomi (MFAC faculty) was named one of the 2013 Top Ten books by the GBLT Round Table of the American Library Association.
PUBLICATIONS
Jessica Wickens (MFAW alum) and Della Watson have a new book out, "Everything Reused in the Sea: The Crow and Benjamin Letters" from Mission Cleaners Press. Purchase a copy here.
Laura Schadler (MFAW alum) writes about the demise of Gossip Girl while Emmanuel Hapsis (MFAW alum) finds more ways to love Jennifer Lawrence, both on KQED Pop.
Marissa Bell Toffoli (MFAW alum) interviews Virginia Bell on Toffoli's Words With Writers blog.
MEDIA
Ishmael Reed (MFAW faculty) discusses his unique style of storytelling in a video on Poets & Writers.
"Spreadeagle" by Kevin Killian (MFAW faculty) has two reviews out, one on Html Giant and one on Bookforum.
Also, ArtBusiness.com covered Kevin Killian's (MFAW faculty) Tagged release party at Needles and Pens.
ON-CAMPUS
WED 30: IMPACT Info Session, 11am-12pm at the Timken Reception Area (SF)
FRI 1: Last day to Add/Drop classes
FRI 1: WRITERS SERIES / FRIDAY SEMINAR: John Searles, 3:30 - 5pm in the Writers Studio (SF)
OFF-SITE
WED 30: Reading: Joseph Lease (MFAW faculty) and David Lloyd, 7:30pm at Moe's Books (2476 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley)
THU 31: Event: StoryCorps' 4th Anniversary Celebration featuring Dave Isay [Jessica Arevalo (MFAW alum) facilitates the StoryCorp booth for SF], 6:30 - 8pm at Contemporary Jewish Musuem (736 Mission, SF) TICKETS $5
SAT 2: Featherboard Writing Series curated by Steffi Drewes (MFAW alum): Jessica Wickens (MFAW alum), Della Watson, and Elizabeth Treadwell, 5pm at Aggregate Space (901 West Grand Avenue, OAK)
SUN 3: Reading and Book Party: Les Gottesman (MFAW alum) and Jodi Sanchez, 2pm at Bird & Beckett (653 Chenery, SF)
TUE 5: Al Young (MFAW visiting faculty) Day in Berkeley, 7 - 7:30pm at City Hall in Berkeley (2180 Milvia St, Berkeley)
COMING UP
2/6: IMPACT Info Session, 3-4pm in East 1 (SF)
2/8: WRITERS SERIES: Fire & Ink Panel, with Faith Adiele (MFAW faculty), Debra Busman, Diana Garcia, Aimee Suzara, and Judith Tannenbaum, 3:30 - 5pm in the Writers Studio (SF)
2/8: IMPACT Speed Dating Event, 10-11:30am in West 2, (SF)
2/12: HearSay Reading Series: Matt Shears (MFAW faculty), 7:30pm at Nahl Hall (OAK)
2/13: City Arts & Lectures Series: JAMAICA KINCAID in conversation with Frances Phillips, 7:30pm at Herbst Theater (401 Van Ness, SF)
2/15: Reading: "Shot Through the Heart: Anti-Valentine's Day" having words with MFAW students TBA, 6:00pm in the Writers Studio (SF)
2/15: GRANT WRITING WORKSHOP: IMPACT and Beyond, 10-11:30am in West 2 (SF)
2/16: Opening: "Eyes on the Prize" photos by Kevin Killian (MFAW faculty) at 2nd Floor Projects (SF)
2/21: GRAD SPRING SYMPOSIUM: Narrative (Inter)Actions: Paul Miller (DJ Spooky), 7pm at 350 Kansas (SF)
2/28: GRAD SPRING SYMPOSIUM: Narrative (Inter)Actions: Juvenal Acosta, 7pm at Timken (SF)
3/1: Writers Remembered, TBD
3/2: Bernal Yoga Literary Series: Aimee Phan (MFAW Chair), Kristen Kadner, Phil Lumsden (both MFAW alums) and more
3/2: Reading: Vernon Keeve and Chloe Veylit (both MFAW '13) with others at Celtic Coffee (SF)
3/5: HearSay Reading Series: Malena Watrous and WRLIT Students, 7:30pm at Nahl Hall (OAK)
3/7 - 3/9: AWP - Boston
3/7: GRAD SPRING SYMPOSIUM: Narrative (Inter)Actions: Sister Spit, 7pm at Timken (SF)
3/14: GRAD SPRING SYMPOSIUM: Narrative (Inter)Actions: Scott Snibbe, 7pm at Timken (SF)
3/15: WRITERS SERIES: Benjamin Anastas, 3:30 - 5pm in the Writers Studio (SF)
3/18 - 3/22: GRAD SPRING SYMPOSIUM: Narrative (Inter)Actions: Exhibition: Ray'n-Gah--Linked Elegance at Oliver Art Center (OAK)
3/20: GRAD SPRING SYMPOSIUM: Narrative (Inter)Actions: Opening: Ray'n-Gah--Linked Elegance, 5:30 - 7:30pm at Oliver Art Center (OAK)
3/25 - 3/29: SPRING BREAK
4/5: Admitted Students Day
4/5: Word.World, Timken (SF)
4/7: CCA Grad Open Studios
4/9: HearSay Reading Series: Senior WRLIT Students, 7:30pm at Nahl Hall (OAK)
4/11: Opening: Tear It Out in the Writers Studio (SF)
4/13: Bernal Yoga Literary Series
4/16: HearSay Reading Series: Senior WRLIT Students, 7:30pm at Nahl Hall (OAK)
4/19: Word.World, Timken (SF)
4/26: Word.World, Timken (SF)
5/3: Word.World, Timken (SF)
5/7: HearSay Reading Series: Humble Pie Volume 8 Launch Party
5/10: Last Day of the Spring 2013 semester
5/18: CCA Commencement Ceremony
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