wednesday, april 3 - thursday, april 11, 2013

Vol. 1, Issue 27

Corrections from last week's newsletter:

The following had incorrect links attached and are now updated

Juvenal Acosta (MFAW faculty) has a letter response in The New York Times on Yu Hua's "Stealing Books for the Poor".

David Aloi (MFAW '09) on a tribute to Jason Molina

MEDIA

Katie Wudel (MFAW alum) is in a photo in the Wall Street Journal, she is holding a book and a beer.

Some familiar faces and names on the 851 Tumblr blog.

Words With Writers founder Marissa Bell Toffoli (MFAW alum) interviews Aaron Shurin and Erica Bauermeister.

PUBLICATION

KQED Pop blog has a notable alumni writing for them: David Aloi (MFAW '09) on 11 films to cure your post-Oscar blues, and Sade /  Emmanuel Hapsis (MFAW '09) on a 9-year-old that knows more than you, highlights from Supreme Court Hearings on Marriage Equality, 13 of the best marriage equality memes, and a case of the mondays antidote.

Born Again by Max Delgado (MFAW alum) on The Longbox Project.

ON-CAMPUS

FRI 5: Admitted Students Day

FRI 5: Word.World with readings by MFA Writing graduates Gabriel Kaufman, Anne Lesley Selcer, Julian Quisquater, Maggie Heaps, Liz Mayorga, Jim Kettner (all MFAW '13), 7pm at Timken (SF)

FR 5: Screening: Ayten Mutlu Saray in Cheryl Dunye's (MFAW faculty) classes: Zara, 9am in SF Main Building, Room 131 / Conference of the Birds, 12pm in GC1 (open to CCA community members)

SAT 6: Memorial Event for Anselm Hollo, 4 - 7pm in the Writers Studio.

SUN 7: CCA Grad Open Studios, 12 - 5pm (SF)

SUN 7: Small Press Traffic presents a performance with Carla Harryman and Jon Raskin, at 5pm at Timken (SF) ($6-$10)

TUE 9: HearSay Reading Series: Senior WRLIT Students, 7:30pm at Nahl Hall (OAK)

WED 10: Discussion: David Shields visiting Dodie Bellamy (MFAW faculty)'s CNF Workshop, 4pm in the Writers Studio (SF) (Free and open to the CCA community)

THU 11: Opening: Tear It Out curated by Serena Cole with work by Mark Benson, Libby Black, Marissa Botelho, Mia Christopher, Seth Curcio, William Emmert, Wes Fanelli, Rachel Foster, Bean Gilsdorf, Julie Henson, Sarah Hotchkiss, Courtney Johnson, Kara Joslyn, Sarah Kim, Danielle Lawrence, Marcus Lee, Ace Lehner, Justin Limoges, Brigid Mason, Maysha Mohamedi, Matt Momchilov, David M. Morini (MFAW alum), Hilary Pecis, Tahiti Pehrson, Andrea Roelandt, Maja Ruznic, Josh Sachs, Denali Schmidt, Emily Tareila, Mark Taylor, Aaron Terry, Sarah Thibault, Tracy Timmins, Victoria Wagner, Marci Washington, Lindsey White, and Jake Ziemann, 6pm - 8pm in the Writers Studio (SF)

OFF-SITE

THU 4: Reading & Discussion: Russian author Mikhail Shishkin (Maidenhair) joined by his translator, Marian Schwartz, 7pm at Hotel Rex (526 Sutter Street, SF) TICKETS

THU 4: Tremors: New Fiction by Iranian American Writers co-edited by Anita Amirrezvani (MFAW faculty) and Persis Karim, 7pm at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library (San Jose)

THU 4: Book Tour: Mattilda B. Sycamore (Eleven Eleven #14 Contributor) touring for The End Of San Francisco, 6pm at University of Oregon, (Ben Linder Room, EMU, Eugene)

THU 4: Woman Writers of the Diaspora Series featuring LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs (MFAW alum) presented by Celesti Colds Fechter, Ph.D, 6:30pm at Hirshon Suite (55 West 13th Street, 2nd Floor, NY)

FRI 5: Race in Writing and Art: featuring LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs (MFAW alum), Robin Hayes, Laimah Osman, Tavia Nyong'O, 6-8pm at the New School's Kellen Auditorium (66 5th Ave, NY)

WED 10: Wait, We Not Spanish?, curated and hosted by LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs (MFAW alum), featuring Michael Paul Britto, D'Lo, ariel robello, and Alexandro Segade, 6:30-8:30pm at El Museo del Barrio (1230 5th Ave, NY)

THU 11: Book Tour: Mattilda B. Sycamore (Eleven Eleven #14 Contributor) touring for The End Of San Francisco, 4:30pm at Loyola Marymount University (Los Angeles)

THU 11: Grinder.Readings, featuring Melissa Louise (MFAW '13), Scott Lambridis, and J de Salvo, 6:30-9pm at Telegraph Beer Garden (2318 Telegraph Ave, Oakland)

COMING UP

4/12: FRIDAY SEMINAR: Publishing Panel, 3:30pm in the Writers Studio (SF)

4/12: STUDENT READING: curated by Stephen Leeper (MFAW '14) with readings by Jessica Wickens (MFAW alum) and Della Watson and Tanika Thacker, Colin Partch, Stephen Leeper, Nora Toomey, Patrick Vannevel, Kat Croswell, Phil Lumsden (all MFAW '14) and other, 5pm - 7pm, Writers Studio (SF)

4/12: Book Tour: Mattilda B. Sycamore (Eleven Eleven #14 Contributor) touring for The End Of San Francisco, 7:30pm at Skylight Books (1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles)

4/13: Bernal Yoga Literary Series

4/13: Tremors: New Fiction by Iranian American Writers co-edited by Anita Amirrezvani (MFAW faculty) and Persis Karim, Golestan Kids (Berkeley)

4/13: Women's National Book Association presents Pitch-O-Rama, meet agents, editors and publishers, 8am-12pm at Swiss Louis Restaurant (Pier 39, SF) Register HERE.

4/14: Tremors: New Fiction by Iranian American Writers co-edited by Anita Amirrezvani (MFAW faculty) and Persis Karim, Kepler's Books, (Menlo Park)

4/14: UPB Poetry Reading, featuring Joseph Lease (MFAW faculty) and Peter Burghardt, 3:30-5pm at University Press Books (2430 Bancroft Way, Berkeley)

4/16: HearSay Reading Series: Senior WRLIT Students, 7:30pm at Nahl Hall (OAK)

4/17: Book Tour: Mattilda B. Sycamore (Eleven Eleven #14 Contributor) touring for The End Of San Francisco, 5pm at Cal State Fullerton (Fullerton)

4/18: 2013 Sceptre Prize Nominees Reading with Graham Guest (MFAW '09) and other shortlisters, Glasgow

4/18: Mixer 2.0: The Second Coming, featuring Nora Toomey (MFAW '14), Sarah Bushman (MFAW '14), Mia Amir, Brittany Billmeyer-Finn, Genie Cartier, RJ ingram, Maisha Z. Johnson, Calvin Johnson Fantone, Jason Schenheit, SB Stokes, and July Westhale, 6:30pm at the Cat Club (1190 Folsom, SF)

4/19: Word.World with readings by MFA Writing graduates Kate Chianese, Amal Hassan, Chloé Veylit, Susan L. Lin, Sarah Bushman, Erin Ginder-Shaw (all MFAW '13) 7pm at Timken (SF)

4/19: THESIS: Final unbound draft due

4/19: WRITING BOOK: 25 page sample of work due

4/20: Voices Carry with Anita Amirrezvani (MFAW faculty) and others, 5:30 - 8:30pm at the Center for the Art of Translation (582 Market, SF)

4/26: Word.World, with readings by MFA Writing graduates Jim Norrena, Jenn Virskus, Samina Chaudhry Hitch, Bill Hughes, Jill Tydor, Kristin Adochio (all MFAW '13) 7pm at Timken (SF)

4/28: Book Tour: Mattilda B. Sycamore (Eleven Eleven #14 Contributor) touring for The End Of San Francisco, 7:30pm at Bookshop Santa Cruz (1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz)

4/30: Book Tour: Mattilda B. Sycamore (Eleven Eleven #14 Contributor) touring for The End Of San Francisco, 7pm at City Lights Bookstore (261 Columbus Avenue at Broadway, SF)

5/3: Word.World, with readings by MFA Writing graduates Ariel Cohen, Jordan Rice-Sarantis, Ryan Buresh, Melissa Louise Kuhn, Jayo Miko Macasaquit, Autumn Darbrow, Vernon Keeve III (all MFAW '13) 7pm at Timken (SF)

5/3 - 9: THESIS FINAL REVIEW MEETINGS

5/7: HearSay Reading Series: Humble Pie Volume 8 Launch Party

5/9: Book Tour: Mattilda B. Sycamore (Eleven Eleven #14 Contributor) touring for The End Of San Francisco, 7:30pm at GLBT History Museum (4127 18th Street, SF)

5/10: ENGAGE: Oakland School of the Performing Arts student Reading, 2:30pm (SF)

5/10: Last Day of the Spring 2013 semester

5/16: Reading: Readings at the Bookstore- Tales of The San Francisco Cacophony Society Launch Party, with Kevin Evans, Carrie Galbraith, John Law and more, 7pm at City Lights Bookstore (261 Columbus Avenue at Broadway, SF)

5/18: CCA Commencement Ceremony

5/18: BANG OUT Volume XXI: "Bridges and Tunnels" at the Make Out Room (SF)

5/22: Book Tour: Mattilda B. Sycamore (Eleven Eleven #14 Contributor) touring for The End Of San Francisco, 7:30 at Olympia Timberland Library (313 8th Ave SE, Olympia)