Vol. 1, Issue 48
PUBLICATION
Rheea Mukherjee (MFAW '11) has two stories published and viewable online; "Transit for Beginners" in the Bombay Literary Magazine and "Sway" in Quarterly Literary Review Singapore".
KQED Pop blogger Emmanuel Hapsis (MFAW '09) gives his reasons why adapting 90's classic Reality Bites for television is a terrible idea.
Beth Mattson (MFAW '09) wonders if she's an alternative parent in a piece in Mutha Magazine, edited by Michelle Tea.
MEDIA
Matthew Jent (MFAW '09) interviews Ben Costa (MFAW '09) for the Longbox Project on his graphic novel and webcomic series, Pang, the Wandering Shaolin Monk.
Featherboard Writing Series, curated by Steffi Drewes (MFAW '06), has two great videos of their reading series up; one of Hollie Hardy and one of Geraldine Kim, both from the June 22 reading.
ON-CAMPUS
WED 28: MFA Writing New Student Orienation, 11am - 12:50pm in the Writers Studio (SF)
THU 29: Eleven Eleven Mailing extravaganza, 3 - 8pm in the Writers Studio (SF)
FRI 30: Bridge Week: Gloria Frym, 3 - 5pm in the Writers Studio (SF)
FRI 30: Bridge Week: Student Reading and Open Mic, 6 - 7:30pm in the Writers Studio (SF)
SAT 31: Reading: Bay Area Poetry Marathon featuring Lucy Corin, Steffi Drewes, Edward Foster, Caroline Goodwin (MFAW faculty), Maggie Heaps (MFAW '13), Bill Hughes (MFAW '13), Francois Luong, Louise Mathias, Michael Nicoloff, Steven Seidenberg and Carleen Tibbetts, curated by Donna de la Perrière (MFAW faculty), at The Writers Studio (SF)
MON 2: LABOR DAY - the College is closed.
TUE: 3: First day of the Fall 2013 semester
OFF-SITE
THU 29: Reading: Writing Without Walls: SECOND CHANCES, featuring Candy Shue, Daniel Suarez, Kimberly Kim (MFAW alum), Sean Labrador Y Manzano, Crys Lehman (MFAW alum), Paul Corman Roberts and Jade Way, hosted by Jeff Von Ward (MFAW Alum) and Autumn Darbrow (MFAW '13), 6:30pm-9pm at Cafe du Soleil (200 Fillmore St, SF)
8/31 - 9/1: Festival: San Francisco Zine Fest, San Francisco County Fair Building (1199 9th Ave and Lincoln Way in GG Park, Free Admission. MORE INFO
COMING UP
9/6: Reading: Studio One featuring Joseph Lease (MFAW faculty), Emily Carr and Evan Karp, 7:30pm-9:30pm at Studio One Art Center (365 45th St, Oakland)
9/5: Reading: The Poetry Center presents Lauren Shufran and r. erica doyle, 4:30pm at the Poetry Center, (1600 Holloway Ave, HUM 512, SFSU)
9/12: Second Years Students, Thesis Meeting, 11am, the Writers Studio
9/12: Reading: The Poetry Center presents Kate Greenstreet and Sara Mumolo, 4:30pm at the Poetry Center, (1600 Holloway Ave, HUM 512, SFSU)
9/13: Reading: MFAW Writers Series presents Andrew Lam, 4:30pm in the Writers Studio (195 De Haro, SF)
9/17: Lecture: CCA Graduate Studies Lecture Series presents Christian Caryl, 7pm in Timken
9/20: Reading: MFAW Writers Series presents Julie Carr, 4:30pm in the Writers Studio (195 De Haro, SF)
9/21: Reading: Jai Bhim International presents An Evening of Poetry and Prose, readings to benefit Dalit Youth in India, featuring Pia Chatterjee, Genny Lim, Kenneth Wong, and Nellie Wong, 8pm at The San Francisco Buddhist Center (37 Bartlett St near 21st and Valencia, SF)
9/23: Reading: Generations, founding curators are Charles Kruger and Sandra Wassilie, guest curator for the debut is Donna de la Perrière (MFAW faculty), at The Emerald Tablet (80 Fresno St, SF)
9/26: Reading: Writing Without Walls: Dog Days , 7pm at Cafe du Soleil (200 Fillmore St, SF)
9/27: Reading: MFAW Writers Series presents Hugh Behm-Steinberg and Caroline Goodwin (both MFAW Faculty), 4:30pm in the Writers Studio (195 De Haro, SF)
9/28: Reading: 100,000 Poets For Change/Bay Area Poetry Marathon joint event: featuring Julian Talamantez Brolaski, J.P. Dancing Bear, Zack Haber, Bill Hughes (MFAW '13), Elaine Barry Kahn, Even Karp, Joseph Lease (MFAW faculty), Mariam Dubovik Lease, Erica Lewis and Chloe Veylit (MFAW '13), curated by Donna de la Perrière (MFAW faculty), at The Writers Studio (SF)
9/28: Reading: 100, 000 Poets For Change: hosted by Caroline Goodwin (MFAW faculty), featuring California Poet Laureate Emeritus Al Young (MFAW faculty), Linda E Norton, Mary Mackey, 4:30pm at Ocean Art Gallery and Laura Masko, Sherri Rose-Walker and Matt Shears (MFAW faculty), 6pm at Florey's Book Company (150 Eureka Square, Pacifica)
10/3: Lecture: CCA Graduate Studies Lecture Series presents Joshua Clover, 7pm in Timken (SF)
10/3: Reading: The Poetry Center presents Rachel Levitsky and Latash N. Nevada Diggs (MFAW alum), 4:30pm at the Poetry Center, (1600 Holloway Ave, HUM 512, SFSU)
Reading: MFAW Writers Series presents Latasha Diggs (MFAW '08) and Hazel White (MFAW '05), 4:30pm at the Writers Studio (195 De Haro, SF)
10/4: Reading: The Poetry Center presents Edward Dorn's Collected Poems, with Jennifer Dunbar Dorn, 7:30pm at Subterranean Arthouse (2179 Bancroft Way, Berkeley) ($10/$5)
10/14: Reading: Litquake Event, Quiet Lightning's 50th show with Sean Labrador y Manzano, Kelly Egan, Ken Grobe, Naomi Goldner, Davy Carren, Charlie Getter, Jennifer Cheng, Neil Carman, Kai Carlson-Wee, Chloe Veylit (MFAW '13), Janet Frishberg, Mira Martin-Parker and Jason Schenheit, at the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers (100 John F Kennedy Dr, SF)
10/15: Reading: curated by Matthew James DeCoster, works by Nick Johnson (MFAW '12), Martha Grover (MFAW '11) and SB Stokes, Zarina Zabrisky, and Hollie Hardy (all Eleven Eleven contributors) and Juli C. Lasselle, Amy Thigpen, Tim Toaster Henderson, and Joel Landmine, time TBD at the Emerald Tablet (80 Fresno, SF)
10/17: Reading: Litquake Event, Flight of Poets with Kazim Ali, Sophie Cabot Black, Xochiquetzal Candelaria, Maxine Chernoff, Keith Ekiss, and Joseph Lease (MFAW faculty), 7pm at Hotel Rex (562 Sutter St, SF)
10/18: Reading: MFAW Writers Series with LitQuake presents Mary Gaitskill, 7pm in Timken Lecture Hall (CCA 1111 8th St, SF)
10/18: Reading: The Poetry Center presents Yusef Komunyakaa, 7:30pm at McRoskey Mattress Company (1687 Market St at Gough, SF) ($10/$5)
10/19: Reading: LitCrawl with Aimee Phan (MFAW Chair), Gloria Frym (MFAW Faculty), Matthew Iribarne (MFAW Faculty), Steffi Drewes (MFAW '06), Nana Twumasi (MFAW '07), Ryan Funk (MFAW '12), 6pm at Mission Cheese (736 Valencia) MORE INFO
10/19: Reading: LitCrawl, The Catamaran Literary Reader with Judith Serin (MFAW Faculty) and others, 8:30 - 9:30pm at the Red Poppy Art House (2698 Folsom, SF)
10/22: Lecture: CCA Graduate Studies Lecture Series presents Prem Krishnamurthy, 7pm in Timken
10/24: Reading: The Poetry Center presents George Stanley "Open Workshop", 4:30pm at the Poetry Center, (1600 Holloway Ave, HUM 512, SFSU)
10/25: Reading: Fright Night 2: The Revenge, readers TBA, time TBA (Writers Studio)
10/26: Reading: The Poetry Center presents George Stanley and Leish Ellingham, 7:30pm at the Meridian Gallery (535 Powell St, SF) ($10/$5)
10/31: HALLOWEEN
11/1: Reading: MFAW Writers Series presents Tom Barbash (MFAW Faculty), 4:30pm in the Writers Studio (195 De Haro, SF)
11/3: Reading: The Poetry Center presents Fred Moten, 5pm at Timken Hall (SF)
11/14: Reading: The Poetry Center presents a Tribute to Jayne Cortez with Robin D.G. Kelley in conversation with Justin Desmangles, 4:30pm at the Poetry Center, (1600 Holloway Ave, HUM 512, SFSU)
11/15: Reading: MFAW Writers Series presents Tom Bissell, 4:30pm in the Writers Studio (195 De Haro, SF)
11/19: Lecture: CCA Graduate Studies Lecture Series presents Hito Steyerl, 7pm in Timken (SF)
11/28: THANKSGIVING
12/5: Lecture: CCA Graduate Studies Lecture Series presents Amy Seimetz and Miriam Bale, 7pm in Timken (SF)
12/13: Last day of the Fall 2013 semester
