Vol. 3, Issue 10
NEWS
Denise Newman (MFAW faculty) was invited by the Ministry of Culture of Denmark to attend a meeting of translators from around the world in conjunction with the Copenhagen Book Fair, Nov 4-9.
PUBLICATION
Jønathan Lyons's (MFAW '05) futurist essay was published by The Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies.
KQED Pop's Matthew Jent (MFAW '09) lists some of the scariest scenes you can find outside a horror movie; Emmanuel Hapsis (MFAW '09) posts five videos to inspire voters.
MEDIA
ON CAMPUS
FRI 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
FRI 7: Reading: MFA Program in Writing presents Student Reading #3 with Natalie Catasus, Colin Partch (both MFAW '14/MA '15), Phil Lumsden (MFAW '15), LS Jerrett, Vanessa Flores, Cheramie Leo, Casey Mancino, Keiran King (all MFAW '16), 6:00pm in the Writers' Studio (195 De Haro, SF)
THUR 13: Lecture: Writer and critic David Levi-Strauss talks at Timken Lecture Hall, 7pm (SF campus) More Info.
OFF-SITE
WED 5: Theater: San Francisco Olympians Festival V: Monster Ball presents NYMPHS, NYMPHS, NYMPHS, short plays by Jennifer Lynne Roberts (MFAW '09), Bridgette Dutta Portman, Marissa Skudlarek, Sam Bertken, Siyu Song, Sam Hurwitt, Carol Lashof, and Leah Halper, 8pm at EXIT Theater (186 Eddy, SF) FB Page
THUR 6: Reading: Kevin Killian (MFAW faculty) and Andrew Durbin read their work at The Poetry Center, 4:30pm (SFSU, 1600 Holloway Ave., SF) FB Page
FRI 7: Reading: Fourteen Hills Press presents Jane McDermott, winner of the Michael Rubin Book Award, reading from Look Busy: One hundred 100-word stories by and for the easily distracted, at Green Apple Books on the Park (1231 9th Ave, SF) FB Page
SAT 8: Release: Featherboard Writing Series presents Tom Comitta (MFAW '11) with a chapbook release, Laura Woltag, and David Koehn, 6pm at Aggregate Space Gallery (OAK)
SAT 8 - SUN 9: TechRaking: Designing the News, 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, invites interdisciplinary teams of CCA students to rapidly explore and collaborate on the needs of media organizations of different disciplines. Register here
THUR 13 - SAT 15: Faith Adiele (MFAW faculty) takes part in "Global Mixed Race," the 3rd biennial Critical Mixed Race Conference at DePaul University (Chicago)
COMING UP
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
11/15: LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs (MFAW '08) performs at The Late Nite Series, 9pm at Pillsbury House Theatre (3501 Chicago Ave S, Minneapolis, MN)
11/15: Reading: Donna de la Perrière (MFAW faculty) and Barbara Tomash at The Poetry Center, 4:30 pm (SFSU, 1600 Holloway Ave., SF) FB Page
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)
11/20: Lecture: Graduate Studies Lecture Series presents Sound and Vision with Marina Rosenfeld & Chrisoph Cox, 7pm in Timken (SF) More Info
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)
11/23: Improv: Book Club presents The Lab with Sidestage Improv's Book Club members including Matthew Jent (MFAW '09), 8pm at Swedenborg Hall (1531 Tyler Ave, San Diego) TICKETS
11/27-28: THANKSGIVING BREAK
12/2: Lecture: Graduate Studies Lecture Series presents Sound and Vision with Geeta Dayal, 7pm in Timken (SF) more info
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)
