BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Cambridge Common Writers - ECPv6.18.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Cambridge Common Writers REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20270314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20271107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Edmonton BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20250309T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20251102T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20260308T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T080000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260919T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260919T170000 DTSTAMP:20260901T015143Z CREATED:20260901T015139Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T015143Z UID:13649-1789833600-1789837200@cambridgecommonwriters.org SUMMARY:CCW Presents: Bridging the Gap--Navigating the Post-MFA Life DESCRIPTION:Join us for this Cambridge Common Writers-hosted virtual alumni panel on navigating your writing career after graduation! We’ll talk about staying motivated to write without program-set deadlines\, managing the submissions/publication process\, as well as finding and embracing teaching opportunities. The discussion will be followed by an audience Q&A. \n\n\n\nMeet Our Panelists: \n\n\n\nNOVUYO MASAKHANE (Fiction\, January 2021) is an interdisciplinary artist: Writer\, dancer/choreographer\, filmmaker and educator. Born in Denver\, Colorado and reared in Southern California\, she’s been a working artist for over 40 years. Masakhane holds an MFA in Creative Fiction Writing from Lesley University and is currently working on her novel\, House of Jewels\, and a short story collection. Novuyo is a proud mama and grandma and makes her home in Los Angeles\, CA. Her published works include the short story\, “Miss Baby” (2009)\, “Born to Dance” (2010)\, an excerpt from her forthcoming novel House of Jewels\, and “Crossroads” (1997)\, a screenplay which became a short film with the American Film Institute.RAYMOND TYLER (Fiction & Graphic Novels\, June 2020) is a writer from Appalachian Georgia currently residing in Nyack\, NY. He’s a longtime social justice and labor activist\, mostly bridging “history from below” with comics. His work includes Black Coal and Red Bandanas: An Illustrated History of the West Virginia Mine Wars\, Partisans: A Graphic History of Anti-Fascist Resistance\, and Democratic Socialists of America: A Graphic History. DEBORAH SOSIN (Nonfiction\, January 2015) is a writer\, editor\, psychotherapist\, and GrubStreet instructor. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times\, Boston Globe Magazine\, Salon\, Oldster Magazine\, Brevity Blog\, Short Reads\, two anthologies\, and several literary magazines. Her MFA craft essay on the self as antihero in creative nonfiction appeared in The Writer’s Chronicle. Her picture book\, Charlotte and the Quiet Place\, illustrated by Sara Woolley (Parallax Press\, 2015)\, won the Gold INDIEFAB and Silver IPPY awards\, among several honors. Debbie is also the author of the Sober Starting Today Workbook (New Harbinger). In addition to her Lesley MFA\, she holds an MSW from Smith College School for Social Work. Since 2009\, Debbie has led “Write It Like It Is” freewriting groups. Her linked set of 70 micro-memoirs of 70 words each titled Escape Velocity: How One 70-Year-Old Push-Pulled Her Way Out of Her Too-Much-Not-Enough Family was published in February 2026 and was a finalist for the Next Generation Indie Books Awards (memoir).ANDREA BALLOU’s (Poetry\, June 2015) poems and book reviews have appeared in Barrow Street\, Copper Nickel\, FIELD\, The Ilanot Review\, Plume\, Plume Anthology\, The Missouri Review\, Tupelo Quarterly and elsewhere. Andrea received her PhD in Romance Languages & Literatures from the University of Chicago and her MFA in Creative Writing from Lesley University. Her work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize\, and she is also the recipient of a National Resource Fellowship\, a Tinker Foundation Grant\, Artist’s Fellowships and Project Grants from the Somerville Arts Council\, and a residency at Joya/AIR in Spain. She has been teaching weekly poetry workshops for elders at the VNA since 2018 and serves on the board of the Somerville Arts Council. Andrea divides her time between Massachusetts and mid-coast Maine\, where she tends 500 acres of forest. URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/ccw-presents-bridging-the-gap-navigating-the-post-mfa-life/ LOCATION:Online Zoom Event CATEGORIES:Alum Event,CCW Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Screenshot-2026-08-31-at-9.49.41-PM.png ORGANIZER;CN="Cambridge Common Writers":MAILTO:lesleycambridgecommon@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260919T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260919T203000 DTSTAMP:20260919T024752Z CREATED:20260919T024749Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260919T024752Z UID:13758-1789842600-1789849800@cambridgecommonwriters.org SUMMARY:More Than One Story: The Many Faces of Latinadad DESCRIPTION:A Roundtable on the Latinx & Afro-Latinx Experience in the Literary World \n\n\n\nFeaturing: Clarence A. Haynes\, J.L. Polanco\, Saraciea J. Fennell (WFYP\, January 2020)\, Adrian Cepeda\, and Matteo J. \n\n\n\nLatinidad has never been one story\, one race\, one experience\, or one way of moving through the world. \n\n\n\nMore Than One Story: The Many Faces of Latinidad brings together Latinx and Afro-Latinx authors\, publishers\, booksellers\, educators\, and creators for an honest conversation about identity\, race\, representation\, and what it means to navigate the literary world while carrying identities that are often simplified—or left out of the conversation altogether. \n\n\n\nWhether you identify as Latinx or Afro-Latinx\, work in books or education\, are a reader interested in these conversations\, or simply want to listen and learn\, you’re welcome in the room. \n\n\n\nBecause there isn’t one Latinx experience. \n\n\n\nThere are many identities\, histories\, languages\, cultures\, complexities\, and stories. \n\n\n\nAnd they all deserve room on the page. URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/more-than-one-story-the-many-faces-of-latinadad/ LOCATION:Adanne Bookshop\, 115 Ralph Avenue\, Brooklyn\, New York\, 11221\, United States CATEGORIES:Alum Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-18-at-10.47.17-PM.png ORGANIZER;CN="Adanne Bookshop":MAILTO:info@adanne.co END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260920T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260920T123000 DTSTAMP:20260919T025156Z CREATED:20260919T025152Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260919T025156Z UID:13765-1789903800-1789907400@cambridgecommonwriters.org SUMMARY:Double Author Story Time Book Launch at Whitelam Books with Ellen Mayer & Sara Levine DESCRIPTION:Visit Whitelam Books in Reading\, MA for a special double story time to celebrate the book launch of author Ellen Mayer (Flutter\, Flap\, Fly!) where she will be joined by author Sara Levine (WFYP/Nonfiction\, January 2006) (A Visit With the Birds: A Hands-on Nature Book) to both share their latest books. \n\n\n\nFlutter\, Flap\, Fly!: Teo rides on Papi’s shoulders to the playground\, wishing he could soar and swoop like the birds above. He pretends to be a bird\, fluttering his arms like one splashing in a puddle. Soon\, his favorite playground structure transforms into a big tree as new playmates take little Teo under their wing\, and together they peck\, hop\, and fly\, giving Teo the courage to soar and swoop like the birds. \n\n\n\nA Visit With the Birds: A Hands-on Nature Book: Connect with nature in this interactive trip to an urban park full of wildlife! Little ones will be prompted to count the birds they see\, point out colors\, spread birdseed\, and keep an eye out for other critters. As they follow and interact with the story\, kids will learn how to use their senses to take in the amazing natural world around them. URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/double-author-story-time-book-launch-at-whitelam-books-with-ellen-mayer-sara-levine/ LOCATION:Whitelam Books\, 610 Main Street\, Reading\, Massachusetts\, 01867\, United States CATEGORIES:Alum Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/A-visit-with-the-birds-Sara-Levine.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Whitelam Books":MAILTO:whitelambooks@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260920T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260920T150000 DTSTAMP:20260901T023230Z CREATED:20260901T023224Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T023230Z UID:13656-1789912800-1789916400@cambridgecommonwriters.org SUMMARY:Book Launch: Blue Life by Mundy McLaughlin DESCRIPTION:Join us for this virtual launch of Mundy McLaughlin’s (Fiction\, January 2019) debut novel\, Blue Life! \n\n\n\nBlue Life follows the divergent paths of an art student and an aspiring actress who meet as performers in the legendary “Go-Go” dancing scene of late 1970s New Jersey. With their shared experiences Luna and Didi form an instant connection\, but while Luna’s path ascends through her work as a burgeoning artist in New York City\, Didi’s life spirals downwards. \n\n\n\nA compelling story of friendship\, loyalty and love as well as the devastating effects of mental illness\, Blue Life offers a unique look at the seedy New Jersey go-go scene\, the vibrant clubs of New York City in the late ’70s and early ’80s and the East Village’s vibrant art scene. \n\n\n\nBlue Life transports readers to a unique time when everything felt like it should be possible\, offering an unflinching look behind the perceived boundaries of friendship and the limits of sexual power with a cast of memorable characters whose individual stories live with you long after the story is over.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMundy will be joined in conversation by her fellow fiction alumna\, Liz Shick. Discussion will be followed by a Q&A. URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/book-launch-blue-life-by-mundy-mclaughlin-2/ LOCATION:Online Zoom Event CATEGORIES:Alum Event,CCW Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-CCW-Book-Launches.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Cambridge Common Writers":MAILTO:lesleycambridgecommon@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260924T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260924T190000 DTSTAMP:20260920T172528Z CREATED:20260920T172507Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260920T172528Z UID:13767-1790272800-1790276400@cambridgecommonwriters.org SUMMARY:Author Talk with Claudia Rueda DESCRIPTION:Join award-winning children’s book writer and illustrator Claudia Rueda (WFYP\, January 2010)\, in conversation with Yevgenia Nayberg\, author and illustrator of Another Tongue\, as they discuss making books in a foreign language. URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/author-talk-with-claudia-rueda/ LOCATION:Sullaluna Bookstore & Bistrot\, 41 Carmine Street\, New York City\, New York\, 10014\, United States CATEGORIES:Alum Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Claudia-Rueda.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260926T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260926T200000 DTSTAMP:20260814T194653Z CREATED:20260814T194649Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260814T194653Z UID:13586-1790449200-1790452800@cambridgecommonwriters.org SUMMARY:Maida Korte in conversation with Kyoto Mori DESCRIPTION:Join author Maida Korte (Nonfiction) in conversation with Kyoko Mori (Nonfiction\, Mentor) for a lively discussion about Korte’s new book\, Gutted: How An Old House Remodeled Me. URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/maida-korte-in-conversation-with-kyoto-mori/ LOCATION:Old Town Books Royal Street\, 130 S. Royal Street\, Alexandria\, Virginia\, 22314\, United States CATEGORIES:Alum Event,Mentor Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Maida-Korte.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Old Town Books Royal Street":MAILTO:hello@oldtownbooks.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260929T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260929T203000 DTSTAMP:20260927T181112Z CREATED:20260927T181107Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260927T181112Z UID:13800-1790710200-1790713800@cambridgecommonwriters.org SUMMARY:Short Form Performance with Rachel Teferet DESCRIPTION:Rachel Teferet (WFYP\, June 2025) takes the stage at the short-form open-performance event\, Say Something! Xe will perform “crown me as the poet laureate of the underworld.“ \n\n\n\nRachel Teferet (Xe/They) is a writer\, witch\, and creative writing MFA graduate from Lesley University\, working on multiple dark fantasy novels. Their work appears in 40 publications and counting\, including Subprimal Poetry Art\, Zoetic Press’s NonBinary Review\, Page & Spine\, Slink Chunk Press\, Manawaker Podcast\, and was recently a grand prize winner for a collection of protest poetry included in “Resistance: an Anthology of Overcoming\,” forthcoming by Awatum Press. They have +6\,000 followers on their blog lettersandfeathers.wordpress.com. URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/short-form-performance-with-rachel-teferet/ LOCATION:CitySpace\, 43 Main St\, Easthampton\, Massachusetts\, 01027\, United States CATEGORIES:Alum Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Rachel-Teferet.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="WIGB Theatre Group":MAILTO:admin@wigbtheater.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260930T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260930T200000 DTSTAMP:20260904T183753Z CREATED:20260904T182912Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260904T183753Z UID:13678-1790791200-1790798400@cambridgecommonwriters.org SUMMARY:Poetry Reading with Kate Kearns DESCRIPTION:Join Kate Kearns (Poetry\, June 2008) for a reading from Echoes in the Fog: Literary Reflections on the Liminal Spaces of Maine’s Coast\, an anthology celebrating the mystery and beauty of Maine’s coast. URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/reading-with-kate-kearns/ LOCATION:Merrill Memorial Library\, 215 Main St\, Yarmouth\, Maine\, 04096\, United States CATEGORIES:Alum Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Kearns-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261001T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261001T130000 DTSTAMP:20260814T190742Z CREATED:20260814T190739Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260814T190742Z UID:13575-1790856000-1790859600@cambridgecommonwriters.org SUMMARY:Book Talk with Maida Korte DESCRIPTION:Join author Maida Korte (Nonfiction) as she discusses her new book\, Gutted\, with Alan Watt. URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/book-talk-with-maida-korte/ LOCATION:Online Zoom Event CATEGORIES:Alum Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Maida-Korte.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261001T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261001T200000 DTSTAMP:20260920T173428Z CREATED:20260920T173425Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260920T173428Z UID:13770-1790879400-1790884800@cambridgecommonwriters.org SUMMARY:The Library Lion 20th Anniversary Edition with Mikki Knudsen DESCRIPTION:Join award-winning author Mikki Knudsen (WFYP\, Mentor) for the 20th anniversary celebration of The Library Lion. \n\n\n\nMichelle Knudsen will read from The Library Lion\, followed by conversation with writer Tracey Baptiste (WFYP\, Mentor)\, audience Q&A\, signing\, and reception. URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/the-library-lion-20th-anniversary-edition-with-mikki-knudsen/ LOCATION:Lofty Pigeon Books\, 743 Church Avenue\, Brooklyn\, New York\, 11218\, United States CATEGORIES:Alum Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/MikkiKnudsen.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Lofty Pigeon Books":MAILTO:info@loftypigeonbooks.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261003T144500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261003T160000 DTSTAMP:20260904T183707Z CREATED:20260904T183703Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260904T183707Z UID:13684-1791038700-1791043200@cambridgecommonwriters.org SUMMARY:Reading Series with Kate Kearns DESCRIPTION:Kate Kearns (Poetry\, June 2008) is a featured poet in the Local Buzz Reading Series\, Season 3. The events feature area writers of poetry and prose reading from their work. The series is free and open to all! URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/reading-series-with-kate-kearns/ LOCATION:Yarmouth History Center\, 118 East Elm Street\,\, Yarmouth\, Maine\, 04096\, United States CATEGORIES:Alum Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Kearns-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Yarmouth History Center":MAILTO:info@yarmouthmehistory.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261004T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261004T120000 DTSTAMP:20260913T193240Z CREATED:20260913T193238Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260913T193240Z UID:13745-1791111600-1791115200@cambridgecommonwriters.org SUMMARY:Storytime with Claudia Rueda DESCRIPTION:Join Claudia Rueda (WFYP\, January 2010) for storytime as she reads from her newest board book\, The Smushkins: In the Snow. URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/storytime-with-claudia-rueda-2/ LOCATION:Books Are Magic Montague\, 122 Montague Street\, Brooklyn\, New York\, 11201\, United States CATEGORIES:Alum Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Claudia-Rueda.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Books Are Magic":MAILTO:hello@booksaremagic.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261008T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261008T200000 DTSTAMP:20261017T162908Z CREATED:20261017T162836Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261017T162908Z UID:13881-1791482400-1791489600@cambridgecommonwriters.org SUMMARY:Author Talk with Suzanne Cope DESCRIPTION:Join Suzanne Cope (Nonfiction\, 2007) at the IAWA New York Literary Series for an engaging conversation about her work. \n\n\n\nSuzanne Cope is a scholar and narrative journalist\, and is the author of Women of War: The Italian Assassins\, Spies\, and Couriers Who Fought the Nazis (Dutton Penguin\, 2025) and Power Hungry: Women of the Black Panther Party and Freedom Summer and Their Fight to Feed a Movement (Audiobook\, Penguin; print Chicago Review Press\, 2021).Her work has appeared in The New York Times\, The Atlantic\, Los Angeles Review of Books\, BBC\, Washington Post\, Aeon\, and others.  She is a professor at New York University and lives in Brooklyn. www.suzannecope.com URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/author-talk-with-suzanne-cope/ LOCATION:John D. Calandra Italian American Institute\, 25 W. 43rd St. 17th Fl\, New York\, New York\, 10036\, United States CATEGORIES:Alum Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Suzanne-Cope.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261015T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261015T114500 DTSTAMP:20260927T180155Z CREATED:20260927T180152Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260927T180155Z UID:13796-1792062000-1792064700@cambridgecommonwriters.org SUMMARY:Panel Discussion with Sara Levine DESCRIPTION:Join Sara Levine (WFYP/Nonfiction\, January 2006) for a panel talk\, “Sneaky Science! Using Picture Books to Increase STEAM Content Knowledge and Enhance Literacy.” Sara will discuss how she maintained a STEAM lens through her writing process and how she snuck science learning into her books. If you want to gain  practical strategies and book recommendations to help integrate science into everyday learning experiences\, this panel is for you.  URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/panel-discussion-with-sara-levine/ LOCATION:Online Zoom Event CATEGORIES:Alum Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Sara-Levine-Cropped.png ORGANIZER;CN="Charlesbridge%2C STEAMWORKS%2C and School Library Journal":MAILTO:rjozwiak@mediasourceinc.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261015T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261015T193000 DTSTAMP:20260803T011248Z CREATED:20260803T011243Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260803T011248Z UID:13535-1792087200-1792092600@cambridgecommonwriters.org SUMMARY:Mystery Making Mayhem with Allison Keeton DESCRIPTION:Visit the Bangor Public Library for an interactive event with Matt Cost\, Moe Claire\, Allison Keeton (WFYP\, January 2009)\, and Jule Selbo\, working together with the audience to create a mystery on the spot! Attendees will be asked to fill out five slips of paper upon entering the library\, including a character name\, possible occupations\, a setting for the mystery\, the weapon used\, and the motive for the murder. These slips of paper will be dropped into the corresponding bag for the authors to pull from and create a mystery\, with audience participation\, creating a mystery from scratch\, from beginning to end. The authors will share insights into their processes throughout the program.  \n\n\n\nThis event is presented in partnership with the Bangor Authors’ Book Fair & Literary Festival. URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/mystery-making-mayhem-with-allison-keeton/ LOCATION:Bangor Public Library\, 145 Harlow St.\, Bangor\, Maine\, 04401\, United States CATEGORIES:Alum Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Screenshot-2026-08-02-at-9.12.20-PM.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261017T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261017T163000 DTSTAMP:20261017T161523Z CREATED:20261017T161518Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261017T161523Z UID:13871-1792231200-1792254600@cambridgecommonwriters.org SUMMARY:Book Festival with David Farrow DESCRIPTION:David Farrow (Fiction\, June 2022) will be a featured author\, selling signed copies of his Neverglades books at the Merrimack Valley Halloween Book Festival. URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/book-festival-with-david-farrow/ LOCATION:Lawrence Public Library\, 51 Lawrence Street\, Lawrence\, Massachusetts\, 01841\, United States CATEGORIES:Alum Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/David-Farrow-Author-Pic.png ORGANIZER;CN="Lawrence Public Library":MAILTO:libraryinfo@cityoflawrence.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261018T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261018T163000 DTSTAMP:20260920T175907Z CREATED:20260920T175904Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260920T175907Z UID:13781-1792332000-1792341000@cambridgecommonwriters.org SUMMARY:Poetry Reading with Robbie Gamble DESCRIPTION:Join poet Robbie Gamble (Poetry/Nonfiction\, January 2017/June 2020) for a reading of his poem “The Mudroom of My Grieving\,” a finalist in the 2026 New England Poetry Contest. URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/poetry-reading-with-robbie-gamble/ LOCATION:Online Zoom Event CATEGORIES:Alum Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/RobbieSheepies.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261019T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261019T193000 DTSTAMP:20261017T162216Z CREATED:20261017T162212Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261017T162216Z UID:13877-1792434600-1792438200@cambridgecommonwriters.org SUMMARY:Read & Rant with Patricia Lynn DESCRIPTION:Patricia Lynn’s (WSS\, June 2023) play Hyde (Or Girls Can Kill Goats) is a featured play at Athena’s Project: Read & Rant event. Join her for a lively discussion about her script. Hyde is a fierce feminist reimagining of Jekyll & Hyde\, packed with heightened language\, poetic theatricality\, danger—and a vengeful goat goddess named Bernice Hyde. URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/read-rant-with-patricia-lynn/ LOCATION:Online Event CATEGORIES:Alum Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Patricia-Lynn-Headshot.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261020T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261020T203000 DTSTAMP:20261017T163357Z CREATED:20261017T163353Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261017T163357Z UID:13888-1792522800-1792528200@cambridgecommonwriters.org SUMMARY:Poetry Series with Teresa Cader and Kevin Prufer DESCRIPTION:Join Arlington Poet Laureate Teresa Cader (Poetry\, Mentor) and Texas Poet Laureate Kevin Prufer (Poetry\, Mentor) for an exciting evening of poetry! URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/poetry-series-with-teresa-cader-and-kevin-prufer/ LOCATION:Robbins Library\, 700 Massachusetts Avenue\, Arlington\, Massachusetts\, 02476\, United States CATEGORIES:Alum Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Kevin-Prufer.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20261021T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20261021T200000 DTSTAMP:20261018T152511Z CREATED:20261018T152507Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261018T152511Z UID:13892-1792609200-1792612800@cambridgecommonwriters.org SUMMARY:Write-In with Alexis Marie Chute DESCRIPTION:Tired of writing alone? Join Alexis Marie Chute (Nonfiction) for a focused write-in designed to help you make progress on your work in the company of a creative community. Alexis will start the writing time with motivational words. Writers of all experience levels and genres are welcome to attend. URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/write-in-with-alexis-marie-chute/ LOCATION:Stanley A Milner Library\, 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square Centennial Plaza\, Edmonton\, AB\, T5J 2V4\, Canada CATEGORIES:Alum Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Alexis-Marie-Chute-2018-Artist-Author-Filmmaker-Curator-Public-Speaker.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Edmonton Arts Council":MAILTO:info@edmontonarts.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261023T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261023T193000 DTSTAMP:20261018T160905Z CREATED:20261018T160903Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261018T160905Z UID:13918-1792780200-1792783800@cambridgecommonwriters.org SUMMARY:Author Talk with Sabrina Fedel DESCRIPTION:Join Sabrina Fedel (WFYP\, January 2014) for a talk and signing for her newest romance\, Guard My Heart. A girl who dreams of being a D1 ice hockey goalie meets a hot hockey player who offers her a deal to boost her skills in this young adult hockey romance. Get your copy today! URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/author-talk-with-sabrina-fedel/ LOCATION:Towne Book Center\, 160 Market Street\, Suite C6\, Collegeville\, Pennsylvania\, 19426\, United States CATEGORIES:Alum Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/SabrinaFedel-e1718585386375.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Towne Book Center":MAILTO:townecustomerservice@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261024T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261024T160000 DTSTAMP:20260913T194421Z CREATED:20260913T194418Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260913T194421Z UID:13750-1792836000-1792857600@cambridgecommonwriters.org SUMMARY:Book Fest with Mikki Knudsen & Sabrina Fedel DESCRIPTION:Authors Michelle Knudsen (WFYP\, Mentor) and Sabrina Fedel (WFYP\, January 2014) will be among the featured authors at the Young People’s Book Festival (Yo! bookfest). URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/book-fest-with-mikki-knudsen-sabrina-fedel/ LOCATION:Black Rock Middle School\, 1860 Mongomery Ave\, Villanova\, Pennsylvania\, 19085\, United States CATEGORIES:Alum Event,Mentor Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Yo-Book-Fest-Banner-2-1024x376-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Yo! Bookfest":MAILTO:yobookfest@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261024T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261024T150000 DTSTAMP:20261018T153746Z CREATED:20261018T153743Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261018T153746Z UID:13898-1792850400-1792854000@cambridgecommonwriters.org SUMMARY:Poetry in the Park with Aimee Noel DESCRIPTION:Join Aimee Noel (Poetry\, January 2014) for Poetry in the Park at the Troy Book Fest! Aimee will share work from her latest poetry collection\, Slag. URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/poetry-in-the-park-with-aimee-noel/ LOCATION:Troy-Miami Public Library\, 419 W. Main St.\, Troy\, Ohio\, 45373\, United States CATEGORIES:Alum Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Aimee-Noel-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261025T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261025T203000 DTSTAMP:20261024T150645Z CREATED:20261024T150641Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261024T150645Z UID:13926-1792954800-1792960200@cambridgecommonwriters.org SUMMARY:Staged Reading of "Mr. Bunny" DESCRIPTION:Are of Freedom Live will present a staged reading of Hugh MacKay’s (WSS\, June 2025) play “Mr. Bunny” during Dear US: One Acts to Bridge the Divide. During this two-night event\, eleven short plays from writers across the nation address the question: what’s going on in America right now? URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/staged-reading-of-mr-bunny/ LOCATION:CoHatch Tarpon Springs\, 123 E Tarpon Ave\, Tarpon Springs\, Florida\, 34689\, United States CATEGORIES:Alum Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Screenshot-2026-10-24-at-9.01.34-a.m.png ORGANIZER;CN="Art of Freedom Live":MAILTO:mary@artoffreedom.live END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261027T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261027T194500 DTSTAMP:20261024T151256Z CREATED:20261024T151252Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261024T151256Z UID:13933-1793124000-1793130300@cambridgecommonwriters.org SUMMARY:Author Talk with Allison Keeton DESCRIPTION:Join Allison Keeton (WFYP\, January 2009) at NWL where she will discuss her book Blaze Orange. \n\n\n\nAbout the Book  \n\n\n\nAs Thanksgiving approaches\, Raven Ouellette\, owner of Pine Acres Cabins in Secretly\, Maine\, discovers the body of a neighbor while walking her dogs in the woods during hunting season. Despite warnings from her husband\, Marcel—the county sheriff—to stay out of the investigation\, Raven is drawn into uncovering the victim’s secrets with help from the town’s colorful residents and her estranged father. As family tensions\, marital struggles\, hidden pasts\, and small-town rivalries collide\, Raven must determine whether finding the killer is worth risking everything she holds dear. URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/author-talk-with-allison-keeton-3/ LOCATION:Noah Webster Library\, 20 South Main Street\, West Hartford\, Connecticut\, 06107\, United States CATEGORIES:Alum Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Blaze-Orange.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Noah Webster Library":MAILTO:mbeaudreault@westhartfordct.gov END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261030T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261030T230000 DTSTAMP:20261024T152248Z CREATED:20261024T152244Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261024T152248Z UID:13939-1793388600-1793401200@cambridgecommonwriters.org SUMMARY:Literary Cabaret with Sherri Caplan DESCRIPTION:Join Shari Caplan (Poetry\, June 2014) and other multidisciplinary artists for an immersive literary cabaret featuring burlesque\, drag\, readings\, and\, of course\, POETRY. Sherri will perform as “Xena Warrior Poetess” at this not-to-be-missed event. URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/literary-cabaret-with-sherri-caplan/ LOCATION:Sonia Live Music Venue\, 10 Brookline Street\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02139\, United States CATEGORIES:Alum Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Screenshot-2026-10-24-at-9.21.50-a.m.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261108T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261108T203000 DTSTAMP:20260920T174508Z CREATED:20260920T174505Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260920T174508Z UID:13773-1794164400-1794169800@cambridgecommonwriters.org SUMMARY:Tournament of Playwrights finalist: John Westby DESCRIPTION:Watch\, support\, and vote for John Westby’s (WSS\, June 2025) play Exit Interview\, a finalist in The Spectacular Tournament of Playwrights presented by The Acorns. Tickets available now! URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/tournament-of-playwrights-finalist-john-westby/ LOCATION:The Acorn\, 107 Generations Dr\, Three Oaks\, Michigan\, 49128\, United States CATEGORIES:Alum Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/John-Westby.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Acorn":MAILTO:boxoffice@acornlive.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261110T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261110T190000 DTSTAMP:20261018T155208Z CREATED:20261018T155204Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261018T155208Z UID:13904-1794333600-1794337200@cambridgecommonwriters.org SUMMARY:Online Reading Series with Celeste Mohammed DESCRIPTION:Join Celeste Mohammed (Fiction\, June 2016) and other notable Caribbean personalities for a monthly book club discussing Ever Since We Small. Chapters will serve “as a starting point for conversations about family\, gender\, love\, power\, violence\, resilience\, and the things we inherit from one generation to the next.” The book club starts November 10th through March. Completing the book is not required. URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/online-reading-series-with-celeste-mohammed/ LOCATION:Online Zoom Event CATEGORIES:Alum Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Celeste_Mohammed.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261114T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261114T120000 DTSTAMP:20261024T152812Z CREATED:20261024T152808Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261024T152812Z UID:13946-1794654000-1794657600@cambridgecommonwriters.org SUMMARY:Story Time with Cynthia Platt DESCRIPTION:Join Cynthia Platt (WFYP\, June 2014 and Mentor) for a holiday storytime featuring her books Turkeys in Disguise and Santa in Disguise. Fun for the whole family! \n\n\n\n\nPB URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/story-time-with-cynthia-platt/ LOCATION:The Book Shop of Needham\, 283 Chestnut Street\, Needham\, Massachusetts\, 02492\, United States CATEGORIES:Alum Event,Mentor Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Cynthia-Platt-683x1024-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Book Shop of Needham":MAILTO:thebookshopofneedham@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261122T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261122T170000 DTSTAMP:20261018T155922Z CREATED:20261018T155918Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261018T155922Z UID:13909-1795359600-1795366800@cambridgecommonwriters.org SUMMARY:Scripts & Sips with Jami Brandli DESCRIPTION:Join playwright Jami Brandli (WSS\, Mentor) for a night of fun\, immersive afternoon as her play\, “The Romeo and Juliet Senior Citizens Project – A Comedy\,” is brought to life. Audience members can enjoy themed drinks\, light bites\, and a taste of the creative process. There will be a post-show panel discussion with the writer\, director\, and cast. URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/scripts-sips-with-jami-brandli/ LOCATION:The Colony Theatre\, 555 N Third St.\, Burbank\, California\, 91502\, United States CATEGORIES:Alum Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Jami-Brandli.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Colony Theatre":MAILTO:boxoffice@colonytheatre.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR