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SUMMARY:Tufts English Department Creative Writing Showcase
DESCRIPTION:A reading from recent books by faculty and staff\, followed by an audience Q&A. Featuring Poetry alum Jennifer LeBlanc (June 2012). This event will follow Tufts’ COVID protocols. Please complete the health survey and wear a mask. The event will be held in the Sophia Gordon Hall\, Room 100.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/tufts-english-department-creative-writing-showcase/
LOCATION:Tufts University\, 419 Boston Ave\, Medford\, Massachusetts\, 02155\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Tufts University Department of English":MAILTO:english@tufts.edu
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SUMMARY:Sewanee Reading Series with Kristina Gorcheva-Newberry\, Clifford Garstang\, Karin Cecile Davidson\, and Mashuq Mushtaq Deen
DESCRIPTION:Registration for the virtual SWC Reading Series is free\, and they’ll raffle books at all readings. \n\n\n\nKarin Cecile Davidson (Fiction\, June 2009) is the author of the novel Sybelia Drive. Her stories have appeared in Five Points\, Story\, The Massachusetts Review\, Colorado Review\, Passages North\, Post Road\, The Los Angeles Review\, and elsewhere. Her awards include an Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award\, the Waasmode Prize\, the Orlando Prize\, and residencies at the Fine Arts Work Center\, Atlantic Center for the Arts\, and the Studios of Key West. Independent bookstore link: Pagination Bookshop.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/sewanee-reading-series-with-kristina-gorcheva-newberry-clifford-garstang-karin-cecile-davidson-and-mashuq-mushtaq-deen/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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SUMMARY:Emerson YA Author Alumni Panel
DESCRIPTION:Come out to this young adult author alumni panel on Wednesday 11/17 at 7pm on Zoom! Hear from Amy Tintera (All These Monsters & All These Warriors)\, Margot Wood (Fresh)\, Maurene Goo (Somewhere Only We Know & The Way You Make Me Feel)\, and Katie Cotugno (Fiction\, June 2015) (You Say It First & Rules for Being a Girl) about their books\, their Emerson experience\, and their thoughts on the world of YA publishing.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/emerson-ya-author-alumni-panel/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Emerson College":MAILTO:bookpubclub@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211110T190000
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SUMMARY:Kent Memorial Library Presents: Book & Beyond with Celeste Mohammed
DESCRIPTION:The “Books and Beyond” series is proud to bring another cultural experience to KML with Caribbean born author Celeste Mohammed (Fiction\, June 2016). Celeste will be talking about her debut novel Pleasantview via Zoom live from Trinidad.Celeste Mohammed holds an MFA in creative writing from Lesley University in Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, and lives on the Caribbean island of Trinidad and Tobago. \n\n\n\nPleasantview is written in remarkable combination of Standard English and Trinidad Creole. Mohammed’s engaging novel is a refreshing portrait of island life told in stories that are crafted with candor and movement. \n\n\n\nRegistration Required
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/kent-memorial-library-presents-book-beyond-with-celeste-mohammed/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Pinki Shah":MAILTO:pshah@suffield-library.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211027T190000
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SUMMARY:Virtual YA Author Talk: Maggie Tokuda-Hall talks Squad with Sara Farizan
DESCRIPTION:The Silver Unicorn Bookstore will host a virtual talk with YA author Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Sara Farizan (WFYP\, January 2012) about Tokuda-Hall’s new book\, Squad.  \n\n\n\nWhen Becca transfers to a high school in an elite San Francisco suburb\, she’s worried she’s not going to fit in. To her surprise\, she’s immediately adopted by the most popular girls in school. At first glance\, Marley\, Arianna\, and Mandy are perfect. But at a party under a full moon\, Becca learns that they also have a big secret.Becca’s new friends are werewolves. Their prey? Slimy boys who take advantage of unsuspecting girls. Eager to be accepted\, Becca allows her friends to turn her into a werewolf\, and finally\, for the first time in her life\, she feels like she truly belongs.But things get complicated when Arianna’s predatory boyfriend is killed\, and the cops begin searching for a serial killer. As their pack begins to buckle under the pressure—and their moral high ground gets muddier and muddier—Becca realizes that she might have feelings for one of her new best friends.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/virtual-ya-author-talk-maggie-tokuda-hall-talks-squad-with-sara-farizan/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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SUMMARY:NBF Presents: An Afternoon with the National Book Awards: A Brooklyn Book Festival panel featuring Candice Iloh
DESCRIPTION:What do books that investigate bodies\, Blackness\, the judicial system\, and the end of the world have in common? Join 2020 National Book Award–honored authors Rumaan Alam (Leave the World Behind\, Finalist\, Fiction)\, Lillian-Yvonne Bertram (Travesty Generator\, Longlist\, Poetry)\, Michelle Bowdler (Is Rape a Crime?: A Memoir\, an Investigation\, and a Manifesto\, Longlist\, Nonfiction)\, and Candice Iloh (WFYP\, June 2017) (Every Body Looking\, Finalist\, Young People’s Literature) for a cross-genre conversation on the intersections of contemporary literature\, recognition\, and community—behind and beyond computer screens. Moderated by Ruth Dickey\, Executive Director of the National Book Foundation.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/nbf-presents-an-afternoon-with-the-national-book-awards-a-brooklyn-book-festival-panel-featuring-candice-iloh/
LOCATION:Main Stage on Borough Hall Plaza\, Columbus Park\, Brooklyn\, New York\, 11201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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SUMMARY:Inspired by a True Story: A Brooklyn Book Festival panel featuring Saraciea J. Fennell
DESCRIPTION:Everyday lives and experiences feed into the creative force behind these powerful books\, from exploring the Latinx diaspora through fifteen different voices and the trials and triumphs of growing up Black and queer\, to the life of a Jamaican-American teen on the cusp of adulthood\, a worldwide pandemic\, and a tidal wave of social justice activism. Saraciea Fennell (WFYP\, January 2020) (Wild Tongues Can’t Be Tamed)\, George M. Johnson (All Boys Aren’t Blue)\, and C. J. Farley (Zero O’Clock) discuss how real-life events can inspire moving\, unforgettable storytelling. Moderated by David Levithan (Take Me With You When You Go). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProof of vaccination is required for all author events
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/inspired-by-a-true-story-a-brooklyn-book-festival-panel-featuring-saraciea-j-fennell/
LOCATION:Center Stage (Columbus Park)\, Columbus Park\, Brooklyn\, New York\, 11201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210929T190000
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SUMMARY:Filmspiration: A Generative Writing Workshop (with Movies!)
DESCRIPTION:Have a case of writers block? Looking for writing inspiration and don’t know where to find it? Join the Passengers Prose staff for a generative writing workshop that will use film clips as springboards. Hosted by Angelo D’Amato Jr (Fiction\, June 2020).
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/filmspiration-a-generative-writing-workshop-with-movies/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Passengers Journal":MAILTO:passengersliterary@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210918T110000
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SUMMARY:Blue Desert Book Signing with Celia Jeffries
DESCRIPTION:Celia Jeffries (Fiction/Nonfiction\, 2008) will be signing copies of her debut novel\, Blue Desert at Joanne Rossman in Roslindale\, MA.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/blue-desert-book-signing-with-celia-jeffries/
LOCATION:Joanne Rossman\, 6 Birch Street\, Roslindate\, Massachusetts\, 02131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210914T190000
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SUMMARY:Virtual: Buki Papillon with Michael Lowenthal\, An Ordinary Wonder
DESCRIPTION:Join Porter Square Books for a virtual event with local author Buki Papillon (Fiction\, June 2007) for her debut novel\, An Ordinary Wonder! Buki will be joined in conversation by Michael Lowenthal (Fiction\, MFA Writing Faculty)\, author of the newly released story collection Sex with Strangers. This event is free and virtual\, hosted on Crowdcast. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBuki Papillon was born in Nigeria\, the oldest of six. After studying law at Hull University in the UK\, she completed an MFA in Creative Writing at Lesley University in Cambridge\, Massachusetts. She has received several fellowships and awards for her writing and is an alumnus of Key West Literary\, Vermont Studio Centre and Vona Voices residencies and workshops. Her work was published in Post Road Magazine and the Del Sol Review. She has in the past been a travel adviser\, events host and chef. Buki currently lives in Boston\, where she is resigned to finding inspiration in the long winters. \n\n\n\nMichael Lowenthal is the author of four novels: The Same Embrace\, Avoidance\, Charity Girl\, and The Paternity Test. He lives in Boston.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/virtual-buki-papillon-with-michael-lowenthal-an-ordinary-wonder/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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SUMMARY:The Poets Corner: The Red Thread with Andrea Ballou Read and Anne Riesenberg
DESCRIPTION:Join The Poets Corner to hear poetry from four women’s voices. \n\n\n\nMegan Grumbling will be reading from Persephone in the Late Anthropocene\, along with: \n\n\n\nAndrea Ballou Read (Poetry\, June 2015)Anne Riesenberg (Nonfiction)Abby Flanagan \n\n\n\nAndrea Read’s poems have appeared most recently in Barrow Street\, Black Rabbit Quarterly\, Copper Nickel\, FIELD\, Ilanot Review\, Plume\, The Missouri Review\, and Tupelo Quarterly. Andrea is the recipient of a National Resource Fellowship\, a Tinker Foundation Grant\, an Artist’s Fellowship from the Somerville Arts Council\, as well as a Project Grant for a weekly poetry workshop for elders in Somerville. She serves on the board of the Somerville Arts Council and divides her time between Massachusetts and her home in Maine. \n\n\n\nAnne Riesenberg is a writer\, photographer and Five-Element acupuncturist living in Newcastle\, Maine. Winner of Blue Mesa Review’s Nonfiction and Storm Cellar’s Force Majeure contests\, her work can be found in Lily Poetry Review\, Pleiades\, Posit\, Heavy Feather Review\, The New Guard’s BANG!\, The Maine Review and elsewhere. Current projects include a pair of books about harm and healing\, and The Palace of Unbearable Feeling\, a chapbook of visual poetry. She is a founding board member of Hewnoaks Artist Colony.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/the-poets-corner-the-red-thread-with-andrea-ballou-read-and-anne-riesenberg/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Poets Corner":MAILTO:thepoetscornermaine@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210909T190000
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SUMMARY:Writers’ Room of Boston Reading Series: Featuring Amy Yelin
DESCRIPTION:Join the Writers’ Room of Boston to welcome Robin Lippincott and Amy Yelin (Nonfiction\, June 2005) for the next event in their reading series. This event is free and open to all\, hosted on Crowdcast. \n\n\n\nAmy Yelin is a versatile wordsmith whose articles\, essays and author interviews have appeared in Salon.com\, The Boston Globe\, The Boston Globe Magazine\, Brainchild\, The Gettysburg Review\, The Missouri Review\, The Writer’s Chronicle\, Literary Mama\, The ManifestStation\, and other publications. Her awards and recognitions include a Pushcart nomination for “The Memoirist” (Lunch Ticket)\, a Best of the Net nomination for “Taboo” (Pithead Chapel)\, and a Best American Essays notable mention for “Torn” (The Baltimore Review). \n\n\n\nAmy earned her MFA in creative writing at Lesley University\, where upon graduation she mentored students for several years as part of the program’s interdisciplinary component.  She occasionally teaches for Grub Street in Boston  and most recently she was also awarded a fellowship to The Writers’ Room in Boston. She is currently working on a memoir titled\, A Stranger There. 
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/writers-room-of-boston-reading-series-featuring-amy-yelin/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210817T200000
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SUMMARY:Book Launch with Andrea Wang in Convo w/ Debbi Michiko Florence
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the launch of THE MANY MEANINGS OF MEILAN with award-winning author Andrea Wang (WFYP\, June 2011)\, in conversation with Debbi Michiko Florence who is celebrating the release of JUST BE COOL\, JENNA SAKAI. Copies of Debbi’s books are not able to be personalized at this time. Only Andrea’s MG novel will offer personalization. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAndrea Wang is the award-winning author of the picture books The Nian Monster\, Magic Ramen\, and Watercress. The Many Meanings of Meilan is her debut middle-grade novel. The first character in Andrea’s Chinese name is an archaic one that means fragrant\, but her parents’ friends all thought it was the character for jade\, which sounds exactly the same. That sparked her lifelong interest in names and identity. She’d much rather be a rock than smelly. Andrea likes to write about family\, food\, and culture. She spent her childhood in Ohio and Boston and now lives in Colorado with her family. \n\n\n\nDebbi Michiko Florence is the author of middle grade novels Just Be Cool\, Jenna Sakai\, which received a starred review from Kirkus\, Keep It Together\, Keiko Carter\, a New England Book Award finalist; and the Jasmine Toguchi chapter books. A third-generation Japanese American and native Californian\, Debbi lives in Connecticut with her husband\, rescue dog\, rabbit\, and duck. Visit her online at debbimichikoflorence.com.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/book-launch-with-andrea-wang-in-convo-w-debbi-michiko-florence/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Second Star to the Right Bookstore":MAILTO:info@2ndstarbooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210803T170000
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SUMMARY:Powher Books Live with Tavi Taylor Black
DESCRIPTION:Join Lesley MFA alum-founded Powher Books for a conversation about her work. \n\n\n\nTavi Taylor Black (Fiction\, June 2008) lives on an island near Seattle where she designs sets for the Vashon Dance Academy\, works as the tour manager for Deva Premal & Miten with Manose (a musical mantra group)\, and was the founding director of the Dove Project\, an anti-domestic violence non-profit organization. Before earning an MFA from Lesley University\, Tavi spent 14 years touring with rock bands. Her work has been published in Literary Mama\, The Zodiac Review\, and is forthcoming in Levee Magazine.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/powher-books-live-with-tavi-taylor-black/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210720T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210720T170000
DTSTAMP:20210716T013201Z
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SUMMARY:Powher Books LIVE with Celeste Mohammed
DESCRIPTION:Join Powher Books (founded by Nonfiction alum Leah Young) and Celeste Mohammed (Fiction\, June 2016) for a discussion of Celeste’s debut novel\, Pleasantview\, along with guest author panelists Suzanne Edison (Poetry\, June 2016)\, and Benjamin Roesch (Fiction\, January 2016). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCeleste has been a lawyer since 2001 but she has been telling stories all her life. A native of Trinidad and Tobago\, in 2016\, she graduated from Lesley University with an MFA in Creative Writing. Celeste’s goal is to dispel all myths about island-life and island-people\, and to highlight the points of intersection between Caribbean and North American interests. In particular\, she aims to showcase Trinidad’s entrenched political\, racial\, and class alliances; the generosity (and yet\, cruelty) of the average Trini; the sense of optimism (and yet\, harsh reality) which permeates everyday interaction; and the musicality and resonance of Caribbean creole (kriol) expression. She currently resides in Trinidad with her family.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/powher-books-live-with-celeste-mohammed/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210717T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210718T235959
DTSTAMP:20210618T160330Z
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SUMMARY:Blurred Lines Writing Workshop with Novuyo Masakhane and Leah Young
DESCRIPTION:A 2-day generative writing workshop with teachers Novuyo Masakhane (Fiction\, January 2021) and Leah Young (Nonfiction\, January 2018). July 17-18 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. each day. \n\n\n\nDay 1 Saturday: \n\n\n\nWe will focus on comparing and contrasting craft elements of fiction and creative non-fiction\, such as: voice\, setting\, character and inspiration. Participants will work with a variety of writing prompts. There will be discussion of writing process and time for Q&A. \n\n\n\nDay 2 Sunday: \n\n\n\nWe will pivot to projects in development and new writing\, working with writing prompts\, discussion and Q&A. \n\n\n\nNOTE: Enrolled participants will receive their unique link to the online event the day before the workshop. \n\n\n\nAbout the Presenters: \n\n\n\nNovuyo Masakhane MFA s an interdisciplinary artist: writer\, dancer/choreographer\, filmmaker\, and educator. Masakhane is a graduate of Lesley University’s creative writing program. She’s the founder and producer of String of Pearls Creative Writing Salon. Last but surely not least\, Novuyo is mother and grandma\, and makes her home in Santa Monica\, California. She’s currently working on her novel\, ‘House of Jewels’ and a short story collection. Her work appears in the Milvia Street Art and Literary Journal. \n\n\n\nLeah Young MFA teaches English Rhetoric & Composition at College of Southern Nevada\, is a visual artist and published author. She is the founder and director of The Art of Women Foundation and owner of Powher Books. Leah created and taught an online blogging course for beginners and The Creative Fire writing workshop. Leah is also a graduate of Lesley University’s creative writing program. She lives in Las Vegas\, Nevada.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/blurred-lines-writing-workshop-with-novuyo-masakhane-and-leah-young/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210713T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210713T190000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Launch with Nisha Sharma and Axie Oh
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the releases of Nisha Sharma’s Radha & Jai’s Recipe for Romance and Axie Oh’s (WFYP\, June 2017) XOXO in conversation with Ayman Chaudry hosted by Books of Wonder. There will be a Q&A portion with the audience.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/virtual-launch-with-nisha-sharma-and-axie-oh/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Books of Wonder":MAILTO:info@booksofwonder.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210708T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210708T210000
DTSTAMP:20210701T013732Z
CREATED:20210701T013731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210701T013732Z
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SUMMARY:What The Universe Is: Rob Arnold\, Lisa Pegram\, Robbie Gamble
DESCRIPTION:ROB ARNOLD is a Chamoru poet whose work has appeared in Ploughshares\, Hyphen\, Gettysburg Review\, Poetry Northwest\, RED INK\, Yes Poetry\, The Ocean State Review\, Peripheries\, and The Volta\, among others. His poems have been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and have received support from the Somerville Arts Council\, the Jack Straw Cultural Center\, and Artist Trust. Rob has two decades of experience in literary publishing and related positions\, most recently as an agent with Aevitas Creative Management and as events curator for Hugo House. Previously\, he co-founded the online journal Memorious\, and worked with Ploughshares\, Fence\, Beacon Press\, PEN New England\, The National Poetry Series\, and Grid Books. He lives in Seattle\, where he is writing a manuscript that explores indigeneity through violence and survival\, divisions of self and fragmentations of family.LISA PEGRAM\, MFA (Poetry\, June 2012)\, is a Washington\, DC native writer\, educator\, literary publicist and acquisitions editor. Author of Cracked Calabash (Central Square Press) and winner of the DC Mayor’s Arts Award\, her work has been published in anthologies by Random House and Black Classic Press\, and magazines such as L’Officiel and Atlas Obscura. Lisa was DC WritersCorps program director for a decade and has over 20 years of experience in literary program design for such organizations as the Smithsonian Institute\, Corcoran Gallery of Art and National Geographic. In 2018\, she completed an Executive Certification in Arts & Culture Strategies from UPenn. She is currently based on the Caribbean island of St. Martin.ROBBIE GAMBLE (Poetry/Nonfiction\, January 2017/June 2020) (he/him) received an MFA in Creative Writing from Lesley University. His poems and essays have appeared in the Atlanta Review\, Cutthroat\, Poet Lore\, RHINO\, Rust + Moth\, and Tahoma Literary Review\, among others. He was the winner of the 2017 Carve Poetry prize\, and was a 2019 Peter Taylor Fellow at the Kenyon Sumer Writers Workshop. Robbie is the Associate Poetry Editor at Solstice: A Magazine of Diverse Voices. He worked for many years as a nurse practitioner at Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program\, and now divides his time between Boston and Vermont.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/what-the-universe-is-rob-arnold-lisa-pegram-robbie-gamble/
LOCATION:Online Zoom
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210630T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210630T203000
DTSTAMP:20210518T223644Z
CREATED:20210330T012834Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210518T223644Z
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SUMMARY:Chaney Kwak in conversation with Paul Lisicky
DESCRIPTION:Debut author Chaney Kwak (Fiction\, June 2009) appears in conversation with award-winning author Paul Lisicky to discuss The Passenger at Greenlight in Brooklyn. Lisicky is the author of six books including Later: My Life at the Edge of the World\, one of NPR’S Best Books of 2020. \n\n\n\nIn a starred review\, Foreword Reviews writes “The Passenger\, with its bare-bones honesty and dry\, cynical humor\, reveals that when all is said and done\, it’s the little things that matter: small acts of courage and kindness\, words of love\, and gratitude for the gift of another day.”
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/chaney-kwak-in-conversation-with-paul-lisicky/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Godine%2C Publisher":MAILTO:order@godine.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210623T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210623T210000
DTSTAMP:20210524T230829Z
CREATED:20210524T230622Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210524T230829Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Author Visit: Lori M. Lee with Axie Oh
DESCRIPTION:Author Lori M. Lee introduces the second book in her Shamanborn series\, BROKEN WEB! Joined by fellow YA author Axie Oh (WFYP\, June 2017)\, this is going to be an event you don’t want to miss! Order the first book in Lori’s series\, FOREST OF SOULS from Mystery to Me\, and place your pre-order for Axie’s XOXO\, coming in July! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Broken Web \n\n\n\nThe Soulless is free from his centuries-long imprisonment. Now\, he lurks in the Dead Wood recovering his strength\, while Sirscha and her allies journey east to the shaman empire of Nuvalyn. Everyone believes she is a soulguide–a savior–but Sirscha knows the truth. She’s a monster\, a soulrender like the Soulless\, and if anyone discovers the truth\, she’ll be executed. But there’s nothing Sirscha won’t risk to stop the shaman responsible for the rot that’s killing her best friend. While the Soulless is formidable\, like all shamans\, his magic must be channeled through a familiar. If Sirscha can discover what–or who–that is\, she might be able to cut him off from his power. With Queen Meilyr bent on destroying the magical kingdoms\, Sirscha finds herself caught between a war brewing in the east and the Soulless waiting in the west. She should be trying to unite what peoples she can to face their common enemies\, but instead\, her hunt for clues about the Soulless leads to a grim discovery\, forcing Sirscha to question who her enemies really are.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/virtual-author-visit-lori-m-lee-with-axie-oh/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210618T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210618T233000
DTSTAMP:20210605T010529Z
CREATED:20210605T010510Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210605T010529Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Event: Chaney Kwak in conversation with Nathan Hake
DESCRIPTION:Chaney Kwak (Fiction\, June 2009) appears in conversation with travel writer Nathan Hake to discuss The Passenger at Tattered Cover Book Store in Denver.In March 2019\, the Viking Sky cruise ship was struck by a bomb cyclone in the Arctic Sea. Rocked by 60-foot swells and 87-mile-per-hour gales\, the ship lost power and began to drift straight toward the notoriously dangerous Hustadvika coast in Norway. The Passenger: How a Travel Writer Learned to Love Cruises & Other Lies from a Sinking Ship is the suspenseful\, harrowing\, funny\, touching story by one passenger who contemplated death aboard that ship. The Passenger takes readers for an unforgettable journey from the Norwegian coast to the South China Sea\, from post-WWII Korea to pandemic-struck San Francisco. Kwak weaves his personal experience into events spanning decades and continents to explore the serendipity and relationships that move humans.Chaney Kwak has been traversing the globe for more than a decade to write about food and travel. His work appears regularly in newspapers such as The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal\, as well as magazines such as Afar\, Condé Nast Traveler\, and Travel + Leisure. Mr. Kwak teaches nonfiction writing at the Stanford Continuing Studies program and lives in San Francisco.Originally from Denver\, Colorado\, Nathan Hake is a recovering corporate lawyer turned travel blogger\, digital nomad\, and entrepreneur. His travel blog\, TravelLemming.com\, focuses on promoting emerging destinations around the world as a solution to the problem of overtourism. He also founded a small B2B software company\, Collection Harbor\, and has done some freelance writing work along the way.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/virtual-event-chaney-kwak-in-conversation-with-nathan-hake/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Tattered Cover Book Store":MAILTO:calendar@tatteredcover.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210610T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210610T210000
DTSTAMP:20210518T223551Z
CREATED:20210518T223550Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210518T223551Z
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SUMMARY:Chaney Kwak in conversation with Lori Ostlund
DESCRIPTION:Chaney Kwak (Fiction\, June 2009) appears in conversation (virtually) with Lori Ostlund to discuss The Passenger hosted by Magers & Quinn Booksellers in Minneapolis.In a starred review\, Foreword Reviews writes\, “The Passenger\, with its bare-bones honesty and dry\, cynical humor\, reveals that when all is said and done\, it’s the little things that matter: small acts of courage and kindness\, words of love\, and gratitude for the gift of another day.”In March 2019\, the Viking Sky cruise ship was struck by a bomb cyclone in the Arctic Sea. Rocked by 60-foot swells and 87-mile-per-hour gales\, the ship lost power and began to drift straight toward the notoriously dangerous Hustadvika coast in Norway. The Passenger: How a Travel Writer Learned to Love Cruises & Other Lies from a Sinking Ship is the suspenseful\, harrowing\, funny\, touching story by one passenger who contemplated death aboard that ship.Chaney Kwak has been traversing the globe for more than a decade to write about food and travel. His work appears regularly in newspapers such as The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal\, as well as magazines such as Afar\, Condé Nast Traveler\, and Travel + Leisure. Mr. Kwak teaches nonfiction writing at the Stanford Continuing Studies program and lives in San Francisco.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/chaney-kwak-in-conversation-with-lori-ostlund/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Magers & Quinn Booksellers":MAILTO:books@magersandquinn.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210608T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210608T230000
DTSTAMP:20210604T030448Z
CREATED:20210604T030432Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210604T030448Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Event: Chaney Kwak in conversation with Daniel Handler
DESCRIPTION:Chaney Kwak (Fiction\, June 2009) appears in conversation with the legendary Daniel Handler (aka Lemony Snicket) to discuss The Passenger at Green Apple Books in San Francisco. Handler is the author of seven novels\, including Bottle Grove.In March 2019\, the Viking Sky cruise ship was struck by a bomb cyclone in the Arctic Sea. Rocked by 60-foot swells and 87-mile-per-hour gales\, the ship lost power and began to drift straight toward the notoriously dangerous Hustadvika coast in Norway. The Passenger: How a Travel Writer Learned to Love Cruises & Other Lies from a Sinking Ship is the suspenseful\, harrowing\, funny\, touching story by one passenger who contemplated death aboard that ship. The Passenger takes readers for an unforgettable journey from the Norwegian coast to the South China Sea\, from post-WWII Korea to pandemic-struck San Francisco. Kwak weaves his personal experience into events spanning decades and continents to explore the serendipity and relationships that move humans. Chaney Kwak has been traversing the globe for more than a decade to write about food and travel. His work appears regularly in newspapers such as The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal\, as well as magazines such as Afar\, Condé Nast Traveler\, and Travel + Leisure. Mr. Kwak teaches nonfiction writing at the Stanford Continuing Studies program and lives in San Francisco.Daniel Handler is the author of seven novels\, including Why We Broke Up\, We Are Pirates\, All The Dirty Parts and\, most recently\, Bottle Grove. As Lemony Snicket\, he is responsible for numerous books for children\, including the thirteen-volume A Series of Unfortunate Events\, the four-volume All the Wrong Questions\, and The Dark\, which won the Charlotte Zolotow Award. His books have sold more than 70 million copies and have been translated into 40 languages\, and have been adapted for film\, stage and television\, including the recent adaptation of A Series of Unfortunate Events for which he was awarded both the Peabody and the Writers Guild of America awards.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/virtual-event-chaney-kwak-in-conversation-with-daniel-handler/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Green Apple Books":MAILTO:query@greenapplebooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210602T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210602T193000
DTSTAMP:20210528T224206Z
CREATED:20210528T224150Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210528T224206Z
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SUMMARY:The Shores of Self: Creativity and Complex Narratives in Diasporic Communities
DESCRIPTION:The Faraday Publishing Company will be hosting their first event of the year\, “The Shores of Self: Creativity and Complex Narratives in Diasporic Communities”\, on Wednesday\, June 2 at 6:30pm EDT. They will be joined by writers and scholars: Alyss Dixson\, Tony Medina\, Lisa Pegram (Poetry\, June 2012)\, and Craig Santos Perez. \n\n\n\nThis panel discussion\, which will be moderated by Enzo Silon Surin (Poetry\, 2012)\, has been convened due to the number of incidents of anti-Black and anti-Asian/Pacific Islander violence in America\, which have been an all-too-frequent refrain in headlines for the past few years. The realities of Black and Asian and Pacific Islander communities are complex and dynamic\, and our panel of world-class writers and scholars will be sharing their work and insights to “trouble” (as Paisley Rekdal says in Appropriate: A Provocation) the ways these communities are portrayed in the media.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/the-shores-of-self-creativity-and-complex-narratives-in-diasporic-communities/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210528T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210528T200000
DTSTAMP:20210524T225916Z
CREATED:20210524T225901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210524T225916Z
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SUMMARY:K-pop in YA panel -- Axie Oh
DESCRIPTION:Featuring: Kat Cho\, Axie Oh (WFYP\, June 2017)\, Lyla Lee\, Stephan Lee\, Maurene Goo \n\n\n\nA BTS look at the Blood\, Sweat\, and Tears that goes into creating the DNA of a K-Pop Young Adult book. From the bright lights of the stage to the sweet bloom of first love\, these authors write it all amid the backdrop of the Hallyu wave.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/k-pop-in-ya-panel-axie-oh/
LOCATION:YouTube
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Asian Author Alliance":MAILTO:asianauthoralliance@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210523T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210523T180000
DTSTAMP:20210509T000227Z
CREATED:20210509T000213Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210509T000227Z
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SUMMARY:MOTHERS\, A Virtual Reading of New Works
DESCRIPTION:A Reading of New Works… in honor of mothers everywhere. Featuring works from: \n\n\n\n“A Lovely Day Outside” by Rhiannon Ciara Vaughn (WSS\, January 2019) \n\n\n\n“Leftovers” by Sarah Hunter \n\n\n\n“You’ve Got to Keep Mother Alive” by Vance Walker \n\n\n\n“Counterpoint” by Hortense Gerardo \n\n\n\n“Crusades” by John Mabey \n\n\n\n“Mom’s Recipes” by Ken Levine
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/mothers-a-virtual-reading-of-new-works/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Scribe Stages":MAILTO:scribestages@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210522T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210522T130000
DTSTAMP:20210515T164848Z
CREATED:20210515T162342Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210515T164848Z
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SUMMARY:Story Time with Asian American Picture Books
DESCRIPTION:Featuring Andrea Wang (WFYP\, June 2011)\, Kristen Giang\, Benson Shum\, Wendy Wan-Long Shang\, Gracey Zhang\, and Mượn Thị Văn  \n\n\n\nEntertain your little ones! Join six Asian American/Asian Canadian authors as they read their recent picture books: Andrea Wang (WATERCRESS)\, Kristen Giang (GINGER AND CHRYSANTHEMUM)\, Benson Shum (ALEX’S GOOD FORTUNE)\, Wendy Wan-Long Shang (THE RICE IN THE POT GOES ROUND AND ROUND)\, Gracey Zhang (LALA’S WORDS)\, and Mượn Thị Văn (WISHES).
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/story-time-with-asian-american-picture-books/
LOCATION:YouTube
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Asian Author Alliance":MAILTO:asianauthoralliance@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210517T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210517T210000
DTSTAMP:20210514T014742Z
CREATED:20210514T014710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210514T014742Z
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SUMMARY:We Contain Multitudes: Supporting Diverse Diversity Within Asian American Voices
DESCRIPTION:Featuring Debbi Michiko Florence\, Christina Soontornvat\, Andrea Wang (WFYP\, June 2011)\, Veera Hiranandani\, and Mike Jung. \n\n\n\nJoin Middle Grade authors as they share their experiences growing up as Asian Americans and how their backgrounds influence the books they write. Discussion will center on the need for MANY Asian American penned novels to reflect the diversity of the Asian American experience. Alum Andrea Wang will be talking about her upcoming MG\, The Many Meanings of Meilan.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/we-contain-multitudes-supporting-diverse-diversity-within-asian-american-voices/
LOCATION:YouTube
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Asian Author Alliance":MAILTO:asianauthoralliance@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210515T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210515T190000
DTSTAMP:20210508T231027Z
CREATED:20210508T231012Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210508T231027Z
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SUMMARY:Massachusetts Poetry Festival -- Voices Amidst the Virus: Poets Respond to the Pandemic
DESCRIPTION:When coronavirus started closing down New England in March 2020\, life changed dramatically. People quickly rethought their approaches to work\, school\, shopping\, socializing and more. In response\, Lily Poetry Press created an anthology\, Voices Amidst the Virus\, edited by Eileen Cleary and Christine Jones\, which features poems by Kevin Prufer\, Annie Finch\, Daniel Summerhill\, Dzvinia Orlowsky\, Anne-Marie Oomen\, Sean Thomas Dougherty\, and many others that explores our shared experiences of isolation\, lock-down\, re-entry. In this panel discussion\, the editors and two poets from the collection will talk about the inspiration behind the project as well as their experiences writing through the pandemic. They will read a selection of poems that confront despair and reach for hope. And there will be sourdough! During the interactive session\, the audience will be invited to share their own Covid-19 stories and poems. \n\n\n\nParticipating CCW community members: \n\n\n\nSteven Cramer (Poetry\, MFA Writing Faculty)Eileen Cleary (Poetry\, June 2016)Christine Jones (Poetry\, January 2014)
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/massachusetts-poetry-festival-voices-amidst-the-virus-poets-respond-to-the-pandemic/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event,Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Massachusetts Poetry Festival":MAILTO:programassistant@masspoetry.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210514T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210514T203000
DTSTAMP:20210508T233413Z
CREATED:20210119T234619Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210508T233413Z
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SUMMARY:Chapter and Verse Reading Series -- Jennifer LeBlanc and Jane Brox
DESCRIPTION:Join Jennifer LeBlanc (Poetry\, June 2012) with Jane Brox (Nonfiction\, MFA Writing Faculty) and Jeffrey Harrison for a reading hosted by Susanna Kittredge at Chapter and Verse.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/chapter-and-verse-reading-series-jennifer-leblanc-and-jane-brox/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event,Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jamaica Pond Poets":MAILTO:dorothy.derifield@jamaicapondpoets.com
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