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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210523T170000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210522T120000
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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
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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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Andrea-Wang-803x1024-1.jpg
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
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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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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210513T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210513T200000
DTSTAMP:20210508T214137Z
CREATED:20210508T214119Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210508T214137Z
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SUMMARY:White Whale Bookstore Presents Springtime Online Reading & Conversation: Karin Cecile Davidson & William Lychack
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating Karin Cecile Davidson’s (Fiction\, June 2009) Sybelia Drive and William Lychack’s Cargill Falls. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKarin Cecile Davidson is originally from the Gulf Coast. Her novel Sybelia Drive was published by Braddock Avenue Books in Autumn 2020. Her stories have appeared in Story Magazine\, The Massachusetts Review\, Five Points Journal\, Colorado Review\, and elsewhere. Her awards include a Fine Arts Work Center Summer Residency\, an Atlantic Center for the Arts Residency\, a Studios of Key West Artist Residency\, an Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award\, an Orlando Prize for Short Fiction\, the Waasmode Short Fiction Prize\, and a Peter Taylor Fellowship. She has an MFA from Lesley University and is an Interviews Editor for Newfound Journal. For more\, please visit her website. \n\n\n\nWilliam Lychack is the author of Cargill Falls\, The Wasp Eater\, and The Architect of Flowers\, and his work has appeared in The Best American Short Stories\, The Pushcart Prize\, The Best Small Fictions\, and on public radio’s This American Life. He currently teaches at the University of Pittsburgh\, where he is Director of the Graduate Writing Program. For more\, please go to www.lychack.com
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/white-whale-bookstore-presents-springtime-online-reading-conversation-karin-cecile-davidson-william-lychack/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="White Whale Books":MAILTO:info@whitewhalebookstore.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210511T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210511T180000
DTSTAMP:20210503T001158Z
CREATED:20210503T001153Z
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SUMMARY:Dr. Lisa Gruenberg discusses her memoir My City of Dreams with Dr. David Urion
DESCRIPTION:Join author Dr. Lisa Gruenberg (Nonfiction\, June 2007) for a special virtual conversation with Dr. David Urion about her second-generation Holocaust memoir\, My City of Dreams. This event\, hosted by the bioethics centers of Harvard Medical School and the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus\, will not only discuss Gruenberg’s personal journey\, but will also examine her memoir’s importance from the point of view of living ethically. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn My City of Dreams\, Gruenberg\, confronted with her elderly father’s flashbacks and nightmares\, begins to inhabit the story of his sister Mia\, who disappeared into Germany in 1941 when she was just fifteen years old. After her father’s death in 2005\, Gruenberg traveled to Vienna\, Germany and back to her childhood to explore this lost landscape\, and to trace the fates of Mia\, their extended family\, friends and neighbors. Using letters\, old photographs\, primary source documents and her father’s writing\, she weaves her story with theirs.  \n\n\n\nJane Brox (Nonfiction\, MFA Writing Faculty)\, author of Brilliant and Silence writes: “Gruenberg’s search for coherence becomes a journey of both discovery and imagination\, and ultimately brings her to an understanding that proves also to be a form of healing.” My City of Dreams is a gift – an honest and thoughtful book\, beautifully written and full of compassion. \n\n\n\nLearn more about My City of Dreams here: lisagruenberg.com
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/dr-lisa-gruenberg-discusses-her-memoir-my-city-of-dreams-with-dr-david-urion/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210502T190000
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SUMMARY:Building Alexandria Book Launch: Clarissa Adkins
DESCRIPTION:Join Clarissa Adkins (Poetry\, June 2018) at the launch of her first poetry collection\, Building Alexandria. The event will be hosted by Eileen Cleary (Poetry\, June 2016) and Clarissa will be interviewed by Rex Arrasmith (Fiction\, January 2018; Poetry\, June 2020). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Clarissa Adkins has a mind I’d love to inhabit\, fully attuned to the strangenesses of love\, parenthood\, mortality\, and fleeting beauty. These poems are playful\, sharp\, dextrous\, and witty—but they’re also filled with sonic brilliance\, her mastery of the musical possibilities of language evident throughout. This is a terrific first book\, one that I’ll return to with great pleasure.” — Kevin Prufer\, author of The Art of Fiction
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/building-alexandria-book-launch-clarissa-adkins/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Clarissa-Adkins.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210430T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210430T200000
DTSTAMP:20210429T021740Z
CREATED:20210429T021709Z
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SUMMARY:Breakwater Reading Series -- Julia Leef
DESCRIPTION:Breakwater’s online reading series will have its last event of the semester this Friday\, April 30th. Featuring Lauren Fitch\, Nicole Graev Lipson\, Julia Leef (Fiction\, June 2018)\, and Spencer Johnson. \n\n\n\nThe Breakwater Reading Series brings together fiction\, poetry\, and nonfiction MFA candidates from UMass Boston\, Boston University\, Lesley University\, and Emerson College.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/breakwater-reading-series-julia-leef/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Breakwater Review":MAILTO:breakwaterreview@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210421T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210421T200000
DTSTAMP:20210420T222305Z
CREATED:20210318T195845Z
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SUMMARY:A reading from Voices Amidst the Virus: Poets Respond to the Pandemic at the Massachusetts Poetry Festival
DESCRIPTION:In April 2021\, Salem\, MA will be the epicenter of contemporary American poetry\, offering rare opportunities to hear the nation’s best poets read and discuss their work in intimate and engaging forums. Join Eileen Cleary (Poetry\, June 2016)\, Steven Cramer (Poetry\, MFA Writing Faculty)\, Christine Jones (Poetry\, January 2014)\, and Kyle Potvin as they read from the anthology Voices Amidst the Virus: Poets Respond to the Pandemic. The festival was co-founded by Cindy Hunter Morgan (Poetry). \n\n\n\nThe Massachusetts Poetry Festival is a biennial poetry festival\, showcasing poetry readings and workshops\, a small press and literary fair\, panels\, poetry slams\, visual arts\, and open-air performances. Panel topics range broadly from the state of poetry\, poetry and gender\, book publishing\, and modernism in contemporary art. The festival also hosts the Student Day of Poetry\, a poetry field trip for middle and high school students\, who engage in writing-generative workshops with the region’s top poets and educators. Nearly 300 local and nationally known poets engage with thousands of attendees each festival. \n\n\n\nDue to COVID-19\, the 2021 Massachusetts will take place in a virtual-hybrid format with the majority of events offered virtually and a select number of events offered in Salem\, MA. All in-person events will have the option for attendees to participate virtually.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/a-reading-from-voices-amidst-the-virus-poets-respond-to-the-pandemic-at-the-massachusetts-poetry-festival/
LOCATION:Online 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:20210414T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210414T200000
DTSTAMP:20210222T231317Z
CREATED:20210222T231315Z
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SUMMARY:The MSU Filmetry Festival: Voices Amidst the Virus: Poets Respond to the Pandemic
DESCRIPTION:The MSU Filmetry Festival is an annual collaborative art-making endeavor that pairs filmmakers with poets to create exciting new pieces of work. Now entering its 3rd year\, co-founders Cindy Hunter Morgan and Pete Johnston are thrilled to once again invite filmmakers to synthesize and adapt poetic work into film. Their hope is that through this collaboration\, both artistic partners can witness not just an adaptation of a written piece into audiovisual media\, but the transformation of the original piece into something wholly new. \n\n\n\nThis year\, the poems will be selected from the newly published anthology Voices Amidst the Virus: Poets Respond to the Pandemic\, edited by Eileen Cleary (Poetry\, June 2016) and Christine Jones (Poetry\, January 2014). 20 filmmakers will be invited to partner with poets to create their new work.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/the-msu-filmetry-festival-voices-amidst-the-virus-poets-respond-to-the-pandemic/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210412T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210412T130000
DTSTAMP:20210331T000838Z
CREATED:20210119T220458Z
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SUMMARY:Poetry Reading -- Jennifer LeBlanc's "Descent"
DESCRIPTION:Jennifer LeBlanc (Poetry\, June 2012) earned an MFA in Creative Writing from Lesley University. Descent is her first full-length book\, and individual poems have been published in journals such as The Adirondack Review\, CAIRN\, The Main Street Rag\, and Melusine. Jennifer was nominated for a 2013 Pushcart Prize and works in the English Department at Tufts University.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/poetry-reading-jennifer-leblancs-descent/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Descent-e1598917459834.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Tufts University Department of English":MAILTO:english@tufts.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210410T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210410T120000
DTSTAMP:20210330T235820Z
CREATED:20210122T210958Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210330T235820Z
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SUMMARY:Watercress: Story Time with Andrea Wang and Jason Chin
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special story time with Andrea Wang (WFYP\, June 2011) and Jason Chin to celebrate the release of their new picture book\, Watercress! \n\n\n\nAndrea Wang tells a moving autobiographical story of a child of immigrants discovering and connecting with her heritage\, illustrated by award winning author and artist Jason Chin\, working in an entirely new style\, inspired by Chinese painting techniques. An author’s note in the back shares Andrea’s childhood experience with her parents. \n\n\n\nAndrea Wang is the award-winning author of The Nian Monster and Magic Ramen: The Story of Momofuku Ando. She was inspired to write Watercress by her experience growing up in rural Ohio as a child of Chinese immigrants. Andrea holds an M.S. in Environmental Science and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing for Young People. She lives in Colorado with her family. \n\n\n\nJason Chin is a celebrated author and illustrator of children’s books. His book Grand Canyon was awarded a Caldecott Honor\, a Sibert Honor\, and the NCTE Orbis Pictus Award. He is the author and illustrator of Your Place in the Universe\, which Kirkus called “A stimulating outing to the furthest reaches of our knowledge”\, as well as other acclaimed nonfiction titles—Coral Reefs\, Redwoods\, Gravity\, and Island: A Story of the Galapagos—which have received numerous starred reviews and other accolades. He lives in Vermont with his wife and children.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/virtual-book-event-for-watercress-andrea-wang/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210408T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210408T213000
DTSTAMP:20210404T013850Z
CREATED:20210318T200458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210404T013850Z
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SUMMARY:What The Universe Is: Boston Gordon and Tommy Archuleta
DESCRIPTION:Boston Gordon (Poetry\, January 2015) is a poet and visual designer living in Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania. They run the You Can’t Kill A Poet reading series – which highlights queer and trans identified writers in Philadelphia. Boston earned their MFA in Poetry through Lesley University. They received a Leeway Foundation Art & Change grant in 2017. They have previously been published in such places as Tinderbox\, PRISM International\, Guernica and American Poetry Review. \n\n\n\nTommy Archuleta is a mental health counselor and substance abuse counselor for the New Mexico Corrections Department. Most recently his work has appeared in the New England Review\, Guesthouse\, Snapdragon\, El Palacio\, and the Poem-a-Day series sponsored by the Academy of American Poets. He lives and writes on the Cochiti Reservation.  \n\n\n\nThis Zoom reading is free and open to the public.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/what-the-universe-is-boston-gordon-and-tommy-archuleta/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210408T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210408T200000
DTSTAMP:20210404T013900Z
CREATED:20210404T013826Z
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SUMMARY:Author Talk with Dr. Lisa Gruenberg
DESCRIPTION:Join Lisa Gruenberg (Nonfiction\, June 2007) for a virtual event at the Temple Adas Israel in Sag Harbor\, NY as she talks about her recently published memoir\, My City of Dreams.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/author-talk-with-dr-lisa-gruenberg/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/My-City-of-Dreams.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Temple Adas Israel":MAILTO:info@TempleAdasIsrael.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210330T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210330T190000
DTSTAMP:20210302T211333Z
CREATED:20210122T203957Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210302T211333Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Book Launch with Andrea Wang & Jason Chin
DESCRIPTION:Join Second Star to celebrate the launch of WATERCRESS with award-winning local author\, Andrea Wang (WFYP\, June 2011)\, and illustrator\, Jason Chin! \n\n\n\nAndrea Wang is the award-winning author of The Nian Monster and Magic Ramen: The Story of Momofuku Ando. She was inspired to write Watercress by her experience growing up in rural Ohio as a child of Chinese immigrants. Andrea holds an M.S. in Environmental Science and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing for Young People. She lives in Colorado with her family. \n\n\n\nJason Chin is a celebrated author and illustrator of children’s books. His book Grand Canyon was awarded a Caldecott Honor\, a Sibert Honor\, and the NCTE Orbis Pictus Award. He is the author and illustrator of Your Place in the Universe\, as well as other acclaimed nonfiction titles—Coral Reefs\, Redwoods\, Gravity\, and Island: A Story of the Galapagos—which have received numerous starred reviews and other accolades. He lives in Vermont with his wife and children. \n\n\n\nABOUT THE BOOK \n\n\n\nGathering watercress by the side of the road brings a girl closer to her family’s Chinese Heritage. \n\n\n\nDriving through Ohio in an old Pontiac\, a young girl’s parents stop suddenly when they spot watercress growing wild in a ditch by the side of the road. Grabbing an old paper bag and some rusty scissors\, the whole family wades into the muck to collect as much of the muddy\, snail covered watercress as they can. At first\, she’s embarrassed. Why can’t her family get food from the grocery store? But when her mother shares a story of her family’s time in China\, the girl learns to appreciate the fresh food they foraged. Together\, they make a new memory of watercress. Andrea Wang tells a moving autobiographical story of a child of immigrants discovering and connecting with her heritage\, illustrated by award winning author and artist Jason Chin\, working in an entirely new style\, inspired by Chinese painting techniques. An author’s note in the back shares Andrea’s childhood experience with her parents.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/virtual-book-launch-for-watercress-andrea-wang/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Second Star to the Right Books":MAILTO:info@2ndstarbooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210326T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210326T193000
DTSTAMP:20210322T233938Z
CREATED:20210322T233937Z
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SUMMARY:Write Over Here with Ella Nathanael Alkiewicz
DESCRIPTION:Join Faculty and Participants from the Write Over Here Rezidency as they share excerpts from their work. This is the first night of two\, where different people will share. Ella Nathanael Alkiewicz (Nonfiction\, June 2018) will be one of the readers featured.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/write-over-here-with-ella-nathanael-alkiewicz/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Ella-Alkiewicz.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity":MAILTO:foip@banffcentre.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210322T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210322T210000
DTSTAMP:20210228T023130Z
CREATED:20210226T195518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210228T023130Z
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SUMMARY:My City of Dreams -- Lisa Gruenberg
DESCRIPTION:Join Lisa Gruenberg (Nonfiction\, June 2007) as she speaks virtually about her memoir\, My City of Dreams\, through Temple Concord in Syracuse\, NY. \n\n\n\nIn this carefully researched and hauntingly written memoir\, Lisa Gruenberg records not only her own life\, but also that of relatives long lost to darkness\, terror\, and murder. In dreamlike sequences she weaves known facts of the lives of those lost into tableaus of imagined family dinners\, conversations\, and leisure activities set in the Vienna landscape. She embodies her aunt Mia as she walks in her shoes\, sees with her eyes\, and speaks with her voice. These flights into the past are presented within the framework of Gruenberg’s own family\, her husband and daughters\, and her father. He escaped from Vienna in 1939 and shared few of his memories with her\, and those only late in life. \n\n\n\nThe trauma and feelings of guilt often described in Holocaust survivors is reflected in this memoir\, also the burden shared by so many of their children and grandchildren. At the same time\, this tale is one of lightness and finding balance. My City of Dreams is an important landmark in 21st century testimony of the Holocaust. Read an excerpt from the book. \n\n\n\n—Sabine Hildebrandt\, author of Anatomy of a Murder: Ethical Transgressions and Anatomical Science during the Third Reich
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/my-city-of-dreams-lisa-gruenberg/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/My-City-of-Dreams.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210320T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210320T120000
DTSTAMP:20210311T215209Z
CREATED:20210311T215207Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210311T215209Z
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SUMMARY:Imagine More: A Speculative Poetry Craft and Writing Workshop with Heather Hughes
DESCRIPTION:The speculative – everything from alternate histories and futures to space travel to epic fantasies – is deeply embedded in poetry. Imagination and curiosity\, the heart of speculative genres\, can guide us in creating poetry and in reinventing the world around us. \n\n\n\nIn this one hour workshop\, we’ll read sample poems\, discuss strategies for writing speculative poetry\, and begin poem notes or drafts with a generative prompt. No prior poetry experience is necessary to attend. \n\n\n\nheather hughes is a poet and letterpress printer with a lifelong love for sci-fi\, fantasy\, surrealism\, and speculative art. She was recently awarded a 2021 Artist Fellowship by the Somerville Arts Council. \n\n\n\nTiny Turns Paperie is partnering with heather to produce this class. \n\n\n\nWorkshop Fee – $5 \n\n\n\nAdd-On a notebook from Tiny Turns for $15! \n\n\n\nShow your registration ticket with add-on purchase at Tiny Turns Paperie to select a Leuchtturm1917 Medium (A5) Hardcover Notebook and enjoy 10% off on any purchases on that day.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/imagine-more-a-speculative-poetry-craft-and-writing-workshop-with-heather-hughes/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Heather-Hughes-scaled.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210312T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210312T210000
DTSTAMP:20210228T023816Z
CREATED:20210228T023814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210228T023816Z
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SUMMARY:E.A. Luetkemeyer reads from his novel "Penitentiary Tales: A Love Story"
DESCRIPTION:E. A. Luetkemeyer reads from his vivid and engaging novel\, Penitentiary Tales: A Love Story\n\n\n\nAn informal book reading by the author\, followed by a conversation with Ginna Gordon and questions from participants.  \n\n\n\nThis event will be hosted on Zoom. Participant audio and video will be muted. \n\n\n\nPenitentiary Tales: A Love Story recounts the escapades of Dean Davis\, a thirty-something\, educated\, straight white male from the affluent community of Sausalito\, in Marin County\, California\, who is sent to an Illinois prison dominated by a daunting\, ethnically diverse population of inmates from the mean streets of Chicago. \n\n\n\nHow does he do his time? What challenges does he meet? \n\n\n\nAddressing issues of race and gender in America\, Penitentiary Tales: A Love Story is at once a serious inquiry into the minds and hearts of the marginalized and the oppressed and a bit of a romp. It will appeal to adventurous and intelligent readers of all persuasions who appreciate a literary walk on the wild side.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/e-a-luetkemeyer-reads-from-his-novel-penitentiary-tales-a-love-story/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Penitentiary-Tales.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210311T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210311T203000
DTSTAMP:20210305T221423Z
CREATED:20210305T221421Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210305T221423Z
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SUMMARY:What The Universe Is: Featuring Kenzie Allen and Jon D. Lee
DESCRIPTION:Join Kenzie Allen\, Jon D. Lee (Poetry\, January 2017)\, and Michael Mercurio (Poetry\, January 2017) for the continuation of the reading series\, “What The Universe Is\,” as they engage in conversation both through and about poetry and other modes of creative expression.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/what-the-universe-is-featuring-kenzie-allen-and-jon-d-lee/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210226T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210226T200000
DTSTAMP:20210212T003840Z
CREATED:20210212T003838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210212T003840Z
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SUMMARY:The Crime Plays - A Film Noir Tribute for the Stage
DESCRIPTION:Featuring 10-minute Plays by:Sandra CruzeWendy Ewan (WSS\, June 2018)Sabrina HillKen LevineAnthony LeyvaJohn MabeyMartha PattersonEric Henry SandersRegister soon because space is limited.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/the-crime-plays-a-film-noir-tribute-for-the-stage/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Scribe Stages":MAILTO:scribestages@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210214T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210214T160000
DTSTAMP:20210120T195107Z
CREATED:20210119T220218Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210120T195107Z
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SUMMARY:Poetry Reading and Party -- Jennifer LeBlanc's "Descent"
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Kristina LeBlanc\, join Jennifer for a reading and celebration of her debut poetry collection. Please email or message Jennifer for the Zoom link and password at msjennleblanc@gmail.com.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/poetry-reading-and-party-jennifer-leblancs-descent/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Descent-e1598917459834.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210208T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210208T130000
DTSTAMP:20210130T223444Z
CREATED:20210130T223443Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210130T223444Z
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SUMMARY:Memoirs of a Black Girl - Q & A with The Boston Globe
DESCRIPTION:Join The Boston Globe‘s Black History Month Film Festival in a virtual screening and discussion of Thato Mwosa’s (WSS\, June 2017) first narrative feature\, Memoirs of a Black Girl.  \n\n\n\nMemoirs of a Black Girl is a Coming-of-Age feature drama that explores the lives of diverse urban students in an underserved High School in Roxbury\, MA. The protagonist\, Aisha Johnson\, a young black girl who epitomizes “black girl magic\,” is one of four city-wide finalists for a prestigious college scholarship. In order to win the award\, Aisha must outperform the other candidates. Under normal circumstances\, these things would prove easy for Aisha\, whose academic history has shown nothing but excellence. But these aren’t normal circumstances. Aisha’s world is turned upside down when she reports on the school’s resident “it girls\,” for smoking weed in the bathroom at school. Aisha is targeted for being a “snitch.” She must learn not only to navigate the challenging obstacles but to survive while keeping her eyes on the prize.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/memoirs-of-a-black-girl-q-a-with-the-boston-globe/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/thatomwosa-playwright-1-scaled.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210206T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210206T123000
DTSTAMP:20210130T223608Z
CREATED:20210111T214618Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210130T223608Z
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SUMMARY:Writing by Ear: Incorporating the Poetic\, with Michael Mercurio
DESCRIPTION:Every writer—no matter how accomplished they may be—feels the pressure of finding the right words to invigorate their manuscripts\, to tell stories that resonate with readers and that linger for a long time. In this half-day workshop\, writers will explore how the origins of words we use and the sounds of them can enhance their writing across any and all genres. Incorporating these poetic sensibilities into your work can help to create meaning you didn’t know was there and to get your work to stand out when it crosses an editor’s desk. This workshop will include a brief history lesson on the peculiarities of the English language\, an opportunity to discuss some tried-and-true strategies for using words as springboards for inspiration\, and plenty of time to write. 
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/writing-by-ear-incorporating-the-poetic-with-michael-mercurio-2/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Michael-Staff-Image.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210120T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210120T193000
DTSTAMP:20210111T213115Z
CREATED:20210111T213102Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210111T213115Z
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SUMMARY:Hayley Krischer Author Visit - Limited Seating
DESCRIPTION:Hayley Krischer (Fiction\, June 2009) joins the Montclair Public Library for a virtual discussion of her debut young adult novel Something Happened to Ali Greenleaf. The themes of this novel are timely\, focusing on sexual assault and the aftermath for survivors. She will be joined by Kiara Sarner\, a Sexual Violence Prevention Specialist from SAVE of Essex County\, who will be sharing resources for survivors of sexual assault. The discussion of the book and resources will be followed by a Q&A session for participants. Due to the sensitive subject matter\, all questions will be anonymous to other attendees\, and will only appear to the panelists and hosts. Hayley Krischer is a writer and journalist. She is a regular contributor to The New York Times\, and her work has also appeared in Marie Claire\, The Atlantic\, The New York Times Magazine\, and more.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/hayley-krischer-author-visit-limited-seating/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Montclair Public Library":MAILTO:reference@montclair.bccls.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210114T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210114T200000
DTSTAMP:20210112T151730Z
CREATED:20210112T151729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210112T151730Z
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SUMMARY:Karin Cecile Davidson in Conversation with Lori Ostlund - Sybelia Drive
DESCRIPTION:Karin Cecile Davidson will be in conversation with fellow author Lori Ostlund to discuss her new novel\, Sybelia Drive.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/karin-cecile-davidson-in-conversation-with-lori-ostlund-sybelia-drive/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210107T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210107T203000
DTSTAMP:20201230T004255Z
CREATED:20201230T004253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201230T004255Z
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SUMMARY:What The Universe Is: Allison Adair\, Enzo Silon Surin\, Lauren Camp\, Michael Mercurio
DESCRIPTION:Join Allison Adair\, Enzo Silon Surin (Poetry\, 2012)\, Lauren Camp\, and Michael Mercurio (Poetry\, January 2017) for the debut launch of the reading series “What The Universe Is.” Allison\, Enzo\, and Lauren have all had books out in 2020\, the links to which can be found here.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/what-the-universe-is-allison-adair-enzo-silon-surin-lauren-camp-michael-mercurio/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201220T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201220T160000
DTSTAMP:20201201T004634Z
CREATED:20201117T014201Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201201T004634Z
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SUMMARY:Hidden Timber Reading Series featuring Karin Cecile Davidson
DESCRIPTION:In light of so many cancelled book tours as of late\, Hidden Timber Books is hosting other small press authors via Zoom for readings. Join them and alum Karin Cecile Davidson (Fiction\, June 2009) as they discuss her debut novel\, Sybelia Drive.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/hidden-timber-reading-series-featuring-karin-cecile-davidson/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Hidden Timber Books":MAILTO:hiddentimberbooks@gmail.com
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