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SUMMARY:Book Launch with Cynthia Platt
DESCRIPTION:Join Cynthia Platt for the book launch of her new children’s book at Whitelam Books!
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/book-launch-with-cynthia-platt/
LOCATION:Whitelam Books\, 610 Main Street\, Reading\, Massachusetts\, 01867\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Whitelam Books":MAILTO:whitelambooks@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260201T110000
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SUMMARY:Storytime Reading with Mikki Knudsen
DESCRIPTION:Join Mikki Knudsen at Spirial Books for a storytime reading of her award-winning picture book\, Library Lion.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/storytime-reading-with-mikki-knudsen/
LOCATION:Spiral Books NYC\, 147 Sullivan St\, New York\, New York\, 10012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251214T123000
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SUMMARY:Meet & Greet: Michelle Knudsen
DESCRIPTION:Michelle Knudsen (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty) will be at Barrett Bookstore to sign copies of her newest middle grade book\, Into The Wild Magic. Meet Michelle and have some of her books signed for you!
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/meet-greet-michelle-knudsen/
LOCATION:Barrett Bookstore\, 5 Corbin Drive\, Darien\, Connecticut\, 06820\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251125T180000
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SUMMARY:Book Signing: Michelle Knudsen
DESCRIPTION:Michelle Knudsen (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty) will be at WORD bookstore in Brooklyn for a reading and book signing of Curseed Princess Club.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/book-signing-michelle-knudsen/
LOCATION:WORD\, 126 Franklin St\, Brooklyn\, New York\, 11222\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251123T160000
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CREATED:20251114T152802Z
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SUMMARY:Author Talk with Jason Reynolds
DESCRIPTION:Join Planet Word for a thought-provoking conversation between #1 New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds and Dr. LaCharles Ward from the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). Together\, they’ll explore the art of visual storytelling as a lens for understanding Black history and culture and how both words and images can shape narratives in consequential ways\, especially in the age of AI and deep fakes. \n\n\n\nConversation and Q&A will be followed by a Meet & Greet with light bites.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/author-talk-with-jason-reynolds/
LOCATION:Planet Word Museum | Friedman Family Auditorium\, 925 13th St.\, NW\, Washington D.C.\, District of Columbia\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Planet Word Museum":MAILTO:connect@planetwordmuseum.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T110000
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CREATED:20251114T143552Z
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SUMMARY:Author Discussion with Tracey Baptiste
DESCRIPTION:DC Public Library partners with The Brown Bookshelf tour to host a family-focused panel discussion and live reading from four renowned children’s literature authors\, featuring Tracey Baptiste. She will read excerpts from her books and lead a discussion on how she crafts engaging books with diverse topics. 
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/author-discussion-with-tracey-baptiste/
LOCATION:Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library – Central Library\, 901 G St NW\,\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251114T200000
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CREATED:20251114T152312Z
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SUMMARY:Evil Librarian: A New Musical with Michelle Knudsen
DESCRIPTION:Based on the bestselling YA novel series by Michelle Knudsen\, Evil Librarian: A New Musical brings supernatural teen romance to the stage with a clever pop-rock score and laugh-out-loud twists. Developed by the Landless Theatre Company\, this fresh musical adventure is perfect for fans of Wicked\, Mean Girls\, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. \n\n\n\nNew York Times best-selling author\, Michelle Knudsen will be in-person for the Saturday evening performance of this show for a free book-signing and meet-and-greet opportunity!  Books will be available for purchase.   \n\n\n\nFriday November 14 and Saturday November 15\, 2025 | 8:00 PM \n\n\n\nSunday November 16\, 2025 | 2:00 PM
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/evil-librarian-a-new-musical-with-michelle-knudsen/
LOCATION:New Spire Arts\, 15 W Patrick St\, Frederick\, Maryland\, 21701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251113T190000
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CREATED:20251024T204545Z
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SUMMARY:The Goldilocks Strategy: Getting Our Relationship with Bears and Lions Just Right with Tony Eprile and Megan Walla-Murphy
DESCRIPTION:Join South African novelist and photographer Tony Eprile (Fiction\, MFA Writing Faculty) from his home in Vermont in conversation with CLAWS Botswana director\, Dr. Andrew Stein\, and biologist/tracker\, Meghan Walla-Murphy (Nonfiction Alum)\, as they share their adventures and insights from working with animals such as lions and black bears. Learn first hand from researchers working with dangerous predators and communities that live alongside them how they are using a combination of new technology and indigenous wisdom to coexist. \n\n\n\nTony Eprile is a South African novelist and photographer who lives in Vermont. His novel\, “The Persistence of Memory\,” was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. \n\n\n\nDr. Andrew Stein has spent over two decades studying human–carnivore conflict across Africa\, working with African wild dogs\, lions\, leopards\, and hyenas in Kenya\, Botswana\, Namibia\, and South Africa.  \n\n\n\nFor over 25 years\, Meghan Walla-Murphy has had the good fortune of combining her passions of wildlife\, ecology\, and indigenous knowledge into work of conservation\, advocacy\, and outreach.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/the-goldilocks-strategy-getting-our-relationship-with-bears-and-lions-just-right-with-tony-eprile-and-megan-walla-murphy/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event,Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="GBH":MAILTO:info@wgbh.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251113T183000
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CREATED:20251104T224807Z
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SUMMARY:Coach Book Launch: Jason Reynolds in conversation with D. Watkins
DESCRIPTION:Join Charm City Books and Gilman School in celebrating the launch of Coach with bestselling author Jason Reynolds (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty)!  \n\n\n\nThe evening will be filled with stories and insightful conversations between Jason and bestselling author\, our homegrown D. Watkins. Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to participate in the conversation between two earth-shaking artists speaking to our hearts\, minds and imaginations. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this companion to Jason Reynolds’s award-winning and New York Times bestselling Track series\, meet Coach as a boy striving to come into his own as a track star while facing upheaval at home. \n\n\n\nBefore Coach was the man who gave caring yet firm-handed guidance to Ghost\, Lu\, Patina\, and Sunny on the Defenders track team\, he was little Otie Brody\, who was obsessed with Mr. 9.99 (a.k.a. Carl Lewis) and Marty McFly from Back to the Future. Like Mr. 9.99—and his own dad—Otie is a sprinter. Sprint free or die is practically his motto. Then his dad\, who is always away on business trips\, comes home with a pair of Jordans. JORDANS. Fine as fine can be. Otie puts them on and feels like he can leap to the moon…maybe even leap like Mr. 9.99 when he won the Olympic gold medal in the long jump. \n\n\n\nBut one morning he wakes up to find his brand-new secret weapon kicks are missing—right off his feet! And Otie just might have a fuzzy memory of his dad easing them off as Otie was sleeping\, but that can’t be right\, can it? \n\n\n\nUnless all the reasons for his dad’s “gone’s” are very different from what he’s been told… Because now\, not only are the Jordans missing\, but so is his father.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/coach-book-launch-jason-reynolds-in-conversation-with-d-watkins/
LOCATION:Gilman School Auditorium\, 5407 Roland Ave\, Baltimore\, Maryland\, 21210\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Charm City Books":MAILTO:hello@charmcitybooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251106T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251106T200000
DTSTAMP:20260526T172215
CREATED:20251003T191332Z
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SUMMARY:Author Talk: Hester Kaplan at Odyssey Bookshop
DESCRIPTION:Join Hester Kaplan (Fiction\, MFA Writing Faculty) at Odyssey Bookshop as she talks about her new memoir\, Twice Born: Finding My Father. She will be joined in conversation by Celia Jeffries. \n\n\n\nDoors open at 6:30pm  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA deeply reflective memoir weaving together the personal story of Hester Kaplan’s acclaimed biographer father and his fraught effect on her artistic development with a rich portrait of twentieth century intellectual life and a meditation on family intimacy\, identity\, and the art of writing
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/author-talk-hester-kaplan-at-odyssey-bookshop/
LOCATION:The Odyssey Bookshop\, 9 College St\, South Hadley\, Massachusetts\, 01075\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Odyssey Bookshop":MAILTO:joan@odysseybks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T193000
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CREATED:20251003T190626Z
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SUMMARY:Author Talk: Hester Kaplan at Starr Library
DESCRIPTION:Hester Kaplan (Fiction\, MFA Writing Faculty) joins her sister\, Polly Kaplan\, to discuss their father Justin\, known for his award-winning biographies of Mark Twain and Walt Whitman. Despite his relatively prolific output\, Justin rarely wrote\, or said\, much about himself—even to his daughters. Standing at his open casket\, Hester has the realization that while alive\, her father never looked her in the eyes.  \n\n\n\nOrder copies of books by the author from Starr Library’s dedicated page on the Oblong Books website.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA deeply reflective memoir weaving together the personal story of Hester Kaplan’s acclaimed biographer father and his fraught effect on her artistic development with a rich portrait of twentieth century intellectual life and a meditation on family intimacy\, identity\, and the art of writing.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/author-talk-hester-kaplan-at-starr-library/
LOCATION:Starr Library\, 68 West Market Street\, Rhinebeck\, New York\, 12572\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Starr Library":MAILTO:info@starrlibrary.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251025T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251025T120000
DTSTAMP:20260526T172215
CREATED:20251003T165934Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251005T202242Z
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SUMMARY:2025 Boston Book Festival with Hester Kaplan
DESCRIPTION:Join Hester Kaplan (Fiction\, MFA Writing Faculty) and Pulitzer Prize-winner Megan Marshall in the session: Memoir: On Writing the Lives of Others and Ourselves at the Boston Book Festival. Together\, they explore the many facets of biography and memoir\, illuminating how writing about the lives of others helps us understand ourselves in deep and surprising ways.  \n\n\n\nAll sessions are free and general admission\, space permitting.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/2025-boston-book-festival-with-hester-kaplan/
LOCATION:Boston Public Library\, 700 Boylston St\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02116\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Boston Book Festival":MAILTO:info@bostonbookfest.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251017T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251017T190000
DTSTAMP:20260526T172215
CREATED:20250926T142109Z
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SUMMARY:TWICE BORN Book Launch with Hester Kaplan
DESCRIPTION:Hester Kaplan (Fiction\, MFA Writing Faculty) will be in conversation with Taylor Polites to discuss her new novel\, Twice Born.  \n\n\n\nAll of Riffraff Bookstore’s events are free and open to the public. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTwice Born is a deeply reflective memoir weaving together the personal story of Hester Kaplan’s acclaimed biographer father and his fraught effect on her artistic development with a rich portrait of twentieth century intellectual life and a meditation on family intimacy\, identity\, and the art of writing.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/twice-born-book-launch-with-hester-kaplan/
LOCATION:Riffraff Bookstore\, 60 Valley Street\, Providence\, Rhode Island\, 02909\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Riffraff Bookstore":MAILTO:info@riffraffpvd.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251015T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251015T200000
DTSTAMP:20260526T172215
CREATED:20251003T163459Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251005T202258Z
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SUMMARY:Hester Kaplan at Harvard Book Store
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Hester Kaplan (Fiction\, MFA Writing Faculty)—award-winning author of The Edge of Marriage—for a discussion of her new book Twice Born: Finding My Father in the Margins of Biography. She will be joined in conversation by Megan Marshall—Pulitzer Prize-winning  historian and the Charles Wesley Emerson College Professor of Nonfiction Writing at Emerson College.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTwice Born is a deeply reflective memoir weaving together the personal story of Hester Kaplan’s acclaimed biographer father and his fraught effect on her artistic development with a rich portrait of twentieth century intellectual life and a meditation on family intimacy\, identity\, and the art of writing.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/hester-kaplan-at-harvard-book-store-2/
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Harvard Book Store":MAILTO:info@harvard.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251012T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251012T180000
DTSTAMP:20260526T172215
CREATED:20250925T145248Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250925T200416Z
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SUMMARY:Rachel Kadish's The Weight of Ink: A Theatrical Adaptation 
DESCRIPTION:Select scenes will be presented from a new theatrical adaptation of the National Jewish Book Award-winning novel The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish (Fiction\, MFA Writing Faculty)\, currently in development by Kate Kohler Amory and Tamara Hickey. These excerpts will be followed by a talk and Q&A session with Kadish and a reception at 6 pm. \n\n\n\nThis special event is open to all A+ ticket holders and those making a donation of $100 or more to the weekend. To make a donation\, visit shakespeare.org/donate and enter “weight of ink’ in the Donation Notes\, or email development@shakespeare.org for more information. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Weight of Ink is an historical novel and the winner of the Jewish National Book Award. The novel tells the story of two historians uncovering the secret history of a young Jewish woman living in London in the 1660s\, and features alternating storylines set in the 21st and 17th centuries. The novel explores themes of resilience\, agency\, and forbidden love. 
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/rachel-kadishs-the-weight-of-ink-a-theatrical-adaptation/
LOCATION:Tina Packer Playhouse & Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre\, 70 Kemble Street\, Lenox\, Massachusetts\, 01240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251008T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251008T190000
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CREATED:20251002T215844Z
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SUMMARY:Bright Before Us\, Like a Flame Book Launch with Jason Reynolds
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Shout Mouse Press’s new anthology\, which features work from 10 years of SMP books & contributions from guest authors\, including Candice Iloh (WFYP\, June 2017).  #1 NYT best-selling author Jason Reynolds (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty) will join a panel of Shout Mouse youth authors for readings and conversation.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/bright-before-us-like-a-flame-book-launch-with-jason-reynolds/
LOCATION:Planet Word Museum | Friedman Family Auditorium\, 925 13th St.\, NW\, Washington D.C.\, District of Columbia\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event,Mentor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250927T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250927T160000
DTSTAMP:20260526T172215
CREATED:20250826T220706Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250826T220709Z
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SUMMARY:2025 Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival with Tracey Baptiste
DESCRIPTION:Meet Tracey Baptiste (WFYP) and other authors and illustrators at the Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival. Enjoy live story times with authors\, learn from author talks\, and have a ton of fun at the Family Fun Zone!
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/2025-chappaqua-childrens-book-festival-with-tracey-baptiste/
LOCATION:Chappaqua Train Station\, Allen Pl\, Chappaqua\, New York\, 10514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="2025 Chappaqua Children's Book Festival":MAILTO:liz@ccbfestival.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250914T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250914T153000
DTSTAMP:20260526T172215
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SUMMARY:Poetry: The Art of Words with Steven Cramer and Jen Jabaily-Blackburn
DESCRIPTION:Poetry The Art of Words (PTAOW) is a poetry reading series featuring both local and regional poets\, meeting monthly between September and June. This event will feature poets Steven Cramer and Jen Jabaily-Blackburn. In addition to the scheduled readers\, there will be an open mic for those who want to read a poem. Look for the signup sheet when you arrive. \n\n\n\nDoors open at at 1pm. Features begin at 1:30\, followed by intermission for books sales and signings\, and closing with an open mic. The event is free (suggested donation $5)\, open to the public\, and handicapped accessible. \n\n\n\nSteven Cramer’s new chapbook\, As If: Variations on Enrique Anderson-Imbert\, was published by Lily Poetry Review Books. His seven poetry collections include Departures from Rilke (Arrowsmith Press\, 2023); Listen (MadHat Press\, 2020)—named a “must read” by the Massachusetts Center for the Book); Clangings (Sarabande Books\, 2012); and Goodbye to the Orchard (Sarabande Books\, 2004)\, winner of the New England Poetry Club’s Sheila Motton Prize and named an Honor Book by the Massachusetts Center for the Book. Recipient of fellowships from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the National Endowment for the Arts\, he founded the Low-Residency MFA Program in Creative Writing at Lesley University. \n\n\n\nJen Jabaily-Blackburn is the author of the full-length collection Girl in a Bear Suit (Elixir Press\, 2024) and the e-chapbook Disambiguation (Salamander/Suffolk University\, 2024). She is the winner of the Louisa Solano Memorial Emerging Poet Award\, selected by Stephanie Burt. Originally from the Boston area\, she now lives in Western Massachusetts with her family. In 2024\, she joined the advisory board of Perugia Press\, and she is an associate editor of Nine Syllables Press\, housed at Smith College\, where she is the Program & Outreach coordinator for the Boutelle-Day Poetry Center.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/poetry-the-art-of-words-with-steven-cramer-and-jen-jabaily-blackburn/
LOCATION:Plymouth Center for the Arts\, 11 North Street\, Plymouth\, Massachusetts\, 02360\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Plymouth Center for the Arts":MAILTO:info@artsplymouth.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250907T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250907T180000
DTSTAMP:20260526T172215
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SUMMARY:Between the Lines with Jason Reynolds and Eunique Jones Gibson
DESCRIPTION:Join Planet Word and #1 NYT bestselling author Jason Reynolds (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty) for an inspiring conversation on words\, culture\, and community with his special guest\, author and publisher Eunique Jones Gibson. \n\n\n\nEunique’s work highlights her commitment to the celebration of culture & community\, as is evident in her dynamic book Because Of Them We Can: Educating and Connecting a New Generation to Heroes Who Have Paved the Way. \n\n\n\n4:00 p.m. — Conversation and Q&A (Friedman Family Auditorium)5:00 p.m. — Reception and Meet & Greet with light bites (Mansard Room)  \n\n\n\nThe Between the Lines series seeks to create a platform where local Black authors and wordsmiths from the up-and-coming to the renowned explore the power of language and storytelling to drive social change. In their conversations\, Jason and his friends will tap into everything from Hip Hop culture to storytelling and more. \n\n\n\nFor questions or concerns regarding accessibility needs\, please contact programs@planetwordmuseum.org.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/between-the-lines-with-jason-reynolds-and-eunique-jones-gibson/
LOCATION:Planet Word Museum | Friedman Family Auditorium\, 925 13th St.\, NW\, Washington D.C.\, District of Columbia\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Planet Word Museum":MAILTO:connect@planetwordmuseum.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250823T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250823T123000
DTSTAMP:20260526T172215
CREATED:20250801T194711Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250801T194712Z
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SUMMARY:Edinburgh International Book Festival: Find Your Super Power with Tracey Baptiste and Dapo Adeola
DESCRIPTION:It’s hard to fit in when you’re the new kid at superhero school! After all\, what kind of superhero doesn’t have a fancy costume or funky cape? Fly into an empowering event with bestselling author Tracey Baptiste (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty) and award-winning illustrator Dapo Adeola as they introduce Super Goat Girl. Find out what makes you super in this funny\, heartwarming event full of drawing and finding joy in who you are.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/edinburgh-international-book-festival-find-your-super-power-with-tracey-baptiste-and-dapo-adeola/
LOCATION:Edinburgh Futures Institute\, 1 Lauriston Place\, Edinburgh\, Scotland\, EH3 9EF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Edinburgh International Book Festival":MAILTO:boxoffice@edbookfest.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250813T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250813T200000
DTSTAMP:20260526T172215
CREATED:20250801T193052Z
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SUMMARY:M.P. Carver\, Steven Cramer and J.D. Scrimgeour with an introduction by Eileen Cleary
DESCRIPTION:Join the Grolier Poetry Book Shop for this in-person and virtual reading event with authors M.P. Carver\, Steven Cramer (Poetry\, MFA Writing Faculty)\, and J.D. Scrimgeour. Eileen Cleary (Poetry\, June 2016) will provide the introduction.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/m-p-carver-steven-cramer-and-j-d-scrimgeour-with-an-introduction-by-eileen-cleary/
LOCATION:Grolier Poetry Book Shop\, 6 Plympton Street\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250802T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250802T183000
DTSTAMP:20260526T172215
CREATED:20250801T015037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250801T015039Z
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SUMMARY:First Saturdays Celebrating Caribbean Heritage with Brooklyn Museum with Tracey Baptiste
DESCRIPTION:The Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival is partnering with the Brooklyn Museum for the third consecutive year to celebrate all that is joyous about Caribbean culture in poetry and stories with some of the contemporary diaspora’s best griots at the Museum’s annual First Saturday blast! A quintessential Brooklyn gathering\, First Saturday is an explosion of colour\, sound\, food\, and music.  \n\n\n\nJoin Edwidge Danticat (HT)\, Olugbemisola Rhuday Perkovich (JA)\, and Tracey Baptiste (TT) (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty) for Family Story Hour in the Feminist Forum to be immersed in the fantastical tales of monsters\, myths and falling lizards – the stories elevating the brave boys and girls whose Caribbean culture has helped to make Brooklyn the awesome place it is today! \n\n\n\nAdmission is free but space is limited! 
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/first-saturdays-celebrating-caribbean-heritage-with-brooklyn-museum-with-tracey-baptiste/
LOCATION:Brooklyn Museum\, 200 Eastern Parkway\, Brooklyn\, New York\, 11238-6052\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival":MAILTO:contact@bklyncbeanlitfest.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250802T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250802T120000
DTSTAMP:20260526T172215
CREATED:20250801T013925Z
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SUMMARY:Black Books Matter Fest 2025: Jason Reynolds and Narrator\, Nile Bullock\, discuss SOUNDTRACK\, the audiobook
DESCRIPTION:Join NYT Bestselling author\, Jason Reynolds (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty)\, and Narrator\, Nile Bullock as they discuss Jason’s latest spell binding audio book\, SOUNDTRACK. Panel Moderated by Derrick A. Young\, Co-owner of MahoganyBooks. Signing to immediately follow panel discussion at 12 PM. Signing guidelines: one book by Jason may be signed. You may take a photograph while the author is signing\, no posed photos. No shirts\, journals\, stickers\, etc. will be signed. \n\n\n\nCheck out the rest of the festival too! Meet more than 50+ authors and a host of area vendors! A major focus will include independent authors who have written a variety of works that will appeal to a host of different interests.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/black-books-matter-fest-2025-jason-reynolds-and-narrator-nile-bullock-discuss-soundtrack-the-audiobook/
LOCATION:MahoganyBooks – National Harbor\, 121 American Way\, Oxon Hill\, Maryland\, 20745\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="MahoganyBooks":MAILTO:customerservice@mahoganybooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250603T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250603T203000
DTSTAMP:20260526T172215
CREATED:20250601T212300Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250601T212302Z
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SUMMARY:Jason Reynolds: Soundtrack: An Audiobook Original w/ members of the cast!
DESCRIPTION:#1 New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty) transports us back to the early 2000s in Soundtrack\, an audiobook original about New York City teens whose talent and love of music lift them to unexpected heights. \n\n\n\nThis event will feature a live reading by some of the main audiobook cast members\, including: Nile Bullock\, Mekhi Hewling\, Brandon Miles\, Amir Royale\, and Jade Williams. \n\n\n\nThis event is in partnership with Libro FM\, providing audiobook redemption codes for all ticket bundles! \n\n\n\nStuy wanted to play the drums just like his mom\, a founding member of the punk band The Bed-Stuy Magic Dusters. With his mother as his teacher\, Stuy starts busking in the subway with his friends Dunks\, Alexis\, Keith\, and Frankie under the name Soundtrack. To everyone’s surprise\, including their own\, they become an underground sensation\, and their success changes the course of their lives. \n\n\n\nRead by a full cast and with an original score by Grammy-winning composer Justin Ellington\, award-winning author Jason Reynolds shows us a found family coming of age in a wonderfully complex city. \n\n\n\nJason Reynolds is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty books for children and young adults. A 2024 MacArthur Fellow\, Jason is best known for his novels All American Boys (co-written with Brendan Kiely)\, the Track series\, and Long Way Down\, which received Newbery\, Printz\, and Coretta Scott King Honors. Among his many accolades\, Jason was named the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature by the Library of Congress for 2020-2022. He is in the faculty at Lesley University\, for the Writing for Young People MFA Program and lives in Washington\, DC. You can find his ramblings at JasonWritesBooks.com.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/jason-reynolds-soundtrack-an-audiobook-original-w-members-of-the-cast/
LOCATION:St. Francis College\, 179 Livingston Street\, Brooklyn\, New York\, 11201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Books Are Magic":MAILTO:hello@booksaremagic.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250110T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250119T170000
DTSTAMP:20260526T172215
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SUMMARY:Adam Theater Presents: Library Lion
DESCRIPTION:“‬Library Lion\,” based on one of Time Magazine’s 100 ‬best Children’s books of all time\, by Michelle Knudsen (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty). The musical play features a cast of five actors and three puppeteers who operate a puppet designed and built by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop with live music. Directed by award winning director\, Ran Bechor. \n\n\n\nAfter all spots of the inaugural show as a site-specific play at Boston Public Library have been taken – Adam Theater is proud to present for the first time in the USA the theater adaptation of Library Lion. In the library\, there are books. But also very clear rules: no shouting\, no running\, no eating or drinking. But what happens when one day a lion enters the library? He doesn’t roar or rampage\, and contrary to expectations\, he peacefully joins storytelling hour. Not everyone is okay with this\, after all\, he doesn’t abide by the rules. (A lion? In the library? – that’s completely out of order!) It will be revealed that rules are important to follow\, but not only that: That it is also very important\, here and there\, to dust off some of these rule books as well. \n\n\n\nPlaywright & Lyrics by Eli Bijaoui\, Award winning Director Ran Bechor\, Music by Yoni Rechter.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/adam-theater-presents-library-lion/
LOCATION:Calderwood Pavilion\, 527 Tremont St\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02116\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250108T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250108T200000
DTSTAMP:20260526T172215
CREATED:20241119T021644Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241119T021646Z
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SUMMARY:John Hodgen\, Jennifer Martelli and Kevin Prufer with an introduction by Martha Collins
DESCRIPTION:Join the Grolier Poetry Bookshop for a poetry reading by John Hodgen\, Jennifer Martelli and Kevin Prufer (Poetry\, MFA Writing Faculty) with an introduction by Martha Collins. This event will take place synchronously in-store at 6 Plympton Street and on Zoom. Registration is required for both options\, please sign up ahead of time as there is limited space.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/john-hodgen-jennifer-martelli-and-kevin-prufer-with-an-introduction-by-martha-collins/
LOCATION:Grolier Poetry Book Shop\, 6 Plympton Street\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241210T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241210T203000
DTSTAMP:20260526T172215
CREATED:20241201T183249Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241201T183250Z
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SUMMARY:What The Universe Is: Carl Phillips and Erin Belieu
DESCRIPTION:Join the final session of the 2024 season of What The Universe Is: A (Virtual) Reading Series hosted by Michael Mercurio (Poet\, January 2017) and featured poets Carl Phillips and Erin Belieu (Poetry\, MFA Writing Faculty). 
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/what-the-universe-is-carl-phillips-and-erin-belieu/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event,Mentor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241123T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241123T173000
DTSTAMP:20260526T172215
CREATED:20241119T003425Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241119T003427Z
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SUMMARY:We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) Presents Our 10th Anniversary Celebration – An Activation of Hope
DESCRIPTION:For the last several years\, far too many communities have experienced and endured unprecedented calls for book bans. But in recent months\, the pendulum has started to swing in the other direction. When authors\, educators\, and community activists unite to preserve the right to access information and the truth\, and to protect the rights of all children to read widely and diversely\, we win. \n\n\n\nTopics of EmphasisAdvocacyCommunity & Public Literacy EffortsDigital & Media LiteraciesEquity & Social JusticeLiterature & ReadingProfessional Learning & SupportTeacher Education & Supporting New Teachers\n\n\n\nPresenters Phil Bildner & Ellen Oh will discuss these topics with Samira Ahmed\, Tracey Baptiste (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty)\, and Dhonielle Clayton. Moderated by Cornelius Minor.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/we-need-diverse-books-wndb-presents-our-10th-anniversary-celebration-an-activation-of-hope/
LOCATION:Boston Convention & Exhibition Center\, 415 Summer Street\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02110\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241029T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241029T140000
DTSTAMP:20260526T172215
CREATED:20241017T203525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241017T203528Z
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SUMMARY:Author Study with Kwame Alexander and special guest Jason Reynolds
DESCRIPTION:During this 45-minute virtual author visit\, Kwame teams up with his friend Jason Reynolds (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty) to teach young readers and writers about generating ideas in writing – and more. \n\n\n\nStudents will hear Kwame read from his new book\, Black Star\, then learn a strategy for idea generation in a brief writing craft lesson. Kwame then turns to award-winning\, highly acclaimed author Jason Reynolds for a conversation about his creative process as an author\, poet and podcaster. Students will hear Jason and Kwame discuss where their ideas come from\, how they know when it’s time to pursue a writing idea (and when to walk away)\, and other tidbits kids can apply to their own writing practice. \n\n\n\nThis livestreamed author visit wraps with a live Q&A session\, in which Kwame answers select questions from the webinar chat. This Author Study event is recommended for upper-elementary\, middle\, and high school students who may be more familiar with Jason’s work – but students of all ages and grade levels are welcome. \n\n\n\nThis event will run 45 minutes (1:00 -1:45pm ET / 10:00 – 10:45am PT) and will include an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter. In order to give participants a unique and more personalized experience\, space for this virtual livestream event is limited.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/author-study-with-kwame-alexander-and-special-guest-jason-reynolds/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Beanstack":MAILTO:sales@zoobean.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241018T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241018T200000
DTSTAMP:20260526T172215
CREATED:20241006T001332Z
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SUMMARY:Twenty-Four Seconds from Now: An Evening with Jason Reynolds
DESCRIPTION:FAN is thrilled to host #1 New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty) in celebration of his first YA romance\, Twenty-Four Seconds from Now … A LOVE Story. The book has received high praise in advance of publication for its “tender\, sweet\, wholesome” story that shows a “refreshingly different side to male sexuality.” \n\n\n\nReynolds will do a dramatic recitation of the first chapter of the book from memory and then have an in-depth discussion with the audience. Afterwards\, he will pose for pictures with audience members. \n\n\n\nReynolds is a Newbery Award Honoree\, a Printz Award Honoree\, a two-time National Book Award finalist\, a Kirkus Award winner\, a Carnegie Medal winner\, a two-time Walter Dean Myers Award winner\, an NAACP Image Award Winner\, and the recipient of multiple Coretta Scott King honors. He’s also the 2020–2022 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. His many books include All American Boys (cowritten with Brendan Kiely)\, When I Was the Greatest\, The Boy in the Black Suit\, Stamped\, As Brave as You\, For Every One\, the Track series (Ghost\, Patina\, Sunny\, and Lu)\, Look Both Ways\, Ain’t Burned All the Bright\, and Long Way Down\, which received a Newbery Honor\, a Printz Honor\, and a Coretta Scott King Honor. \n\n\n\nThis event is suitable for youth 12+. It will be recorded but not live streamed and will be available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel. There will be a book giveaway at the event while supplies last. No registration required.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/twenty-four-seconds-from-now-an-evening-with-jason-reynolds/
LOCATION:Evanston Township High School Auditorium\, 1600 Dodge Ave.\, Evanston\, Illinois\, 60201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Family Action Network":MAILTO:info@familyactionnetwork.net
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