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SUMMARY:AWP: In Praise of Legacy: Writers of Color and the Challenge of the Canon
DESCRIPTION:The word “canon” in literary studies was intended to refer to humanity’s greatest writings—those which all “educated” people should know. Thanks to the work of critics and scholars of color\, however\, we are now able to recognize the exclusions\, the silences\, and the gaps that exist in the traditional concept of the canon. The four poets/professors on this panel will read poems and discuss how to explore\, expand\, and explode the literary canon in one’s work and in the classroom. \n\n\n\nJoin Enzo Silon Surin (Poetry\, 2012)\, Nathan McClain\, Kenzie Allen\, Michael Mercurio (Poetry\, January 2017)\, Rita Banerjee for this panel at the 2024 AWP Conference in Kansas City.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/awp-in-praise-of-legacy-writers-of-color-and-the-challenge-of-the-canon/
LOCATION:Room 2503AB\, Kansas City Convention Center\, Level 2\, 301 W 13th St #100\, Kansas City\, Missouri\, 64105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="2024 AWP Conference & Bookfair":MAILTO:awp@awpwriter.org
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SUMMARY:AWP: Lit Mags Explore Challenges & Methods of Expanding Diversity\, Equity & Inclusion with Robbie Gamble
DESCRIPTION:Solstice Literary Magazine is presenting a panel at AWP 2024 on expanding DEI in literary magazines. This panel\, moderated by Editor-in-Chief Lorena Hernández Leonard\, will include Poetry Editor Robbie Gamble (Poetry/Nonfiction\, January 2017/June 2020); AGNI Senior Editor\, Shuchi Saraswat; and Pangyrus Nonfiction Editor\, Artress Bethany White\, and Reviews Editor\, Anri Wheeler.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/awp-lit-mags-explore-challenges-methods-of-expanding-diversity-equity-inclusion-with-robbie-gamble/
LOCATION:Kansas City Convention Center\, 301 West 13th Street\, Kansas City\, Missouri\, 64105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="2024 AWP Conference & Bookfair":MAILTO:awp@awpwriter.org
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SUMMARY:Cornerstone Press Reading Event with Jody Hobbs Hesler
DESCRIPTION:Join Cornerstone Press at The Brick for a lineup of authors: \n\n\n\n\nKevin Clouther\n\n\n\nBrett Biebel\n\n\n\nDawn Burns\n\n\n\nSusanne Davis\n\n\n\nSteve Fox\n\n\n\nRyan Habermeyer\n\n\n\nJody Hobbs Hesler (Fiction\, June 2017)\n\n\n\nLeah McCormack\n\n\n\nCorey Mertes\n\n\n\nErik Mortenson\n\n\n\nPatrick Nevins
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/cornerstone-press-reading-event-with-jody-hobbs-hesler/
LOCATION:The Brick – Kansas City\, 1727 McGee St\, Kansas City\, Missouri\, 64108\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cornerstone Press":MAILTO:webmaster@uwsp.edu
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SUMMARY:Gathering the Loose Petals: A Celebration of the Work of Afaa Michael Weaver
DESCRIPTION:This gathering of writers and scholars seeks to celebrate and honor the work of Afaa Michael Weaver and his storied career as a poet\, essayist\, playwright\, mentor and much more. A number of presenters\, including Dr. Tara Betts\, Danielle Legros Georges\, and Enzo Silon Surin (Poetry\, 2012) will discuss poems by Weaver that have inspired them and facilitate a timely discussion about the impact that a writer can have off the page. Weaver will then close with brief remarks and a few new poems from his recent work. \n\n\n\nPanelists: Tara Betts\, Enzo Silon Surin\, Danielle Legros Georges\, Bro. Yao Glover\, Afaa Michael Weaver
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/gathering-the-loose-petals-a-celebration-of-the-work-of-afaa-michael-weaver/
LOCATION:Room 2211\, Kansas City Convention Center\, Street Level\, 301 W 13th St #100\, Kansas City\, Missouri\, 64105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="2024 AWP Conference & Bookfair":MAILTO:awp@awpwriter.org
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SUMMARY:The BCA Playwright Residency presents a reading of current resident Fabiola R. Decius’ play: (UN)HOUSED
DESCRIPTION:(UN)HOUSED is a story about a single mother\, Elianie\, and her recent college graduate daughter\, Skylar\, who has moved back home. As Skylar tries to navigate the world of adulthood\, she and her mother learn that their two-bedroom home of ten years has been put up for sale by their landlord. When a new landlord purchases the home and allows for Elianie and Skylar to remain as tenants\, they believe all is well until a series of incidents put their housing in jeopardy. Tickets are free with an option for donation.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/the-bca-playwright-residency-presents-a-reading-of-current-resident-fabiola-r-decius-play-unhoused/
LOCATION:BCA Black Box Theatre\, 539 Tremont St\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02116\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Boston Center for the Arts":MAILTO:info@bostonarts.org
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SUMMARY:Poetry at Fruitlands with Robbie Gamble
DESCRIPTION:Join the New England Poetry Club at Fruitlands Museum for monthly poetry readings this winter. This month’s poets are Chard deNiord\, Robbie Gamble (Poetry/Nonfiction\, January 2017/June 2020)\, and Pamela Gemme. \n\n\n\nSponsoring poetry in New England since 1915\, the New England Poetry Club presents readings by poets with ties to the New England states and annual poetry contests. Members of the NEPC benefit from being part of a community of poets\, gathering for readings by members with new books\, and participating in monthly writing workshops. \n\n\n\nThis poetry reading will be held in the Fruitlands Museum Wayside Visitor Center. Parking is available next to the building and the Visitor Center is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/poetry-at-fruitlands-with-robbie-gamble/
LOCATION:Fruitlands Museum\, 100-132 Prospect Hill Rd\, Harvard\, Massachusetts\, 01451\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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SUMMARY:Gotham Writers Workshop: Tricky Topics with Cindy House
DESCRIPTION:Join Melissa Petro\, Jerald Walker\, and Cindy House (Fiction\, June 2017) as they discuss how to handle challenges such as writing about family and tackling supercharged material. Kelly Caldwell will moderate.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/gotham-writers-workshop-tricky-topics-with-cindy-house/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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SUMMARY:You Were Born a Poem: a Master Craft Class by Enzo Silon Surin (via Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:There are a number of things that inform who we are as individuals\, which consequently inform the way we process and reflect the world we inhabit. These same factors are at play in the decisions we make as writers and they have a profound effect on how\, when\, and where we make use of the necessary language to convey our experiences. As such\, the Poet as “literary device” is not a stretch by any means.  \n\n\n\nThis master craft class will explore what it means to be a poem and how the way we move through the world can have an impact on what we choose to write about. You will also discuss how this impacts the way you craft a poem\, from its shape and sounds to its rhythm and movements. \n\n\n\nNB: This class will be taught on Zoom and will be capped at 15 students. Registrants will receive the Zoom link to the email address they use to register. Please email misty@writerscenter.org with any questions. \n\n\n\nAll HVWC scholarship applications will be available on Dec 1 and will be due on Dec 15 for all winter/spring 2024 classes. \n\n\n\nEnzo Silon Surin (Poetry\, 2012) is a Haitian-born\, award-winning poet\, educator\, speaker\, publisher and social advocate. He is the author of four collections of poetry\, including American Scapegoat (Black Lawrence Press\, May 2023)\, and When My Body Was A Clenched Fist (2020)\, winner of the 21st Annual Massachusetts Book Awards for Poetry.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/you-were-born-a-poem-a-master-craft-class-by-enzo-silon-surin-via-zoom/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Hudson Valley Writers Center":MAILTO:ask@writerscenter.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240226T200000
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SUMMARY:Blacksmith House Poetry Series - David Daniel and Steven Cramer
DESCRIPTION:Steven Cramer (Poetry\, MFA Writing Faculty) reads from Departures from Rilke\, with David Daniel\, whose new collection is What Love Is. \n\n\n\nFounded in 1973\, the award-winning Blacksmith House Poetry Series brings established and emerging writers of poetry and fiction to Harvard Square. In person readings will take place at 56 Brattle on Mondays at 8pm. Admission is $5\, tickets are available at the door. \n\n\n\nSteven Cramer is the author of seven poetry collections\, including\, most recently\, Departures from Rilke and Listen. His poems have appeared in publications such as The Atlantic Monthly\, The Nation\, The New Republic\, and The Paris Review\, and Poetry. The recipient of fellowships from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the NEA\, he founded and now teaches in Lesley University’s MFA Program in Creative Writing. \n\n\n\nDavid Daniel’s books include Seven-Star Bird\, winner of the Larry Levis Reading Prize\, Ornaments\, and most recently\, What Love Is\, a collaboration with artist George Cochrane. Daniel directs the undergraduate creative writing program at Fairleigh Dickinson University and is the creator and producer of FDU’s WAMFest: The Words\, Art\, and Music Festival.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/blacksmith-house-poetry-series-david-daniel-and-steven-cramer/
LOCATION:Blacksmith House\, 56 Brattle Street\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Blacksmith House Poetry Series":MAILTO:info@ccae.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240301T120000
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SUMMARY:First Friday Book Talk & Reading with Pamela Petro
DESCRIPTION:Join Larksong Writers Place for a book talk and reading of The Long Field: Wales and the Presence of Absence\, A Memoir with Pamela Petro (Nonfiction\, Graphic Novels & Comics\, MFA Writing Faculty). Registration is required. \n\n\n\nSign ups are also available for Pamela Petro’s writing workshop “In Search of Home” scheduled for Saturday\, March 2\, 9 – 11 am CENTRAL TIME.  \n\n\n\nPamela Petro is an author\, artist\, and educator living in Northampton\, MA\, with her partner\, Marguerite\, and Pembroke Welsh Corgi\, Topaz. She has written four books of creative nonfiction including her latest\, The Long Field – Wales and the Presence of Absence\, a Memoir\, as well as Travels in an Old Tongue\, also about Wales; Sitting up with the Dead\, about the American South; and The Slow Breath of Stone\, about Southwest France. Her articles and essays have appeared in The New York Times\, The Guardian\, The Sunday Telegraph\, The Atlantic\, Granta\, Guernica\, The Paris Review\, and others. The Long Field was shortlisted for The Wales Book of the Year Award and was named to Top Ten Travel Book lists by The Financial Times and The Sunday Telegraph. Pamela teaches creative writing at Smith College and on Lesley University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program\, and is co-Director of the Dylan Thomas Summer School at the University of Wales\, Trinity St Davids\, where she is also a Fellow. She has widely exhibited her photography and has also created an artist book\, AfterShadows – A Grand Canyon Narrative\, and a graphic script\, Under Paradise Valley.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/first-friday-book-talk-reading-with-pamela-petro/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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SUMMARY:Michelle Knudsen launches new book\, in conversation with Tracey Baptiste
DESCRIPTION:Join New York Times bestselling authors Michelle Knudsen (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty) and Tracey Baptiste (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty) for a conversation and reception to launch Michelle’s new picture book\, Luigi\, the Spider Who Wanted to Be a Kitten. \n\n\n\nReaders and book lovers of all ages are welcome to join us as we mark the publication of this warm (and delightfully fuzzy) storybook about learning to be—and be loved for—exactly who you are. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCopies of the book and other titles by Michelle Knudsen will be available for purchase\, and the author will be on hand to sign them.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/michelle-knudsen-launches-new-book-in-conversation-with-tracey-baptiste/
LOCATION:Lofty Pigeon Books\, 743 Church Avenue\, Brooklyn\, New York\, 11218\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Lofty Pigeon Books":MAILTO:info@loftypigeonbooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240305T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240305T200000
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CREATED:20240219T232924Z
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SUMMARY:Nathan Tavares: Welcome to Forever - Brookline Booksmith
DESCRIPTION:In person at Brookline Booksmith! Celebrate the launch of Welcome to Forever with author Nathan Tavares (Fiction\, June 2011). This event will also be live-streamed to the store’s YouTube channel. Books are available for pre-order and to purchase at the event. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA sweeping\, psychedelic romance of two men caught in a looping world of artificial realities\, edited memories\, secretive cabals and conspiracies to push humanity to the next step in its evolution.For fans of Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow\, Ubik\, The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mindand Evangelion.Fox is a memory editor – one of the best – gifted with the skill to create real life in the digital world. When he wakes up in Field of Reeds Center for Memory Reconstruction with no idea how he got there\, the therapists tell him he was a victim in a terrorist bombing by Khadija Banks\, the pioneer of memory editing technology turned revolutionary. A bombing which shredded the memory archives of all its victims\, including his husband Gabe.Thrust into reconstructions of his memories exploded from the fragments that survived the blast\, Fox tries to rebuild his life\, his marriage and himself. But he quickly realises his world is changing\, unreliable\, and echoing around itself over and over.As he unearths endless cycles of meeting Gabe\, falling in love and breaking up\, Fox digs deep into his past\, his time in the refugee nation of Aaru\, and the exact nature of his relationship with Khadija. Because\, in a world tearing itself apart to forget all its sadness\, saving the man he loves might be the key to saving us all. \n\n\n\nNathan Tavares is a writer from Boston\, Massachusetts. He grew up in the Portuguese-American community of southeastern Massachusetts and developed a love for fantastical stories at an early age. He is the author of A Fractured Infinity and Welcome to Forever. \n\n\n\nRegistration required for in-person.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/nathan-tavares-welcome-to-forever-brookline-booksmith/
LOCATION:Brookline Booksmith\, 279 Harvard Street\, Brookline\, Massachusetts\, 02446-2908\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Brookline Booksmith":MAILTO:thestore@brooklinebooksmith.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240306T190000
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SUMMARY:THIS AMERICAN EX-WIFE by Lyz Lenz in conversation with Laura Danger
DESCRIPTION:Join Women & Children First in welcoming Lyz Lenz (Fiction\, June 2011) to celebrate the release of This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life. For this event\, Lyz will be joined in conversation by Laura Danger. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA deeply validating manifesto on the gender politics of marriage (bad) and divorce (actually pretty good!) in America today\, and an argument that the former needs a reboot—from journalist and proud divorcée Lyz Lenz \n\n\n\nPlease note: Pre-registration for this event is required. By pre-registering\, you are verifying that you are fully vaccinated and will wear a mask throughout the entirety of the event. \n\n\n\nLyz Lenz is a journalist and the author of God Land and Belabored. She has written for Insider\, The New York Times\, Marie Claire\, and The Washington Post. Lenz also writes the newsletter Men Yell at Me\, about the intersection of politics and personhood in red-state America. She lives in Iowa with her two children. \n\n\n\nLaura Danger is a Licensed Educator\, Certified Coach and Creator who has taught and facilitated in Chicago for over 12 years. She is also a gardener\, hiker\, mother of two\, partner\, and passionate advocate for balanced partnerships and a society centered around connection and community.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/this-american-ex-wife-by-lyz-lenz-in-conversation-with-laura-danger/
LOCATION:Women & Children First\, 5233 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60640\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Women & Children First":MAILTO:wcfbooks@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240307T080000
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SUMMARY:The 2023-24 Lesley University Thought Leadership Series - Jasmine Warga
DESCRIPTION:The Thought Leadership Series at Lesley University welcomes guest presenters who engage members of our community and the public in conversation and\, through that exchange\, encourage us all to act as catalysts for a more connected and just world. \n\n\n\nThese presentations are free and open to all. \n\n\n\nJasmine Warga (WFYP)\, a 2013 graduate of Lesley University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program\, is the New York Times-bestselling and award-winning author of many books for young people\, including “Other Words For Home” and “A Rover’s Story.” “Other Words For Home” earned multiple awards\, including a John Newbery Honor\, a Walter Honor for Young Readers\, and a Charlotte Huck Honor. Her book “The Shape of Thunder” was a School Library Journal and Bank Street best book of the year\, a finalist for the Barnes & Noble Children’s and YA Book Award\, and has been named to several state award reading lists. “A Rover’s Story\, “her latest novel\, was an instant New York Times bestseller\, an Indie Next List and a Junior Library Guild selection\, and was named a best book of the year by many outlets including Publishers Weekly and The Washington Post.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/the-2023-24-lesley-university-thought-leadership-series-jasmine-warga/
LOCATION:New York
CATEGORIES:Alum Event,Lesley Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Lesley University Graduate Admissions":MAILTO:luadmissions@lesley.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240307T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240307T193000
DTSTAMP:20260527T193128
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SUMMARY:Meet the Author: Lyz Lenz - This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life
DESCRIPTION:Meet author Lyz Lenz (Fiction\, June 2011) as she discusses This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life\, a deeply validating manifesto on the gender politics of marriage (bad) and divorce (actually pretty good!) in America today\, and an argument that the former needs a reboot. This event will be moderated by Kali White VanBaale. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLyz Lenz is a journalist and the author of God Land and Belabored. She has written for Insider\, The New York Times\, Marie Claire\, and The Washington Post. Lenz also writes the newsletter Men Yell at Me\, about the intersection of politics and personhood in red-state America. She lives in Iowa with her two kids.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/meet-the-author-lyz-lenz-this-american-ex-wife-how-i-ended-my-marriage-and-started-my-life/
LOCATION:Beaverdale Books\, 2629 Beaver Avenue\, Des Moines\, Iowa\, 50310\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Beaverdale Books":MAILTO:beaverdalebooks@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240307T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240307T200000
DTSTAMP:20260527T193128
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SUMMARY:Finnegan Lecture 2024 Jasmine Warga
DESCRIPTION:Jasmine Warga (WFYP\, June 2013)\, the 2024 Finnegan Lecturer\, will talk about the power of stories\, particularly the power of narrative and stories for young people in her talk “Connecting Through Story.” Jasmine is the New York Times-bestselling and award-winning author of many books for young people\, including Other Words For Home and A Rover’s Story. She lives in the Chicago area with her family.  \n\n\n\nPrevious Finnegan lecturers have included award-winning authors and illustrators such as Carole Lindstrom\, Ekua Holmes\, Candice Illoh\, Tracey Baptiste\, Jack Gantos\, Joel Christian Gill\, Steve Jenkins\, Renee Kurilla\, and E.B. Lewis & Susan Goodman.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/finnegan-lecture-2024-jasmine-warga/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event,Lesley Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Lesley University Graduate Admissions":MAILTO:luadmissions@lesley.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20240310T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20240310T120000
DTSTAMP:20260527T193128
CREATED:20240303T193829Z
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SUMMARY:Book Launch for Andrea Wang: In Conversation with Malia Maunakea
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Andrea Wang’s (WFYP\, June 2011) newest book\, Summer at Squee! Summer at Squee is a new middle grade novel about a Chinese American tween who attends a Boston-based Chinese cultural overnight camp and the many ways it transforms her. Andrea Wang is a favorite local author and has received many awards including a Caldecott Medal\, a Newbery Honor and the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature. \n\n\n\nAndrea will be joined in conversation with another local favorite\, Malia Maunakea\, author of Lei and the Fire Goddess. \n\n\n\nFollowing the conversation books will be available for purchase and signing. Registration required.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/book-launch-for-andrea-wang-in-conversation-with-malia-maunakea/
LOCATION:Golden Library\, 1019 10th St.\, Golden\, Colorado\, 80401\, United States
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:20240310T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240310T190000
DTSTAMP:20260527T193128
CREATED:20240303T211102Z
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SUMMARY:Lifting Up Marginalized Voices: Reading and Discussion with Jody Hobbs Hesler\, Sunu P. Chandy\, and Jeffrey Dale Lofton
DESCRIPTION:Join Jody Hobbs Hesler and her fellow authors at Hundred Acre Books as they read from their work and discuss how it lifts up marginalized voices.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/lifting-up-marginalized-voices-reading-and-discussion-with-jody-hobbs-hesler-sunu-p-chandy-and-jeffrey-dale-lofton/
LOCATION:Hundred Acre Books\, 172 E Davis St\, Culpeper\, Virginia\, 22701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Hundred Acre Books":MAILTO:hundredacrebookshop@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240311T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240311T200000
DTSTAMP:20260527T193128
CREATED:20240303T201751Z
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SUMMARY:How to Make Your Dialogue Really Talk with Benjamin Roesch
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Benjamin Roesch (Fiction\, January 2016) \n\n\n\nCourse Description: \n\n\n\nWe talk to other people all the time. Speech is at the center of our lives. Which begs the question: why is writing dialogue in fiction SO hard? And why does it so often fall flat or feel fake? \n\n\n\nIn this 2-hour\, interactive workshop\, we’ll dig into what makes dialogue tick. We’ll drink from the keg of dialogue masters like Ernest Hemingway and Judy Blume who can help us mere mortals improve our craft. Participants should come ready to write\, think\, discover\, and share. When it’s over\, you’ll have some new tools and a boosted sense of confidence so you can get back to your stories and make your dialogue really…talk.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/how-to-make-your-dialogue-really-talk-with-benjamin-roesch/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Onion River Press":MAILTO:info@onionriverpress.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240312T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240312T200000
DTSTAMP:20260527T193128
CREATED:20240302T004832Z
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SUMMARY:Chris Lynch\, author of Walkin' the Dog\, in conversation with Sara Farizan
DESCRIPTION:Porter Square Books welcomes Chris Lynch (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty) for the release of Walkin’ the Dog! Author Sara Farizan (WFYP\, January 2012) will join Lynch in conversation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA boy learns how to be a friend from man’s best friend in this funny and moving middle grade novel about humans being able to change and dogs changing us from acclaimed author Chris Lynch.In a family of strong personalities with very strong points of view\, Louis is what his mother lovingly calls “the inactivist\,” someone who’d rather kick back than stand out. He only hopes he can stay under the radar when he starts high school in the fall\, his first experience with public school after years of homeschooling.But when a favor for a neighbor and his stinky canine companion unexpectedly turns into a bustling dog-walking business\, Louis finds himself meeting an unprecedented number of new friends—both human and canine. Agatha\, a quippy and cagey girl his age always seems to be telling two truths and a lie. Cyrus\, a few years his senior\, promises he’s going to show Louis how to be a better person\, whether Louis wants him to or not. And then there are the dogs: misbehaving border terriers\, the four (possible stolen) sausage dogs\, the rest of Louis’s charges\, and a mysterious white beast who appears at a certain spot at the edge of the woods.Dogs and human alike all seem to have something they want to teach Louis\, including his menacing older brother who keeps turning up everywhere. But is Louis ready to learn the lesson he needs most: how to stop being a lone wolf and be part of a pack? \n\n\n\nChris Lynch is the award–winning author of several highly acclaimed young adult novels\, including Printz Honor Book Freewill\, Iceman\, Gypsy Davey\, and Shadow Boxer—all ALA Best Books for Young Adults—as well as Killing Time in Crystal City\, Little Blue Lies\, Pieces\, Kill Switch\, Angry Young Man\, and Inexcusable\, which was a National Book Award finalist and the recipient of six starred reviews. Chris is the author of middle grade novel Walkin’ the Dog. He holds an MA from the writing program at Emerson College. He teaches in the creative writing MFA program at Lesley University. He lives in Boston and in Scotland. \n\n\n\nSara Farizan is an Iranian American writer\, avid culture vulture\, and ardent basketball fan who was born in and lives near Boston. The award-winning author of If You Could Be Mine\, Here to Stay\, and Dead Flip\, she has an MFA from Lesley University and a BA in film and media studies from American University. 
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/chris-lynch-author-of-walkin-the-dog-in-conversation-with-sara-farizan/
LOCATION:Porter Square Books\, 1815 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02140\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Porter Square Books":MAILTO:INFO@PORTERSQUAREBOOKS.COM
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240313T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240313T200000
DTSTAMP:20260527T193128
CREATED:20240302T010306Z
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SUMMARY:Chris Lynch presents Walkin' the Dog in conversation with Michael Mercurio
DESCRIPTION:Join Chris Lynch (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty) in conversation with Michael Mercurio (Poetry\, January 2017) as they discuss Chris’s new middle grade book\, Walkin’ the Dog at Broadside Bookshop. \n\n\n\nIn this charming middle-grade novel\, Louis\, a bit of an introvert in a family of assertive personalities\, has  been home-schooled up until now\, but is about to start high school in the fall. In the meantime\, what begins as a favor to a friend turns into a bustling dog-walking job.  Louis meets all kinds of people as he walks the dogs (who have as many varied personalities as the people). As he interacts with all these new influences\, Louis begins to re-think being a lone wolf. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChris Lynch is the award–winning author of several highly acclaimed young adult novels\, including Printz Honor Book Freewill\, Iceman\, Gypsy Davy\, and Shadow Boxer—all ALA Best Books for Young Adults—as well as Killing Time in Crystal City\, Little Blue Lies\, Pieces\, Kill Switch\, Angry Young Man\, and Inexcusable\, which was a National Book Award finalist and the recipient of six starred reviews. He holds an MA from the writing program at Emerson College. He teaches in the creative writing MFA program at Lesley University. He lives in Boston and in Scotland. \n\n\n\nMichael Mercurio  lives and writes in the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts. His poems\, critical essays\, and interviews have appeared in Palette Poetry\, the Common\, Sierra (the magazine of the Sierra Club)\, Lily Poetry Review\, Thrush Poetry Journal\, Sugar House Review\, Coal Hill Review\, and elsewhere. Michael curates What The Universe Is: A Virtual Reading Series\, which happens monthly on Zoom. He is the Director of Community Engagement for the Faraday Publishing Company\, a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering discourse of enduring value rooted in the work and experiences of the global majority\, and he also serves as a member of the steering committee for the Tell It Slant Poetry Festival\, held each September at Emily Dickinson’s house.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/chris-lynch-presents-walkin-the-dog-in-conversation-with-michael-mercurio/
LOCATION:Broadside Bookshop\, 247 Main Street\, Northampton\, Massachusetts\, 01060\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Broadside Bookshop":MAILTO:roz@broadsidebooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240314T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240314T200000
DTSTAMP:20260527T193128
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SUMMARY:Great Middle Grade Reads with Chris Lynch
DESCRIPTION:Join Books of Wonder in-store to discover these terrific new titles that are full of heart\, courage\, and self-discovery (and dogs and chocolate chip cookies!)! \n\n\n\nStop in to check out: \n\n\n\n\nWalkin’ the Dog by CHRIS LYNCH (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty). When Louis\, a laid-back homeschooled boy accidentally starts a dog-walking business\, he learns how to stop being a lone wolf and be part of a pack\, and what it really means to be a friend — from man’s best friend.\n\n\n\nMaybe It’s a Sign by E. L. SHEN. After her father passes away\, Freya starts looking for signs from him everywhere. When she sees two lucky red birds on the way to a music lesson\, she takes it as him showing his approval that she’s still practicing. But when she’s assigned a project in home ec class and discovers that she loves baking even more than music\, she no longer sees any signs from him. With the help of family an a new friend\, Freya learns that to be her own person\, she might just have to make her own luck.\n\n\n\nThe World Divided by Piper by CAELA CARTER. Despite being diagnosed with early-onset puberty\, eleven-year-old Piper is way too busy to grow up. So\, when her doctor decides it’s time for her treatment to end\, Piper’s eyes are opened to a completely new world\, one that’s way more difficult. How is she supposed to balance the new experiences of puberty\, studying for the decathlon\, and growing up? Maybe\, with a little friendship and a lot of female solidarity\, Piper will be able to bring her world back together.\n\n\n\nLost Kites and and Other Treasures by CATHY CARR. Twelve-year-old Franny thinks more often than she would like of the charismatic\, troubled mom who left her years ago\, along the unaccountable things Mom did while she was still in the picture. Life with Nana is safe and secure\, and Franny’s innovative art projects keep her company. But when Nana has an accident and Franny’s estranged uncle comes home to help out for a while\, Franny has to reach deep down to come to terms with the discoveries she makes about her mother — and herself.\n\n\n\nMiracle by KAREN S. CHOW. Amie has spent her life perfectly in tune with Ba-ba\, her father\, especially since she plays the violin\, his favorite instrument. But after Ba-ba dies\, Amie feels distanced from everyone close to her\, like her mother and her best friends. More devastating still\, she loses her ability to play the violin. Will Amie ever find her way back to the music she once loved?
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/great-middle-grade-reads-with-chris-lynch/
LOCATION:Books of Wonder\, 42 West 17th Street\, New York City\, New York\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Books of Wonder":MAILTO:info@booksofwonder.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240317T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240317T150000
DTSTAMP:20260527T193128
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SUMMARY:Jumpstart Your Memoir! A Writing Workshop with Celia Jeffries
DESCRIPTION:Course Description: \n\n\n\nOur wonderful\, complex lives can be difficult to capture when writing a memoir. What to include? What to leave out? Where to start? Celia Jeffries (Fiction/Nonfiction\, 2008) is a writer\, editor and memoir workshop leader who can help you explore those questions. Become one of the lucky writers to begin this journey with her in the comfort of Joanne’s home in Roslindale.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/jumpstart-your-memoir-a-writing-workshop-with-celia-jeffries/
LOCATION:Joanne Rossman’s Home\, 6 Birch Street\, Roslindale\, Massachusetts\, 02131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240320T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240320T200000
DTSTAMP:20260527T193128
CREATED:20240303T204731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240303T204732Z
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SUMMARY:Lyz Lenz presents This American Ex-Wife
DESCRIPTION:Join Lyz Lenz (Fiction\, June 2011) at Magers & Quinn Booksellers as she presents This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life in conversation with Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStudies show that nearly 70 percent of divorces are initiated by women—women who are tired\, fed up\, exhausted\, and unhappy. We’ve all seen how the media portrays divorcées: sad\, lonely\, drowning their sorrows in a bottle of wine. Lyz Lenz is one such woman whose life fell apart after she reached a breaking point in her twelve-year marriage. But she refused to take part in that tired narrative and decided to flip the script on divorce. \n\n\n\nIn this exuberant and unapologetic book\, Lenz makes an argument for the advantages of getting divorced\, framing it as a practical and effective solution for women to take back the power they are owed. Weaving reportage with sociological research and literature with popular culture along with personal stories of coming together and breaking up\, Lenz creates a kaleidoscopic and poignant portrait of American marriage today. She argues that the mechanisms of American power\, justice\, love\, and gender equality remain deeply flawed\, and that marriage\, like any other cultural institution\, is due for a reckoning. A raucous argument for acceptance\, solidarity\, and collective female refusal\, This American Ex-Wife takes readers on a riveting ride—while pointing us all toward a life that is a little more free. \n\n\n\nMasks are required for this event. \n\n\n\nLyz Lenz is a journalist and the author of God Land and Belabored. She has written for Insider\, The New York Times\, Marie Claire\, and The Washington Post. Lenz also writes the newsletter Men Yell at Me about the intersection of politics and personhood in red-state America. She lives in Iowa with her two kids. \n\n\n\nDara Moskowitz Grumdahl is one of the most awarded magazine writers in the country\, with six James Beard Award wins (and 15 nominations)-the so-called Oscars of food world-and another 6 CRMAs\, known as the Pulitzers of magazines. She grew up in New York City\, little aware of her destiny: to write about the quirks and passions\, the foods and cocktails\, the people and places of Minnesota. She started her work life as a 13-year-old restaurant dishwasher and\, after coming to Minnesota to attend Carleton College\, became City Pages’ restaurant critic in 1997. Since then she has worked as a staff writer\, columnist\, and critic at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine\, Delta Sky\, Minnesota Monthly\, Gourmet\, Saveur\, Food & Wine\, Experience Life\, Bon Appétit\, and other publications. For eight years she hosted a radio show on WCCO called “Off the Menu\,” and she is a regular guest on Minnesota Public Radio. She lives in south Minneapolis with a dog the size of a cat\, a cat the size of a cat\, and two children who are much bigger than cats and want to be left out of it. She would like everyone to know that Minneapolis is one of the best places in the world\, as long as you have a lot of pairs of boots and love snow\, which she does.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/lyz-lenz-presents-this-american-ex-wife/
LOCATION:Magers & Quinn Booksellers\, 3038 Hennepin Ave\, Minneapolis\, Minnesota\, 55408\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Magers & Quinn Booksellers":MAILTO:books@magersandquinn.com
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240321T200000
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SUMMARY:Eileen Cleary\, Anne Pluto\, Linda Carney-Goodrich & Gloria Monaghan at Brookline Booksmith
DESCRIPTION:Join Brookline Booksmith for an evening of poetry with Eileen Cleary (Poetry\, June 2016)\, Anne Pluto\, Linda Carney-Goodrich\, & Gloria Monaghan. \n\n\n\nThis event is part of Third Thursdays Poetry\, a monthly reading series at Brookline Booksmith. \n\n\n\nEileen Cleary (she/her) is the author of Wild Pack of the Living (Nixes Mate\, 2024)\, 2 a.m. with Keats (Nixes Mate\, 2021) and Child Ward of the Commonwealth (Main Street Rag Press\, 2019)\, which received an honorable mention for the Sheila Margaret Motton Book Prize. She co-edited the anthology ‘ Voices Amidst the Virus’ which was the featured text at the 2021 MSU Filmetry Festival. Cleary founded and edits the Lily Poetry Review and Lily Poetry Review Books\, and curates the Lily Poetry Salon. A multi-pushcart nominee\, her work is published widely in journals and anthologies. \n\n\n\nAnne Elezabeth Pluto grew up in Brooklyn\, NY before it was cool. She is professor of Literature and Theatre at Lesley University in Cambridge\, MA where she is the artistic director of the Oxford Street Players. She is an alumna of Shakespeare & Company and was a. member of the Worcester Shakespeare Company from 2011 – 2016. She was a member of the Boston small press scene in the late 1980s and is one of the founders and editors at Nixes Mate Review/Nixes Mate Books. Her most recent publications are full length collections: The Deepest Part of Dark\, Unlikely Stories Press\, NOLA\, 2020 and How Many Miles to Babylon?\, Lily Poetry Review Books\, 2023. \n\n\n\nLinda Carney-Goodrich is a writer and teacher from Boston. Her work has appeared in journals such as spoKe10\, Lily Poetry Review\, The MacGuffin\, Nixes Mate Review\, Anti-Heroin Chic\, Literary Mama\, Muddy River Poetry Review\, Wordgathering Journal of Disability Poetry and Literature\, Gyroscope Review\, and City of Notions: An Anthology of Contemporary Boston Poems. Her work has been translated in Spanish and published in Columbia and Mexico. Several of her poems have been displayed on the walls at Boston City Hall as part of the Boston Mayor’s Poetry Program. Linda is the Poetry Coordinator for the Menino Art Center in Hyde Park. She also owns and operates Home Scholars of Boston\, through which she offers small classes\, private tutoring\, and educational consulting. Her one person shows include The Secret Childhood Diary of a Welfare Mother and My Life in Barbie. Dot Girl is her first collection of poetry. \n\n\n\nGloria Monaghan is a Professor at Wentworth University. She has published six collections of poetry. The most recent book\, Cormorant on the Strand\, was published by Lily Poetry Review in 2023. Her poems have appeared in Nixes Mate\, NPR\, Poem-a-Day\, Lily Poetry Review\, Mom Egg Review\, Quartet and River Heron among others. She has been nominated twice for the Pushcart Prize\, as well as the Massachusetts Book Award\, and the Griffin Prize. She recently completed a film on painter\, Nancy Ellen Craig\, which was accepted into the 2023 Provincetown Film Festival.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/eileen-cleary-anne-pluto-linda-carney-goodrich-gloria-monaghan-at-brookline-booksmith/
LOCATION:Brookline Booksmith\, 279 Harvard Street\, Brookline\, Massachusetts\, 02446-2908\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Brookline Booksmith":MAILTO:thestore@brooklinebooksmith.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240323T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240323T123000
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SUMMARY:Project Management for Poets and Writers\, with Michael Mercurio
DESCRIPTION:Any project can be daunting at the start. Some projects are still daunting in the middle\, especially when they have a lot of moving parts — or shifting scenes! So how do you make sure that your writing stays on track towards your goal? Figuring out a project management plan can set you up for success and can make even the biggest projects seem less unwieldy and intimidating. This workshop will walk you through the process of setting “SMART” goals (Specific\, Measurable\, Achievable\, Relevant\, and Time-bound)\, “chunking out” your project into manageable pieces\, setting a realistic timeline\, and sustaining all of this work with the development of good habits. You’ll also look at some fantastic project management tools\, both analog and digital\, that you may choose to use in support of your project. Workshop attendees should be prepared to talk about a project they’re finding difficult to begin or one already in process that they need help organizing and managing.  In-person/Hybrid. \n\n\n\nMichael Mercurio (Poetry\, January 2017) lives and writes in the Pioneer Valley\, where he serves on the steering committee for the Tell It Slant Poetry Festival (formerly Amherst Poetry Festival) and is the associate editor of the Naugatuck River Review. A graduate of the Lesley University low-res MFA program\, his poetry has been published in Rust + Moth\, Crab Creek Review\, and The Indianapolis Review\, and is forthcoming in Sugar House Review and Palette Poetry. Michael also has had critical reviews published in The Lily Poetry Review. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event will also be available for online participants.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/project-management-for-poets-and-writers-with-michael-mercurio/
LOCATION:The Valley’s Literary Arts Studio\, 221 Pine St.\, Studio #359\, Florence\, Massachusetts\, 01062\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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SUMMARY:Lisa Robinson -- GIFTS FROM GEORGIA'S GARDEN at Newtonville Books
DESCRIPTION:Join Newtonville Books to celebrate the launch of local author Lisa Robinson’s (WFYP\, June 2011) latest book\, Gifts from Georgia’s Garden.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/lisa-robinson-gifts-from-georgias-garden-at-newtonville-books/
LOCATION:Newtonville Books\, 10 Langley Rd\, Newton\, Massachusetts\, 02459-1972\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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SUMMARY:Cambridge Common Readers: Inaugural Book Club Event with Tracey Baptiste
DESCRIPTION:Join Cambridge Common Writers for the first meeting of our new Book Club! This inaugural event will be hosted by Tracey Baptiste (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty) and will discuss How We Do It: Black Writers on Craft\, Practice\, and Skill edited by Jericho Brown. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nParticipants are encouraged to read the book prior to the event. There is no expectation to attend every meeting–come and go as you please! This event will be followed by half an hour of open discussion.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/cambridge-common-readers-inaugural-book-club-event-with-tracey-baptiste/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:CCW Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cambridge Common Writers":MAILTO:lesleycambridgecommon@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Reading at Western Carolina University with Lyz Lenz
DESCRIPTION:Join Lyz Lenz (Fiction\, June 2011) at Western Carolina University for a reading from This Ex-American Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA deeply validating manifesto on the gender politics of marriage (bad) and divorce (actually pretty good!) in America today\, and an argument that the former needs a reboot—from journalist and proud divorcée Lyz Lenz.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/reading-at-western-carolina-university-with-lyz-lenz/
LOCATION:A.K. Hinds University Center\, 245 Memorial Drive\, Cullowhee\, North Carolina\, 28723\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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SUMMARY:The Making of a Picture Book: From Concept to Completion with Deborah Sosin
DESCRIPTION:Learn about the process of publishing Charlotte and the Quiet Place and discuss the interaction between art and words with Deborah Sosin (Nonfiction\, January 2015).
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/the-making-of-a-picture-book-from-concept-to-completion-with-deborah-sosin-2/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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