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SUMMARY:2021 Lampeter Society Talk: A Shock of Recognition; How Lampeter Became My Welsh Hometown -- an online talk with Pamela Petro
DESCRIPTION:Pamela Petro (Creative Nonfiction; Graphic Novel & Comics\, MFA Writing Faculty) will be reading from and talking about her new book\, The Long Field. The talk will center around how a small Welsh market town–Lampeter–became the second hometown of a suburban-raised American of German and Hungarian descent.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/2021-lampeter-society-talk-a-shock-of-recognition-how-lampeter-became-my-welsh-hometown-an-online-talk-with-pamela-petro/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Lampeter Society":MAILTO:lampetersociety@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:18th Annual Saints and Sinners Literary Festival -- Michael Lowenthal
DESCRIPTION:Michael Lowenthal (Fiction\, MFA Writing Faculty) will be one of the speakers at the 2021 Annual Saints and Sinners Literary Festival. Events will be entirely virtual\, and there is no registration fee. \n\n\n\nThe Saints and Sinners Literary Festival was founded in 2003 as a new initiative designed as an innovative way to reach the community with information about HIV/AIDS\, particularly disseminating prevention messages via the writers\, thinkers and spokes-people of the LGBTQ+ community. It was also formed to bring the LGBTQ+ literary community together to celebrate the literary arts. \n\n\n\nThe Festival has grown into an internationally-recognized event that brings together a who’s who of LGBTQ+ publishers\, writers and readers from throughout the United States and beyond. The Festival\, held over 3 days each spring at the Hotel Monteleone in the New Orleans French Quarter\, features panel discussions and master classes around literary topics that provide a forum for authors\, editors and publishers to talk about their work for the benefit of emerging writers and the enjoyment of fans of LGBTQ+ literature.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/18th-annual-saints-and-sinners-literary-festival-michael-lowenthal/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Saints and Sinners Literary Festival":MAILTO:pjwillisnola@aol.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210311T193000
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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/New_York:20210312T200000
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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
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SUMMARY:Virtual Author Event with YA author David Elliott\, The Seventh Raven
DESCRIPTION:Gibson’s Bookstore will be hosting David Elliott (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty) for a virtual event as he presents his latest novel in verse\, The Seventh Raven\, a retelling of the Grimms’ fairytale of the same name. \n\n\n\nBest-selling author David Elliott examines the timeless themes of balance\, transformation\, and restoration in this evocative tale about a girl who will stop at nothing to reverse a curse that turned her seven brothers into ravens. Elliott’s retelling explores the unintended consequences of our actions\, no matter our intentions. Stunning black-and-white illustrations throughout by Rovina Cai.  \n\n\n\nDavid Elliott is a New York Times best-selling children’s author whose recent works include Bull and Voices\, both novels in verse for teens. Born in Ohio\, David has worked as a singer\, a cucumber washer\, and a popsicle stick maker. Currently\, he lives in New Hampshire with his wife and a three-footed dog. davidelliottbooks.com
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/virtual-author-event-with-ya-author-david-elliott-the-seventh-raven/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210322T193000
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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
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SUMMARY:Michael Lowenthal & Christopher Castellani author talk: Sex with Strangers
DESCRIPTION:A book discussion with Michael Lowenthal (Fiction\, MFA Writing Faculty) in conversation with Christopher Castellani on Lowenthal’s new story collection. Participants will be able to purchase books signed by the author. See the event page for details. \n\n\n\nSex with Strangers is a fiercely honest exploration of the risks and rewards of contemporary relationships—and hookups. The collection embraces the dizzying power of attraction across the spectrum of passion and infatuation. In this fearless collection\, lust and loneliness drive a diverse cast of queer and straight characters into sometimes precarious entanglements. \n\n\n\nRecognizing that any partner is unknowable on some level\, Michael Lowenthal writes about how intimacy can make strangers of us all. A newly ordained priest struggles with guilt and longing when he runs into his ex-girlfriend. A woman weighs the cost of protecting her daughter from a man they both adore. A teenage busboy has a jolting brush with a famous musician. A young man tries to salvage a long-distance relationship while caring for his mentor\, an erotic writer dying of AIDS. \n\n\n\nIn edgy\, disquieting stories\, Lowenthal traces the paths that attraction and erotic encounters take\, baffling and rueful as often as electrifying. This fraught and funny volume forces us to grapple with our own subconscious desires and question how well we can ever really know ourselves. \n\n\n\nMichael Lowenthal is the author of four novels: Charity Girl\, The Paternity Test\, Avoidance\, and The Same Embrace. He lives in Roslindale and teaches in the MFA in Creative Writing program at Lesley University. \n\n\n\nModerator Christopher Castellani is the author of five books\, most recently the novel Leading Men. He is the artistic director of GrubStreet.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/michael-lowenthal-christopher-castellani-author-talk-sex-with-strangers/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Brookline Booksmith":MAILTO:thestore@brooklinebooksmith.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210326T183000
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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
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ORGANIZER;CN="Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity":MAILTO:foip@banffcentre.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210327T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210327T200000
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CREATED:20210319T000206Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Fridays Dire Series with Steven Cramer
DESCRIPTION:Join Steven Cramer (Poetry\, MFA Writing Faculty) as a featured reader for Timothy Gager’s Virtual Fridays Dire Literary Series. Events can be viewed on live stream at the Virtual Fridays Dire Literary Series Group on Facebook. All feature segments will be uploaded to YouTube afterwards.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/virtual-fridays-dire-series-with-steven-cramer/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210330T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210330T190000
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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:20210331T180000
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SUMMARY:Sex with Strangers w/ Michael Lowenthal at East End Books Ptown
DESCRIPTION:A fiercely honest exploration of the risks and rewards of contemporary relationships\,Sex with Strangers embraces the dizzying power of attraction across the spectrum of sexuality and infatuation. In this fearless collection\, lust and loneliness drive a diverse cast of queer and straight characters into sometimes precarious entanglements. Recognizing that any partner is unknowable on some level\, Michael Lowenthal (Fiction\, MFA Writing Faculty) stretches what it means to be with a stranger and to have to navigate happiness\, loss\, and regret. A newly ordained priest struggles with guilt and longing when he runs into his ex-girlfriend. A woman weighs the cost of protecting her daughter from a man they both adore. A teenage busboy has a jolting brush with a famous musician. A young man tries to salvage a long-distance relationship while caring for his mentor\, an erotic writer dying of AIDS.  \n\n\n\nIn edgy\, disquieting stories\, Michael Lowenthal traces the paths that attraction and erotic encounters take\, baffling and rueful as often as electrifying. This fraught and funny collection forces us to grapple with our own subconscious desires and question how well we can ever really know ourselves.  \n\n\n\nMichael Lowenthal is the author of four novels:The Same Embrace\, Avoidance\, Charity Girl\, andThe Paternity Test. He lives in Boston. 
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/sex-with-strangers-w-michael-lowenthal-at-east-end-books-ptown/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="East End Books Ptown":MAILTO:eastendbooksptown@gmail.com
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