By Brian Dunlap
Yesterday, L.A.’s Not A Cult Press announced on its Facebook page that Stories Books & Cafe has teamed up with them to sponsor their annual poetry submissions award. The award will now be called the Stories Award for Poetry. The winner gets a cash prize of $1,000 and a publishing deal with Not A Cult.
Maria Ure & Story Time in Spanish at Pages Bookstore – Kids Event
Join us to hear Maria Ure, founder and director of Spanish in Action, for a Story Time in Spanish. Her approach is radically different from teaching methods commonly seen in school settings, as she personally sits down with the kids and delivers her lessons through song. It’s her innate gift for teaching and ability to create beautiful songs for each lesson that set her apart as a teacher and as a school.
Where: Pages Bookstore
Date: Monday the 8th
Time: 10:30 am
Address: 904 Manhattan Ave, Manhattan Beach, California 90266
Website: https://www.pagesabookstore.com/event/story-time-spanish-april-8th
Moon Tide Press Reading Event at Chevalier’s Bookstore
Join us for a Moon Tide Press Reading by three authors:
Alexis Rhone Fancher, is the author of: How I Lost My Virginity to Michael Cohen, State of Grace: The Joshua Elegies, Enter Here and Junkie Wife. Her photographs are published worldwide, and she is a multiple Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominee. She is also poetry editor of Cultural Weekly.
Ron Koertge taught English and Creative Writing at Pasadena City College for 37 years. He has published more than 25 books of poetry and fiction, most recently: Vampire Planet, Yellow Moving Van, and Coaltown Jesus. He is also 2018 Poet Laureate of South Pasadena, California.
Lee Rossi is the author of four books of poetry: Darwin’s Garden, Wheelchair Samurai, Ghost Diary, and Beyond Rescue.
Where: Chevalier’s Bookstore
Date: Monday the 11th
Time: 7 pm
Address: 126 N. Larchmont Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90004
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration at CAAM
Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day by surrounding yourself with art, culture, and community. Enjoy an array of vibrant programs and activities for all ages. See the schedule for complete details, including a marathon reading of King’s lesser-known speeches and sermons, as well as his 1968 Los Angeles speech introduced by James Baldwin, and much more!
NOTE: Tickets and details available at Eventbrite link.
Where: California African American Museum (CAAM)
Date: Monday the 21st
Time: 10 am – 5 pm
Address: 600 State Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90037
Website: http://caamuseum.org/programs/special-events/martin-luther-king-jr-day-celebration-2019 or https://www.eventbrite.com/e/martin-luther-king-jr-day-celebration-tickets-53894614242
Main Library Book Group & Snow Flower and the Secret Fan at Santa Monica Library, SMPL
Join our long-running book discussion group, which is always welcoming new members, and alternates between fiction and nonfiction on a month-to-month basis. Our January selection is Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, by Lisa See.
Where: Community Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, Santa Monica Main Library, SMPL
Date: Monday the 14th
Time: 7 pm – 8:30 pm
Address: 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90401
Website: http://calendar.smgov.net/library/eventsignup.asp?ID=28509
Winter Author Series & YA Author Aditi Khorana at Memorial Branch Library, LAPL – Teen Event
Join our Winter Author Series to hear YA author Aditi Khorana discuss her latest novel, The Library of Fates, a romantic coming-of-age fantasy tale steeped in Indian folklore. All interested teens (6th – 12th graders) are welcome, and refreshments are provided. Lucky winners will receive a free copy of her book.
Where: Memorial Branch Library, LAPL
Date: Monday the 7th
Time: 4 pm – 5 pm
Address: 4625 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90019
Website: http://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/winter-author-series-ya-author-aditi-khorana
Workshop: Writing From Experience at 1888 Center for the Arts
Please join us for the Creative Writing Workshop: Writing From Experience, which will give participants tips on how to write novels loosely based on their own experience, and turn real life events into compelling fictional narratives.
Helene is an Orange County novelist and the author of Diary of a 99%-er, and its sequel Back in OC: Almost Homeless.
NOTE: This workshop costs $30, and tickets can be purchased at website.
Where: 1888 Center for the Arts
Date: Monday the 10th
Time: 6 pm – 7 pm
Address: 115 N. Orange St., Orange, CA 92866
Website: http://1888.center/calendar/workshop-writing-from-experience/
