Literary arts

DMACC Celebration of Literary Arts will host two free readings with writers Charles Baxter and Lan Samantha Chang Posted on October 17, 2022 by KWBG · The DMACC Celebration of Literary Arts celebrates its 20th year with a new monthly format that features top authors throughout the year. · All …

The Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College, CUNY (CBL) has announced details for its 20th Anniversary Jubilee: A Cultural and Literary Arts Experience taking place Thursday, October 20, 2022 in Brooklyn. Since its founding in October 2002, the Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College has grown …

The growing popularity of the creative writing degree over the past 50 years has been accompanied by growing criticism of the institutionalization of writing. This discourse often returned to the same question: can writing be taught? Although there has never been and probably never will be a conclusive answer to …

Join the Bucks County Arts and Culture Council from noon to 4 p.m. on October 1 and 2 for the closing of the Fall Lounge Members’ Lounge at Freeman Hall on East Court Street in Doylestown. Stop by to view the exhibition featuring the work of over 125 regional artists, …

Much like a book club, the festival launch events are sure to spark conversation and camaraderie. Highlights of October 13 include the opening night at the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Center featuring Canada’s top independent writers. A brand new event follows; Sharing Traditions: An Evening of Oral Storytelling features Tsawaysia Spukwus …

With the advent of Hispanic Heritage Month, Megacity Review™ is offering up to $1,000 for fiction and nonfiction stories for authors of color and their allies. LOS ANGELES, California, USA, Sept. 16, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — Megacity Review™, a literary arts journal for underrepresented voices, has launched its first fiction and …

September 6 – The Cullman County Library and Friends of Cullman County Public Libraries continue to provide access to literature to Cullman County residents after its brand new small free library is installed in the Art Park from the city. The non-profit organization Little Free Library aims to remove all …

The Cullman County Library and Friends of Cullman County Public Libraries continue to provide access to literature for Cullman County residents following the installation of its brand new small free library in the city’s Art Park . The non-profit organization Little Free Library aims to remove all barriers to book …

Julie Mancini, former executive director of literary arts, was a “force for good in every way,” according to former Portland City Commissioner Mike Lindberg. Photo courtesy: Literary Arts Julie Mancini, a longtime leader of what is now the literary arts and an eye-opener fighter for the existence and visibility of …

ESCAPE IN THE SENSE. By Evan Puschak. Earphone books. 272 pages. $27. Going broad and deep, journalist Evan Puschak reflects on a remarkable range of artistic, political, and philosophical territory in his first article, aptly titled “Escape Into Meaning.” And it does so incisively, offering unexpected connections and unusually insightful …

Bookmarked Festival of Literary Arts is thrilled to announce this year’s keynote speaker: author, Percival Everett! Percival Everett is the author of over thirty novels and collections of stories, including The Trees, Telephone, So Much Blue, Virgil Russell’s Percival Everett, I Am Not Sidney Poitier and Erasure. Everett has won …

HOUSTON, August 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Inprint, from Houston leading literary arts nonprofit, today announced that it has reached its 40th anniversary as a resource for creatives across the city. This milestone reflects the organization’s commitment to the community, serving more than 15,000 readers and writers through literary activities. Inprint …

PHOTO SUBMITTED Harlem native Nadia Alexis is MSA’s new literary arts instructor. Nadia Alexis is the new professor of literary arts at the Mississippi School of the Arts. The New York native is moving from Oxford to Brookhaven, where she recently taught at the University of Mississippi. Born to Haitian …

A new outlet for artists is coming to San Diego. Local writers and poets announced on Saturday the upcoming launch of ‘The Mission’, a monthly publication that will feature comics, cartoons, poetry, short fiction, photography and visual arts, with content from local and national artists. Igor Goldkind, author and San …

This weekend County Wexford will hold its annual Literary Arts Festival with an extensive program of events. he festival is traditionally based in Enniscorthy, where it started, it has expanded in recent years to also include a program of events in the town of Wexford. Among the major attractions staged …

When she was growing up and devouring books, spoken word artist and poet Sheena Baharudin wished there had been such an event as the Kuala Lumpur Youth Literary Arts Festival (KLYLAF), which opens today today. The inaugural festival, which takes place at Petaling Jaya Performing Arts Center (PJPAC), KuAsh Theater …

For the first time ever, visitors to the Edmonds Arts Festival from June 17-19 will have the opportunity to chat with local authors at the Literary Arts Stand located in the square above Edmonds Library. A number of authors are members of EPIC Group Writers, which has partnered with Edmonds …

Newsletter Report The Las Cruces Arts and Culture District (ACD) will host its first Literary Arts Festival beginning at 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 4, the Downtown Las Cruces Partnership (DLCP) announced in a press release. The event “will showcase our community’s enthusiasm for the literary arts, from readings and …

Click to enlarge Photo: Robert Gallagher Don Winslow With the publication of his latest novel city ​​on fire (William Morrow), Don Winslow’s writing career has come full circle. The first of three books featuring Irish and Italian characters involved in organized crime, the stories are set in …

Click to enlarge These are not Aesop’s Fables. There are creatures to be found in Stop Me If You Ever Heard This One (2022, Six Gallery Press), the first collection of 12 short stories by Brandon Getz, and Pittsburgh City Paper’s May Book Club section, but they’re …

Come as you are to the inaugural Kuala Lumpur Youth Literary Arts Festival (KLYLAF) from June 24-26, with participation from a handful of Klang Valley arts venues. Yes, they really mean it: the festival’s theme is ‘No Invitation Necessary’, an apt representation of its spirit of openness, diversity, inclusivity and …

Talia Lakshmi Kolluri is a South Asian American writer from Northern California. His first collection of short stories, What we gave the Manticorejust Pewter house books in the fall of 2022. His short fiction was published in the Minnesota Review, Ecotone, Southern Humanities Journaland The common. A lifelong Californian, Talia …

Click to enlarge Alberta Arthurs Photo: Flash Rosenberg Crystal Truscott, Alberta Arthurs and Jeffrey Brown In a test for Are the arts indispensable? (NYU Press) Ford Foundation President Darren Walker writes that the impact of art cannot be quantified because “you cannot measure the impact of empathy …

Experience a full day of free writing workshops and panels when the Las Positas College Literary Arts Festival returns this Saturday. The festival, held for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown in in-person gatherings, features internationally acclaimed authors, an Afghan-American memoirist, a US Army veteran poet, and a …

WATSONVILLE—The second edition of a literature and arts journal created by Cabrillo College English students will soon be published, and the public is invited to celebrate with students and contributors this Friday. Xinachtli Journal, or Journal X, features poetry, short stories, essays and art. It is compiled by a 1B …

Experience a full day of free writing workshops and panels when the Las Positas College Literary Arts Festival returns this Saturday. The festival, held for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown in in-person gatherings, features internationally acclaimed authors, an Afghan-American memoirist, a US Army veteran poet, and a …

Friday, April 29, 2022 Lookout Books, the literary book publisher of UNCW’s Department of Creative Writing, is among more than 300 organizations and publishers to receive financial assistance from the Literary Arts Emergency Fund, supported by the Mellon Foundation. “We are thrilled to receive this vital support, which will go …

Click to enlarge piano girl playbook author Robin Meloy Goldsby Robin Meloy Goldsby has arguably played more gigs than the Rolling Stones and Madonna combined. Its schedule rivals the Grateful Dead at its peak, with around 200 performances a year. And the variety of venues she’s …

Click to enlarge For a long time, the voices that have dominated the narratives of what it’s like to live in Appalachia have been conservative and white. While many Appalachian towns in Pennsylvania and West Virginia are not always racially diverse, there are people of color who …

ABSTRACT: The Furious Flower Poetry Center received the $15,000 Literary Arts Emergency Fund Award, administered by the Academy of American Poets, the Community of Literary Magazine & Presses (CLMP), and the National Book Foundation. The Furious Flower Poetry Center received a $15,000 award through the Literary Arts Emergency Fund administered …

Las Positas College will host a literary arts festival, “Get Lit,” on Saturday, May 7, with a keynote address by Tamim Ansary, an Afghan American writer of fiction and history. Ansary, which received the Northern California Book Award in 2010 for “Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World through Islamic …

Obsidian: Literature & Arts in the African Diaspora received a Literary Arts Emergency Fund award of $15,000. Obsidian is one of 313 literary arts organizations and publishers across the United States to receive funding for the historically underfunded field of literary arts. The Literary Arts Emergency Fund was initiated and …

Jaigantic Studios acquired Hawthorne Books and Literary Arts. The imprint will target manuscripts with the goal of finding potential projects for film and television content. “It’s a marriage made in heaven,” said Rhonda Hughes, Hawthorne’s editor. The company, headquartered in Portland, Oregon, has opted for several projects in the past. …

Jaigantic Studios acquired Hawthorne Books and Literary Arts. The imprint will target manuscripts with the goal of finding potential projects for film and television content. “It’s a marriage made in heaven,” said Rhonda Hughes, Hawthorne’s editor. The company, headquartered in Portland, Oregon, has opted for several projects in the past. …

Content of the article Turning a page on virtual gatherings, the annual BookFest/Festival du Livre Windsor literary festival is returning later this year as an in-person event, say organizers who are also planning a new event called BookFest Equinox. Content of the article “We did, last year and the year …

Sometimes Midlands artists seem to have an innate need to care for others that not everyone can relate to. It’s not uncommon for local artists and arts organizations, many of which could use funding themselves, to come together to address a problem in the social matrix that has left community …

While Emily Tom ’25 knew she wanted to study literary arts when she entered Brown, she found that constraints within the department made it difficult to pursue a concentration in literary arts. In the end, to make sure she could complete the required classes with small class sizes, Tom declared …

Now in its seventh volume, UO’s international undergraduate literary arts journal The Oakland Arts Review (OAR) continues to progress – providing students with professional writing and publishing experience and connecting the university to the wider world of contemporary literature. With the the average lifespan of literary journals being one to …

Click to enlarge CP Photo: Jared Wickerham Stacks at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh in Carrick Book lovers have long been able to access materials from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh online through its Overdrive and Libby apps. Now, borrowers across the region, including those with CLP, …

Cara Dees, PhD candidate at the University of Cincinnati for creative writing. Provided | Cara Dee When you walk into a Zoom conference with Cara Dees, she immediately offers insight into her love for writing and literature right through her living room. As she excuses herself to make herself a …

By: Jeremy D. WellsCarter County Times I am by no means the new kid on the scene of poetry and writing. I’ve been writing professionally for over 20 years and hosting open mics and poetry slams for just as long. Writing has always been my outlet and my favorite means …

Artists and poets will read and discuss their work featured in 30 Days of Inspiration, the Bucks County Arts and Culture Council’s social media campaign, featuring a poem paired with an artwork for each day of April in honor of National Poetry Month. Join us for a relaxed discussion and …

Writer’s block | March 16, 2022 By Suzzanne Kelley [email protected] To hell with paper shortages and supply chain issues. I am here to tell you that the situation for the literary arts in our region is good and good. New books keep arriving and our booksellers invite you to shop …

Andrew J. Graff, Visiting Assistant Professor of English at the University of Wittenberg, has won a 2022 Ohio Arts Council (OAC) Individual Achievement Award in the fiction category for his debut novel raft of stars. “To learn that I was the recipient of the Ohio Arts Council’s Individual Achievement Award …

What do you get when you combine poetry, dance, visual arts and science, add three top local writers and present it all in a state-of-the-art theater? This month, the Delta Literary Arts Society (DLAS) launches its new literary event, InkWellTold, a bimonthly conversational reading series at the new North Delta …

What do you get when you combine poetry, dance, visual arts and science, add three top local writers and present it all in a state-of-the-art theater? This month, the Delta Literary Arts Society (DLAS) launches its new literary event, InkWellTold, a bimonthly conversational reading series at the new North Delta …

What do you get when you combine poetry, dance, visual arts and science, add three top local writers and present it all in a state-of-the-art theater? This month, the Delta Literary Arts Society (DLAS) launches its new literary event, InkWellTold, a bimonthly conversational reading series at the new North Delta …

Local writers are encouraged to sharpen their pencils and enter the Delta Literary Arts Society’s inaugural poetry contest. Through April 1, DLAS is accepting submissions from literary novices and seasoned professionals, with cash prizes up for grabs. “We are delighted to provide a forum for local writers to share their …

Local writers are encouraged to sharpen their pencils and enter the Delta Literary Arts Society’s inaugural poetry contest. Through April 1, DLAS is accepting submissions from literary novices and seasoned professionals, with cash prizes up for grabs. “We are delighted to provide a forum for local writers to share their …

On Monday, March 7, Literary Arts has announced the finalists for the 2022 Oregon Book Awards. Out-of-state judges highlighted 35 titles (two by Portland YA author April Henry), including alumni books Portland Monthly contributors Omar El Akkad, Sarah Mirk and Jessica (Tyner) Mehta. Topics range from trans magic …

The Delta Literary Arts Society (DLAS) is launching its first poetry contest where everyone from literary novices to professionals is invited to throw their hats into the ring. “We are thrilled to provide a forum for local writers to share their work,” said Diana Calliou, DLAS Treasurer and author of …

It was the first open mic I’d attended that started with an ice-breaking speed dating, supposedly to “get in the Valentine’s Day mood” after the fact. The surprise reveal was that all of the speed dating contestants turned out to be literary villains. The emcee, Erin Hoffman, does short readings …

VENICE, Calif. /California Newswire/ – Beyond Baroque, one of the nation’s leading literary arts centers, announced that the Amanda Gorman Future Voices Poetry Prize is now actively accepting nominations. The award, created in honor of Beyond Baroque alumnus and U.S. presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman, will accept nominations through May …

Beyond Baroque, one of the nation’s leading literary arts centers, announced that the Amanda Gorman Future Voices Poetry Prize is now actively accepting nominations. The award, created in honor of Beyond Baroque alumnus and U.S. presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman, will accept nominations through May 1, 2022. “We are very …

Valley Stream South High School’s literary arts magazine, “Trails of Society,” won first place in the high school division for the 2020-2021 Scholastic Yearbook and Magazine Award sponsored by the American Press Association (APA). The magazine was published in a year marked by upheaval and disruption linked to Covid-19 whose …

The Bucks County Arts and Culture Council presents a LITERARY ARTS FAIR February 17, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. at Freeman Hall, 181 East Court Street, Doylestown, featuring 2021 Bucks County Poet Laureate Nicole Steinberg; Lynn Levin, winner of the 2021 Bucks County Short Fiction Award; Steve Nolan, writer and poet; …

WRFA Jason sample speak with Sony Ton Aime, Michael I. Rudell Director of Literary Arts at Chautauqua Institution, and Betsy Rowe-Baehr, English teacher at Jamestown High School. The two share details about Holidays in poetry – a new community project combining poetry and the holidays. Part of the project involved …

Click to enlarge CP photo: Jared Wickerham Lea Bickerton, winner of The Tiny Bookstore’s Holiday Bookstore Bonus Program in the North Hills One of America’s most commercially successful authors decided to help independent bookstores, including those in Pittsburgh. James Patterson, the best-known writer for his Alex Cross series, has donated …

The Delta Literary Arts Society is hosting a holiday themed event to raise money for the Deltassist Emergency Food Cabinet. On Saturday December 18, DLAS presents two screenings of Suki’s Reindeer Wish at the North Delta Arts Center. The family event will feature reindeer crafts, winter-themed family portraits, and an …

The Delta Literary Arts Society is hosting a holiday themed event to raise money for the Deltassist Emergency Food Cabinet. On Saturday December 18, DLAS presents two screenings of Suki’s Reindeer Wish at the North Delta Arts Center. The family event will feature reindeer crafts, winter-themed family portraits, and an …

The Delta Literary Arts Society is hosting a holiday themed event to raise money for the Deltassist Emergency Food Cabinet. On Saturday December 18, DLAS presents two screenings of Suki’s Reindeer Wish at the North Delta Arts Center. The family event will feature reindeer crafts, winter-themed family portraits, and an …

The Delta Literary Arts Society is hosting a holiday-themed event to raise funds for the Deltasist emergency food cabinet. On Saturday December 18, DLAS presents two screenings of Suki’s Reindeer Wish at the North Delta Arts Center. The family event will include reindeer crafts, winter-themed family portraits and an all-ages …

Literary Arts at Featherstone (formerly Noepe Center for the Arts) and Slough Farm announce their partnership to create an invitational and nominated writing residency for historically underrepresented writers of Martha’s Vineyard. According to a press release from Literary Arts, as of October 21, Brooklyn writers and poets Shira Erlichman and …

TORONTO –News Direct– Scotiabank TORONTO, November 2, 2021 / 3BL Media / – Scotiabank announced a new collaboration with Little Free Library, the world’s largest book-sharing movement, to place thousands of copies of the novels shortlisted for the Scotiabank Prize Giller in Little Free Libraries across Canada. Today, Canadians can …

Attend the What Cheer Writers Club event in person to connect with other creatives or support yourself from the comfort of your home. Join the What Cheer Writers Club and participate in fun community festivities like on-demand poetry and silent auction. Photo courtesy of Jodie Noel Vinson. On Saturday October …

Click to enlarge CP photo: Jared Wickerham Brian broome Pittsburgh author Brian Broome was announced as the 2021 Kirkus Prize winner in non-fiction for his memoir Hit me to the gods. The award, announced in a virtual ceremony on Thursday, October 28, is one of the most prestigious literary awards …

TORONTO, 25 October 2021 / CNW / – Scotiabank today announced a new collaboration with Small free library, the world’s largest book-sharing movement, to place thousands of copies of the novels shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize in small free libraries across Canada. Scotiabank is giving Little Free Library stewards …

Today, Canadians can now find “book bundles” containing the 5 shortlisted novels in hundreds of small free libraries across the country. This collaboration is an important part of Scotiabank’s support of Canadian literary arts and will allow more Canadians to access the novels shortlisted for the prize and promote the …

“Killer Verse: A Night of Literary Terror” will make you tremble in your seat Just a month after its inception, the Delta Literary Arts Society (DLAS) is determined to scare Delta with its next spooky read at the North Delta Center for the Arts. The group will feature spooky poems …

On Wednesday October 6, the English Department hosted its next edition of Literary Arts Live, a monthly series featuring writers reading and discussing their work. This month’s session was moderated by English speaker Jessica Anthony and featured fiction writer Corinna Vallianatos via the Zoom webinar. Vallianatos’ short story collection, titled …

Like Maine COVID The wave continues, organizers of Word have decided that the annual literary arts festival will revert to the online format introduced last year, according to a press release. The festival’s free events and paid workshops will be available through Zoom, October 21-24, with pre-registration required. For event …

The newly launched Delta Literary Arts Society (DLAS) is wasting no time in bringing its first event to North Delta audiences. On Saturday, October 23, the company is hosting Killer Verse: A Night of Literary Terror, a multi-faceted production featuring “undead” costumed actors and ushers, at the new North Delta …

Don’t miss this unique experimental performance of music, film and poetry, starring Christiano Rodrigues, Karen Nguyen and Darryl Singleton from the School of Music and Professors Squeak Meisel and Io Palmer from the Department of Fine Arts, on Tuesday 7 September. 28, 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Bryan Hall …

The place is just as important as the characters in a given story; this is how the poet Judith Perst sees it. “We’re shaped by the places we live in and I think we carry all the places we’ve never been. In a novel or a movie or something like …

Baker’s “Little Oblivions,” her third studio album, received widespread praise for its full band sound (new accompaniments that she performed on her own) and intentional, confident lyricism. The 12 track album is more streamlined than equally emotionally anchored “Sprained Ankle” and “Turn Out the Light”. Baker worked with producer and …

Click to enlarge Photo: Courtesy of Alyssa Persons Cover for Go by Zoje Stage Go, the new novel from Pittsburgh author Zoje Stage, is a psychological thriller that places its main characters and readers in the heart of the Grand Canyon, a place described as both awe-inspiring beauty and a …

Click to enlarge *Pittsburgh Author Spotlight*Go away by Zoje StageReleased August 17 via MulhollandThriller, 384 pages Pittsburgh’s Zoje Stage, whose first novel Deciduous teeth was an international bestseller, returns with a new horror-tinged thriller. Since their teenage years, sisters Imogen and Beck have been best friends with …

Artist Daren Todd, known for his vibrant colors and abstract work, is our guest artist at the Portland Book Festival 2021. We recently chatted with Daren about his work and what he loves about Portland. You are a musician, songwriter and visual artist. Do these different creative activities inform each …

EDITOR’S NOTE: For more on some highlights from this year’s Utah Festival of the Arts literary arts program, check out articles on BIPOC’s literary program here, AM Luzzader and Chadd VanZanten here, Danielle Susi and the student writers from the SLCC here and the independent and team poems slams here. …

In an effort to keep our spectators, artists, volunteers and staff safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, Literary arts will require proof of full COVID-19 vaccination, or one negative test result (within 72 hours) from a healthcare professional, for entry in our events and in-person classes. Masks will also be required …

UPDATED: July 20, 2022 Vaccination policy: For events, classes, seminars and meetings at our downtown literary arts space at 925 SW Washington Street, we require proof of vaccination (or a negative test performed within 72 hours) and strongly encourage people to wear a mask at all times. At that time, …

PORTLAND OR – The avant-garde and transgender writings of acclaimed author Ursula K. Le Guin, whose novels and short stories have increased appreciation for science fiction and fantasy, are celebrated with a new Forever stamp – the 33rd of the Postal Service Literary Arts series. The stamp was unveiled today …

Ursula K. Le Guin Forever / USPS Stamps The groundbreaking and transgender writings of acclaimed author Ursula K. Le Guin, whose novels and short stories have increased appreciation for science fiction and fantasy, are celebrated with a new Forever stamp – the 33rd of the Postal Service Literary Arts series. …

“Ursula once said she wanted to see science fiction break through the old convention walls and strike right into the next wall – and start smashing it too,” said Joseph corbett, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of the US Postal Service, who was the inaugural official for the …

Click to enlarge The Comfort Book by Matt Haig Released July 6 via Penguin LifePhilosophy / Inspiration, 272 pages Have you ever written a note to a future me? Author Matt Haig (The midnight library) a, and these notes became his latest version, The Comfort Book – small pieces of …

Click to enlarge Photo of the CP: Kaycee Orwig Livy Ciotoli and Livy’s Library inside the Black Cat Market Most people put their books on a shelf, maybe a few libraries if they are particularly bibliophiles. Livy Ciotoli stored her books in a warehouse. Eventually, she moved her books to …

The Oregon Literary Fellowships are intended to assist writers in Oregon to initiate, develop or complete literary projects in the fields of poetry, fiction, literary non-fiction, theater (including scripts for television and film) and literature for young readers. For 2022, Literary Arts will accept applications online only. Application deadline: September …

The 1455 Literary Arts Summer Festival kicked off in 2019 in person in Winchester, Virginia, before switching to virtual panels last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This week, the festival virtually returns with more than 70 free events from Thursday to Saturday. OMCP’s Jason Fraley gives an overview of …

Photo provided Detroit, MI – InsideOut Literary Arts, an award-winning organization headquartered in Detroit, has announced the winners of its 2021 performance troupe supported by Toyota Motor North America. The performance troupe is part of the organization’s Citywide Poets after-school program, which provides teens with weekly creative writing workshops, publications, …

Click to enlarge Photo: Courtesy of Dade Lemanski and Kelsey Swintek Dade Lemanski (left) and Kelsey Swintek (right). Dade Lemanski is working on a book on “Polish folk magic, fathers (dying) and anti-blackness among white punks”. Kelsey Swintek is working on her first collection of essays. The two will be …