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Events in October 2018

  • - WORKSHOP FOR WRITERS: LEAVE THE AUDIENCE WANTING MORE!
    WORKSHOP FOR WRITERS: LEAVE THE AUDIENCE WANTING MORE!

    WORKSHOP FOR WRITERS: LEAVE THE AUDIENCE WANTING MORE!


    October 6, 2018

    On Saturday, October 6th, develop your public reading skills and gain confidence to share your work in front of an audience. Learn techniques to prepare for public readings, reduce fear before readings and on stage, work with a mic, and give readings that engage audiences and leave them wanting more. You’ll also get practice and one-on-one supportive, useful feedback.

    This event begins at 2:00 p.m. The SSgt Salvador J. Lara Casa Blanca Library is located at 2985 Madison St. Riverside, CA 92504.

    About liz gonzalez

    liz gonzález is the author of Dancing in the Santa Ana Winds: Poems y Cuentos New and Selected (Los Nietos Press 2018). liz earned a BA in Theatre Arts and has almost 30 years experience sharing her writing to audiences of different ages and backgrounds. She recently performed her work at KPCC's Unheard LA-Live in Baldwin Park, and an excerpt of her performance was used in their radio promotion. Her poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction have appeared in the City of Los Angeles Latino Heritage Month Calendar and Cultural Guide, Inlandia: A Literary Journey, BorderSenses, and The San Francisco Chronicle. She is the author of the poetry collection Beneath Bone (Manifest Press 2000). Her awards include an Arts Council for Long Beach Professional Artist Fellowship, an Elizabeth George Foundation Artistic Grant, and residencies at the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, Lucas Artists Residency Program, and Hedgebrook. liz grew up in the San Bernardino Valley and currently lives in Long Beach. She directs Uptown Word & Arts, promoting literature and the arts, and is an instructor for the UCLA Extension Writers Program. Lizgonzalez.com

    The workshop is FREE and open to the public. 

  • - 2018-2020 LITERARY LAUREATE NOMINATIONS
    2018-2020 LITERARY LAUREATE NOMINATIONS

    2018-2020 LITERARY LAUREATE NOMINATIONS

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    October 15, 2018

    Are you or do you know a local (Inland So Cal) writer?

    Do they:
    • Live or work in the Inland Southern California?
    • Write in the voice of Inlandia that conveys a sense of the area and/or its people?
    • Have a willingness to work in public and community programs or service?
    • Have an interest in and a willingess to inspire and mentor other creative writers?
    • Have an accessible body of critically acclaimed or significant work?
    • If so, has it been published in the last ten years?
    • Do you believe they would be willing to accept the responsibilities of the Inlandia Literary Laureate?

    If you can answer YES to these questions, SUBMIT your nomination before October 15, 2018.

    This is a two-year appointment and comes with a $5000 stipend.

    Literary Laureate Committee Chair: Tim Green, RATTLE editor

    Literary Laureate Jurors:
    • Jamie Asaye FitzGerald, Poets & Writers Readings & Workshops Program, West
    • Lester Graves Lennon, author of MY FATHER WAS A POET
    • Nikia Chaney, outgoing Literary Laureate

    To nominate, visit the Official Submittable form.

    For more information or to ask questions, email Cati Porter at Cati.Porter@InlandiaInstitute.org