Events in September 2018
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- NO WHERE TO GO BUT INSIDE WRITING CONTEST
NO WHERE TO GO BUT INSIDE WRITING CONTEST
NO WHERE TO GO BUT INSIDE WRITING CONTEST
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September 10, 2018Ghost Walk Riverside, in partnership with Inlandia Institute, is seeking spooky tales of horror, mayhem, history, ghosts, zombies, aliens, and more.Send your story of no more than fifteen double spaced, typewritten pages to Inlandia@InlandiaInstitute.org. Contest ends September 10, 2018 at 11:59pm.Successful stories will consist primarily of dialogue with some stage direction and very little scene setting so that they are easily converted into a stage play.All entries will receive one free ticket for the Friday night Ghost Walk. Selected stories will receive one additional ticket for a total of two free tickets for stories chosen.***All stories that are chosen may be subject to some light revision/editing depending upon the story location, available actors, and required props. -
- THE GREAT BOOK EXHIBITION
THE GREAT BOOK EXHIBITION
THE GREAT BOOK EXHIBITION
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September 15, 2018Book Signing and Historical Fair - FREE and Open to the Public! Official event page at https://www.facebook.com/events/258187894770847/
A chance to purchase books and have them signed by your favorite Authors!
Lots of free goodies and fun. This is a rare opportunity for Los Angeles area fans of historical romance to meet their favorite authors all in one place and with no entrance fee (something most book conference signings charge).Our HRR authors, many in period costume, look forward to meeting and taking selfies with fans, autographing books, and giving away bookmarks and other free goodies. Additionally, an exclusive HRR tote bag will be given FREE to the first 50 people in line from the general public, and every attendee will be entered to win an exclusive gift basket of books and historically-themed gifts.
Our 38 NY Times, USA Today, and award-winning authors:
Victoria Alexander, Annabelle Anders, Jennifer Ashley, K.C. Bateman, Renee Bernard, Josephine Blake, Katherine Bone, Kerrigan Byrne, Christy Carlyle, Gina Danna, Kathryn Lynn Davis,* Elizabeth Essex, Sherry Ewing, Anna Harrington, Karen Hawkins, Virginia Heath, Elizabeth Hoyt, Kristi Ann Hunter, Amy Jarecki, Sabrina Jeffries, Wendy LaCapra, Laura Landon, Anthea Lawson,* Jade Lee, Kathryn Le Veque,* Sue London, Alanna Lucas, Deb Marlowe, Amanda McCabe, May McGoldrick, Hildie McQueen, Meara Platt, Stella Riley, Sonja Rouillard, Lauren Smith, Ava Stone, Caroline Warfield, and Mary Wine.* denotes our 3 L.A. area authors.
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- 2018 WRIGHTWOOD LITERARY FESTIVAL
2018 WRIGHTWOOD LITERARY FESTIVAL
2018 WRIGHTWOOD LITERARY FESTIVAL
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September 29, 2018Local artists from the mile-high mountain community of Wrightwood are putting together the town’s fourth annual literary festival the last weekend of September.Guest faculty this year include novelist and publisher Yi Shun Lai (author of Not a Self-Help Book: The Misadventures of Marty Wu), the cross-genre poet Nicelle Davis (The Walled Wife), and journalist-poet Alejandro Escudé (My Earthbound Eye), with a keynote presentation and conversation with award-winning Young Adult author and poet Ron Koertge (Shakespeare Bats Cleanup).In addition to the usual fiction, poetry, and editing workshops, the festival features new classes in parody songwriting, news poetry, community building, and the business of being an author. Some workshops are geared toward experienced writers, while others are offered for more casual readers.For $55, festival registration includes any two workshops, lunch, the keynote presentation, and free entry into the annual “soapku” contest and Wrightwood Poetry Slam. Saturday night and Sunday festivities are free to the public, including the guest faculty reading, a group hike, presentation of the annual Young Authors Award, and a poetry slam, where poets will compete in a rowdy contest of verse for a $200 prize. Find more at https://www.wrightwoodlitfest.com -
- 2018 WRIGHTWOOD LITERARY FESTIVAL, MEMORIES OF MIGRATION: DIVERSE JOURNEYS LED BY FRANCES J. VASQUEZ
2018 WRIGHTWOOD LITERARY FESTIVAL
2018 WRIGHTWOOD LITERARY FESTIVAL
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September 30, 2018Local artists from the mile-high mountain community of Wrightwood are putting together the town’s fourth annual literary festival the last weekend of September.Guest faculty this year include novelist and publisher Yi Shun Lai (author of Not a Self-Help Book: The Misadventures of Marty Wu), the cross-genre poet Nicelle Davis (The Walled Wife), and journalist-poet Alejandro Escudé (My Earthbound Eye), with a keynote presentation and conversation with award-winning Young Adult author and poet Ron Koertge (Shakespeare Bats Cleanup).In addition to the usual fiction, poetry, and editing workshops, the festival features new classes in parody songwriting, news poetry, community building, and the business of being an author. Some workshops are geared toward experienced writers, while others are offered for more casual readers.For $55, festival registration includes any two workshops, lunch, the keynote presentation, and free entry into the annual “soapku” contest and Wrightwood Poetry Slam. Saturday night and Sunday festivities are free to the public, including the guest faculty reading, a group hike, presentation of the annual Young Authors Award, and a poetry slam, where poets will compete in a rowdy contest of verse for a $200 prize. Find more at https://www.wrightwoodlitfest.comMEMORIES OF MIGRATION: DIVERSE JOURNEYS LED BY FRANCES J. VASQUEZMEMORIES OF MIGRATION: DIVERSE JOURNEYS LED BY FRANCES J. VASQUEZ
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September 30, 2018From September 30th to November 18th, Inlandia Institute in partnership with Riverside Art Museum will present writing workshops using inspirations by current exhibitions at RAM to give voice to the migration stories of our multicultural community. Workshop participants will view artworks and with guided writing prompts reflect on their family's migration stories, or imagine their own creative immigration adventure.
Join Frances J. Vásquez on September 30, 2:00 p.m. -- 4:00 p.m. for a workshop inspired by the exhibition of authentic ancient treasures, Uncovering Ancient México: The Mystery of Tlatilco.
Join Frances again on November 18, 2:00 p.m. -- 4:00 p.m. for a workshop focusing on two art exhibitions as the spark for writing stories of migration and immigration, Codex Rodriguez-Mondragon by Sandy Rodriguez who makes powerful historical and visual linkages to present day ICE agents... and Refugee Stories by Kathryn Clark who, in a series of embroidery panels and works on paper that follow the journey of Syrian refugees into Europe.
The workshops are free for RAM members; included with paid general admission.
About Frances J. Vásquez
Frances J. Vásquez facilitates Tesoros de Cuentos writing workshops in Casa Blanca and is a contributor to the Inlandia Literary Journeys column in The Press-Enterprise and The Sun. She Graduated from UCR with BS and MBA Degrees. Frances serves on the Inlandia Institute Board and is a member of the Multicultural Council of the Riverside Museum Associates.