Events in January 2020

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December 29, 2019
December 30, 2019
December 31, 2019(1 event)

1:00 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN RIVERSIDE WTH CELENA DIANA BUMPUS


December 31, 2019

Registration required.

Check back for Winter dates and availability.

Our Riverside Janet Goeske Senior Center workshop is ongoing for participants 50+. They meet every Tuesday from 1:00pm to 2:30pm.

The Riverside Janet Goeske Senior Center is located at 5257 Sierra St, Riverside, CA 92504. They can be reached at (951) 351-8800.

Please note that there will no meeting on 9/17, 10/15, 11/19, 11/26 (holiday), 12/10 and 12/24 (holiday).
January 1, 2020
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January 8, 2020(1 event)

6:30 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN ONTARIO WITH TIM HATCH


January 8, 2020

Registration required. 

Check back for Spring dates and availability.

The Ontario workshop meets every other Wednesday at the Ovitt Library, located at 215 E C St, Ontario, CA 91764. They can be reached at (909) 395-2004.

January 9, 2020
January 10, 2020
January 11, 2020(1 event)

1:00 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN CORONA WITH ANDREA FINGERSON


January 11, 2020

Registration required.

Check back for Spring dates and availability.

The Corona workshop meets every other Saturday at the Corona Public Library, located at 650 S Main St, Corona, CA 92882. The library can be reached at (951) 736-2381.

January 12, 2020
January 13, 2020
January 14, 2020(1 event)

5:30 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN SAN BERNARDINO WITH ROMAINE WASHINGTON


January 14, 2020

Registration required. 

Check back for Spring dates and availability.

The San Bernardino workshop meets every other Tuesday at the Rowe Branch Library, located at 108 E Marshall Blvd, San Bernardino, CA 92404. They can be reached at (909) 883-3411.

January 15, 2020
January 16, 2020(1 event)

5:30 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN COLTON WITH JESSICA CARRILLO- BILINGUAL


January 16, 2020

Registration required. 

Check back for Spring dates and availability.

The Colton workshop meets every other Thursday at the Advance to Literacy Center, located at 656 N 9th Street, Colton. They can be reached at (909) 370-5083.

January 17, 2020
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January 20, 2020
January 21, 2020(1 event)

1:00 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN RIVERSIDE WITH CELENA DIANA BUMPUS


January 21, 2020

Registration required. 

Our Riverside Janet Goeske Senior Center workshop is on going for participants 50+. They meet every Tuesday from 1:00pm to 2:30pm.

The Riverside Janet Goeske Senior Center is located at 5257 Sierra St, Riverside, CA 92504. They can be reached at (951) 351-8800.

January 22, 2020(2 events)

10:00 am: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN REDLANDS WITH MAE WAGNER


January 22, 2020

Registration required. 

Our Redlands workshop is ongoing for participants 50+. They meet every Wednesday from 10:00am to 12:00pm.

The Joslyn Senior Center is located at 21 Grant St, Redlands, CA 92373. They can be reached at (909) 798-7550.

6:30 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN ONTARIO WITH TIM HATCH


January 22, 2020

Registration required. 

Check back for Spring dates and availability.

The Ontario workshop meets every other Wednesday at the Ovitt Library, located at 215 E C St, Ontario, CA 91764. They can be reached at (909) 395-2004.

January 23, 2020
January 24, 2020(1 event)

6:00 pm: THE EQUILUX: OPEN MICS FOURTH FRIDAY AT THE CORONA PUBLIC LIBRARY


January 24, 2020

***IN PERSON EVENTS SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO THREAT OF COVID-19. ***

 

Join the Corona Public Library for a night of open mics happening the fourth Friday of every month! Acoustic, spoken word, acapella, poetry, freestyle, performance art and comedy are accepted.

Performances may be on any subject and in any style or genre but must be appropriate for a broad audience. Feel free to bring art pieces for display. Art supplies will be provided for the duration of the event. Light refreshments will be provided as well.

Child care will be provided for children that are potty-trained. Open to adults 18+. The library is located at 650 S Main St, Corona, CA 92882. They can be contacted at (951) 736-2381. Visit the City of Corona website for more information.

January 25, 2020(2 events)

1:00 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN CORONA WITH ANDREA FINGERSON


January 25, 2020

Registration required.

Check back for Spring dates and availability.

The Corona workshop meets every other Saturday at the Corona Public Library, located at 650 S Main St, Corona, CA 92882. The library can be reached at (951) 736-2381.

1:00 pm: SHEROES STORYTELLING WORKSHOP WITH STEVIE TAKEN


January 25, 2020

In preparation for "Sheroes," an Inlandia Institute event of live storytelling at the Riverside Public Library for Women's History Month, we are seeking storytellers to sign up for a series of two FREE storytelling workshops. Storytellers will present true stories from their own lives inspired by women who have had an influence on them.

Have a story in mind, or maybe two? Think about telling your story in the style you would tell a friend. At the workshops we will take turns telling our stories and offering feedback. The feedback is intended to help develop the presentation of our stories for the benefit of an audience. Stories must be true (there is room for artistic interpretation), happened to you, told in the first person, and under ten minutes in length.

Space is available, but limited. The workshops will be held Saturday, 1/25 @ 1pm and Saturday, 2/29 @ 1pm. Both workshops will be held in Riverside (address given upon confirmation). Participation in the workshops do not obligate you to share your story at the "Sheroes" event on March 5th, nor guarantee that your story will be selected to be included in the program.

Below are a set of guidelines for live storytelling which we have borrowed from The Moth, (https://themoth.org/share-your-story/storytelling-tips-tricks), a live storytelling podcast which is highly recommended; they present stories in the style we are aiming to achieve. Plus, it's a great companion for a walk around the neighborhood, a long drive, cleaning your house, or not cleaning your house.

If you have any questions, or would like to reserve your spot for the workshop, contact Stevie Taken at stevietaken@gmail.com, or call (562)704-9949.

January 26, 2020
January 27, 2020
January 28, 2020(2 events)

1:00 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN RIVERSIDE WITH CELENA DIANA BUMPUS


January 28, 2020

Registration required. 

Our Riverside Janet Goeske Senior Center workshop is on going for participants 50+. They meet every Tuesday from 1:00pm to 2:30pm.

The Riverside Janet Goeske Senior Center is located at 5257 Sierra St, Riverside, CA 92504. They can be reached at (951) 351-8800.

5:30 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN SAN BERNARDINO WITH ROMAINE WASHINGTON


January 28, 2020

Registration required. 

Check back for Spring dates and availability.

The San Bernardino workshop meets every other Tuesday at the Rowe Branch Library, located at 108 E Marshall Blvd, San Bernardino, CA 92404. They can be reached at (909) 883-3411.

January 29, 2020(1 event)

10:00 am: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN REDLANDS WITH MAE WAGNER


January 29, 2020

Registration required. 

Our Redlands workshop is ongoing for participants 50+. They meet every Wednesday from 10:00am to 12:00pm.

The Joslyn Senior Center is located at 21 Grant St, Redlands, CA 92373. They can be reached at (909) 798-7550.

January 30, 2020(1 event)

5:30 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN COLTON WITH JESSICA CARRILLO- BILINGUAL


January 30, 2020

Registration required. 

Check back for Spring dates and availability.

The Colton workshop meets every other Thursday at the Advance to Literacy Center, located at 656 N 9th Street, Colton. They can be reached at (909) 370-5083.

January 31, 2020
February 1, 2020(1 event)

N/A: 2020 HILLARY GRAVENDYK PRIZE

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February 1, 2020 April 30, 2020

Announcing the 2020 Hillary Gravendyk Prize, Sponsored by the Inlandia Institute!

One National and one Regional Winner will each be awarded $1000 and book publication, and additional books may be chosen for publication by the editors.

The Hillary Gravendyk Prize is an open poetry book competition for all writers regardless of the number of previously published poetry collections. The manuscript page limit is 48 - 100 pages, and the press invites all styles and forms of poetry. Only electronic submissions accepted via Inlandia’s Submittable portal. Entries must be received online by April 30, 2020 at midnight Pacific Standard Time. Reading fee is $20. The winners will be announced late Summer/Fall 2020, for publication in 2021.

Hillary Gravendyk (1979-2014) was a beloved poet living and teaching in Southern California’s “Inland Empire” region. She wrote the acclaimed poetry book, HARM from Omnidawn Publishing (2012) and the poetry collection The Naturalist (Anchiote Press, 2008). A native of Washington State, she was an admired Assistant Professor of English at Pomona College in Claremont, CA. Her poetry has appeared widely in journals such as American Letters & Commentary, The Bellingham Review, The Colorado Review, The Eleventh Muse, Fourteen Hills, MARY, 1913: A Journal of Forms, Octopus Magazine, Tarpaulin Sky and Sugar House Review. She was awarded a 2015 Pushcart Prize for her poem "Your Ghost," which appeared in the Pushcart Prize Anthology. She leaves behind many devoted colleagues, friends, family and beautiful poems. Hillary Gravendyk passed away on May 10, 2014 after a long illness. This contest has been established in her memory.

2020 contest judges: Maureen Alsop and Megan Gravendyk-Estrella

The details:

One contest, two prizes, each award is granted publication and $1000: All entrants will be considered for the National Prize, and entrants who currently reside or work in Inland Southern California, the “Inland Empire,” will also be considered for the Regional Prize (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, and any non-coastal Southern California area, from Death Valley in the northernmost region to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in the southernmost). If you believe you reside or work in an area that falls within the I.E., please select the “Yes, I reside in the I.E.” checkbox on the Submittable form, or if you’re not sure, please contact the Inlandia Institute at Inlandia@InlandiaInstitute.org.) In addition, the editors may select one or more additional books for publication.

Eligibility: Any resident of the United States of America or its territories may enter the contest, with the exception of colleagues, students, and close friends or family of the judge(s). Additionally, anyone currently serving in the Inlandia Institute in the last two years, either as an employee or on the Inlandia Institute Board of Directors, or is a close family member of the above, is not eligible.

Manuscript Requirements: Please submit 48-100 pages of poetry through our Submittable portal as a .doc, .docx, or .pdf. ***Submissions will be read blind, so do not include any contact information on the manuscript itself.*** Do not include a cover page, and do not attach an acknowledgements page. No revisions to the manuscript are allowed while the contest is running; however, if your manuscript is selected for publication, revisions may be submitted at that time. Please use a standard 11 or 12 point font. If there is a significant amount of non-standard formatting, please submit as a PDF to ensure formatting remains intact. Individual poems may have been published in journals, anthologies, chapbooks, etc., but the collection as a whole must be unpublished.

Submission fee: $20 per manuscript. Multiple submissions accepted but a separate entry fee is required for each manuscript submitted. Simultaneous submissions also accepted. If accepted elsewhere, please formally withdraw your manuscript from consideration via the Submittable portal.

Each winner will receive $1000, 20 copies of their book, and a standard book contract.

The manuscripts will be screened by local and recent MFA students or graduates.

Hillary Gravendyk Prize winners to date include Bronwen Tate, Adam Martinez, Michelle Peñaloza, Elizabeth Cantwell, Malcolm Friend, Rachelle Cruz, Marco Maisto, Kenji C. Liu, and Angela Peñaredondo.