Wednesday, November 16, 2011

One spot left in Brenda Miller CNF Workshop Jan 2012; ThinkHouse Collective celebrates 1 year this Fri; Indigo Moor poetry reading TOMORRW; Release party for Rae Gouirand's OPEN WINTER postponed; Two Calls for Creative Nonfiction from Local Writers; Jazz and Poetry to Benefit Stanford Children's Home 11/19

Dear Friends,

Wow! The writing activities and opportunities in Sacramento this fall just don't stop! Perhaps I'll see you at one of these many events. Do please say hi. Celebrate the season--read, write, and "wine" with your community!

Kate

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Stories on Stage's next MASTER TEACHER WEEKEND WORKSHOP features Brenda Miller

Friends, I hope you'll join me (one spot left!) for a weekend of intense consideration of creative nonfiction craft with Brenda Miller, this coming January in Sacramento. Be on the lookout for my interview of her on the Stories on Stage blog later this month!

January 14&15, creative nonfiction writer Brenda Miller, author of the essay collections Season of the Body and Blessing the Animals, and co-author of the creative nonfiction textbook Tell it Slant: Writing and Shaping Creative Nonfiction.
12 students max
$400

http://storiesonstagesacramento.wordpress.com/

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ThinkHouse Collective Celebrates One Year THIS FRIDAY!

November is our 1st birthday!
 
We figured that our first birthday is a pretty big deal and a good reason to celebrate -- so we are throwing a party.
Friday, November 18, 7-9 p.m.
ThinkHouse Collective
1726 11th Street, Sacramento
Now's your chance to see what this coworking thing is all about -- check out the space, meet some of our members and see some original art by Sacramento artist Jim Shepherd. And of course there will be birthday cake!
We hope you can join us!
November is our 1st birthday!
 
We figured that our first birthday is a pretty big deal and a good reason to celebrate -- so we are throwing a party.
Friday, November 18, 7-9 p.m.
ThinkHouse Collective
1726 11th Street, Sacramento
Now's your chance to see what this coworking thing is all about -- check out the space, meet some of our members and see some original art by Sacramento artist Jim Shepherd. And of course there will be birthday cake!
We hope you can join us!

www.thinkhousecollective.com

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Indigo Moor reads at Poetry Night Reading Series in Davis TOMORROW!

Thursday night the Poetry Night Reading Series will proudly welcome back poet Indigo Moor. He will be performing on Thursday, November 17th at 8PM at the John Natsoulas Gallery at 521 1st Street in Davis.

Indigo Moor is an award-winning poet and the author two acclaimed books of poetry. His work has appeared in a number of anthologies and journals including the Xavier Review, LA Review, Poetry Now, and Suisun Valley Review.

His first book,Tap Root, was published in 2006 byMain Street Rag's Editor's Select Poetry Series. His most recent book of poetry, Through the Stonecutter's Window, was the 2009 winner of the nationally recognized Cave Canem Northwestern University Press Poetry Prize and writing fellowship. He is also the recipient of numerous accolades including the 2005 Vesle Fenstermaker Poetry Prize for Emerging Writers and the 2008 Jack Kerouac Poetry Prize. He has been a finalist for numerous awards, such as the T.S. Eliot Prize, and in 2009 he was nominated for the Pushcart Prize.

The facebook event for the Indigo Moor reading can be accessed here:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=227175037347701

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POSTPONED from TOMORROW: Release Party for Open Winter by Rae Gouirand

Friends, Rae is a phenomenal poet and writer in the community. I do hope I'll see you at the release party for her first book!

Rae says: Come one, come all, for a reading, to get your hands on the books, to eat the ISBN cake, & to take home some snowflakes from the veritable storm on my dining room table.
>>>New date: Thursday, January 19, 2012. 8 PM, at the John Natsoulas Gallery (521 First Street, Davis).

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TWO CALLS FOR CREATIVE NONFICTION FROM LOCAL WRITERS

CALL FOR HEARTWARMING TRUE CHRISTMAS STORIES
Jennifer Basye Sander says:
Okay everyone, the search is on for the true meaning of Christmas...  I am currently putting together an anthology of true stories and would love to hear about yours!  Hear are the details: Call for Stories -- Heartwarming Christmas Stories
 I am currently collecting short, first person stories involving heartwarming holiday encounters for an anthology to be published by the non-fiction division of Harlequin in the fall of 2012, A Miracle Under the Tree: Real Stories of Hope, Faith, and the True Meaning of the Season.  Stories should be between 1,500-2,000 words in length, feel free to submit longer and I will consider them.   Deadline for submission is December 31, 2011. Should your story be chosen, you will receive author credit, a small payment , and a copy of the published book.  Feel free to call me to discuss ideas or stories you already have.  Jennifer Basye Sander, 916-847-9090.  basyesander@yahoo.com.

UNDER THE GUM TREE: A LOCAL LITERARY JOURNAL
Janna Marlies Santoro, editor and founder of Under the Gum Tree, says:
Writers: if you write creative nonfiction (or know someone who does), we're still looking for submissions. Please share, thanks!
 http://underthegumtree.submishmash.com/submit

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JAZZ AND POETRY TO BENEFIT STANDFOR CHILDREN'S HOME, 11/19

Poet and abstract artist James Humphrey (1939 to 2008) left a large mark on the literary landscape. He published 17 books of poetry and was nominated twice for the Nobel Prize for Literature.
His widow, Norma Humphrey of Sacramento, has organized "Jazz & Poetry Live: The Wonder of This Moment," a tribute to his legacy.
"It will benefit the Stanford Home for Children, honoring my husband's wishes to raise awareness for at-risk youth," she said.
Sacramento poet laureate Bob Stanley will be joined by poets Eve West Bessier, Mary Zeppa and Lawrence Dinkins in readings from Humphrey's works. Accompanying them will be the Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintet. Food and wine samplings will be included in the $25 donation.
The event will begin at 7 p.m. Nov. 19 with a raffle and book sale at California Stage, 2509 R St., Sacramento.
Reserve tickets at (916) 451-5822 or www. brownpapertickets.com.
The exhibit "Paintings by James Humphrey" will hang through Dec. 5 in the Urban Hive Gallery, 1931 H St., Sacramento; (916) 585-4483
For more information: (916) 240-1897, www. sacramentopoetrycenter. org, www. jameshumphrey.net.


Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/11/07/4034679/mysteries-of-sactown.html#ixzz1dwHJepP4

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