Friends, check out this potpourri of literary events in the next few weeks! Enjoy!
Also–for those interested in doing some writing this spring, I invite you to consider my spring workshop, The Craft of Shapely Writing. Full details at www.kateasche.com/workshops; early enroll deadline extended to postmark April 5!
Happy writing, listening and reading,
Kate
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Sacramento Poetry Center Presents Two Excellent Readings:
4/2: Poetry from the Writers at the New Folsom Prison Workshop
With Susan Kelly-DeWitt, Shawn Pittard, Kevin Jones, JoAnn Anglin, Coco Blossom, Tim Kahl
Poems from these poets as well as poets from New Folsom Prison (California State Prison-Sacramento)
Special guest: Jim Carlson, painter and prison arts facilitator.
Monday, April 2, 2012 at 7:30 PM
Hosts: Bob Stanley and Alexa Mergen.
The reading will feature volunteers and students who participated in the New Folsom Project, a year-long exchange between poets on “the outside” and “the inside.”
4/9: Reading to celebrate the Winter 2012 Tule Review
Monday, April 9 at 7:30pm at SPC 1719 25th Street, Sacramento
www.sacramentopoetrycenter.org
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Plot Intensive: Transform Your Writing Through the Universal Story
April 7, 2012 – 9 a.m.to 3 p.m. – Plot Whisperer Martha Alderson workshop: Plot at the Overall Story Level, hosted by the California Writers Club–Sacramento Branch. Fee range: Register by March 31, $85 for CWC members / $99 for non-members; after March 31, $95 for CWC members / $109 for non-members; includes coffee and lunch buffet. Dante Club of Sacramento, 2330 Fair Oaks Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95825. For more info, visit www.CWCSacramentoWriters.org and http://www.cwcsacramentowriters.org/wp-content/uploads/Martha-Plot-Worshop-4-7-2012.pdf, or contact Margie Yee Webb at Margie@CatMulan.com or 916-213-0798.
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Northern California Storybook & Literature Festival
http://www.roseville.ca.us/library/programs_n_events/lit_fest.asp
April 14, 2012
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Maidu Library & Community Center
1530 Maidu Drive
Roseville, CA 95661
Keynote Speaker: Stacey Aldrich, California State Librarian
Free admission & parking
Author speaker panels
Family entertainment
Book signings
Free children’s arts & crafts
Advice on getting published
Books & food sales
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Starting April 17: Free single-session classes at I Street (Sacramento Libraries)
Anncouncing Spring classes!
This season we’re offering short, free classes about
publishing, design, writing and more.
Classes:
Tuesday April 17 6:00-8:00pm
Editing for Writers: The basics of style, grammar, editing and revision
North Highlands-Antelope Branch
Click here for more information and to register.
Sunday April 29 1:00-3:00pm
Writers: Engage your 1,000 true fans with creative social media
Central Branch
Click here for more information and to register.
Tuesday May 1 6:00-8:00pm
The Legal Side of Self-Publishing
Fair Oaks Branch
Click here for more information and to register.
Tuesday May 15 6:00-8:00pm
Funding Your Dream: Resources for writers
Valley Hi-North Laguna Branch
Click here for more information and to register.
Wednesday May 16 6:30-8:30pm
Shameless Self-Promotion for Writers
Rancho Cordova Branch
Click here for more information and to register.
Wednesday May 16 6:00-8:00pm
Blog Better: How to write more engaging blog posts
Robbie Waters Pocket-Greenhaven Branch
Click here for more information and to register.
Wednesday May 23 6:00-8:00pm
How to Plan a Book
Robbie Waters Pocket-Greenhaven Branch
Click here for more information and to register.
Tuesday June 5 6:00-8:00pm
Self-Publishing? Let’s Run the Numbers….
Central Branch
Click here for more information and to register.
Questions? Please email istreet@saclibrary.org
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Local literary mag calls for submissions: creative nonfiction
Under the Gum Tree is a digital literary arts magazine, published quarterly and accepting continuous submissions. The editors are looking to publish creative nonfiction: true stories about human interactions — with each other, with food, with music, with film, that are told in original and beautiful ways. In particular, we are seeking stories related to music, film and food. Get a free copy of our premiere issue when you sign up for our newsletter and see we what type of stories we are looking for. Submit by 5/25 to be considered for our Summer 2012 issue. For more information and submission guidelines, visit www.underthegumtree.com.
