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Forest Avenue Press Small Press Showcase

Broadway Books 1714 NE Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

Join Portland’s Forest Avenue Press in celebrating authors from ten small presses! Alex DiFrancesco, Tom DeMarchi, Wendy J. Fox, Casandra Lopez, D. Keali‘i MacKenzie, Ron Maclean, Angela Mitchell, Rheea Mukherjee, Liz Prato, and Michael Shum will read from their recently published books of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry at a women/GLBTQ-owned independent bookstore. Snack and beverages provided! Accessible space, only one mile from the Convention Center. Contact: Liz Prato For tonight's AWP off-site reading we welcome ten authors from ten different small presses!! Reading this evening will be Tom DeMarchi (Möbius Strips, Rain Chain Press), Alex DiFrancisco (Psychopomps, Civil Coping Mechanisms Press), Wendy Fox (If the Ice Had Held, Sante Fe Writers Project), Casandra López (Brother Bullet, University of Arizona Press), Keali'i Mackenzie (From Hunger to…

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An Evening of Poetry and Prose with Macondistas

PSU - Smith Memorial Student Union 1825 SW Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

The Macondo Writers Workshop is an assocition of socially-engaged writers working to advance creativity, foster generosity, and serve community. Founded in 1995 by writer Sandra Cisneros, the workshop gathers writers from all genres who work on geographic, cultural, economic, gender, and spiritual borders. Macondistas: Luis Rodriguez, Norma Cantú, Sehba Sarwar, Vanessa Huang, Natalia Treviño, liz gonzález, Emmy Pérez, Joseph Rios, Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo, Juan J. Morales, Bonnie Cisneros, Leticia Del Toro, Casandra Lopez, Melissa Bennett, Karla Cordero. Friday, March 29th / 7 - 9 pm Portland State University La Casa Latina Student Center Smith Memorial Student Union, Room 229, 1825 SW Broadway, Portland, OR

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Bookseller’s Ball Happy Hour

Star Theater 13 NW 6th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

A happy hour of music and readings at the historic Star Theater, hosted by Mother Foucault's Bookshop and sponsored by Idyllwild Arts Writer's Week, Third Man Books, McSweeney's, Rahila's Ghost Press and Old Pal. Music by The Hillwilliams and Power of Country, and poetry, essay, and fiction readings by Adèle Barclay, Cari Luna, Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore, Jaswinder Bolina, Megan Fennya Jones and Casandra Lopez, emceed by Ed Skoog. Followed by the Bookseller's Ball. Contact: Ed Skoog

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Bookseller’s Ball

Star Theater 13 NW 6th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

A raucous party featuring visiting writers with new books from national independent presses (McSweeney’s, Third Man Books, Wave Poetry, and others), along with beloved local authors and popular NW bands (Power of County, The Savage Family Band, Ex-Kids, Morgan and the Organ Donors, and Bergerette). Come celebrate the last night of AWP 2019 at Portland’s historic Star Theater: Saturday, March 30, 5pm-2am, and dance the night away with DJ Cecilia after our roster of readers, rock and shenanigans have properly entertained you. For the complete list of performers, sponsors and stage times, please check: www.motherfoucaultsbookshop.com Doors at 5pm Full Schedule: 5pm Doors. DJ. 5:30 band: Power of Country 6:00 readers: Adèle Barclay, Cari Luna, Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore, Jaswinder Bolina, Casandra Lopez 7pm Bookseller’s Ball. 7:00…

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Reading: Casandra Lopez, Sam Roxas-Chua, John Sibley Williams

Mother Foucault's Bookshop 523 SE Morrison St, Portland, OR, United States

Join Mother Focault’s for the Portland book launch of Casandra Lopez’s powerful new collection Brother Bullet, just released from University of Arizona Press. Joining her will be Oregon poets Sam Roxas-Chua and John Sibley Williams. Casandra Lopez is a Chicana and California Indian (Cahuilla/Tongva/Luiseño) writer who’s received support from CantoMundo, Bread Loaf and Jackstraw. She’s been selected for residencies with the School of Advanced Research and Hedgebrook. Her chapbook, Where Bullet Breaks, was published by the Sequoyah National Research Center and her poetry collection, Brother Bullet, was just released from University of Arizona. She’s a founding editor of As/Us: A Space For Women Of The World and teaches at Northwest Indian College. https://casandramlopez.com/ Sam Roxas-Chua is a poet and multi-disciplinary artist from Eugene, Oregon. His…

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