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Monthly open mike storytelling competition sponsored by The Moth, the NYC-based nonprofit storytelling organization that also produces a weekly public radio show. Each month 10 storytellers are selected at random from among those who sign[...]

On Aug. 4, local short story writer Alex Kourvo and young adult novelist Bethany Neal discuss why some scenes work and some don’t, which scenes your story must have, and how to write scenes that[...]

Literati is pleased to welcome Madeline Diehl and Jennifer Metsker in support of the anthology Show Me All Your Scars: True Stories of Living with Mental Illness. About the book: Every year, one in four American[...]

Cincinnati-based writer Michael Robert Wolf reads from and discusses his new novel, set in Brooklyn and Manhattan, about an Orthodox Jew, who used to operate a Linotype machine, and his two daughters. “This unassuming story[...]

For the second year running, Literati is pleased to help celebrate MGoBlog’s Hail To The Victors guide –an independent, definitive, in-depth guide to the upcoming Michigan Football Season–with an event in its honor. The evening[...]

Debra H. Goldstein has been described as a judge, author, litigator, wife, step-mom, mother of twins, civic volunteer and loyal University of Michigan alumna. Maze in Blue, her debut novel, received a 2012 Independent Book[...]

Every 1st & 3rd Sun. All poets invited to compete in a poetry slam judged by a randomly chosen panel from the audience. The program begins with a poetry open mike and (occasionally) a short[...]

Brutally Honest Storytelling Open Mic is a live storytelling event where the audience is free to be real as they want to be. No experience necessary. New storytellers or experienced storytellers – everyone has stories.[...]

All invited to read and discuss their poetry or short stories. Bring about 6 copies of your work to share. Hosted by local poets and former college English teachers Joe Kelty and Ed Morin.  [...]

Monthly open mike storytelling competition sponsored by The Moth, the NYC-based nonprofit storytelling organization that also produces a weekly public radio show. Each month 10 storytellers are selected at random from among those who sign[...]

Local short story writer Alex Kourvo and young adult novelist Bethany Neal host an open house for writers to connect with one another and/or work on their projects.

Literati is pleased to welcome former Michigan Daily editor–and current Detroit News reporter–Stephanie Steinberg in support of In the Name of Editorial Freedom: 125 Years at the Michigan Daily. About the book: At a time when daily print newspapers across[...]

Every 1st & 3rd Sun. All poets invited to compete in a poetry slam judged by a randomly chosen panel from the audience. The program begins with a poetry open mike and (occasionally) a short[...]

Literati is pleased to welcome staff-favorite Roy Scranton in support of his novel, War Porn. About the book: “War porn,” n. Videos, images, and narratives featuring graphic violence, often brought back from combat zones, viewed voyeuristically[...]

Authors Julia Keller & Elsa Hart join our book club. For Julia, it’s the launch day of her new Bell Elkins novel, Sorrow Road, and our book club will be reading Elsa’s Jade Dragon Mountain,[...]

Literati is pleased to welcome renowned speaker and author Shaka Senghor in support of Writing My Wrongs: Life, Death, and Redemption in an American Prison. About Writing My Wrongs In life, it’s not how you start that[...]

Readings by these 3 local poets. Lord, a widely published veteran poet, is a 2-time winner of Current magazine’s annual poetry contest. Joseph has published 2 chapbooks; her work is notable for its vividly figured[...]

This Hobart literary journal editor reads from Stephen King’s The Body, his new book-part memoir, part literary criticism-that revolves around King’s novella, which was adapted into the film Stand By Me. Also, readings by U-M[...]

Literati is pleased to welcome Fabienne Josaphat in support of her debut novel, Dancing in the Baron’s Shadow. Haiti, 1965. Francois Duvalier, often called Papa Doc or Baron Samedi, is a brutal dictator using extreme violence[...]