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12:30 pm Teen Writing Workshop @ AADL Westgate
Teen Writing Workshop @ AADL Westgate
Sep 30 @ 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Sept. 16 & 30. U-M Zell Fellow Rebecca Fortes leads a workshop to help participants in grades 6-12 hone their creative writing skills. Each session focuses on a different skill. Snacks provided. 12:30-2 p.m., AADL Westgate.[...]
7:00 pm Emerging Writers: Children and YA Publishing Panel @ AADL Westgate
Emerging Writers: Children and YA Publishing Panel @ AADL Westgate
Oct 1 @ 7:00 pm – 8:45 pm
Local short story writer Alex Kourvo and young adult novelist Bethany Neal are joined by a representative from Cherry Lake Press and San Diego-based children’s nonfiction writer Virginia Loh-Hagan to discuss how to plan, write,[...]
3:00 pm Carmen Bugan: Artistic distance and the language of oppression @ 1300 Chemistry Dow Lab
Carmen Bugan: Artistic distance and the language of oppression @ 1300 Chemistry Dow Lab
Oct 2 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Poet and memoirist Carmen Bugan was born in Romania and emigrated to the United States in 1989. She earned a BA from the University of Michigan Residential College, an MA in creative writing from Lancaster[...]
7:00 pm Anna Clark: The Poisoned City @ Nicola's Books
Anna Clark: The Poisoned City @ Nicola's Books
Oct 2 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Detroit reporter and RC creative writing alumna Anna Clark discusses her critically acclaimed book about the Flint water crisis. Signing. 7 p.m., Nicola’s, Westgate shopping center. Free. 662-0600.
7:00 pm Poetry at Literati: Elizabeth Schmuhl: Premonitions @ Literati
Poetry at Literati: Elizabeth Schmuhl: Premonitions @ Literati
Oct 2 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati is exited to host poet Elizabeth Schmuhl, an RC Creative Writing alum, who will be reading from her new collection Premonitions. Keith Taylor will give an introduction to the reading and lead a Q&A discussion aftewards.[...]
7:00 pm Residential College Reading featuring Carmen Bugan, David Cope, and Ken Mikolowski @ Benzinger Library
Residential College Reading featuring Carmen Bugan, David Cope, and Ken Mikolowski @ Benzinger Library
Oct 2 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Poet and memoirist Carmen Bugan was born in Romania and emigrated to the United States in 1989. She earned a BA from the University of Michigan Residential College, an MA in creative writing from Lancaster[...]
7:30 pm The Moth Storyslam: Scandal @ Greyline
The Moth Storyslam: Scandal @ Greyline
Oct 2 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Oct. 2 & 16. Open mike storytelling competition sponsored by The Moth, the NYC-based nonprofit storytelling organization that also produces a weekly public radio show. 10 storytellers are selected at random from among those who sign[...]
7:00 pm Hannah Ensor: Love Dream with Television @ Literati
Hannah Ensor: Love Dream with Television @ Literati
Oct 3 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
This local poet reads from Love Dream with Television, her debut collection, written in Tucson, Arizona, that “wonders through the ways in which television, film, advertising, sporting events, and celebrity culture weave their ways into our lived[...]
7:00 pm Heather Vavrilesky: What If This Were Enough? @ Literati
Heather Vavrilesky: What If This Were Enough? @ Literati
Oct 4 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati is thrilled to welcome author and New York magazine columnist Heather Havrilesky who will be sharing her new essay collection What if This Were Enough? About What If This Were Enough?: By the acclaimed critic, memoirist, and advice[...]
2:00 pm Lisa McCubbin: Betty Ford: First Lady, Women’s Advocate, Survivor, Trailblazer @ Weill Hall, Betty Ford Classroom
Lisa McCubbin: Betty Ford: First Lady, Women’s Advocate, Survivor, Trailblazer @ Weill Hall, Betty Ford Classroom
Oct 5 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
San Francisco-based writer Lisa McCubbin reads from her new biography of Ford. Also, an appearance by Gerald and Betty Ford’s son, Mike Ford. Reception follows. 2-4 p.m., Weill Hall Betty Ford Classroom, 735 S. State.[...]
7:00 pm Webster Reading Series: Samantha Bares and Daniel Neff @ UMMA
Webster Reading Series: Samantha Bares and Daniel Neff @ UMMA
Oct 5 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
One MFA student of fiction and one of poetry, each introduced by a peer, will read their work. The Mark Webster Reading Series presents emerging writers in a warm and relaxed setting. We encourage you[...]
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