Events and readings for May

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12 April 2015, 5:00pm|

Megan Kruse at Subtext Books

Please join Megan Kruse reading from her debut novel Call Me Home at Subtext Books along with authors Elin Hawkinson and Keema Waterfield.

locationSubtext Books
165 Western Avenue N, St. Paul, MN 55102
651-493-2791

2 May 2015, 2:30pm|

Jay Ponteri at the Compose Creative Writing Conference 2015

The Compose Creative Writing Conference will take place on May 2 at CCC’s Oregon City Campus in Roger Rook Hall, with check-in beginning at 9 a.m. The cost is $5 per session and lunch is available for an additional $10.

This daylong event features workshops in fiction, poetry, playwriting, memoir, comics, songwriting, creative nonfiction, digital storytelling and publishing led by local authors. Presenters and special guests include: Screenwriters Gill Dennis (Walk the Line) and Rafael Alvarez (The Wire); National Book Award-winning poet Mary Szybist; Diana Schutz of Dark Horse Comics; Jeff Baker, film and literary critic for The Oregonian; and award-winning authors Willy Vlautin, Kevin Sampsell, Nicole J. Georges, Jay Ponteri, Samuel Snoek-Brown, Nick Triolo, Annalisa Tornfelt, Terry Blas, Trista Cornelius and Joanna Rose. CCC English Department faculty presenters include Sue Mach, Kate Gray, Taylor Donnelly, Jaime Wood, Matt Warren, Sue Pesznecker, Nicole Rosevear and Marlene Broemer.

“Storytelling Now” is a free seminar that will commence during the evening of Compose. This seminar features Rafael Alvarez, Diana Schutz, Gill Dennis, and other new media creatives in a discussion of the art and craft of storytelling in the digital age.
For more information contact Sue Mach (suema@clackamas.edu) or 503-594-3262.

locationClackamas Community College English Department
Roger Rook Hall, 19600 Molalla Avenue , Oregon City, OR 97045
5035943262

6 May 2015, 7:00pm|

Megan Kruse at Books Inc. Castro

Please join Megan Kruse reading from her debut novel Call Me Home at Books Inc. Castro.

locationBooks Inc. Castro
2275 Market St., San Francisco , CA 94114
415-864-6777

11 May 2015, 7:00pm|

Megan Kruse at Book Soup Los Angeles

Please join Megan Kruse reading from her debut novel Call Me Home at Book Soup.

locationBook Soup
8818 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90069
310-659-3110

14 May 2015, 7:00pm|

Megan Kruse at The Writer’s Block

Please join Megan Kruse reading from her debut novel Call Me Home at The Writer’s Block.

locationThe Writer's Block
1020 Fremont St. #100, Las Vegas, NV 89101
702-550-6399

27 May 2015, 7:00pm|

Megan Kruse at The Duck Store Eugene

Please join Megan Kruse reading from her debut novel Call Me Home at The Duck Store along with Lidia Yuknavitch, author of The Chronology of Water, Dora: A Head Case and the forthcoming novel The Small Backs of Children.

locationThe Duck Store
895 East 13th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401
541-346-4331

28 May 2015, 7:00pm|

Megan Kruse at Broadway Books

Please join Megan Kruse reading from her debut novel Call Me Home at Broadway Books.

locationBroadway Books
1714 NE Broadway, Portland, OR 97232
503-284-1726