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On the Air

  • Charles Potts, author of Inside Idaho was recently on the Moe Green Poetry Hour with Rafael FJ Alvarado. Listen here.
  • Sy Hoahwah, author of Velroy and the Madischie Mafia was recently on the Moe Green Poetry Hour with Rafael FJ Alvarado. Listen here.
  • Garrison Keillor reads Jenifer Rae Vernon’s “Blackberry Pie” on Writer’s Almanac
  • Jason Yurcic reads in Taos, New Mexico, at SOMOS
  • Alaska Public Radio host Jeff Brown interviews Jenifer Rae Vernon on KTOO-FM’s “A Juneau Afternoon”
  • Rafael FJ Alvarado, aka “Moe Green,” interviews Jen Vernon about her new book Rock Candy on his Blogtalk Radio show
  • Jason Yurcic reads on KUNM and on Youtube
  • Marianne Broyles and Erika Wurth on Youtube

News & Reviews

Jenifer Rae Vernon’s Rock Candy, one of the new releases in the West End Press New Series, is getting great early coverage. Listen to “Blackberry Pie” on Writer’s Almanac in the “On the Air” section, or read reviews in the Juneau Empire here and in the Albuquerque Weekly Alibi here. Vernon reads throughout the Pacific Northwest this fall. (See “Events” below.)

Sy Hoahwah’s Velroy and the Madischie Mafia, just released in the New Series from West End Press, was in the top 20 bestsellers on the Poetry Foundation website for the week of October 18.

The Albuquerque Cultural Conference held a planning meeting in September. Attendees talked about the role of activism in the arts, how performance affects the arts, and how the cultural conference can move ahead and form alliances with arts communities. Planning for a third annual meeting of the Albuquerque Cultural Conference is underway. Check back here for details!

Jeanetta Calhoun Mish, author of Work is Love Made Visible, a recent release in the West End Press New Series, read at LaborFest in San Francisco this summer. We can now call Jeanetta “Dr.” as she successfully defended her Ph.D. dissertation this fall at the University of Oklahoma. Congratulations, Jeanetta!

The 2010 Albuquerque Almanac is now available. In addition to heartfelt stories about the ’Burque from more than fifty contributors, the Almanac also includes handy listings for local eateries, museums, and events. For more info about the Almanac or to order, go here.

Events

November 15, 6-8 PM: Jen Vernon signs at Hearthside Books, Nugget Mall, 8745 Glacier Hwy, Juneau, Alaska.

November 27, 7pm: Jen Vernon reads at Traditions Café, 300 5th Ave SW, Olympia, WA.

March 5-9, 2010: Jen Vernon presents at Western States Communication Association’s annual conference, 500 West Third Avenue, Anchorage.

April 8-11, 2010: Sy Hoahwah will read at the Arkansas Literary Festival. Details TBA.

April 7-10, 2010: Association of Writers and Writing Program annual conference, Hyatt Regency, 650 15th Street, and Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th Street, Denver, CO.

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