PAST EVENTS
AWP 2011 Conference
Feb. 2-5, 2011
Marriott Wardman Park &
Omni Shoreham Hotels, Washington, D.C.
http://AWPwriter.org
The Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) is holding its 2011 conference in Washington, D.C. We hope you'll stop by the Passager booth and say hello.
For more info: http://events.passagerpress.com
Jan. 31, 2011: Author Norma Chapman received an Artist Award from the Maryland State Arts Council
Art Show & Book signing
Friday night, Nov. 19, 6-8 p.m.
Sundance Art and Frame in Brunswick, MD
18 West Potomac Street
sunart1@verizon.net, 301-834-7904
There will be a book signing for Perris, California plus a show of local art work (including some of Norma's).
Brunswick Crossing Fall Fest
October 9, 2010
3804B Burkittsville Road,
Knoxville, MD
1:30 PM: Reading by four local poets, including book signings by Norma Chapman and Danika Kosk-Kosicka.
mnLit What Light Poetry Competetion Reading
September 20, 7-9 PM
Red Stag Supper Club
509 N 1st Avenue NE, Minneapolis, MN
Bart Galle will be part of a reading by winners of the mnLIT What Light poetry competition sponsored by the Walker Art Center and mnartists.org.
Reading at ArtStart
September 21, 7:30-8:30 PM
Art Scraps, 1459 St Clair Avenue, St. Paul, MN
Reading and art display as part of the ArtStart Poetry Book Reading Series.
For more information, go to
www.artstart.org
Artability
September 30, 6:30 PM
Book signing and fundraiser at Artability exhibit
Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, 285 N. Dale Street, St. Paul, MN
Everything Is True at Once and selected prints by Bart Galle will be on sale, with all funds going toward the Alex Galle Endowment. The exhibit will run through October 2.
For more on Artability, see www.peopleincorporated.org.
Taste of Phillips
October 1, 7 PM
St. Paul Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, 2742 15th Avenue S.
Art exhibit and poetry reading
January 30, 2011
Little Patuxent Review Launch Reading
Winter 2011 Water Issue
Women's Poetry Retreat
sponsored by the Baltimore Writers Collective
October 16-17, 2010
Includes three workshops, including "Making change / Steering from the inside" with Shirley Brewer. Register today!
2010 Baltimore Book Festival
Sunday, September 26, 1 PM
CITY LIT Tent
Making Ourselves Heard: Poems you don't expect from women, featuring Shirley J. Brewer, Barbara Diehl, Kat Hellen, and Lalita Noronha.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
VLP (Village Learning Place)
Thursday, August 19
Maryland Writers Association, Howard County Chapter
Saturday, October 24
Creativity Workshop (sponsored by Passager)
View more information on Shirley's workshops
Saturday, November 15
Ukazoo Books' Local Poets Showcase
Baltimore '68 Riots: Loss and Legacy
Featuring oral histories from the Passager Special MLK Issue
Tuesday, April 7, 7:30pm - 10:30pm
Maryland Institute, College of Art (MICA), Brown Center
1301 W. Mount Royal Avenue, Baltimore
After the news of Martin Luther King's death (April, 1968) became public, riots broke out in cities all over the country, including Baltimore. Last year, in collaboration with the University of Baltimore's year-long series of events, entitled "Baltimore '68: Riots and Rebirth," the local literary journal, Passager, published a collection of oral histories by public officials, television reporters, clergy, storeowners, national guardsmen, and ordinary people of all ages. One of the surprising aspects of collecting the stories was learning that little had been written about the riots and very few people who lived through them had even talked about them with their families.
In commemorating Dr. King, MICA joins with Passager and the University of Baltimore to present a dramatic reading, followed by a conversation with the audience, of the some of the stories collected in the "Baltimore '68: Riots and Rebirth" project.
CityLit Festival VI
Saturday, April 18, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Enoch Pratt Free Library
400 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, Md.
The FREE CityLit Project Festival will feature panels, readings, and a book fair. Passager Books editor Kendra Kopelke and author Shirley J. Brewer are featured on the panel "Lifelong Literature: The Literary Life Later in Life," noon - 1 p.m. in the former Maryland Room.
Judith Dowd Reading
Barnes & Noble, Princeton Marketfair, 3535 US Route 1, Princeton, NJ 08540
Monday, November 10, 2008
For more information: 609-897-9250
Juditha's poem "What's Not to Love about Bagpipes?" won honorable mention in Passager's 2008 Poetry Contest. Please come out to join her, and let us know if you're a Passager contributor interested in having a reading in your area.
2008 Baltimore Book Festival
The Monument, Charles Street, Baltimore
Saturday, Sept. 27 - Sunday, Sept. 28, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
For Festival information: www.baltimorebookfestival.com
Passager is participating more than ever at the Baltimore Book Festival! Visit our booth in front of the Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church, and be one of the first to see our new chapbook! Join us for our events:
- Book signing by Shirley J. Brewer, A Little Breast Music
Official Release!
Saturday, Sept. 27, 4-5 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 28, 2-3 p.m.
Passager booth
- Ageless Creativity: The Writing Life Later in Life
Saturday, 3 p.m.
Literary Salon
Moderated by Marc Steiner, panel includes Passager co-editor Kendra Kopelke, Djelloul Marbrook, Mel Tansill, and Dudley Clendinen.
- University of Baltimore, MFA in Creative Writing & Publishing Arts: Reading
Sunday, 12:30 p.m.
School of Lit
Reading by faculty (Kendra Kopelke, Marion Winik, Jane Delury, Steve Matanle) and current students.
- Passager: the Martin Luther King, Jr. Issue
Sunday, 1:00 p.m.
Creative Cafe
In Spring 2008, Passager released a special commemorative issue in honor of the 40th anniversary of the assassination of MLK. The reading includes oral histories, poems, and memoir from that issue.
Bookbinding Workshop
Sponsored by the MFA in Creative Writing & Publishing Arts at the University of Baltimore
August 9 & 16,
10AM - 2PM
Room 208, Charles Royal Building (1319 N. Charles Street), University of Baltimore
Please RSVP to jennyogrady@yahoo.com by July 25
Fee: $40 for MFA/CWPA students and alumns; $50 for anyone else
Bookbinding isn't magic...it's just paper, glue, and a little elbow grease! Come to this two-day, hands-on workshop and we'll learn to make a hard-cover stab bind book, a hard-cover journal with signatures, and a variety of soft-cover book forms you can use throughout the MFA program and in your everyday life. And remember, it's never too early or too late to get your MFA! For more information on this program (directed by Passager co-editor Kendra Kopelke), please contact: scd@ubalt.edu
Artscape 2008
America's Largest, Free Public Arts Festival
Mt. Royal Avenue and Cathedral Street, midtown Baltimore and Charles Street (between MICA and University of Baltimore)
July 18-20, 2008
Friday & Saturday 12-10pm and Sunday 12-8pm
Baltimore '68: Riots and Rebirth
Three Days of Scholarship, Art, History and Civic Dialogue at the University of Baltimore
April 3-5, 2008
Friday, April 4, 3:45 - 5:15 PM: Passager literary memoirists
Visit the offical Web site
The University of Baltimore's initiative "Baltimore '68 Riots and Rebirth" seeks to explore the causes and effects of the social unrest after Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination and the efforts at civic healing that followed and continue today. In that spirit, Passager is pleased to offer a special issue dedicated to memories of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the civil rights movement, and the Baltimore '68 riots. This issue, available at the conference and online, also features interviews from UB's initiative. Thanks to all who joined us and shared their stories!
Eighth Annual Writing Your Personal History Symposium
HONORING OUR LIVES BY TELLING OUR STORIES
May 1, 2008, 10AM - 2PM
Vienna Community Center, Virginia
Advanced Registration Required: 703-255-6360
Fee: $20
This symposium includes personal history writing exercises, informative talks by author Maribeth Fischer and other speakers, including Passager editor Mary Azrael, and the opportunity to meet other writers. Bring a bagged lunch or pre-order a boxed lunch for an additional $6.
Workshops at Maryland Libraries
Sponsored by the Maryland Humanities Council
Taught by Passager Editor Mary Azrael
March 26, 2008, 3:30 - 5:30PM: "Binding Spines"
Worcester County Library, Ocean Pines Branch
To register: 410-208-4014
May 7, 2008, 6:30 - 8PM "Voices and Visions"
Ruth Enlow Library of Garrett County, Oakland Branch
To register: 301-334-3996
- Workshop features multi-media approach to modern American poetry that includes readings, discussions, and excerpts from the PBS "Voices and Visions" program. Free and open to the public.
Writers at the Beach Conference
March 14
Rehoboth, Delaware
Passionate Imagination: Writers Over Fifty
Editors and Writers from Passager
http://writersatthebeach.com
Join us for a conversation about finding community, writing, publishing, and the creative imagination. The editors of Passager, a journal dedicated to promoting the work of those over 50, will host this panel along with writers published in the journal.
Thanks to everyone who joined Mary and Kendra and writers Shirley Brewer and Djelloul Marbrook for this conference! Please check out Djelloul's wonderful write-up on his experience by visiting his blog, www.djelloulmarbrook.com.
Conversations and Connections Conference
April 5
Johns Hopkins facility on DuPont Circle in Washington, D.C.
Speed Date with Passager!
writersconnectconference.com
Over 30 literary magazines (including Passager) will be represented. Get the real deal straight from the editor's mouth: your $45 registration fee includes the full day conference, plus face-to-face "speed dating" with literary magazine editors, a subscription to the lit mag of your choice, and a book by featured speakers.
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