June is LGBT Heritage Month. To celebrate we will have an Author Event planned for June 30. Join us at 6pm for a reading by 4 local LGBT writers. On the schedule are:
- Seth Fischer. A writer/editor whose writing has appeared in Best Sex Writing, PANK, The Rumpus, Guernica, and it has been listed as notable in The Best American Essays. Winner of fellowships and residencies by Lambda Literary, Jentel, and Woodstock Byrdcliffe. Seth also teaches at Antioch University Los Angeles and Writing Workshops Los Angeles. (www.seth-fischer.com)
- Kyle Sawyer. Programs Coordinator at the Lambda Literary Foundation. He spends much of his time connecting his passions to social justice and is a long time trans* activist. Kyle has developed an experiential Trans* Ally Workshop to help educate individuals, organizations, and service providers on best ally practices. (www.lambdaliterary.org)
- Melissa Chadburn. UCSD writing instructor. She has written for Guernica, SLAKE, Salon, McSweeney’s, American Public Media’s Marketplace. Her essay, "The Throwaways," was noted in 2013’s Best American Essays and Best American Nonrequired Reading.” Follow her on twitter @melissachadburn. She loves your whole outfit right now.
- Verónica Reyes. A Chicana feminist jota poet from East Los Angeles, California. She scripts poetry for the people. Her poems give voice to all her communities: Chicanas/os, immigrants, Mexicanas/os, and la jotería. Her work has appeared in Calyx, Feminist Studies, ZYZZYZVA, Ms. Magazine (on-line), and The Minnesota Review. Her book, Chopper! Chopper! Poetry from Bordered Lives (Arktoi Books/Red Hen Press 2013), has won Best Poetry from International Latino Book Awards 2014, Best Poetry from Golden Crown Literary Society Awards 2014, the Goldie award, and Finalist for Lesbian Poetry from Lambda Literary Awards 2014.
