UPCOMING CAMPUS LITERARY EVENTS

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Thursday, September 17

Lester Bangs Memorial Faculty Reading

In this first of what will be an annual event, English and Creative

Writing faculty read their original works of poetry, fiction and creative

nonfiction.  The name of the event pays homage to the life, career, and

writing of Lester A. Bangs, a Grossmont

College graduate who became a world

renown writer and music critic credited for

coining the term "punk"; 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.,

Hyde Art Gallery.

Thursday, October 01

A Celebration of Banned Books

A provocative celebration of provocative

literature, hosted by Joe Medina; 7:00 -

9:00 p.m., Griffin Gate.  Click the

thumbnail to download this year's flier

and program.

Thursday, October 15

Poet Rae Armantrout

UCSD Professor of Poetry and Poetics,

internationally celebrated Language Poet

Rae Armantrout reads a selection of works from her highly acclaimed

books of poetry.  7:00 p.m., Griffin Gate.  Click the thumbnail at left to

find out more about Rae Armantrout @ PoetryFoundation.org.

Monday, November 16

DEADLINE:  First Female

Writing Contest!

Co-sponsored by the La Mesa-El Cajon

American Association of University

Women (AAUW) and the Grossmont

College English Department, this first

annual writing contest is open to all young

women in the Grossmont Union High School District.  It is our goal to

celebrate and support young women who are breaking through barriers as

a “First Female.”  Essay must be postmarked on or before Monday,

November 16, 2009.  Click the thumbnail at right for contest guidelines,

or download the flier HERE.

Wednesday, November 18

New Voices:  A Student Reading

the Creative Writing Program's finest

students of the Fall 2009 semester take the podium.  7:00 p.m. at

Griffin Gate.  Click the thumbnail to visit the On-Line Chapbook and to

read the programme 'zine from the Student Reading of the Spring

2009 Literary Arts Festival.

 
 

sponsored by the

Creative Writing Program

or other fine programs in the

Grossmont College

English Department