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<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="5">Spring Quarter</font> <br></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><b>Jim Miller</b> and <b>Kelly Mayhew</b> will speak about their year in the 'black hole' </font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">researching their book on Oakland Raider fandom (<i>Better to Reign in Hell</i> - New </font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Press, 2005). They're founders of CityWorks Press in San Diego –<u>Tuesday, April 14</u><sup><u>th</u></sup><u> at</u> <u>5:30 pm in Room 1350 Watkins Hall</u> – (<i>Mike Davis introduces</i>)</font> <br>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">MFA Alumni Poets Reading:<b> Neil Aitken, Alba Cruz-Hacker, Gabriela Jauregui, Mary Copeland, Kate Durbin, </b>and<b> Ching-In Chen </b>– <u>Wednesday, April 15</u><sup><u>th</u></sup><u> from 2:00-4:30 pm</u> – (<i>Chris Abani introduces</i>)</font> <br>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><b>Tomas Rivera Conference</b> – <u>Friday, April 24</u><sup><u>th </u></sup><u>from 9:00 am - 10:00 pm in 1500 HMNSS</u> (<i>Juan Felipe Herrera introduces</i>)</font> <br></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><b>Tomas Rivera <i>Cinco de Mayo</i> Reading</b>: Alumni <b>John Olivares Espinoza </b>reading from his new book, THE DATE FRUIT ELEGIES from Bilingual Review Press– <u>May 5, 2009 at 3pm in INTS 1113</u> (<i>Chris Buckley introduces</i>)</font> <br>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Novelist & nonfiction writer <b>Laila Lalami</b> and novelist <b>Goldberry Long</b> – <u>Thursday,</u> <u>May 14</u><sup><u>th</u></sup><u> at 2:00 pm in 1020 INTS auditorium</u> – (<i>Chuck Whitney introduces</i>)</font> <br>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><b>Senior Readings & Awards Ceremony</b> – <u>Tuesday, May 26</u><sup><u>th</u></sup><u> (3:00-5:00 pm?) in Rm. 113 INTS Bldg.</u> (<i>Chris Buckley introduces</i>)</font> <br>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><b>CRATE Release Reading and Reception</b> – <u>May</u>: TBA (<i>Adam Gallari introduces?</i>)</font></p>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><b><i>Mosaic</i> Release Reading and Reception</b> – <u>Thursday,</u> <u>May 28</u><sup><u>th</u></sup><u> at 4:00 pm in Rm. 4133 INTS Bldg.</u> (<i>Kat Sanchez introduces?</i>)</font></p>
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<p> <font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font><font face="Times New Roman" size="5">2009-2010 Reading Series</font> <br></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="5">Fall Quarter 2009</font> <br></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Nonfiction and fiction writer, <b>Reza Aslan</b> –<u>TBA (Fall 2009)</u> – (<i>June O’Connor introduces</i>)</font> <br> <br></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Nonfiction writer and visual artist, <b>Katherine Wells –</b> (<i>Life on the Rocks: One Woman’s Adventures in Petroglyph Preservation</i>, Univ. of New Mexico Press, 2009) – <u>TBA November 2009) </u>– (<i>Maurya Simon introduces</i>)</font></p>
<br>~~~~~<br>Ching-In Chen<br>THE HEART'S TRAFFIC (Arktoi Books/Red Hen Press 2009)<br><a href="http://www.redhen.org/arktoi.asp">www.redhen.org/arktoi.asp</a><br><a href="http://www.chinginchen.com">www.chinginchen.com</a><br>