[Crwt-undergrad-info] Fwd: Applications Now Open for Emerging Voices in LA + Upcoming Events

[Allison Hedge Coke]

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Date: Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Subject: Applications Now Open for Emerging Voices in LA + Upcoming Events
To: Allison Hedge Coke <Allisonh at ucr.edu>


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PEN America’s Emerging Voices Workshop in Los Angeles is accepting
applications now! The week-long, in-person workshop will be offered twice
annually, providing a cohort of writers the opportunity to develop a
manuscript-in-progress with peers and expert instructors. With access to
visiting authors, editors, publishers, digital marketers, and literary
agents through exclusive presentations and Q&As on the business of books,
the program is a great fit for aspiring authors looking to dive into the
world of publishing. Apply today, and help us spread the word.


*Apply for the workshop by January 31!*
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Upcoming Events
Hone your craft with “You Are a Writer” series
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*YOU ARE A WRITER: *
*Hear from the Editors*

Kokila Books, Joy Revolution, Tu Books

Jan. 24, 2024

5:00–6:30PM PT

FREE ON ZOOM!
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Celebrate with New Year New Books
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*NEW YEAR NEW BOOKS LA 2024*

January 25th, 2024, 7:00pm

Sean Kelly Los Angeles
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Join us at 7 PM PT on January 25, 2024 at Sean Kelly Los Angeles in
Hollywood to celebrate books published by PEN America members and Los
Angeles authors over the past year.
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Writing Children’s Books: Where to Start
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*YOU ARE A WRITER: *

So You Want to Write a Children’s Book:

Where Do You Begin?

Jan. 31, 2024

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*PEN OUT LOUD: Moshe Kasher and Mayim Bialik*

January 31st, 2024, 7:30pm

The Ebell Lounge
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PEN America and Writer’s Bloc present *Mayim Bialik* in conversation
with *Moshe
Kasher* about mental health, community, and life’s strange turns. With a
touch for both the fantastic and funny, Kasher’s new memoir, *Subculture
Vulture*, explores a whirlwind life in some of the unique pockets of
American reality–in all of its messy, maddening glory. Use special discount
code for PEN America subscribers *KASHER20* for 20% off general admission.
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*PEN OUT LOUD: Lisa Ko and Rachel Khong *

March 19th, 2024, 7:00pm

Skylight Books
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Upon the release of her new novel, *Memory Piece*, we are excited to
partner with Skylight Books to present award-winning novelist *Lisa Ko*.
Join us for a conversation about fiction, time, friendship, and the search
for what truly matters.
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-- 
*Allison Adelle Hedge Coke, **Distinguished Professor of **Creative Writing*
**She/her & Surname is Hedge Coke, no hyphen**

*     Weird Times, Be Kind*

Allison Adelle Hedge Coke
<https://profiles.ucr.edu/app/home/profile/allisonh>

*Director, Writers Week 2021, 2022 <http://writersweek.ucr.edu/>,
Co-Director in Spring 2023 Director, Medical Health and Humanities DE, UCR
School of Medicine*
*Director, **Along the Chaparral, Sandhill Crane Fest*
*Department of Society, Environment, and Health Equity (SEHE), affiliated
faculty*
*Summer sessions are anticipated, check Banner classes for offerings*

*author/editor of 18 books–m**ost recent release, a National Book Award
Finalist, winner of an Emory Elliot Book Award, Finalist for
the Firecracker Award and ASLE Book Award*
*Look at This Blue
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allisonh at ucr.edu
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