$5 Agent Panel & Career Workshop

Oct 1st, 7pm - 10pm in Culver City, CA hosted by StrategyCoaching.info

We've never been to this event, but it looks like it might be an informative evening, and for $5, definitely worth checking out. If anyone attends, please come back and leave us a comment and let us know what it was like.

Name of Event : Literary Agent Panel & Career Workshop

Event Date : 1-Oct-2009

Type of Event : Agent Panel & Workshop

Event Location : L.A. Meeting & Events Center

City : Culver CityState : CA

Zip : 90032

Website URL : Strategy Coaching http://www.strategycoaching.info

Event Description in their own words :

The Current State of the Business & Where You Fit In

An agent/manager panel followed by a goal & branding workshop

It's an understatement to say that things are changing everyday in Hollywood. What exactly is the current state of affairs in the business and how do you fit into it?

Join us for a panel discussion with the people who talk to everyone. Talent, literary and below-the-line agents and managers will share their insights on the current state of the business.

Following the panel will be a workshop on where you fit in. We'll work with articulating specific and powerful goal, as well as defining your brand.

The panel includes:

Rhonda Bloom is a literary manager and producer. Her clients include writer Kelly Masterson (Before the Devil Knows You're Dead) and writer Ahmed Lavalais (Fox series' The Inside, K-Ville.) Prior to becoming a manager, she worked as a vice president for Paula Weinstein's Spring Creek Productions, Producer's Entertainment Group, The Larry Thompson Organization, Dan Blatt Prods. and for Zanuck-Brown as a story editor. She has produced several telefilms for CBS, Showtime and Fox.

Vicki McCarty is a talent and literary manager and a producer. She has worked with such actors as Faith Ford (Murphy Brown, Hope & FaithI), Linda Gray (Dallas) and Cynthia Preston (General Hospital). Her company, Covington International, reps director Thom Fitzgerald. She executive produced Fitzgerald's multi-award winning feature film The Event, starring Olympia Dukakis, Parker Posey, and Sarah Polley.

Below-the-Line Agent TBD

Where: LA Event Center, Culver City, Overland and Washington

When: Thursday, October 1st, 7pm to 10pm

Cost: $5 at door (first 35 rsvp-free, space limited)

To RSVP: info@strategycoaching.info
310-302-9131

LA Public Library Free Event

Book Publishing 1-2-3: From the Writer's Fingers to the Reader's Hands

Contact Name : Trina Medof

Contact E-Mail : tmedof[at]lapl.org

Name of Event : Book Publishing 1-2-3: From the Writer's Fingers to the Reader's Hands

Event Date : 26-Sep-2009

Type of Event : Book Publishing Talk

Event Location : West Valley Branch of the Los Angeles Public Library, Reseda, CA 91355

Website URL : http://www.lapl.org

Event Description in their own words :

"Book Publishing 1-2-3: From the Writer's Fingers to the Reader's Hands," is a popular talk that provides both an overview of the publication process and a set of tips that can help aspiring writers to improve their chances of getting published. The lecturer, Lauri Gibson, is a copy editor/proofreader and university instructor. Each attendee receives a free, professional evaluation of 10 double-spaced pages of writing.

Skirball Cultural Center Courses: Fall 2009 | Autobiography, Memoir, or Fiction

From their site:

Skirball Cultural Center - Courses: Fall 2009 | Autobiography, Memoir, or Fiction:

Autobiography, Memoir, or Fiction

Mondays, September 14-November 23 (no class September 28), 7:00-10:00 p.m. (10 sessions)

In a shared commitment to art education, the Skirball Cultural Center is pleased to partner with Otis College of Art and Design to bring art and writing classes to the Learning for Life program. Registration for this class occurs directly with Otis College; however, the class takes place at the Skirball.

In this dynamic writing workshop, students will uncover material for an autobiographical memoir or work of fiction from personal life experiences. The course urges students to move between the worlds of fiction and nonfiction to find their stories and voices. Through readings and workshop discussions, students will learn to mine their personal histories for subject matter and transform this raw material into a story. Students are taught the craft of writing, including how to invent and reinvent from memory, maintain perspective, render characters, construct dialogue, employ sensory detail and other strategies of description, and deal with issues of truth and integrity. Finished works may be a personal essay, a short story, a novella, or chapters of a memoir or novel.

Instructor: Martha Fuller has an MA in English literature from Claremont Graduate School, and earned her MFA in creative photography at California State University, Fullerton. Fuller is an exhibiting fine artist specializing in photography and artists' books. She has taught numerous courses in these subjects.

Poetry Reading, Valley Contermporary Poets Reading Series

September 20, 2009 at 3:00pm

This just in:

Valley Contemporary Poets Reading Series Presents:

Tony Barnstone
Kathleen Tyler

September 20, 2009
3:00 PM

Tarzana Community and Cultural Center
19130 Ventura Blvd, Tarzana CA 91356

Suggested donation $6.00

Tony Barnstone is The Albert Upton Professor of English Language and
Literature at Whittier College. His books of poems include The Golem of Los
Angeles (Red Hen Press, 2008, winner, Benjamin Saltman Award); Sad Jazz:
Sonnets (Sheep Meadow Press, 2005); and Impure: Poems by Tony Barnstone
(University Press of Florida, 1998), in addition to the chapbook Naked Magic
(Main Street Rag). He is also a distinguished translator of Chinese poetry
and literary prose and an editor of literary textbooks. Among his awards
are a fellowship from the NEA, a fellowship from the California Arts
Council, a Pushcart Prize in Poetry, and 1st place in in the 2008
Strokestown International Poetry Prize. His new book of poems, Tongue of
War: From Pearl Harbor to Nagasaki, won the John Ciardi Prize in Poetry, and
will be published by BKMK Press in 2009.


Kathleen Tyler lives in Los Angeles where she teaches English at a local
high school. Her publications include The Secret Box from Mayapple Press,
and My Florida from Backwaters Press. Her poems have appeared in numerous
journals including Visions International, Runes, Solo, Poetry Motel, Margie,
Seems, Cider Press Review, and others. She has been the featured reader at
many Southern California venues such as Beyond Baroque, Skylight Books,
Cobalt Café, World Stage, Venice Grind, and the Church in Ocean Park. A poem
from My Florida was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Most recently, a poem of
hers was a finalist in the 2009 dA Center for the Arts Prize.

Upcoming Readings

November 15, 2009 3pm

Imani Tolliver
Douglas Kearney

January 17, 2010 3pm

B.H. Fairchild
Suzanne Lummis

Vroman's Goodreads Book Swap

If you missed the Goodreads book swap at Book Soup, then why not check out the upcoming one at Vromans?
This just in:

Goodreads Bookswap
Saturday, October 17, 4pm - 6pm
Come join Goodreads and Vroman's for a book swap! Bring all your leftover summer reading or those books you thought you'd need for that class you didn't end up taking and leave with some great stuff to carry you through the fall. All leftover books will be donated to a local charity (http://www.upwardboundhouse.org).

There will be refreshments and plenty of room to mingle. This is a great chance to meet readers in your area and pick up something great to read, as well. This event will be held outside between Vroman’s and the Laemmle Theater.

For those in LA: Book Swap

Goodreads will be at Book Soup in West Hollywood for a book swap, plus the Kogi Taco Truck!

Ok, so let's get this straight. Books swapping. Hip bookstore. Good food. Donate leftover books to a local library? Sounds like the perfect event for readers and writers.

When: August 15th between 1 - 4 pm

From the Book Soup website :

Need something new to read?
Don't have the money to spend on a new book?
Would you rather spend your $$$ on a delicious taco?

Come to Book Soup on August 15th between
1 and 4pm - bring your well thumbed paperbacks and hardcovers + your appetite and participate in a GoodReads sponsored 'Book Swap'. Plus The Kogi Taco truck will be here selling their incredible food.

Free books and tacos!!!
Can you think of a better way to spend your afternoon?

Free Webinar on Writing Green Content

This just in from WritersOnlineWorkshops.com. The live event is full but you can register to get the free recording and slides from the event:

FREE EVENT

How to Write Evergreen Content on Any Topic

Live Event: Tuesday, August 18; 1 pm EDT

In the online world, "News you can use" is king. Join Demand Studios for on August 18 for this free webinar and panel discussion to learn more about how to develop evergreen content, how to use the content online, and, most importantly, how to make money from writing evergreen articles.

You can use your skills, no matter what your writing background to supplement your income by writing short, structured, actionable articles.

You will learn: How to develop evergreen content and why "news you can use" always worksHow you can write on any topic no matter what your backgroundHow to effectively write for Demand Media while working on other projects Ask your questions of the experienced content and editorial staff from Demand Media to talk about their career paths and answer questions from the audience.

Register Now - for FREE!

Downtown LA Art Walk

Thursday, August 13th 12-9pm Free Admission

This sounds like a great way to spend a Thursday evening, especially if you are looking for inspiration and a small adventure.

From their site:

"The Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk is a free event held every second Thursday afternoon and evening in and around the Historic Core's Gallery Row neighborhood. For this one night each month, Downtown LA returns to its historic pedestrian-based culture, a vibrant scene that is itself a draw for locals and tourists seeking an authentic urban experience. Launched in 2004 by the then-marginal community's pioneer gallerists, Art Walk has become a grassroots urban success story, with upwards of 6000 people coming out each month to see the newest art exhibits, enjoy the bustling street culture, eat, drink and socialize."

Sirenland Writers Conference

The Sirenland Writers Conference is held annually in Postiano, Italy on the Amalfi coast. You need to apply to get in. This year their featured workshop instructor is Ron Carlson, the director of the M.F.A. program in fiction and professor of English at U.C. Irvine. He is the award-winning author of several short story collections and six novels, including the newly published The Signal. Spend a week in gorgeous Italy immersed in writing workshops. What could be better?

Dates: March 21 - 27, 2010

For more information, visit their website:
http://www.sirenland.net/blog/2009/06/ron-carlson-to-teach-at-sirenland-2010.html

July/Aug Jazz Events at Hollywood and Highland

$10 Donation benefits Project Angel Food

July Events at Hollywood and Highland Center

WINE.JAZZ.MOONLIGHT

Now celebrating the sixth year as hosts of the Wine, Jazz & Moonlight Concert Series, Hollywood & Highland Center in conjunction with kjazz 88.1 FM (www.kkjz.org) is proud to announce that to-date the concerts have raised nearly $145,000, enabling Project Angel Food to provide close to 29,000 meals to men, women and children affected by HIV/AIDS, cancer, and life-threatening illnesses. Join us for the FREE summer concerts every Tuesday from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. in the Central Courtyard. Your $10 donation for wine and a cheese & crackers box directly benefit Project Angel Food.

Line-Up
July 21 ERNIE WATTS QUARTET
July 28 KARL DENSON TRIO
August 4 THEO SAUNDERS SEXTET
August 11 FRANCISCO AGUABELLA LATIN JAZZ BAND
August 18 JOHN DAVERSA BIG BAND
August 25 LA’S FAVORITE CONGA PLAYER & HIS LATIN JAZZ BAND

Happening Friday / Saturday Nights at Skylight Books

Skylight Books in Los Feliz seems to be the most writerly of writerly hangouts. We just got word of two very happening events they'll be holding over the summer. The first is a Literary Salon, and the second is an ongoing happenings every Friday and Saturday evening through the end of August. Both sound like a great way to meet new people, or a fabulous warm summer night date night.

Details from their site/newsletter:

Literary Salon:

Time: Saturday, July 18, 2009 4:00 p.m.
Location: Skylight Books
Yearning for witty repartée and intellectual stimulation? How about wine and hors d'œuvres? Skylight Books cordially invites you to join us for our new monthly series, Skylight Salon, where our staff shares their faves from small presses and independent publishers. A modern-day mixer for the literary minded.
This month we feature: POETRY

Hot Summer Nights Friday/Saturday Nights:

"From July 10 until the end of August we will stay open till midnight on Friday and Saturday nights! In the words of Steve and Justin at our store, we'll have "free coffee, killer atmosphere, book specials, smelly boys, lovely women, music probably too loud to read to, genre-f*cking, busking, ice cream, and real talk! We'll have vibe inducing events like moody DJs, experimental films, musicians of the heart, and snacks." Or at least some version of these will happen on different nights. So come on by if you are in the neighborhood...maybe after a movie next door at the Los Feliz 3 or the Vista, a late dinner at Fred 62 or Cafe Figaro, on the way to or from Ye Rustic Inn, Vermont Restaurant, the Dresden Room, Palermo Ristorante, or any other of our wonderful neighbors. See you in the moonlight... We'll kick off the first night (Fri 7/10) after 10pm with musical 'busking' by Arlo and Aisling.

The Fundamentals of the Fountain Pen Seminar at Vromans

Sat 7/25/09 Vroman's Bookstore is hosting a very interesting little seminar called The Fundamentals of the Fountain Pen. For those of you pen enthusiasts out there, this sounds like a very interesting and informative seminar that includes teaching you how to care for and even hold a fountain pen.

Details:

Start: Sat, 07/25/2009 - 1:00pm

Location:

Vroman's Bookstore Fine Writing Gifts and Stationery
667 E Colorado Blvd
Pasadena, California 91101

webpage: http://www.vromansbookstore.com/fountain-pen-fundamentals

Happy Hour at Book Soup

Get 25% off books from 4pm-7pm, M-F

We just got an e-mail from the fabulous folks at Book Soup, and they seem to be having a clever and new kind of happy hour where from 4pm - 7pm every Monday - Friday where all books not already on sale are 25% off! We couldn't find the happy hour announcement on the Book Soup website, but we did see an announcement that you can buy books from them online now.

Also note the annual art book sale starting tomorrow, July 4th with art books up to 75% off.

Gotta love the Soupfolk.

Vroman's Bookstore Open Mike Night on 8/1

Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena is holding an open-mike night with Alex Frankel on Saturday, August 1st, 2009.

From their site: http://www.vromansbookstore.com/poetry-night-alex-frankel

Ellyn Maybe, Rick Lupert and Bob Foster--three exciting Los Angeles poets--will be featured at this event, curated by Alex M. Frankel. Ellyn Maybe is the author of The Cowardice of Amnesia (2.13.61) and Walking Barefoot in the Glassblowers Museum, among other books. She has been a major force in L.A. poetry for many years. Rick Rupert hosts weekly readings at the Cobalt Cafe in Canoga Park and has an important poetry website, www.poetrysuperhighway.com. His many books include I am My Own Orange County; he is reputed to be the funniest poet around. Bob Foster facilitates a poetry workshop at Beyond Baroque and performs and publishes widely. This event includes an open mic set. Come at 4:30 to sign-up

New 8-Week Writers Groups Scheduled

West Hollywood on Wed July 15 and Glassell Park on Thur Aug 20

LAwritersgroup.com has scheduled new writers groups for the summer! Our writers groups are all about getting words on the page and creating new material. We also bring work in for feedback from group members.

Upcoming Groups:

West Hollywood Writers Group
8-Week General Writers Group, open to all writers
Location: Private Residence near Laurel Canyon and Sunset Blvd
Wednesdays Starting July 15th for 8 weeks 7:30pm - 10:00pm
This location is the best pick for people coming from Beverly Hills, Hollywood, Century City, Park LaBrea, West Los Angeles, Encino, Sherman Oaks, Studio City, West San Fernando Valley
Cost: $240

Glendale/Glassell Park Writers Group
8-Week General Writers Group, open to all writers
Private Residence
Thursdays Starting August 20th for 8 weeks 7:30pm - 10:00pm
This location is the best pick for people coming from Los Feliz, Glendale, Pasadena, Altadena, Burbank, East San Fernando Valley, Downtown Los Angeles
Cost: $240

Visit LAwritersgroup.com to check our Los Angeles writers group schedule and to sign up or contact lawritersgroup[at]gmail.com. Because these groups are held in private residences, space is limited and they tend to fill up fairly quickly, so if you are interested in joining one, let us know as soon as possible.