TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 @ 7:30pm
LAMBDA LITERARY EMERGING VOICES
Meg Day, Chuck Forester, Liz Demi Green, Billie Mandel & Oscar Raymundo
Free and open to the public
We are proud to bring together the Bay Area-based 2010 Lambda Literary Writers’ Retreat fellows for a special reading. From slam poets to femme novelists, the diversity of styles and genres highlight the vitality of new queer voices. Be the first to listen to their up-and-coming projects and support their emerging talent.
Established in 2007, the Lambda Literary Foundation's Writers’ Retreat for Emerging LGBT Voices is the first of its kind for LGBT writers: a one-week intensive immersion in fiction, nonfiction or poetry. The retreat is an unparalleled opportunity to learn from the very best writers in the LGBT community. This year’s retreat was held August 8-15, 2010 at the American Jewish University in Los Angeles. The fellows participating in this event are:
Meg Day is a nationally awarded spoken word artist, published poet and arts educator for Youth Speaks in San Francisco. In 2006 she became San Diego’s first queer Spoken Word Grand Champion and held the title for three years. In 2009 she was named a “Top 30 Under 30” artist by OUT-ART magazine.
Chuck Forester is a Wisconsin raised, East Coast educated, San Francisco resident since 1971. He’s a writer, poet, memoirist and novelist. Active in local and national GLBT community, Chuck has bee partnered five years with John Cadle.
Liz Demi Green is a writer, performer and community college educator based in Oakland, California. A graduate of Vassar and Mills, she is a playwright, a poetry slam champion, and a prose stylist. She is at work on her first novel, The Ella Verse (LGBT Young Adult SciFi).
Billie Mandel is a fire-breathing femme novelist, transported half a lifetime ago from New York to the Bay Area. Excerpts from her novel-in-progress, tentatively titled The Possibility, have been previewed at the National Queer Arts Festival, Ladyfest Litfest, and SFinX.
Oscar Raymundo is a writer and multimedia artist originally from Guadalajara, Mexico. A Northwestern graduate, he is the event coordinator at A Different Light bookstore in San Francisco where he is currently at work on his first novel, The Pride (New Adult Fiction).The Lambda Literary Foundation nurtures, celebrates and preserves LGBT literature through programs that honor excellence, promote visibility and encourage development of emerging writers.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 @ 7:30pm
LAMBDA LITERARY EMERGING VOICES
Meg Day, Chuck Forester, Liz Demi Green, Billie Mandel & Oscar Raymundo
Free and open to the public
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