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Empty Trash LA AWP Off-Site Edition

Thursday, March 27 @ 7pm

If you’re in Los Angeles for AWP, join us for an extra-special edition of Empty Trash,a reading where authors reach deep into the bowels of their “recently deleted” folders and share pieces that have been cut, unpublished, or otherwise killed.

Come watch these next-level literary luminaries give their dead darlings a second life on Thursday, March 27th at 7pm:

⭐️Alexander Chee⭐️

⭐️Celia Laskey⭐️

⭐️Denne Michele Norris⭐️

⭐️Diane Marie Brown⭐️

⭐️T Kira Madden⭐️

⭐️Jasmin Iolani⭐️

⭐️Tommy Pico⭐️

⭐️Kristen Arnett⭐️

⭐️Laura Warrell⭐️

⭐️Melissa Broder⭐️

⭐️Melissa Febos⭐️

⭐️Morgan Parker⭐️

⭐️Deesha Philyaw⭐️

⭐️Mahogany L. Browne⭐️

Books will be sold by our friends over at Chevalier’s. While the event is free, we ask that folks RSVP beforehand. Please note that we have currently sold out of tickets, but we will be adding more as we get closer to the date. In the meantime, anyone who wants to attend is more than welcome to come, but please note that we cannot guarantee entry, as we must stay within the venue’s capacity.


Group Reading

In Celebration of Us Fools by Nora Lange

Sunday, March 30 @ 6pm

In celebration of Nora Lange’s debut novel, Us Fools, Alissa Nutting, Nicole Treska, and myself join Nora Lange for a magical group reading at Sunny’s Bookshop in Tarzana, CA.

RSVP for a free ticket here.


Mendocino Coast Writers Conference

July 31-August 2, 2025

The Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference is a vibrant gathering that offers morning workshops in a wide range of genres. Afternoons are packed with craft seminars, panels, one-on-one consultations, and open mics; and every evening offers an opportunity to enjoy the camaraderie and connection that make this conference, in the words of one participant, “life-changing.”

The 2025 Conference will be held from July 31-August 2, 2025 in the town of Mendocino, California. Scholarship and Master Class applications are now open until Friday, February 28, 2025. General registration will open April 1, 2025.

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