Join us for a celebration of local literature!

Meet local writers and publishers, enjoy poetry readings, and attend engaging panel discussions.

Date: Sunday, September 22nd, 2024
Location: Chase Bank at 5200 E. 2nd Street
Time: 11:00am - 3:00pm

Over 40 local writers signed up! Plus panels and activites.

Evan Baughfman, Mark Tullius, Sharna Fabiano, Marley Aikhionbare, Jay Waxman, Mary Vensel White, Jamie Sims Coakley, Mary Camarillo, Eduardo Reyes, Molimau Andrew Fatu “Usolosopher”, Zoe Nicholson, Lane Igoudin, Rachel Kiskaddon, Tracy Neis, Christine E. Warner, Mary Camarillo, Rose Molina, CJ Charles, David W. Betterton, Matt Roberts, Helen Malmad, Elisabeth Rhoads, Aimee Valle, Sasha Kildare (aka Sasha Faynor), Steven T. Bramble, Peggy Dobreer, Alexandra Adlawan, Dianne DeMille, Zoe Disigny, Nancy Lynée Woo, William Michael Davidson, Kim Dwinell, Lisa Ramelow, Kayden Phoenix, Candi Sary, Jewell Baraka, Trisha Harmon, Linda Saslow, Carla Fountain, Rodolfo Montalvo, Deborah Cooley-Segal, Mark LaMonica, Maria Mejia, Elijah Levy, and more TBA.

PROGRAM SCHEDULE:

11:15 AM - 12 PM • Children's Books: Young Readers Rule!
Moderator: Jay Waxman If I Were Food

Alexandra Adlawan: The Adventures of Maddie and Albert Children's Book Series
Evan Baughfman: Try Not to Die in a Dark Adventure
CJ Charles: My Mother is a Superhero / Mi Mama es una Superheroina
Helen Malmad: Zoe, Zach, & Zelda Go to the Zoo

12:15 PM - 1 PM • Poetry: Long Beach Poetry United
Moderator: Derrick Engoy Letters

Molimau Andrew Fatu: Usolosophy: Poetic Soulpieces
Eduardo Reyes: Journey Through the Void (Vol. 1 & 2)
Nancy Lynée Woo: I'd Rather Be Lightning

1:15 PM - 2 PM • Fiction: Long Beach Regionalism
Moderator: Justin Rudd Justinrudd.com

Max Evans Escape to Butterfly Ave
Diane Marie Brown Black Candle Women

2:15 PM - 3 PM • Storytelling: Stories from the LBC
Moderator: Ann Van Wellman Long Beach Community Theater

Melanie Rae
Stan DeWitt
Diane Marie Brown
Jerlene Tatum
Justin Rudd