The Southern California Library is having a huge book sale on Saturday, March 23. Most everything will be under $3. You can’t beat that.
On top of that, it’s for a good cause.
The Southern California Library
6120 S. Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90044
What’s up over at the LA Litscape.com calendar? The thing’s been dwindling steadily in past months and now there’s nary a single event in sight. Are our intrepid editors too busy to update the salivating masses or (gasp!) is there a dearth in real, live literary events on the horizon?
Waaay back in Feb/07, why, you couldn’t catch your breath for the bookworminess in our fair burg. Now? Eep!
Today’s LA Times featured a great cover piece by staff writer, Pauline O’Connor, about Antioch’s very own Wendy Ortiz and David Ulin. It’s true, dammit. People do read in LA…books, I mean…novels, I mean.
They do. Just not in their cars where we can see them.
And, in case you missed my thousand-and-one plugs attempting to draw you out, people also read aloud in LA. Our little 826LA inauguration got a mention too. Yep, it’s a small literary town but a good one.
Nice one ladies (and David, of course). Happy anniversary.
I’m going to take this minute to plug my MFA program (again). Only here in LA can you get the kind of open-minded, diverse, rigourous, and utterly creative masters’ degree a girl like me needs. And recently, Antioch University Los Angeles was named by The Atlantic one of the “five top low-residency MFA programs” in the country.
Why? See that guy up above? He’s the program Chair (hi Steve!) He’s dedicated his life to providing the kind of education and encouragement that fledgling writers need in school and beyond. I’ve never seen him in a suit and he’s never once uttered the phrase “competitive placement” in my presence. That’s not what this MFA is about.
Having been accepted at other school’s programs, I chose Antioch because of its faculty and its “MFA program specifically devoted to literature and the pursuit of social justice.” Now, a year and a bit later, I’m making my living writing (it’s true!) and find myself using many of the program’s practical goodies (setting a semi-annual plan, prepping and teaching a workshop, connecting to my writing community, etc.) Oh, and yeah, I’m a better writer. As Steve said when he welcomed us on our first night as MFA students, this program changed my life.
So, if you’re a writer or poet in need of the kind of support and mentorship that an MFA program can provide, why not apply?
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