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If you are interested in hosting a Curbstone author at your university, institution, or bookstore, please contact Jantje Tielken, Publicity and Marketing Manager, at 860-423-5110.
- National Media
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Aracelis Girmay to be featured at International Literary Festival Calabash 2008
5/23/2008
- 5/25/2008
Join Award Winning Poet Aracelis Girmay in Jamaica as she reads from Teeth at the International Literary Festival Calabash 2008 being held at the famous Stage at the Jakes, Labour Day Weekend in Treasure Beach-Jamaica
For more information please click on the link above.
- New England
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Ana Castillo Honored as Martin Luther King, Jr. Outstanding Scholar in Residence
9/1/2007
- 5/15/2008
From September 1, 2007 until May 15, 2008 Ana Castillo will be the Martin Luther King, Jr. Outstanding Scholar in Residence at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The residence is co-sponsored by the Writing and Humanistic Studies Program and Womens Studies Program at M.I.T.
Poetry in the Park 2008: Thread City Poets
5/22/2008
, 6:00 PM
On Thursday May 22, 2008 at 6PM, the Thread City Poets will be
reading at the Julia de Burgos Park, on the corner of Jackson
Street and Terry Avenue in Willimantic, CT. Admission is free.
This event is co-sponsored by Curbstone Press, ECSU English
Department, the Creative Writing Program of the English
Department at UConn, Neighborhood Revitalization Zone, and
Collectivo Mestizal.
Poetry in the Park 2008: WHS Young Poets
6/12/2008
, 6:00 PM
On Thursday June 12, 2008 at 6PM, the WHS Young Poets will
read at the Julia de Burgos Park, on the corner of Jackson Street
and Terry Avenue in Willimantic, CT. Admission is free. This
event is co-sponsored by Curbstone Press, ECSU English
Department, the Creative Writing Program of the English
Department at UConn, Quinebaug Valley Community College's Multicultural and Programming Committee, Neighborhood Revitalization Zone, and
Collectivo Mestizal.
Poetry in the Park 2008: Kate Rushin
6/26/2008
, 6:00 PM
On Thursday June 26, 2008 at 6PM, Kate Rushin will read at the
Julia de Burgos Park, on the corner of Jackson Street and Terry
Avenue in Willimantic, CT. Admission is free. This event is co-
sponsored by Curbstone Press, ECSU English Department, the
Creative Writing Program of the English Department at UConn, Quinebaug Valley Community College's Multicultural and Programming Committee,
Neighborhood Revitalization Zone, and Collectivo Mestizal.
Poetry in the Park 2008: Jan Freeman
7/10/2008
, 6:00 PM
On Thursday July 10, 2008 at 6PM, Jan Freeman will read at the
Julia de Burgos Park, on the corner of Jackson Street and Terry
Avenue in Willimantic, CT. Admission is free. This event is co-
sponsored by Curbstone Press, ECSU English Department, the
Creative Writing Program of the English Department at UConn,
Neighborhood Revitalization Zone, and Collectivo Mestizal.
Poetry in the Park 2008: Over the Hill Poets
7/24/2008
, 6:00 PM
On Thursday July 24, 2008 at 6PM, the Over the Hill Poets
(F.D.Reeve, James Scully, and Robert Bagg) will read at the Julia
de Burgos Park, on the corner of Jackson Street and Terry
Avenue in Willimantic, CT. Admission is free. This event is co-
sponsored by Curbstone Press, ECSU English Department, the
Creative Writing Program of the English Department at UConn,
Neighborhood Revitalization Zone, and Collectivo Mestizal.
Poetry in the Park 2008: Susan Deer Cloud
8/14/2008
, 6:00 PM
On Thursday August 14, 2008 at 6PM, Susan Deer Cloud will
read at the Julia de Burgos Park, on the corner of Jackson Street
and Terry Avenue in Willimantic, CT. Admission is free. This
event is co-sponsored by Curbstone Press, ECSU English
Department, the Creative Writing Program of the English
Department at UConn, Quinebaug Valley Community College's Multicultural and Programming Committee, Neighborhood Revitalization Zone, and
Collectivo Mestizal.
Poetry in the Park 2008: Martín Espada
8/28/2008
, 6:00 PM
On Thursday August 28, 2008 at 6PM, Martín Espada will read at
the Julia de Burgos Park, on the corner of Jackson Street and
Terry Avenue in Willimantic, CT. Admission is free. This event is
co-sponsored by Curbstone Press, ECSU English Department, the
Creative Writing Program of the English Department at UConn, Quinebaug Valley Community College's Multicultural and Programming Committee,
Neighborhood Revitalization Zone, and Collectivo Mestizal.
- New York State
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Lyn Miller-Lachmann and Sergio Troncoso Read at McNally Robinson, NY
5/17/2008
, 3:30 PM
Lyn Miller-Lachmann and Sergio Troncoso will read from Once Upon a Cuento, a collection of stories by contemporary Latino/a authors, edited by Lyn Miller-Lachmann, at McNally Robinson, 52 Prince Street, New York, NY, on Saturday, May 17, 2008, at 3:30 PM. This is a bilingual event. For more information, please call (212) 274-1160.
The stories, written for young people, grade five and up, explore heritage and history, identity, language, and relationships from the perspective of Mexican-American, Cuban-American, Dominican-American, and Puerto Rican writers. In all, the collection features seventeen stories by well-known and emerging writers, most of which are original to this collection. Contributors include acclaimed Puerto Rican childrens authors Nicholasa Mohr and Carmen T. Bernier-Grand; Cuban-American novelist, essayist and poet Virgil Suárez; and Mexican-American short story writers and teachers Lorraine López and Sergio Troncoso. Individual stories explore such challenges facing young people as making do with little money, the process of moving to a new country and learning English, and ones relationship to animals and to the natural world. Each story contains a short introduction that offers historical, cultural, and biographical information.
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