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Texas Book Festival

October 10, 2014 News and Events

Event Date:

Saturday, October 25, 2014 – 4:00pm – 4:45pm

Location:

Kirkus Reviews Tent

Join The Common at the Texas Book Festival! Come to the Kirkus Reviews Tent on October 25 at 4pm, where Editor in Chief Jennifer Acker will be moderating a conversation between Matthea Harvey and Nicole Callihan, “WordArt”:

Poets have a knack for creating brilliant images by using only words. But when visual art is added to the mix, these poets elevate their work from beautiful to something truly magical. Join Matthea Harvey and Nicole Callihan as they discuss how they ignite the imagination through the combination of image and word.

Issue 08 Launch Party

October 9, 2014 News and Events

Event Date:

Wednesday, October 22, 2014 – 6:30pm – 8:30pm

Location:

The Monkey Bar, Amherst, MA

Join us at The Monkey Bar in Amherst on Wednesday, October 22, 6:30–8:30pm for an evening of drinks, games, prizes, and scary stories. Featuring Ralph Sneeden, Amity Gaige, and Katherine Jamieson.

Preorder Issue 08 here!

Boston Book Festival 2014

October 1, 2014 News and Events

Event Date:

Saturday, October 25, 2014 – 9:00am – 5:00pm

Location:

Copley Square, Boston

Join The Common at the Boston Book Festival on October 25th! Meet our editors and staff, pick up submission guideliens, and get a copy of the newest issue at Booth 31.

The BBF is New England’s largest annual literary event, boasting a bustling street fair, workshops for aspiring authors, an outdoor music stage, and more! For more information on this year’s event, see www.bostonbookfest.org

The Common at the Mead

September 18, 2014 News and Events

Event Date:

Friday, October 24, 2014 – 5:00pm – 6:00pm

Location:

Mead Art Museum, Amherst College, Amherst, MA

Prose and poetry pair naturally with wine and cheese. The Common, a print and online literary magazine based at Amherst College, welcomes students and parents for an evening of both! With readings from our newest issue, we promise a cozy evening that will satisfy all tastes.

Amherst Poetry Festival

September 12, 2014 News and Events

Event Date:

Saturday, September 20, 2014 – 10:00am – 5:00pm

Location:

Sweetser Park, Amherst, MA

Celebrate verse with The Common at the Amherst Poetry Festival. We’ll have a booth at Sweetser Park from 10am–5pm with poetry listening stations, a raffle contest, and baked goodies from Whole Foods. From 2:00–2:30pm, we’ll take the Sweetser Park Stage to read poetry from Issue 07. The festival also features live readings, conversations, the Emily Dickinson Poetry Marathon, and a special edition of NerdNite Noho. Click here for more details.

AWP Writers Conference in Minneapolis

August 22, 2014 News and Events

Event Date:

Thursday, April 9, 2015 – 9:00am – Saturday, April 11, 2015 – 11:59pm

Location:

Minneapolis Convention Center & Hilton Minneapolis Hotel

Are you attending AWP this year? Join our Facebook Group to stay updated on our events!

The Common will host a booth at AWP 2015 from April 9-11. Visit us at Booth 923!

Editor in Chief Jennifer Acker will also be speaking at two panels at AWP 2015: “Pinning Editors Down: Lit Mag Fiction Editors Define What Works” and “Periodically Speaking: How to Bring Lit Mags into the Classroom.” Stay tuned for more details.

Brooklyn Book Festival

August 18, 2014 News and Events

Event Date:

Sunday, September 21, 2014 – 10:00am – 6:00pm

Location:

Brooklyn, NY

The Common will share a booth with Restless Books at the Brooklyn Book Festival on September 21st (rain or shine). Visit us at Booth 205!

Location: Brooklyn Borough Hall and Plaza, 209 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201

The Brooklyn Book Festival is the largest free literary event in New York City, presenting an array of national and international literary stars and emerging authors. One of America’s premier book festivals, this hip, smart diverse gathering attracts thousands of book lovers of all ages to enjoy authors and the festival’s lively literary marketplace. [Click here for more information]

I-Italy (2014)

May 31, 2014 News and Events

I-Italy features The Common in the City 2014 in their April-May issue.

Poetry at Amherst (A New Crop)

May 17, 2014 News and Events

Event Date:

Saturday, May 31, 2014 – 4:30pm – 6:30pm

Location:

Amherst College, Merrill Science Center, Lecture Hall 1

Perhaps it’s the close attention to reading, the classic New England landscape or reverberations in the air left by Dickinson and Frost. Whatever the reason, Amherst has long been a wellspring for poetry, and generations of Amherst alums have achieved remarkable success in the literary world. In this reading and discussion, moderated by Jennifer Acker ’00, founder and editor-in-chief of The Common, six emerging and established poets, critics, and essayists read from their work and talk about the ways their literary lives thread through Johnson Chapel and beyond. Featuring Rafael Campo ’87, Rachel Nelson ’99, Brian Simoneau ’99, and Tess Taylor ’99. A book signing will follow. Presented by the Class of 1999.