All posts tagged: Events

Author Panel at Forbes Library

April 6, 2016
Event Date: 
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 – 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Location: 
Forbes Library, 20 West St, Northampton, MA 01060

On Wednesday, April 13, at 7 PM, the Forbes Library will host a panel discussion and Q&A with The Common, featuring novelist Edie Meidav, podcast editor Steven Tagle, and Editor-in-Chief Jennifer Acker. Each will read briefly from recent work, discuss balancing the writing and teach life, and talk about The Common‘s role in the literary landscape here in the Valley and around the world.

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Arabic Night at Amherst College

April 5, 2016
Event Date: 
Friday, April 8, 2016 – 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Location: 
Amherst College

On Friday, April 8, from 6-9 PM, The Common and the Five College Arabic Initiative will co-host the Fifth Annual Arabic Night. The night will feature the launch of The Common‘s eleventh issue, Tajdeed (Renewal), a special issue dedicated solely to translated contemporary Arabic fiction. In addition, the night will feature Professor John Eisele, professor and Director of the Arabic Studies Program at the College of William and Mary, as well as live Arabic music performed by the Layaali Music Ensemble, a Middle Eastern dinner and various student performances.

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AWP Writers Conference in Los Angeles

December 3, 2015
Event Date: 
Wednesday, March 30, 2016 – 12:00pm – Saturday, April 2, 2016 – 11:59pm
Location: 
Los Angeles Convention Center & JW Marriott Los Angeles

 

 

The Common will host a booth at AWP 2016 from March 30–April 2. Visit us at Booth 838! See our list of events and gatherings below. In addition to the events, we will be holding a raffle to win a lifetime subscription to The Common! Visit Booth 838 to enter!

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The Straw Dog Craft Workshop: Getting Published Locally

September 30, 2015
Event Date: 
Saturday, November 7, 2015 – 10:30am – 12:00pm
Location: 
Lilly Library, Florence, MA

 

 

Come see The Common’s Managing Editor Diana Babineau in conversation with editors of three other premier Massachusetts literary magazines. The panelists will present their journals’ identities: who they are, what they are looking for, and the process of getting published by them.

The Straw Dog Writers’ Guild––the panel’s hosting organization––is a collaborative open to writers, readers, booksellers, and editors alike, providing a vibrant network of resources to the Western Massachusetts writing community.

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The Common at The Mead

September 24, 2015
Event Date: 
Saturday, November 7, 2015 – 5:00pm – 6:00pm
Location: 
Amherst College, Mead Art Museum, Rotherwas Room

 

 

The Common welcomes parents, students, and the general public for a cocktail hour of poetry, essays, and fiction from The Common‘s special 10th issue. Join us in the Rotherwas Room in the Mead Art Museum at Amherst College. Wine & cheese will follow. Join the Facebook event here.

This event is free and open to the public.

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