Sun 5/31 – 6 PM – Tongue & Groove – AARON HENNE

Our author and well-loved playwright/teacher Aaron Henne will be reading at the great Tongue & Groove this coming Sunday.

Although we’ve had to push the release of his book back a bit, Aaron is one of the hardest working people in the biz.

So do come and check it out. To hear him and also to hear the other fantastic writers (I personally am very excited about hearing Evan Wright).

See you there. Click picture for better view of info.

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Published on May 26, 2009 ~ 01:12 PM

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Andrew Choate @ Tongue & Groove – Sunday 4/19

A writer that we are HUGE fans of will be one of the readers at Conrad Romo’s Tongue & Groove event this Sunday.

We like Andrew Choate so much that we told him we’d like to publish his next book. To our delight, he’s all for it. He’s been working on the manuscript right now.

His work is incredibly unique and we love any writer, any artist, who commits to his craft so completely.

His first book, Langquage Makes the Body Plastic, was published by Palm Press. The book comes with a CD that includes Andrew’s musical renditions.

We are very excited and we have to figure out how to do the CD and such, considering the publishing service we use.

Anyway, for a better taste of what Andrew’s about, check out this clip of him reading “Home Depot Weapon”:

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Published on April 16, 2009 ~ 06:05 PM

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Fri 2/13 – 8 PM – Poetry Sipping – Sip Tea

Kim Calder is reading in our neighborhood, Dowtown LA, at the Sip Tea on Broadway.

She will be accompanied, among others, by Melora Walters, who is one of Kim’s students and a wonderful actress (Wanda Henrickson on “Big Love”).

Looking forward to it!

Here’s the info:

Friday, Feb 13th
8:00-11:00 p.m.
Sip Tea
852 S Broadway
Los Angeles, CA

Featuring:

Kim Calder
Bryan Sanders
kalimity J
Melora Walters
Hannah Wehr

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Published on February 12, 2009 ~ 01:39 PM

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Wed 1/21 – 8 AM – Moe Green Poetry Hour – BlogTalkRadio

On the day after the Inauguration, Kim will be on the Moe Green Poetry Hour, interviewing with Moe Green AKA Rafael F.J. Alvarado. He’s had some incredibly well-respected and loved poets on his show in the past so it means a bunch for him to ask Kim to be on the show. She says she will be reading some pieces, discussing poetry, and just chewing the fat.

If you are in Los Angeles and anywhere near readings and arts events, the chances are you’ve run into Rafael. He is completely committed to reaching out and doing his part to bring the incredible writers in this city into the light. So a big thanks to him

Anyway, once again, Kim Calder interviewed on the Moe Green Poetry Hour on BlogTalkRadio. Here’s the link:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/onword/page/3

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Published on January 20, 2009 ~ 12:29 PM

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Sun 1/11/09 – 6 PM – Tongue & Groove – Hotel Cafe

Our dear friend Justin Klippel will be reading the first half of a great poem he’s been working on, in addition to the unique, strange, and moving work of Kevin Moffett:

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Published on January 10, 2009 ~ 03:45 PM

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Sat 12/13 – 8 PM – Will Wright Reads – Echo Park Film Center

Another reading coming up for Kim.

Saturday December 13th, at 8pm.

It’s at the Echo Park Film Center, a cool place for cinema lovers and appreciators of arts in general.

So come on out and hear Kim and other readers, including the organizer, Will Wright.

Info below:

WILL WRIGHT READS – 8 PM
Echo Park Film Center
1200 N. Alvarado St.
Los Angeles, CA 90026

Map here.

A semi-regular gathering of writers and the folks who love ‘em. Past readings have included critical theory, fiction, drama, poetry, performance, erotica, excerpts from plays, poorly written ad copy promoting consumables, letters to your math teacher and more. Tonight’s writers include Kim Calder, Andrew Choate, Peter Darchuk, Chip Godwin and, of course, Will Wright. FREE!

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Published on December 8, 2008 ~ 06:28 PM

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~ Press Editors ~

~ Writ Large News ~

WLP interviewed on BlogTalkRadio

Writ Large Press was interviewed by Stacey Mangiaracina and Roy Johnston of “Between the Sheets,” a show on BlogTalkRadio. They wanted to know what our process has been in launching a small literary press and we read some of the poems from Kim’s collection.

The two hosts were really great, generous and supportive, and we’re looking forward to speaking to them again.

Come on in! We’re open!

Okay. It’s a bit rough around the edges, but we have finally opened our (virtual) bookstore.

Here’s the entrance. Come on in.

Once inside, you will see our entire catalog of books. Don’t freak out when you see only one title in this catalog, because we all know that it’s going to grow into something incredible.

We have the Proof

It’s here. It’s beautiful. And we’re excited as all freakin’ hell. Yesterday, we received the proof copy of Who’s to Say What’s Home from Lightning Source.

We spent a good amount of time going through the pages, checking for errors, and mostly staring at it from all angles. To paraphrase our dear friend Michelle in New York, it is beautiful and perfect. (Okay, there was one slightly misaligned page that we instantly corrected, but still perfect!)

LAUNCH DATE SET – Friday 5/2!!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS: Friday, May 2nd, 7 pm on. The Writ Large Press Launch. Kim Calder book release.

We just talked to a manager at La Cita and he says it’s a go. We’re going to have our launch and release party there on May 2nd. So mark your calendars and plan on joining us.

They’re letting us have the back patio of the bar at no cost, other than all the booze that people will be buying and drinking, on a Friday night. It will start at 7 and we’ll start wrapping up around 10′ish.