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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Tues 11/25 – 8 PM – Redondo Poets – Coffee Cartel

Tomorrow night (Tuesday 11/25) Kim Calder will be reading at Redondo Poets. It’s a cool venue run by a couple of great guys and a very supportive community. There’s open mic too for those interested.
So if you haven’t heard Kim read yet, or if you have but want to hear her again, hear new stuff she’s been working on, come on out to Redondo Beach, for a literary feast before your Thanksgiving feast.

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The Redondo Poets host a poetry reading every Tuesday at 8:10 PM at Coffee Cartel in Redondo Beach, CA. There is always an open mic reading and usually a feature (invited, noteworthy, acclaimed poet). Sign-up for the open mic reading begins at 7:50 PM. Please see the calendar for the schedule of featured poets. The reading is free.

Coffee Cartel
1820 South Catalina Avenue
Hollywood Riviera
Redondo Beach
Cross Street: Elena Avenue
(310) 316-6554

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Published on November 24, 2008 ~ 12:54 PM

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Sat 5/10 – 10:30 AM – 3rd Annual Small Press Book Fair – The Church in Ocean Park

We will be at the Small Press Book Fair on Saturday 5/10, from 10:30 til 5. @ The Church in Ocean Park on 235 Hill St., Santa Monica, CA.

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Published on May 9, 2008 ~ 07:59 PM

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SUNDAY – 3/30 – Kim Reads at Tongue & Groove

Our poet, Kim Calder, will be reading at this month’s Tongue & Groove, a great monthly series hosted by Conrad Romo.

Kim will be reading pieces from her upcoming collection, who’s to say what’s home, and maybe pieces we haven’t seen before (I hope!).

Conrad has been running Tongue & Groove for about 4 years now, I believe, the last couple of years at the Hotel Cafe, one of our favorite venues in the city. Bar. Food. Stage. Mood lighting.

The other readers on the bill that night are: Joshuah Bearman, Gary Phillips, and Dana Johnson. Music by Izzy Cox. And Conrad usually reads some short pieces too.

This is NOT our official book release reading/party. That’s coming in April and we’ll be keeping you up to date. However, it is a great chance to get a glimpse, a listen, to some of the work that will be appearing in the book.

See you there! Read on for details.

Sunday 3/30
6 pm
TONGUE & GROOVE
at The Hotel Cafe
featuring:
Kim Calder (who’s to say what’s home)
Joshuah Bearman (McSweeney’s, Harper’s, This American Life)
Gary Phillips (Citizen Kang)
Dana Johnson (Break Any Woman Down)
music by Izzy Cox

$6

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Published on March 12, 2008 ~ 08:51 AM

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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.