Buffalo Area Poetry & Literature Calendar  (week of Oct. 28-Nov. 2)
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Buffalo Area Poetry & Literature Calendar (week of Oct. 28-Nov. 2)

Tuesday, Oct. 29, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.: Tuesday Night Open Mic Series at the Em Tea Coffeecup Café. All are welcome whether new to poetry or a long-time member of the community. 80 Oakgrove Ave., Buffalo, NY. Free and open to the public.

Tuesday, Oct. 29, 7 p.m. The Cansius University Contemporary Writers Series presents a reading by and conversation with Kao Kalia Yang.

Kao Kalia Yang was born in a refugee camp in Thailand and came to America at the age of six. She earned a B.A. from Carleton College and an MFA in creative nonfiction writing from Columbia. She is the author of The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir, a finalist for the PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award and the Asian American Literary Award and winner of a Minnesota Book Award; The Song Poet: A Memoir of My Father, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Chautauqua Prize, and a Dayton Literary Peace Prize; and most recently, Where Rivers Part: A Story of My Mother’s Life. She is co-editor of What God is Honored Here: Writings on Miscarriage and Infant Loss by and for Native Women and Women of Color and is the author of a collective memoir of refugee lives, Somewhere in the Unknown World. She’s also written six books for children, including The Shared Room, The Most Beautiful Thing, and The Rock in My Throat. She has been awarded fellowships by the McKnight, Paul and Daisy Soros, and Guggenheim Foundations. She lives in Minnesota.

Grupp Fireside Lounge, Canisius University, 2001 Main St., Buffalo.

Saturday, Nov. 2, 9:15 a.m.–1:15 p.m.: The Buffalo & Erie County Public Library Downtown Central Branch presents “Indie Author Day,” workshop and panel discussion for local writers.

Are you thinking about writing a book? What are your options to get your work published? Whether you’ve ever been published or not, or if you want to find out more, this event is for you.

The day will include several experienced speakers, a panel discussion and time for coffee and networking with each other. There will be ample Q&A time with the speakers.Speakers/panelists include:
Lisa Fellinger
Annette Daniels Taylor
Jenn A. Morales
Marilynn Mendell
Jim Charlier
Katie Cosgrove
Rachelle Toarmino

The Buffalo & Erie County Public Library has been a participant in the national “Indie Author Day” since its inception, intended to connect local writers with their libraries and their communities. This workshop day for local current and aspiring writers is free but registration is required at https://buffalolib.libcal.com/event/13061991. Location: Buffalo & Erie County Central Library (Downtown Buffalo), 1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY, 14203

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