Iowa City businesses for three hours of literary mayhem on Friday, April 8th (5 – 8pm).
In all, more than 50 authors will represent over 17 publishers and organizations, including Spork Press, Action Books, Civil Coping Mechanisms, Entropy, Two Dollar Radio, Forklift, Ohio: A Journal of Poetry, Cooking & Light Industrial Safety, H_NGM_N, Poetry Foundation & Poetry Magazine, Ugly Duckling Presse, Gulf Coast-Mag, CSU Poetry Center, Curbside Splendor Publishing, MAKE: A Chicago Literary Magazine, ROOKIE, as well as MFA candidates from the University of Iowa’s own Anthology Reading Series, the Iowa Youth Writing Project, the Writers of Color reading series, and more.
A few authors traveling in: Jamie Iredell, Johannes Goransson, Kim Yideum, Colin Winnette, Tobias Carroll, Ctch Bsnss, Matt Rasmussen, Carola Dibbell, Mark de Silva, Erika L. Sánchez , Hai-Dang Phan, Daniel Owen, Matt Hart, Martin Rock, Toni Nealie, Dasha Kelly, Nathaniel Farrell, Jennifer Nelson, Adam Fell, Thea Brown, and many more.
5pm
Beadology: Rookie Magazine & Iowa Youth Writing Project
Featuring writers involved in the Iowa Youth Writing Program from across the Iowa City School District
Forbidden Planet: Gulf Coast & CSU Poetry Center
Matt Hart, Cecilia Llompart, Martin Rock, Jesse Nathan, Jenna Sauers, Elyse Mele
NoDo: Curbside Splendor & MAKE Magazine
Toni Nealie, Dasha Kelly, Christian TeBordo, Lauren Haldeman, Marc Rahe, Liam O’Brien
FilmScene: POETRY Magazine & Ugly Duckling Presse
Erika L. Sanchez, Hai-Dang Phan, Amy Newman, Daniel Owen, Nathaniel Farrell, Jennifer Nelson, Emma Winsor-Wood
6pm
White Rabbit: Two Dollar Radio
Carola Dibbell, Colin Winnette, Mark de Silva, Grayson Morley, Drew Bratcher
Fox Head: Civil Coping Mechanisms & Entropy Magazine
Dublin Underground: Forklift, Ohio & H_NGM_N
7pm
HABA Salon: Writers of Color