Every month, editors read hundreds of unsolicited submissions. Join editors from Superstition Review and Tahoma Literary Review for "Wading Through Slush," a panel on submitting work to literary journals, on Saturday, February 23, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. Editors will detail common mistakes they see during the submissions process, as well as best practices for standing out and maintaining a solid submissions practice. Ample time will be allotted for open audience Q&A. Featuring Ann Beman, Yi Shun Lai, Patricia Colleen Murphy, Spencer Litman, Alyssa Lindsey, and Lian Ammerman.
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Literary Fair
Presented in partnership with ASU Open Door as a public extension of the Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, the Desert Nights, Rising Stars Literary Fair features over 20 talks, readings, and performances from authors, publishers, and other organizations from all over the Southwest.
Saturday's programs take place on the Farnsworth Terrace behind Old Main. Exhibitors will be set up on the front lawn. All events and activities are open to the public and free. You do not need to register for the conference in order to attend.
To view Saturday's schedule, use the side menu or the view below. You can also view the full schedule, meet our exhibitors, RSVP for the fair or become an exhibitor yourself.
To learn more about the Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, you can visit the conference page.
Fair Schedule Saturday, February 23
Out of the Queue: Common Mistakes in the Submissions Process
Superstition Review, Tahoma Literary Review
Date: Saturday, February 23, 2019 - 10:00am
Genre & Forms: Business of Writing, Publishing, Submitting
Genre & Forms: Business of Writing, Publishing, Submitting
Barrett, the Honors College Presents an Undergraduate Reading
Lux, Barrett, the Honors College
Date: Saturday, February 23, 2019 - 11:00am
Genre & Forms: Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Mixed Genre, Poetry
Genre & Forms: Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Mixed Genre, Poetry
Join students and editors from Lux Undergraduate Creative Review for a mixed reading of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction on Saturday, February 23, 2019 at 11:00 a.m.
While encouraged, RSVPs are purely for the purposes of monitoring attendance, gauging interest, and communicating information about parking, directions, and other aspects of the event. You do not have to register or RSVP to attend this event. This event is open to the public and free.
Date: Saturday, February 23, 2019 - 11:30am
Genre & Forms: Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Mixed Genre, Poetry
Genre & Forms: Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Mixed Genre, Poetry
Join the Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference for a mixed-genre, open-mic style community reading of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction on Saturday, February 23, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. Conference attendees who are interested in reading should prepare no more than five minutes of material. Sign-ups will open at 11:15 a.m. There are no advance sign-ups. You must be attending the Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference in order to sign up and read.
Rewriting the Literary Landscape: Five IAIA Writers
Institute of American Indian Arts
Date: Saturday, February 23, 2019 - 12:30pm
Genre & Forms: American Indian, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Indigenous, Poetry
Genre & Forms: American Indian, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Indigenous, Poetry
Join the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) for "Rewriting the Literary Landscape" a mixed-genre reading of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction with five current and former students from the IAIA's MFA in Creative Writing program, on Saturday, February 23, 2019 at 12:30 p.m. Featuring Jake Skeets, Lemanuel Loley, Joaquín Zihuatanejo, Carla Crujido, and Douglas Suano Bootes.
Reading between Lines, Writing behind Bars: Creative Writing & Incarceration
Iron City Magazine, University of Arizona Poetry Center
Date: Saturday, February 23, 2019 - 1:30pm
Genre & Forms: Community, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Mixed Genre, Poetry, Social Justice, Social Practice
Genre & Forms: Community, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Mixed Genre, Poetry, Social Justice, Social Practice
Prisoners are people. But too often, their potential to make meaningful contributions to society is overshadowed by their crime, let alone the punitive institutions in which they exist. Join volunteer creative writing teachers from Iron City Magazine: Creative Expressions By and For the Incarcerated, The University of Arizona Poetry Center, and other organizations for "Reading between Lines, Writing between Bars" a panel, reading, and conversation around creative writing and incarceration on Saturday, February 23, 2019 at 1:30 p.m.
of/from/around La Frontera: A Reading
University of Texas at El Paso Department of Creative Writing
Date: Saturday, February 23, 2019 - 2:30pm
Genre & Forms: Fiction, Human Rights, Poetry, Social Justice, Translation, World Literature
Genre & Forms: Fiction, Human Rights, Poetry, Social Justice, Translation, World Literature
President Trump has relentlessly attacked Latinx and immigrant communities working in the US. As a community-making practice, writing has become a way to connect and to express rage, but also to produce solace. Join the University of Texas at El Paso Department of Creative Writing for "of/from/around La Frontera: A Reading," a bilingual reading of poetry and fiction that deal with living and writing in the US-Mexico Border on Saturday, February 23, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. Featuring current and former UTEP students Giancarlo Huapaya (Perú) and Sylvia A. Zéleny (México) .
A Dream: Poems by a Child Victim of the Holocaust
Books of Kell's Press
Date: Saturday, February 23, 2019 - 3:00pm
Genre & Forms: Book Arts, Book Design, Poetry, Printing, Visual Art
Genre & Forms: Book Arts, Book Design, Poetry, Printing, Visual Art
Join artist, poet, and educator Kelly M. Houle as she shares A Dream: Selected Poems by Abramek Koplowicz, a limited-edition, illustrated book of poems by a child victim of the Holocaust, at 3:00 p.m.
And So We Die, Having First Slept
Jennifer Spiegel
Date: Saturday, February 23, 2019 - 3:30pm
Genre & Forms: Fiction, Novels
Genre & Forms: Fiction, Novels
Join local author Jennifer Spiegel for a reading from And So We Die, Having First Slept, a novel of literary fiction about marriage and middle age in Generation X, on Saturday, February 23, 2019 at 3:30 p.m.
While encouraged, RSVPs are purely for the purposes of monitoring attendance, gauging interest, and communicating information about parking, directions, and other aspects of the event. You do not have to register or RSVP to attend this event. This event is open to the public and free.
Punk Rock Poetry: Publishing for the People
rinky dink press
Date: Saturday, February 23, 2019 - 4:00pm
Genre & Forms: Book Arts, Book Design, Poetry, Publishing
Genre & Forms: Book Arts, Book Design, Poetry, Publishing
What do you call a collection of poems that’s bigger than a credit card and smaller than a postcard? Join rinky dink press for "Punk Rock Poetry: Publishing for the People," a reading and talk about micro-poetry and do-it-yourself publishing, on Saturday, February 23, 2019 at 4:00 p.m.
Stories of Service: Creative Writing and the Military
Office for Veteran and Military Engagement
Date: Saturday, February 23, 2019 - 4:30pm
Genre & Forms: Fiction, Journalism, Military Writing, Poetry, Science Fiction, War
Genre & Forms: Fiction, Journalism, Military Writing, Poetry, Science Fiction, War
Join the Office for Veteran and Military Engagement for "Stories of Service," a panel and mixed-genre reading of fiction, science fiction, poetry, journalism, and more from veteran writers on Saturday, February 23, 2019 at 4:30 p.m. The panel will feature four veterans from different branches who served during different eras, bound by a life-long love of developing their craft to share their stories of service and society. Featuring:
A Bilingual Performance by Cartonera Collective
Cardboard House Press
Date: Saturday, February 23, 2019 - 5:30pm
Genre & Forms: Book Arts, Book Design, Interdisciplinary, Mixed Genre, Poetry, Printing, Translation, World Literature
Genre & Forms: Book Arts, Book Design, Interdisciplinary, Mixed Genre, Poetry, Printing, Translation, World Literature
Join the Cartonera Collective of Cardboard House Press for bilingual readings, music, and dialogue in Spanish and English on Saturday, February 23, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. The Cartonera Collective is a team of book makers devoted to the production of bilingual book art from Latin American authors. Cartonera books are handmade in limited editions at community workshops all across the country. Readings will sample cartonera books recently published by Cardboard House Press:
De Las Islas: A Celebration of Cuba & Puerto Rico
Achy Obejas, Jennine Capó Crucet, Nicole Sealey
Date: Saturday, February 23, 2019 - 7:30pm
Genre & Forms: Creative Nonfiction, Essays, Fiction, Mixed Genre, Poetry, Short Stories
Genre & Forms: Creative Nonfiction, Essays, Fiction, Mixed Genre, Poetry, Short Stories
The Borderlands Reading Series and the Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference present De Las Islas: A Celebration of Cuba and Puerto Rico with Achy Obejas, Jennine Capó Crucet, and Nicole Sealey on Saturday, February 23, 2019 in Carson Ballroom at Old Main, Arizona State University Tempe (400 E Tyler Mall, Tempe, AZ 85281) at 7:30 p.m.