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Socials, readings, film screenings, and more

Beyond our Visiting Writer series, the Piper Center also organizes a number of other literary events and programs around the Valley, including socials, local readings, film screenings, and more. 

To find other upcoming events, you can select an event from the list below. You can also view the Visiting Writer series or all upcoming events. 

 

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Write Here, Write Now: Family as Prophecy
Anna Flores
Date: Monday, April 27, 2020 - 6:00pm
Location: Changing Hands Bookstore, 300 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85013
Type: Workshop
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Writing about family is a sensitive issue, one we usually explore through private history or a personal lens. At the same time, our experiences are conditioned by social, political, and environmental forces. How does the family serve as a microcosm of larger events?

Get Lit: To Self-Publish or Not
Dharma Kelleher
Date: Thursday, May 7, 2020 - 7:00pm
Location: Valley Bar, Reading Room, 130 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85003
Type: Salon
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What new opportunities does self-publishing offer to authors? Does it create power for authors who may have been or are still marginalized? Does it maintain power within the larger publishing industry? What are the costs of self-publishing? What are the risks? Should writers organizations, review journals, and awards competitions be open to books regardless of how they are published? Is self-publishing legitimate? What does legitimacy in the context of the publishing industry even mean?

[Postponed] Fractured Fairy Tales: How to Fix Humpty Dumpty Even If You’re a King’s Horse
James Riley
Date: Friday, May 8, 2020 - 6:30pm
Location: Burton Barr Central Library, Pulliam Auditorium, 1221 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85003
Type: Craft Talk, Reading, Talk
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In order to prioritize the health of our community, this event has been postponed due to concerns around the potential spread of COVID-19. Future dates will be announced on our website and social media as soon as they become available. If you have any questions, please reach out to Coordinator Ashley Wilkins at Ashley.Wilkins@asu.edu.

PhxLitServ Meeting
Date: Saturday, May 30, 2020 - 1:00pm
Location: Zoom
Type: Meeting
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Stay connected with the creative writing community and work towards common goals at the #PhxLitServ meeting on Saturday, May 30, 2020 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Zoom.

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Meet Your Literary Community 2020
Date: Saturday, October 3, 2020 - 8:00am
Location: Downtown Phoenix Farmers Market, 721 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85004
Type: Community Event, Fair, Festival
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Save the date! Meet Your Literary Community is Saturday, October 3, 2020 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Downtown Phoenix Farmers Market (721 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85004).

Meet Your Literary Community is a mini-literary festival for writers, readers, family and friends. In addition to meeting local authors, publishers, and other literary organizations from all over the Valley, there will also be writing groups, book exchanges, and other creative writing activities.