All literary Events (56)

La Casita

August 11, 2012 from 12pm to 5:30pm – Hearst Plaza Old and new collide during this annual celebration of the people’s voices at their most diverse. Slam poets, hip-hop poets, Deaf poets, Mayan poets, and Last Poets test and expand the limits of versi… Organized by Lincoln Center Out of Doors | Type: performance, music, literary

Book Reading & Discussion: Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire By Deepa Kumar

September 6, 2012 from 7pm to 8pm – Alwan for the Arts In response to the events of 9/11, the Bush administration launched a “war on terror” ushering in an era of anti-Muslim racism, but 9/11 did not create that phenomenon. In her new book, Deepa Kumar e… Organized by Alwan for the Arts | Type: literary

Book Launch: Out of It, by Selma Dabbagh

October 23, 2012 from 7pm to 8:30pm – Alwan for the Arts In her debut novel OUT OF IT, British Palestinian writer Selma Dabbagh examines her people¹s tragic past and conflicted present through the prism of one family¹s experiences. Depicting modern-day Pal… Organized by Alwan for the Arts | Type: literary

Creative Women in Contemporary China: Sheng Keyi

November 27, 2012 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm – United States A conversation between fiction writer Sheng Keyi and Susan Jakes, Senior Fellow, Center on U.S.-China Relations at Asia Society and the Editor of ChinaFile.com. Organized by Asia Society | Type: literary

Holiday Authorfest at Andaz Wall Street

December 11, 2012 from 7pm to 9:30pm – Andaz Wall Street, Wall & Water The PEN PARENTIS/ANDAZ AUTHORFEST 7pm on Tuesday, December 11th at Andaz Wall Street (75 Wall, at Water, second floor) features readings and book signings by NY Times Bestselling author AMY SOHN … Organized by Pen Parentis | Type: literary

Freedom. Safety. NOW. Creative Action Against Sexual Violence @ Indian Consulate

January 26, 2013 from 12pm to 1pm – Indian Consulate the South Asian Women's Creative Collective (SAWCC) for a creative movement-based protest action in front of the New York City Indian consulate, Saturday Jan 26—India's Republic Day—12-1p. Our actio… Organized by South Asian Women's Creative Collective | Type: performance, dance, music, literary, visual

Pornography For The People

March 2, 2013 from 8:30pm to 10pm – HERE Arts Center Spookfish Theatre Company's Pornography For The People by Ming Peiffer Will have a ONE NIGHT ONLY performance on at HERE Arts Center as part of Downtown Urban Theater Festival's 2013 Season. Chosen… Organized by Spookfish Theatre Company | Type: literary, performance, theater

The Creative Art of Proposals: How to Write Kick-Ass Language That Gets Your Work Funded, Shown, and All Loved Up

March 17, 2013 from 1:30pm to 4:30pm – Asian American Writers’ Workshop Workshop with Minal HajratwalaSunday, March 17, 1:30-4:30pm @ the Asian American Writers’ Workshop112 West 27th Street #600 (btwn 6th and 7th Aves)New York, NYAdvance sign-up required Whether for gra… Organized by South Asian Women's Creative Collective | Type: crafts, dance, design, digital, film/video, literary, music, other, performance, theater, visual

Book Reading/Signing: We Are Iraqis: Aesthetics and Politics in a Time of War

March 27, 2013 from 7pm to 10pm – Alwan for the Arts While the occupation of Iraq and its aftermath has received some media and political attention, we know very little about the everyday lives of Iraqis. Iraqi men, women, and children are not merely… Organized by Alwan for the Arts | Type: literary

The Japan Society Presents: An Author Luncheon with Fuminori Nakamura

April 27, 2013 from 12:30pm to 2pm – The Japan Society The Thief brings to mind Highsmith, Mishima and Doestoevsky... [it is] a chilling philosophical thriller leaving readers in doubt without making them feel in any way cheated. —The Wall Street Journal… Organized by Japan Society | Type: literary, other