Live Reading with Writer in Residence Jan Becker and Local Authors

During the Catalog Launch event for Self-Proliferation, writer in residence Jan Becker invited a group of local authors to share their recent publications with Girls’ Club and its audience. South Florida is home not only to a growing visual art scene, but a dynamic, multi-faceted, multi-cultural, literary scene. Novelists, poets, historic writers and journalists have…

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Writer to Writer: Ashley M. Jones

Writer to Writer is a guest blog project from Girls’ Club writer in residence Jan Becker that focuses on local writers and their perceptions of how femininity and self-proliferation figure into their work. Ashley M. Jones received an MFA from Florida International University. Her work has been published by the Academy of American Poets, pluck!,…

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Writer to Writer: Louis Lowy

Writer to Writer is a guest blog project from Girls’ Club writer in residence Jan Becker that focuses on local writers and their perceptions of how femininity and self-proliferation figure into their work. A former firefighter, Louis K. Lowy is the recipient of a State of Florida Individual Artist Fellowship. His first published novel, Die…

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Writer to Writer: MJ Fievre

Writer to Writer is a guest blog project from Girls’ Club writer in residence Jan Becker that focuses on local writers and their perceptions of how femininity and self-proliferation figure into their work. Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, M.J. Fièvre published her first mystery novel, Le Feu de la Vengeance, at the age of sixteen. Since then,…

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Writer to Writer: Cathleen Chambless

Writer to Writer is a guest blog project from Girls’ Club writer in residence Jan Becker that focuses on local writers and their perceptions of how femininity and self-proliferation figure into their work.. Cathleen Chambless is from Miami, Florida. Her debut collection of poetry is Nec (Romantic) (Gorilla Press; 2016). Poet Campbell McGrath calls this…

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Writer to Writer: Fabienne Josaphat

Writer to Writer is a guest blog project from Girls’ Club writer in residence Jan Becker that focuses on local writers and their perceptions of how femininity and self-proliferation figure into their work. Fabienne Josaphat was born and raised in Haiti. Her first novel, Dancing in the Baron’s Shadow, published this year by Unnamed Press,…

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12 Women Out of the Box & Out on a Limb with Lisa D. Sparks

More on Lisa D. Sparks Verity Content | www.veritycontent.com Lisa D. Sparks on Twitter | @LisaDSparks Lisa D. Sparks online | www.lisadsparks.net   About 12 Women and Vanessa Garcia Girls’ Club writer-in-residence Vanessa Garcia presents “12 Women Out of the Box & Out on a Limb” a video interview series highlighting 12 inspiring local professionals…

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12 Women Out of the Box and Out on a Limb with Janelle Gueits

More on Janelle Gueits Janelle Gueitz on IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4816530/ janelle Gueits on Twitter | @JanelleGueits 13 million voices | www.13.co Blind Knight Studios | www.blindknightstudios.com About 12 Women and Vanessa Garcia Girls’ Club writer-in-residence Vanessa Garcia presents “12 Women Out of the Box & Out on a Limb” a video interview series highlighting 12…

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Literary Truth / Creative Nonfiction: a workshop for artists led by Vanessa Garcia

 Join Girls’ Club’s writer-in-residence Vanessa Garcia for a 2-day writing workshop, April 18 and 25, Noon – 3pm. The term “Creative Nonfiction” gets tossed around a lot these days. New graduate programs are opening up to encompass the form, and writers are exploring it daily. It’s sometimes equated with Literary Journalism or Memoir.  In this…

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12 Women Out of the Box and Out on a Limb with Marilyn Hoder-Salmon

More on Marilyn Hoder-Salmon Twitter | Follow Marilyn Hoder-Salmon @marilynhsalmon FIU News | Women’s Studies Center founder receives Breaking the Glass Ceiling Award Amazon.com | Some available writings from Marilyn Hoder-Salmon JSTOR | Read Marilyn Hoder-Salmon’s “Collecting Scholar’s Wives” Flickr photos from FIU | Photo album of Women’s Studies Center over the Years About 12…

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12 Women Out of the Box and Out on a Limb with Bobbie Ibarra

More on Bobbie Ibarra Miami Coalition for the Homeless | www.miamihomeless.org Miami Today News | Leading Miami Coalition For The Homeless Bobbie Ibarra Seeks To Build Greater Community Support Around The Issue Huffington Post | www.huffingtonpost.com/bobbie-ibarra About 12 Women and Vanessa Garcia Girls’ Club writer-in-residence Vanessa Garcia presents “12 Women Out of the Box &…

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12 Women out of the Box & Out on a Limb: Maureen Seaton

More on Maureen Seaton: Artist Webpage | www.maureenseaton.com University of Miami Faculty Page | www.as.miami.edu/english/creativewriting/faculty/maureenseaton The Poetry Foundation | www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/maureen-seaton Buy Books from Maureen Seaton |www.amazon.com/Maureen-Seaton/e/B001JRZEMW About 12 Women and Vanessa Garcia Girls’ Club writer-in-residence Vanessa Garcia presents “12 Women Out of the Box & Out on a Limb” a video interview series highlighting 12…

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