Author: alicee

NWWS: Saturday writers panel

Pictured is Ana-Maurine Lara.

Full Schedule: http://csws.uoregon.edu/events-2/2014-nwws/2016-csws-northwest-women-writers-symposium/ 5th annual CSWS Northwest Women Writers Symposium “Crossing Borders: Women’s Stories of Immigration, Migration, and Transition,” May 6 – 8, 2016 The symposium includes panel discussions, writing workshops, a keynote talk, author conversations & readings, book signings,…

NWWS: Saturday afternoon workshops

Pictured are Northwest Women Writers Symposium workshop leaders.

5th annual CSWS Northwest Women Writers Symposium “Crossing Borders: Women’s Stories of Immigration, Migration, and Transition,” May 6 – 8, 2016 Eugene Public Library / 100 W. 10th, Eugene, OR 97401 Full Schedule: http://csws.uoregon.edu/events-2/2014-nwws/2016-csws-northwest-women-writers-symposium/ Saturday afternoon workshops will be limited…

NWWS: Saturday afternoon readings & talks

Pictured is Ariel Gore.

Full Schedule: http://csws.uoregon.edu/events-2/2014-nwws/2016-csws-northwest-women-writers-symposium/ 5th annual CSWS Northwest Women Writers Symposium “Crossing Borders: Women’s Stories of Immigration, Migration, and Transition,” May 6 – 8, 2016 The symposium includes panel discussions, writing workshops, a keynote talk, author conversations & readings, book signings,…

NWWS: Zapotec hip-hop artist Mare Advertencia Lirika in performance

Sunday, May 8, 7:30 p.m.  Musical performance by Mare Advertencia Lirika. Beall Concert Hall, 961 E. 18th Ave. Mare, a Zapotec hip-hop artist from Oaxaca, Mexico, and founder of Advertencia Lirika, will appear on tour for her new CD, SiempreViva.…

Irma Velásquez, “Activism and Social Change in Postwar Guatemala”

Pictured is Irma Velasquez.

Global Scholars Hall Room 123 (Great Room) Poster PDF Irma Velásquez, “Activism and Social Change in Postwar Guatemala.” Irma Alicia Velásquez Nimatuj will speak about activism and social change in postwar Guatemala in a talk at the Global Scholars Hall…

Lidia Yuknavitch wins two 2016 Oregon Book Awards

Pictured is Lidia Yuknavitch.

Congratulations are due UO graduate Lidia Yuknavitch, who helped inaugurate the CSWS Northwest Women Writers Symposium in May 2012 as a featured author at MemoirFest. Lidia, who earned her PhD in English at the University of Oregon, is the winner…