Calendar

Sunday, March 16

Alumni Day
*special pre-events for Alumni only:

*2-4:30 PM (1:30 PM doors)
Story Workshop® Alumni classes
This is a mini-version of the typical Story Workshop class
taught in the Fiction Writing Department.
Workshop leaders: Andrew Allegretti, Betty Shiflett, John Schultz
Sulzer Regional Library, 4455 N. Lincoln, Chicago

*5:00-6:30 PM
Alumni Reception
Open to Alumni and CCC Fiction Writing Students
All ages
Martyrs', 3855 N. Lincoln, Chicago
Co-sponsored by Office of Alumni Relations

PUBLIC EVENT:

7:00 PM (6:30 PM doors)
2nd Story, a performance series
incorporating storytelling, sound effects, and music.
Featuring storytellers Bobby Biedrzycki, Sheree Greer,
J. Adams Oaks, Megan Stielstra with music by DJ White Russian
and Seeking Wonderland.
Hosts: Amanda Delheimer and Sam Weller
Open to public, ages 18 and over
Martyrs', 3855 N. Lincoln, Chicago

Monday, March 17

11:00 AM
Part-Time Fiction Writing Dept. Faculty Reading & Open Mic
Featuring Gina Frangello, Lila Jokanovic, and Devon Polderman.
Host: Lila Jokanovic
Columbia College Chicago
Film Row Cinema, 8th Floor
1104 S. Wabash, Chicago

2:30 PM
Shorty Reading:
Full-Time Fiction Writing Department Faculty
Host: Betty Shiflett
Columbia College Chicago
Film Row Cinema, 8th Floor
1104 S. Wabash, Chicago

6:00 PM
Reading and Conversation:
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Palace of Illusions
with Booklist associate editor and book critic for Chicago Public Radio, Donna Seaman.
Book signing to follow. Presented in conjunction
with Columbia College Chicago’s Conversations
in the Arts: Up Close with...series.
Harold Washington Library
Cindy Pritzker Auditorium

Tuesday, March 18

11:00 AM
Fiction Writing Department Undergrad Reading Open Mic
Host: Fiction Writing Department Student Board Members
Columbia College Chicago
Film Row Cinema, 8th Floor
1104 S. Wabash, Chicago

2:30 PM
Conversation: Aimee Bender, Girl in the Flammable Skirt and
Cristina Garcia, Dreaming in Cuban
Book signing to follow.
Host: Ann Hemenway
Harold Washington Library
Cindy Pritzker Auditorium
400 S. State St., Chicago

6:00 PM
Reading & Conversation:
Cristina Garcia, A Handbook to Luck
and Aimee Bender, Willful Creatures
Book signing to follow.
Host: Patricia Ann McNair
Harold Washington Library
Cindy Pritzker Auditorium
400 S. State St., Chicago

9:30 PM
Grad Reading Open Mic
Hosts: Chris DeGuire and Ann Hemenway
Sheffield's Beer Garden
3258 N. Sheffield, Chicago Ages 21 and over

Wednesday, March 19

9:00 AM
Publishing Bootcamp (8:30 AM Breakfast)
with publishing expert Marcela Landres

11:00 AM
Panel: Beyond the Bookstore Tour,
A Look at Guerrilla Marketing for Authors
wth Jonathan Messinger, books editor, TimeOut Chicago,
publisher, Featherproof Books, and author, Hiding Out; Hillary Carlip, publisher, FreshYarn.com, performance artist, and author, A la Cart: The Secret Lives of Grocery Shoppers; Eric Kirsammer, owner, Chicago Comics and Quimby's Bookstore; Shawn Shiflett, author, Hidden Place; Johnny Temple, publisher, Akashic Books
Host: Sam Weller, The Bradbury Chronicles: The Life of Ray Bradbury
Columbia College Chicago
Film Row Cinema, 8th Floor
1104 S. Wabash, Chicago

2:30 PM
Panel: New American Voices, Poverty & Privilege
with Junot Diaz, Drown; ZZ Packer, Drinking Coffee Elsewhere;
Colin Channer, Waiting in Vain; Alexis Pride, Where the River Ends;
Don De Grazia, American Skin
Host: Ian Jack, columnist, The Guardian,
author, and former editor, Granta
Harold Washington Library
Cindy Pritzker Auditorium
400 S. State St., Chicago

6:00 PM
Full-Time Faculty Reading
With Don De Grazia, American Skin; Alexis J. Pride, Where the River Ends; and Betty Shiflett, award-winning short story writer
Host: Eric May
Columbia College Chicago
Film Row Cinema, 8th Floor
1104 S. Wabash, Chicago

Thursday, March 20

11:00 AM
Panel: Publishing from Start to Finish
with Ian Jack, columnist, The Guardian, and former editor, Granta; Donna Seaman, author, Writers on the Air: Conversations About Books, associate editor, Booklist, and host Open Books on WLUW-FM radio; Marcela Landres, publisher, Latinidad; Gina Frangello, author,
My Sister's Continent and publisher, OV Books; Robert Weil,
executive editor, W.W. Norton
Host: Sheryl Johnston
Columbia College Chicago
Film Row Cinema, 8th Floor
1104 S. Wabash, Chicago

2:30 PM
Staged Scenes from Playwriting Students
Hosts: Tom Mula and Lisa Schlesinger
Columbia College Chicago
Film Row Cinema, 8th Floor
1104 S. Wabash, Chicago

6:00 PM
Literary Rock & Roll
Readings by Junot Diaz, The Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao;
ZZ Packer, from her novel-in-progress, The Thousands;
Colin Channer, The Girl with the Golden Shoes; performance
artist Hillary Carlip, author, A la Cart: The Secret Lives of Grocery
Shoppers. Music by Mucca Pazza, a 30-piece "circus punk" marching band. Book signings to follow; all ages welcome. Metro, 3830 N. Clark, Chicago

Friday, March 21

7:00 PM
Hair Trigger Magazine 30th Anniversary Release Party
The Fiction Writing Department celebrates its award-winning anthology, Hair Trigger
with readings and refreshments.
Host: Chris Maul Rice
Columbia College Chicago
Hokin Gallery, 623 S. Wabash, Chicago