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Dedan Gills: 29 Best Poetry Books of 2023
Dedan Gills I Give You the Springtime of My Blushing Heart: A Poetic Love Song Dedan Gills (August 21, 1945–December 20, 2015) is co-author, with Belvie Rooks, of I Give…
Felicia Rice & Theresa Whitehill: Heavy Lifting at the M.K. Contemporary Art Gallery
M.K. Contemporary Art Gallery 703 Front Street, Santa Cruz, United StatesHeavy Lifting will be part of the exhibit Selections: Rydell Visual Arts Fellows 2006-2021 at the M.K. Contemporary Art Gallery. The exhibition runs from Saturday, January 27, 2024 through Sunday,…
Nominations Open for Poet Laureate of Mendocino County
Online EventStep Forward to Nominate or Be the First Poet Laureate of Mendocino County The Mendocino County Poet Laureate Committee is currently seeking nominations for the first Poet Laureate of Mendocino…
2024 ukiaHaiku Festival – Submission Deadline
Ukiah Civic Center 300 Seminary Ave, Ukiah, CA, United StatesAs the New Year approaches, we hope you might find time to enter the 22nd ukiaHaiku Festival contest. Residents of Mendocino, Lake, Sonoma, and Humboldt counties, from kindergarten age through adult, can…
Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference 2024 Scholarship and Master Class Application Deadline
Online EventFebruary 15 is the deadline for scholarship and Master Class applications for MCWC 2024. We are pleased to offer a range of scholarships to make our conference accessible to writers…
Nominations Close for Poet Laureate of Mendocino County
Online EventStep Forward to Nominate or Be the First Poet Laureate of Mendocino County The Mendocino County Poet Laureate Committee is currently seeking nominations for the first Poet Laureate of Mendocino…
Spirit of Place: call for submissions to new anthology of Mendocino County women poets
Call for Submissions The first Anthology of Women Poets of Mendocino County, Wood, Water, Air and Fire was published in 1999. We are calling for submissions for Volume II, Spirit…
Felicia Rice & Theresa Whitehill: Heavy Lifting, Listening Tour
Institute of the Arts & Sciences 100 Panetta Ave., Santa CruzThe Heavy Lifting Listening Tour is coming to the Institute of the Arts & Sciences (IAS), University of California at Santa Cruz on Sunday, March 3 at 3 pm. For…
Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference Registration 2024
Online EventRegistration for MCWC 2024 opens March 15! MCWC 2024 conference registration and contest submissions will open Friday, March 15. The deadline is Sunday, June 30. For more information, visit the…
Spirit of Place: call for submissions to new anthology of Mendocino County women poets
Call for Submissions The first Anthology of Women Poets of Mendocino County, Wood, Water, Air and Fire was published in 1999. We are calling for submissions for Volume II, Spirit…