April 18, 2011

Pittsburgh Lit Events: April 18 - 24

Tuesday, April 19:

Hungry Sphinx Reading Series
Weekly poetry and fiction series featuring area students and writers fills the upper room of the Sphinx Hookah Cafe. This week's featured readers TBA.
Sphinx Cafe
401 Atwood St Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:00pm - free (one drink min.) - (412) 621-1153

Steel City Poetry Slam - Grand Slam
Local poets perform slam poetry in a three round, invite-only slam to field the Pittsburgh team for the 2011 National Poetry Slam in Cambridge, MA; hosted by DJ Brewer.
Shadow Lounge
972 Baum Blvd Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
9:00pm(18+) - $5 - (412) 363-8277


Wednesday, April 20:

Prosody
91.3 WYEP Radio
7:30pm


Thursday, April 21:

Pittsburgh Writes
Weekly writers workshop.
Crazy Mocha Coffee
531 Beaver Street Sewickley, PA
Call for time - (412) 708-3312

Writers LIVE @ CLP - Matthew Gallaway
Pittsburgh Lectures welcomes Pittsburgh-native Matthew Gallaway, author of The Metropolis Case (Crown, 2010) to the first reading in this new series.
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (Main Branch)
4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
6:00pm - free – (412) 622-8866

Fifth Annual Fair Housing Poetry Slam
Local poets speak out about the need to create communities that are built on inclusion, diversity and fairness; that are free of discrimination and intolerance; and embrace change that is citizen driven.
Kelly Strayhorn Theater
5941 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
7:00pm - $5(suggested) - (412) 391-2535 (x203)

The New Yinzer Presents
Join The New Yinzer for another installment of TNYPresents. Featured writers include Kristin Ross, Jen Michalski, Adam Robinson, and Kelli Stevens Kane.
ModernFormations
4919 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
8:00pm - $5 (free w/ pot luck contribution) - (412) 362-0274


Saturday, April 23:

Feminism and Zines Symposium
Sara Marcus, author of Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riotgrrrl Revolution; Alison Piepmeier, author of Girl Zines: Making Media, Doing Feminism; and Jenna Freedman, zine librarian at Barnard College, are guest speakers.
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (Main Branch)
4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
10:00am-4:00pm - free – (412) 622-3151


Caper / Pear Noir! / Weave Reading
Weave Magazine, Pear Noir!, and Caper Literary Journal present the most exciting night of readings in Pittsburgh this spring! Admission includes a copy of Weave Issue 5 and a raffle ticket for your shot at winning some awesome prizes. The night will also spotlight contributors to each publication, featuring some of the most exciting young voices in independent literature including Rae Bryant, Chris Nold and Laura E. Davis (Caper); Tao Lin & Megan Boyle, Noah Cicero, Jordan Castro & Mallory Whitten, and Scott McClanahan (Pear Noir!); Dalenna Moser, Karen Lizon, and Nour Abdelghani (Weave).
Remedy Bar and Lounge
5121 Butler St Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
7:30pm - free - (412) 781-6771




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April 15, 2011

Spring Announcements

Weave issue 06 cover by deona fish
There are new things happening at Weave this spring, not the least of which is that we reopen to submissions TODAY!

First and foremost, we’re gearing up to release our sixth issue that is packed with poetry, flash, fiction and nonfiction that we hope will tickle your funny bone, engage your mind-grapes, quench your thirsty dark heart, and spawn new works of creativity! Issue 06 reveals the gray areas between pleasure and pain, beauty and ugliness. There is magic realism, realistic fiction, and fairy tales retold. This issue is also very socially current with pieces that speak to racism, sexism, war, and the price of fame. We know you will love this issue, featuring poetry by Nin Andrews, Naomi Ayala, Rebecca Dunham, and Sally Rosen Kindred. Fiction by Lauren Becker, Z.Z. Boone, Jane McCafferty and Mary O’Donnell. Artwork by Sarah Leavens and cover art by deona fish. Pre-order yours today!

Next Saturday, April 23rd at Remedy in Lawrenceville we will dance into spring and literature with our Spring Reading Celebration. Weave joins forces with Caper Literary Journal and Pear Noir! to bring you readings by Weave issue 05 contributors Nour Abdelghani, Karen Lizon and Dalena Moser; Pear Noir! contributors Tao Lin & Megan Boyle, Noah Cicero, Jordan Castro & Mallory Whitten, and Scott McClanahan; and Caper contributors Rae Bryant, Laura E. Davis and Chris Nold. Doors open at 7:30pm. $5 cover gets you a copy of Weave issue 05 at the door. RSVP on Facebook!

Weave is also excited to announce our first annual Poetry and Flash Fiction Contests for issue 07. Lisa Marie Basile will judge for poetry and Bridgette Shade will judge flash fiction. The winners in both genres receive $100 and publication in our next issue. There are also three honorable mentions in each category. $6 per entry. Please see our submission guidelines for more details.

Weave and local indie pop-up retailer Fleeting Pages are teaming up to do weekly workshops and readings to feature local poets and writers. If you are interested in helping lead a workshop with Weave and being a featured reader at a reading, please contact Laura at weavezine@gmail.com.

We are so excited spring has arrived! There will be more exciting news in the weeks to come. Stay tuned.
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April 11, 2011

Pittsburgh Lit Events: April 11 - 17

Monday, April 11:

Richard St. John chapbook release reading
A reading to celebrate the release of Shrine (2011, Finishing Line Press), the new chapbook by Richard St. John.
Community House Presbyterian Chruch
120 Parkhurst St Pittsburgh, PA (North Side)
7:00pm - free - (412) 421-1566

Tuesday, April 12:

Hungry Sphinx Reading Series
Weekly poetry and fiction series featuring area students and writers fills the upper room of the Sphinx Hookah Cafe. This week's featured readers are Ines Pujos, Josh Gaines, and Weave Issue 5 contributor Madeleine Barnes.
Sphinx Cafe
401 Atwood St Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:00pm - free (one drink min.) - (412) 621-1153

Release: Open Mic
Open Mic for poets, emcees and vocalists.
Shadow Lounge
972 Baum Blvd Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
9:00pm(18+) - $5 - (412) 363-8277


Wednesday, April 13:

Prosody
91.3 WYEP Radio
7:30pm


Thursday, April 14:

Pittsburgh Writes
Weekly writers workshop.
Crazy Mocha Coffee
531 Beaver Street Sewickley, PA
Call for time - (412) 708-3312


Friday, April 15:

WEAVE FEATURED EVENT!
Hot Metal Bridge presents: HOT HOT HOT
Hot Metal Bridge, the literary journal of the Pitt MFA Program, presents Allison Amend, Damian Dressick, Renee Alberts, Nikki Allen, Lois WIlliams, Adriana Ramirez, and more!
ModernFormations
4919 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
7:00pm - $5 (free w/ pot luck contribution) - (412) 362-0274


Saturday, April 16:

Speaking of... Reading Series
Enjoy a night of words featuring Elise Levine (fiction), Soham Patel (poetry), and Drew "Droopy the broke baller" Anderson (spoken word). Special musical performance by Danny Bracken (former member of Anathallo) to kick off the evening.
Amani International Coffee house & Cafe
507 Forland St Pittsburgh, PA (North side)
8:00pm - $5.00 - (412) 477-3235


Sunday, April 17:

Carnegie Library Sunday Reading Series
The Carnegie Library’s Sunday Poetry Reading Series hosts a reading by Michael Adams.
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (Main Branch)
Quiet Reading Room, Main Floor
4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
2:00pm - free – (412)622-3151




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April 6, 2011

Weave Magazine Issue 06 Contributor List


*Poetry*

"Bitching with Nicole"
"The Baptism"
Naomi Ayala
"Taíno is in Me"
"Sanación, Barrio"
"Cloud Journal"
"These Days I Go By the Name of ______"
"Turning Your Pillow to Find the Cool Side"
Lori Brack
"Sonata for Slight Handiwork"
Diya Chaudhuri
"Gaston, Gaston, We Go Down Together"
"Postgraduate"
"Prodigal Refrigerator"
"Driven"
"Nocturne"
Thom Dawkins
"Harrowing"
Heather Derr-Smith
"Hound of Love"
"Examination"
Panika M. C. Dillon
"The Seamstress' Daughter"
Rebecca Dunham
"Gastropoda"
"Heliotrope"
"The Aging Country and Western Singer Imagines Her Life as a Series of Fruit Trees"
"Remembrance"
"The Recording Engineer"
"No"
Tony Leuzzi
"Bottom Line"
"Song for an Ocular Migraine"
"The Sirens Comfort Me"
Sarah Machinak
"My Seventeenth Birthday"
"The Mermaid Who Didn't Want to Be a Mermaid and Gave Herself Over to the Pirates"
Alicia Salvadeo
"Feeling of Worm"
"Le Corp Virginal"
"Lake Garda"
"Restoration Operation"
"Conqueror"
Brian Tierney
"Shadow Puppets"
"My Dead Brother and the Beanstalk"
"My Grim Adaptation: Toads and Diamonds"
Joshua Young
"Cue Backdrop - What the Kids Call the Ghost Woods"

*Nonfiction*

"A Study in LA Handicraft"

*Fiction*

Marcella Alvarez
"The Color Blue, Before Creation"
"Closest"
"Rainer"
John Francis Istel
"Visit from Elyria"
"Burglar"
"The Golden Rock"
"Banging"
Rick Coonrod
"Scrapbook: Father"
"That Wild"
Andrea Jackson
"The Workshop"
Jane McCafferty
"Between Us"
"Stars in the Water"
"Lifting Skin"
Faith Schantz
"Match"
"Jessa Chasing Pigeons"
M. Wilkinson
"Far Away Places"

*Artwork*

"Laundry Lady" (cover)
Sarah Leavens
"Body Sketches 1 & 2"
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April 3, 2011

Pittsburgh Lit Events: April 4 - 10

Monday, April 4:

Free Poetry Workshop
Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange hosts open poetry workshop on the first Monday
of each month. Call for details. Please note new time and location!
Panera Bread
5430 Centre Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Shadyside)
6:30pm - free

Drue Heinz Lecture Series - Stacy Schiff
Stacy Schiff, Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer, speaks in Pittsburgh.
Carnegie Music Hall
4400 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
7:30pm - general $35+/students $10 - (412) 622-8866


Tuesday, April 5:

Hungry Sphinx Reading Series
Weekly poetry and fiction series featuring area students and writers fills the upper room of the Sphinx Hookah Cafe. This week's featured readers TBA.
Sphinx Cafe
401 Atwood St Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:00pm - free (one drink min.) - (412) 621-1153

Release: Open Mic
Open Mic for poets, emcees and vocalists.
Shadow Lounge
972 Baum Blvd Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
9:00pm(18+) - $5 - (412) 363-8277


Wednesday, April 6:

Prosody
91.3 WYEP Radio
7:30pm


Thursday, April 7:

Pittsburgh Writes
Weekly writers workshop.
Crazy Mocha Coffee
531 Beaver Street Sewickley, PA
Call for time - (412) 708-3312





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