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20 JANUARY 2021 — wednesday

• Skylight Books presents a reading and discussion of Emily Rapp Black's latest memoir, Sanctuary, in conversation with Sarah Sentilles, writer and scholar of religion, free, online, 6:30 pm PST (RSVP to attend: www.skylightbooks.com/event/live-crowdcast-emily-rapp-black-discusses-her-new-memoir-sanctuary)
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21 JANUARY 2021 — thursday

• Sally Love Saunders presents a one-hour poetry conference call, every third Thursday, where Saunders will read her poetry followed by comments from attendees, call in through Covia Well Connected, free, online, 10:00-11:00 am PST (Register with Covia here: covia.org/services/well-connected/, or call (877) 797-7299 to register)
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• Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center presents South Asian Writers Resist, a reading in response to serious global issues such as immigration rights and the Black Lives Matter movement, featuring Tanzila "Taz" Ahmed, Neelanjana Banerjee, Torsa Ghosal, Arshia Haq, Sorayya Khan, Mahmud Rahman, and Shreerekha Subramanian, hosted by Sehba Sarwar, free, online, 6:00-7:30 pm PST (Register to attend: www.eventbrite.com/e/south-asian-writers-resist-tickets-133012270281)
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22 JANUARY 2021 — friday

• The Community of Writers presents "The Art of the Sentence," a workshop led by best-selling novelist Janet Fitch, runs for five two-hour sessions, January 22-24, tuition $330, online via Zoom, 6:00-8:00 pm PST on Friday, 10:00 am-12:00 pm and 6:00-8:00 pm PST on Saturday and Sunday (Enroll here: communityofwriters.org/events/event/the-art-of-the-sentence)
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• Small Press Traffic presents the High Dawn Reading Series, featuring readings by poets Steve Orth and Carrie Hunter, presented by writer and book artist Kate Robinson, and with a musical performance by Madalyn Merkey, free, online via Zoom, 6:00-7:00 pm PST (RSVP to attend: www.smallpresstraffic.org/upcomingevents/steve-orth-carrie-hunter)
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23 JANUARY 2021 — saturday

• San Diego Writers, Ink, offers this one-day workshop, "How to Build A Sustainable Writing Practice," led by Judy Reeves, author of numerous books on the craft of writing, including A Writer's Book of Days and Writing Alone, Writing Together, $45 members, $52.50 nonmembers, online, 1:00-3:30 pm PST (Register to attend: www.sandiegowriters.org/january-online-sustainable-saturday-judy-reeves)
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24 JANUARY 2021 — sunday

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25 JANUARY 2021 — monday

• Poet and translator Brenda Hillman leads two micro-workshops on "Ecopoetics," presented by the Community of Writers, exploring the use of nature and ecology in poetry, two 90-minute workshops held on January 25 and February 8, deadline to apply is January 8, $60 for one workshop, online, 3:00-5:00 pm PST both days (Register to attend: communityofwriters.org/events/event/micro-workshops-on-ecopoetics-with-brenda-hillman)
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26 JANUARY 2021 — tuesday

• Cobalt Poets presents a reading featuring poet Julie Danho, open mic to follow, free, online via Zoom, 7:30 pm PST (Zoom link here: www.poetrysuperhighway.com/cobalt/calendar.html)
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• Join Poetic License Sonoma every fourth Tuesday for an evening of poetry readings featuring the nine poets that make up Poetic License Sonoma, Susanne Arrhenius, Jeffrey Bartfeld, Joseph Cutler, Paul DeMarco, Kusum Irene Jain, Leo McCloskey, Steve Trenam, Judith Vaughn, and Jaime Zukowski, this reading emceed by Jeffrey Barfeld, free, 7:00-8:30 pm PST (Register to attend: www.sebarts.org/literary-arts)
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• San Francisco State University presents the workshop, "Writing Sudden Fiction," led by essayist Lyzette Wanzer, attendees will learn to write flash fiction, workshop runs for six weeks from January 26 to March 2, $145, online, 12:30-2:00 pm PST (Enroll here: www.campusce.net/sfsu/course/course.aspx?C=691&pc=61&mc=&sc=)
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27 JANUARY 2021 — wednesday

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28 JANUARY 2021 — thursday

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29 JANUARY 2021 — friday

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30 JANUARY 2021 — saturday

• The Ina Coolbrith Circle presents the 94th Annual Poets Dinner Contest, this year held online through Zoom, celebrating the winners of the following categories, Grand Prize: "Metaphysics" by Robert Eastwood; Beginnings and Endings: "My Husband Has Cancer" by Deborah Grossman; Humor: "Learning to Box at 70" by Judith Chibante; Love: "I Married in the Year of Assassinations" by Judith Chibante; Nature: "Yosemite Poem" by Dorothy Gilbert; People: "Facial Recognition" by Sam Hersh; Poet's Choice: "Gleaning Light" by Madeline Aranda; Spaces and Places: "The Camp Fire" by Dorothy Gilbert; and Theme-Climate: "Drought" by Sandra Anfang; join these poets and more as they read their poems, emceed by Louse Moises, Chair of the Poet's Dinner, free, online, 2:00-5:00 pm PST (For more information: www.coolpoetry.org)
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31 JANUARY 2021 — sunday

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