I love going to events, I love organizing events, I just love events. There is something about being there in the flesh where people are breathing all together – creating an atmosphere, an energy, a community!
Here’s events I’ll be at, whether as attendee, organizer, or performer!
Upcoming Events
Voices of the Valley Writing Group- December 6th, 2022
Collaborator Max and Editor Sammy are trying to find the creative writing and literary people in the West Valley! Join us at Barnes and Noble Calabasas from 6:30pm to 8pm and talk about writing and books. This is a bimonthly event series.
Voices of the Valley Writing Group- November 8, 2022
Collaborator Max and Editor Sammy are trying to find the creative writing and literary people in the West Valley! Join us at Barnes and Noble Calabasas from 6:30pm to 8pm and talk about writing and books. This is a bimonthly event series.
Voices of the Valley Writing Group- November 22, 2022
Collaborator Max and Editor Sammy are trying to find the creative writing and literary people in the West Valley! Join us at Barnes and Noble Calabasas from 6:30pm to 8pm and talk about writing and books. This is a bimonthly event series.
Feminist Toilet Launch Party – January 7, 2023, 6pm
Celebrate the launch of the Feminist Toilet, a literary magazine that celebrates and raises awareness about toilet-related public health!
There will be poetry, art, and music- as well as joyous community as we gather around to appreciate our porcelain throne!
Artists to be shared closer to date.
A vegan dinner will be provided as well as a copy of the latest Feminist Toilet ($13). All profits will be donated to nonprofits doing important work to provide safe access to public restrooms and clean water.
Previous Events
Writers Group Meeting – October 11, 2022, 7pm
Come join us at Starbucks in the evening and work on our creative projects. We are hoping to nurture a supportive writing group where we hold each other accountable and help each other turn our dreams into reality.
Scott Stapp at the Canyon Club, September 2019
Oh what an incredible concert by lead singer of Creed Scott Stapp. His songs were truly empowering. Scott Stapp don’t stapp!
Poets & Writers Roundtable 2019
Trying to get involved in the Lit Scene again, was very interesting! Met some fascinating poetry people.
Writing 395 with Clive Matson
I really needed a writing retreat (or group therapy!), and this really did the trick. Met some incredible people and made some big decisions!
World Refugee Day 2019
Organized a fundraiser on behalf of Action for Education for World Refugee Day, it was a time.
The Feminist Toilet Launch Party
For my 25th birthday party, had a toilet-themed party and launched a magazine called The Feminist Toilet. Gosh, it was an absolute time.
Teignmouth Poetry Festival 2019
Check out all the reviews I wrote while attending the Teignmouth Poetry Festival. I had an absolute blast, and hope to go next year!
Essex Book Festival 2019
All the reviews, and the traditional acrostic poem I wrote while attending the Essex Book Festival 2019. Gosh, I love Essex.
Tamworth LitFest 2019
An amazing festival in Tamworth, a vibrant community! Definitely worth a visit.
Romanian Cultural Institute, April 10, 2018
A guest post by a fellow literature lover Andreea Iulia Scridon.
European Poetry Festival 2018
As the Director of PR & Marketing, this was a great time! Avant garde European poetry is always sexy.
London Book Fair 2018
Gosh, this fair I finally felt part of the publishing industry, like the young publisher I am! So fab to share the memory with a great friend.
Post-Beat Meet and Greet: A Reading with Clive Matson
I met Clive while attending EBSN 2018, and when I heard he was gonna be in London and didn’t have a reading lined up yet, I just had to get involved! It was a fab reading, and also included poets Michael Horowitz, Lina A, and Marika Josef.
European Beat Studies Conference 2018 Vienna
Oh what a time! And getting to present my documentary “How Howl Made History” to people who care about “Howl” as much as I do was incredible.
Poetry Fair at Senate House #FreeVerse18
Volunteered at this bad boy. So great to see such a full room of poetry organizations!
StAnza Poetry Festival 2018
I love this festival. From 2014 to 2016, I was on the planning committee. This festival empowered me to call myself a poet, and will always have a special place in my heart.
Still Howling Symposium 2015
Organized by the EBSN, this was a fantastic weekend in celebration of the 60th Anniversary of Howl! It really got me thinking.