Los Angeles Literature

On August 23, poetry took center stage in Santa Ana as Orange County welcomed its next Poet Laureate and Youth Poet Laureate. From Caroline Shin and Youth Poet Laureate Clara Mejia-Yuan to Jesus Cortez, Alexis Jaimes, and outgoing Poet Laureate Gustavo Hernandez, the afternoon showcased poetry rooted in community, identity, and social justice.

Another week packed with literary events across Greater Los Ángeles. Workshops, readings, open mics, book clubs and more. Local writers reading this week include: Wendy Van Camp, L.Á. Poet Laureate Brian Sonia-Wallace, Bri Stokes, Lauren T. Davila, S.A. Griffin and PW, among others.

Another week packed with literary events across Greater Los Ángeles. Workshops, readings, open mics, book clubs and more from Riverside to Monrovia to Long Beach to Santa Ana and everywhere in-between. Local writers reading this week include: K. Andrew Turner, Sofia Aguilar, Raffi Joe Wartanian, Samantha Rios and Simone Swearingen, among others.

This week features several literary festivals: Los Feliz Writers Festival, Los Angeles Street Poetry Festival (East L.A. College), the Black Autonomy Book Fair (Sims Library of Poetry) and LibroMobile’s Weekend Lit Fest (Santa Ana). Some local writers reading this week are: Elvia Susana Rubalcava, Susie Yi, Ebony Oldham, Dr. Tiffany E. Barber, Rey Rodriguez and Traci Akemi Kato-...

This week, there is no list of weekly literary events. There are still plenty of literary events taking place across Greater Los Ángeles, with its approximately 62 new and used bookstores providing the literary community with many opportunities to attend them.