300 N.E. Second Ave. Miami, Florida 33132-2296 The Center @ MDC promotes reading, writing and theatre throughout the year by consistently presenting high-quality activities open to all in South Florida.
Supporters of The Center @ MDC include:
With the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners.
Miami Dade College District Board of Trustees Helen Aguirre Ferré, Chair Armando J. Bucelo Jr. • Mariana “Marili” L. Cancio • Robert H. Fernández Jose K. Fuentes • Benjamín León III • Marielena A. Villamil Eduardo J. Padrón, President, Miami Dade College Madeline Pumariega, Campus President, Wolfson Campus
Miami Dade College is an equal access/equal opportunity institution which does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, color, disability, national origin, marital status, religion, age or veteran’s status. Contact the office of equal opportunity programs/ADA coordinator at 305-237.0269 for more information.
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2012
Spring Summer
Dear Friends, Welcome to the Center's 10th season! I am so proud to write those six words above… After years as director of Miami Book Fair International, I dreamed of a center that would allow the Book Fair's mission to grow, while facilitating the creation of new, multi-faceted literary and theatre programs that would benefit Miami Dade College students and our South Florida community all year round (not just the eight days of the Book Fair). My planning partners at the College gave freely of their time as we committed dreams to paper throughout the grant-writing stage, and I thank them from my heart. Their invaluable input, College President Dr. Eduardo J. Padron’s support, and our seed grant from the Knight Foundation, helped create the Center we know and love. The Center is for readers and actors, book lovers and theatre aficionados. It is for aspiring writers and award-winning authors, children learning to sound out their first words, and college students ready to make their mark on society. It is the supportive community beginners need as they shape words into poems or bring them to life on the stage. And maybe more importantly, it is for those who have not yet felt the joy of reading… the place where they can discover the books that will help them fall in love with stories. Over the past 10 years, we have worked hard to offer something for everyone, to truly be a Center, a gathering place for all who want a bit more literature and theatre in their lives, and I am overjoyed to say we’ve accomplished our goals. There is only one thing left for us to do: give you more. The next 10 years will be even better. Please join us as we celebrate our birthday throughout this year; come out to one of our events (details inside and online). And send me your thoughts — what would you want to find at YOUR Center over the next 10 years? With my best wishes,
Alina Interián Executive Director The Center @ MDC alina.interian@mdc.edu
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Reading Current Voices in Literature
Year-round reading campaign in partnership with MDC faculty. The Center distributes thousands of free books to MDC students.
One Book One Community
Fall semester reading campaign encouraging literacy in first and second graders. The Center distributes thousands of free books to schoolchildren.
The Big Read
Month-long reading campaign enticing reluctant readers. Powered by a grant from the National Endowment of the Arts.
StoryTime!
A literacy project for children that bridges art-making and reading and takes place in public libraries. The Center distributes free books to participants.
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Teatro Prometeo Performances
Staged productions and dramatic readings performed year-round by Prometeo students.
Professional Training Program in Theatre Arts A conservatory-style program that features a rigorous, well-rounded curriculum of study. The actor’s unique potential is cultivated and encouraged. Audition required for admittance.
Acting Classes
Continuing education courses on various aspects of the craft taught once a week over twelve weeks. Three sessions scheduled per year.
Los PrometeĂtos
The youngest members of Teatro Prometeo explore the world of dance, acting and singing, participating in fun activities that develop creativity.
Promoting reading, writing and theatre throughout the year by consistently presenting high-quality activities open to all in South Florida.
Miami Book Fair International
Writing
Festival of Authors
Creative Writing Program
From newbies to Nobel winners and in half a dozen languages, these readings and discussions are the heart of the Fair.
Continuing education creative writing courses and workshops scheduled during the fall, spring and summer semesters.
Street Fair
Three days, a million books, two hundred thousand readers, plus music and delicious food — a celebration unequaled.
Children's Alley
Stories come to life in children's hands during this Street Fair reading adventure featuring authors and storytellers, plus theatre, dance and puppeteers.
Miami Writers Institute
Twice yearly creative writing conference featuring workshops with bestselling and award-winning authors and publishing professionals.
Visiting Authors
Comics at the Fair
Readings, lectures and signings open to the public, plus residencies and workshops in MDC classrooms and public schools.
Featured Country
Miami: City of Refuge
Shazam! Book Fair goers are comics fans! Creator panels, comics-making workshops, and the School of Comics and Graphic Novels for teachers.
Miami Book Fair honors its home city — one of the most international places in the world — by featuring one country each year and showcasing its literature and culture.
Provides a safe haven for writers who have been persecuted in their countries and forced into exile.
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February 2012
Part of our 10th anniversary showcase
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Center, The Center @ MDC announces the establishment of The Paz Prize for Poetry.
¡Viva the poem!
The Center @ Miami Dade College, in partnership with The National Poetry Series, has established The Paz Prize for Poetry. This annual award, named in the spirit of the late Nobel Prize- winning poet, Octavio Paz, will honor a previously unpublished book of poetry written originally in Spanish by an American resident.
Cada año, en el mes de mayo, se llevará a cabo un concurso en el cual un prestigioso poeta de habla hispana seleccionará un manuscrito ganador, que será publicado en edición bilingüe por Akashic Press. El primer libro ganador será publicado en octubre del 2013. El poeta seleccionado también recibirá un premio de US$500. El distinguido poeta puertorriqueño Víctor Hernández Cruz tendrá a su cargo la primera selección del Premio Paz de Poesía. El plazo de presentación de obras para el Premio Paz de Poesía 2012 comenzará el 1 de mayo y concluirá el 15 de junio de este año. Para tener acceso a los requisitos del concurso, visite los sitios Web www.theCenteratMDC.org o www.nationalpoetryseries.org.
OCTAVIO PAZ
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Monday
Presented in collaboration with Miami Dade College, North Campus
To help make literacy a significant part of Black History Month, The Center @ MDC will provide free copies of Oil and Water: A Novel by celebrated African writer Helon Habila. Books will be distributed to participantsof the 6th Annual African American Read-In, including students at each of the eight MDC campuses, area high school students and members of the community.
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Monday
This program introduces new authors and books to students, This spring, The Center features the following titles: • Forget Sorrow: An Ancestral Tale by Belle Yang • To Timbuktu: Nine Countries, Two People, One True Story by Casey Scieszka and Steven Weinberg • Chronicle of a Blood Merchant by Yu Hua • Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See • Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet by Bill McKibben.
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Monday
Presented in collaboration with the Florida Literary Arts Coalition
Tim Seibles
Poet Tim Seibles, author of Fast Animals, will visit Miami Dade College to read from his work and discuss it with students.
Miami Book Fair International
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Event in Spanish
Saturday, 3 p.m.
Writing
Miami Dade County Public Library, International Mall Branch, 10315 N.W. 12 Street, Miami
Story Time!
Children and parents read along with artist Maria Gonzalez then create artworks inspired by A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead
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Monday Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus
The Center’s spring creative writing courses begin See pages 12-13 for more information.
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Saturday, 10:30 a.m.
Miami Dade County Public Library, Shenandoah Branch, 2111 S.W. 19 Street, Miami
Story Time!
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Children and parents read along with artist Maria Gonzalez then create artworks inspired by A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead
Story Time!
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Saturday, 2 p.m.
Miami Dade County Public Library, Doral Branch, 10785 N.W. 58 Street, Miami
Children and parents read along with artist Maria Gonzalez then create artworks inspired by A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead
Sábado, 8:30 p.m.
Dramatic Reading in Spanish
Teatro Prometeo, MDC Wolfson Campus. ¡Entrada gratis!
Liz de Reinaldo Montero
Lectura Dramatizada. Dirigida por Beatriz Rizk. (con la participación de los estudiantes del Programa Profesional en Artes Escénicas) Ganadora del prestigioso premio Fray Luis de León 2007, Liz visita la corte Isabelina durante el reinado de la soberana que le da el nombre a la época sacando a la superficie un complejo entramado de maquinaciones y complots dignos de un seriado televisivo contemporáneo.
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Wednesday, 8 p.m. Books & Books, 265 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables
Leila Cobo
on The Second Time We Met, co-presented with Books & Books Tim Seibles
Current Voices in Literature: Forget Sorrow by Belle Yang
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Monday
location in Coral Gables begin. See page 14 for more information.
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Thursday, 8 p.m.
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Books & Books, 265 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables
Jamal Joseph on Panther Baby, co-presented with Books & Books Saturday, 3 p.m. Miami Dade County Public Library, International Mall Branch, 10315 N.W. 12 Street, Miami
Story Time!
Children and parents read along with artist Maria Gonzalez then create artworks inspired by The Incredible Book Eating Boy by Oliver Jeffers
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Wednesday, 8 p.m. Books & Books, 265 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables
Matthew Pearl on The Technologists, co-presented with Books & Books
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This event is part of our 10th anniversary showcase Wednesday, 8 p.m.
MDC Wolfson Campus. Tickets: $20 (additional performances Thursday, March 22 at MDC Kendall Campus and Thursday, March 29 at MDC North Campus)
The Center @ MDC and Miami Dade College's Center for Community Involvement and Student Life departments co-present V-Day Miami Dade College (TVM) 2012, under the direction of Joann María Yarrow, director of the Center's Prometeo Theatre.
This is a benefit production of Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues to raise funds and awareness to stop violence toward women and girls by supporting both local and international efforts. All of the proceeds will go to our beneficiaries: Victim Response, Inc.-The Lodge, whose primary purpose is the provision of services both direct and indirect to victims of domestic violence, rape and sexual assault, and other victims of crime here in Miami, and the V-Day’s Spotlight Campaign supporting women and girls of Haiti.
The Vagina Monologues
The Big Read: The Center takes on The Big Read again this year,
focusing on the poetry of Emily Dickinson. The Big Read is is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest designed to revitalize the role of literature in American culture and bring its transformative power into the lives of its citizens. Visit www.theCenteratMDC.org for more information.
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On street signs and in bus stops, Emily will be everywhere in Miami. If you find her, take a photo of yourself with Emily and post it to The Center’s Facebook page to receive a free copy of her book of poetry.
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Thursday (continuing throughout March and April)
The Big Read: Book Discussions
Book discussions on the poetry of Emily Dickinson will take place at various branches of the Miami-Dade Public Library System. Visit www.thecenteratmdc.org or www.mdpls.org for dates, times and locations.
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Thursday (continuing throughout March and April)
The Big Read: Where's Emily?
Miami Book Fair International
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The Big Read: Kick-off!
Come on down! And take part in The Big Read kick-off event from 8-9 a.m. at Dadeland South Station (9150 Dadeland Boulevard), 10-11 a.m. at Government Center Station (101 N.W. First Street) and 12-1 p.m. at Brickell Station (801 S.W. First Avenue). Meet Emily Dickinson and win a free copy of her book of poetry.
Saturday, 10:30 a.m.
Miami Dade County Public Library, Shenandoah Branch, 2111 S.W. 19 Street, Miami
Story Time!
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Friday (throughout the day at Various Miami-Dade County Metrorail Stations)
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Writing
Children and parents read along with artist Maria Gonzalez then create artworks inspired by The Incredible Book Eating Boy by Oliver Jeffers Wednesday, 7 p.m. Miami Dade County Public Library, Coral Gables Branch, 3443 Segovia Street, Coral Gables
The Big Read: Lyndall Gordon
Author Lyndall Gordon gives The Big Read keynote address and speaks about her book, Lives Like Loaded Guns: Emily Dickinson and Her Family’s Feuds.
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Las paredes oyen de Juan Ruiz de Alarcón
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Matthew Pearl
Lectura Dramatizada. Dirigida por Beatriz Rizk. (con la participación de los estudiantes del Programa Profesional en Artes Escénicas) Intrigas, engaños y doble entendidos son algunas de las peculiaridades de esta comedia de enredos sobre el tema del amor, una de las más conocidas del Siglo de Oro español-novohispano, en la que el autor se ha reflejado en uno de sus personajes.
Saturday, 2 p.m.
Miami Dade County Public Library, Doral Branch, 10785 N.W. 58 Street, Miami
Story Time!
Children and parents read along with artist Maria Gonzalez then create artworks inspired by The Incredible Book Eating Boy by Oliver Jeffers Thursday The
Big Read: Trivia Contest
Get in on the fun of this year’s Big Read by testing your knowledge of poetry trivia and winning a free book of Emily Dickinson's poetry. Trivia questions will be posted on Twitter throughout the day. Follow @thecenteratmdc for details. StoryTime! The Incredible Book Eating Boy
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This event is part of our 10th anniversary showcase
Thursday, 7 p.m. MDC Wolfson Campus Auditorium
The Big Read The Belle of Amherst
Celebrated for her intense and sensitive portrayal of Emily Dickinson, Barbara Dana brings to life the iconic American poet in an unforgettable one-woman performance of The Belle of Amherst.
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Jueves, 8 p.m. (Continúa en escena el 13 y 14 de abril. Boletos $10.) Remembering the Life of Emily Dickinson, in Spanish
Teatro Prometeo, MDC Wolfson Campus
Remembranzas de Emily Dickinson
Adaptada y dirigida por Zaida Castellanos.
(con la participación de los estudiantes del Programa Profesional en Artes Escénicas)
Un grupo de visitantes al Museo de Emily Dickinson nos hacen viajar en el tiempo a la época en que la casa fue habitada por la familia Dickinson. Allí, transformados en la poeta, su hermana, su padre y sus "amores imposibles" encarnarán los conflictos, las pasiones, los amores y desamores que inspiraron los versos de una de las más grandes poetas norteamericanas de todos los tiempos.
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Saturday, 3 p.m. Miami Dade County Public Library, International Mall Branch, 10315 N.W. 12 Street, Miami
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StoryTime! Chick 'n' Pug
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Story Time!
Children and parents read along with artist Maria Gonzalez then create artworks inspired by Chick 'n' Pug by Jennifer Sattler
Saturday, 7 p.m. Books & Books, 265 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables
Brad Meltzer on Heroes for My Daughter, co-presented with Books & Books Saturday, 10:30 a.m. Miami Dade County Public Library, Shenandoah Branch, 2111 S.W. 19 Street, Miami
Story Time!
Children and parents read along with artist Maria Gonzalez then create artworks inspired by Chick 'n' Pug by Jennifer Sattler Clases trimestrales para adultos en Teatro Prometeo
Miami Book Fair International
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Friday, 8 p.m. Books & Books, 265 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables
Ron Rash on The Cove, co-presented with Books & Books
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Monday, 8 p.m.
MDC Wolfson Campus Auditorium
Madeleine Albright on Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948, co-presented with Books & Books.
Madeleine Albright served as U.S. secretary of state from 1997 to 2001, the first woman ever to hold the position. Her distinguished career in government includes positions in the National Security Council, on Capitol Hill, and as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
“I was totally blown away by this book. It is a breathtaking combination of the historical and the personal. Albright confronts the brutal realities of the Holocaust and the conflicted moral choices it led to. An unforgettable tale of fascism and communism, courage and realism, families and heartache and love." — Walter Isaacson
PORTRAIT BY TIMOTHY GREENFIELD-SANDERS
May 2012
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Wednesday (through Saturday, May 5)
Miami Writers Institute: Spring Edition: Four days of intensive workshops on fiction, nonfiction, poetry and more! See pages 15-19 for information. Saturday, 3 p.m.
Miami Dade County Public Library, International Mall Branch, 10315 N.W. 12 Street, Miami
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Lunes y durante toda la semana
Story Time!
Children and parents read along with artist Maria Gonzalez then create artworks inspired by The Wonderful Book by Leonid Gore
Comienzo de las clases trimestrales en Prometeo Visita www.prometeotheatre.com para más información.
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Thursday, 8 p.m. Books & Books, 265 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables
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Julia Alvarez on A Wedding in Haiti, co-presented with Books & Books Viernes, 8 p.m. (Continúa en escena el 12 y 13 de mayo. Boletos $15.)
No Exit by Jean Paul Sarte, in Spanish Teatro Prometeo, MDC Wolfson Campus
A Puerta Cerrada de Jean-Paul Sartre
Tres personas que no se conocen se encuentran en el infierno, representado por una habitación donde nunca se apaga la luz. El tiempo revelará que las relaciones que se establecen entre ellos y el prejuicio de unos con otros son el verdadero castigo.
Dirigida por Yaraní del Valle (con la participación de los estudiantes del Programa Profesional en Artes Escénicas)
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Saturday, 10:30 a.m.
Miami Dade County Public Library, Shenandoah Branch, 2111 S.W. 19 Street, Miami
Story Time!
Children and parents read along with artist Maria Gonzalez then create artworks inspired by Chick 'n' Pug by Jennifer Sattler
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Saturday, 2 p.m. Miami Dade County Public Library System, Doral Branch, 10785 N.W. 58 Street, Miami
Children and parents read along with artist Maria Gonzalez then create artworks inspired by The Wonderful Book by Leonid Gore
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This event is part of our 10th anniversary showcase Jueves, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. MDC Wolfson Campus, Freedom Tower
Coloquio: El Futuro del Idioma Español
Tomando en cuenta la relevancia cultural que significa el cultivo del idioma español en el mundo entero, El Centro de Literatura y Teatro @ MDC, organiza este foro para analizar e intercambiar opiniones, entre expertos, sobre la situación real de la lengua de Cervantes, su futuro inmediato y a largo plazo, su impacto en la economía, el mercado y los negocios, así como su posición frente a las nuevas tecnologías y al crecimiento de las comunicaciones.
Colloquium: The Future of the Spanish Language: Experts will discuss the current use of Spanish
from a cultural perspective, as well as its immediate and longrange impact on global business and the economy, new technologies, and the growth of worldwide communications. In Spanish with simultaneous interpretation into English.
June 2012
This event is part of our 10th anniversary showcase
Coming in June!
The State of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Literature Today: GLBT authors from
all over the country will converge at The Center for a forum organized in partnership with the venerable Lambda Literary Awards. For more information, visit www.thecenteratmdc.org in the coming months.
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Saturday, 10:30 a.m.
Miami Dade County Public Library, Shenandoah Branch, 2111 S.W. 19 Street, Miami
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Story Time!
Children and parents read along with artist Maria Gonzalez then create artworks inspired by The Wonderful Book by Leonid Gore
Miami Book Fair International
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Tuesday (visit www.bookandbooks.com for time and location)
Leonard Pitts, Jr. on Freeman, co-presented with Books & Books
Friday (visit www.bookandbooks.com for time and location)
Richard Ford on Canada, co-presented with Books & Books Lunes (hasta el viernes, 22 de junio) 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. MDC Wolfson Campus, Inscripción $350
Los Prometeítos: Campamento de verano
Los Prometeítos disfrutan de la danza, la actuación y el canto, desarrollando y mejorando su coordinación, musicalidad y creatividad. (Edades de 6 a 12.)
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Saturday, 10:30 a.m.
Miami Dade County Public Library, Shenandoah Branch, 2111 S.W. 19 Street, Miami
Story Time!
Children and parents read along with artist Maria Gonzalez then create artworks inspired by Not Inside This House by Kevin Lewis
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Viernes (hasta el miércoles, 17 de julio) MDC Wolfson Campus Teatro Prometeo co-presenta el
Programa Educativo
del XXVII Festival Internacional de Teatro Hispano de Miami
Paradigmas recientes en las artes escénicas latinas y latinoamericanas. Una conferencia con paneles, mesas redondas y presentación de libros de académicos y teatristas de América Latina y Estados Unidos. Prometeo presenta lecturas dramatizadas de Juegos y rejuegos y otras obras breves de Julio Matas, uno de los dramaturgos cubanos más destacados del siglo XX, dirigidas por Beatriz J. Rizk. Teatro Prometeo co-presents the
Educational Program
of the XXVII International Hispanic Theatre Festival of Miami
Current Trends in Latino and Latin American Performing Arts A series of panel discussions and book presentations with academicians and theatre professionals from the United States and Latin America. Prometeo Theatre presents dramatic readings of three short plays by Julio Matas, considered one of the most important Cuban playwrights of the twentieth century, directed by Beatriz Rizk. Los Prometeítos: Campamento de verano
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Spring 2012 Creative Writing Courses For complete descriptions, full instructor bios and registration information, visit www.theCenteratMDC.org. Mondays, February 13 - April 2, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Writing for Tweens and Teens: A Workshop for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction with Marjetta Geerling This workshop will explore the genre conventions with the specific goal of helping each writer tailor their characters, setting, and plot to the juvenile market. The class will mix lectures and discussions on writing craft and marketplace, with critiques of on-going work. Registration $170
Tuesdays, February 14 - April 3, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Stories that Sing: Creative Nonfiction with Lydia Martin: Truth indeed can be stranger, and more compelling, than fiction. In this course for advanced students, Martin will explore aspects of creative nonfiction and the use of literary and narrative techniques in factual storytelling. Registration $170 Wednesdays, February 15 - April 4, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
The Next Level: Revision Strategies for the Creative Writer with Nick Garnett: In this course, you'll sharpen your writing skills as you work towards refining and polishing your project. You'll review the basics, then apply these elements to your own work and get valuable feedback. Registration $170
Thursdays, February 16 - April 5, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
On the Basis of Character: A Fiction Workshop in Character Creation with David Beaty: We read stories to enter into the characters' lives and by doing so better understand and enrich our own lives. The creation of dynamic and believable characters is crucial to the success of any work of fiction. Registration $170
Thursdays, February 16 - April 5, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Telling True Stories: Making Other People’s Voices (or Your Own) Be Heard with Lily Prellezo: Geared toward the beginning writer, this workshop concentrates on telling true stories. Tools on how to interview, which research delivers the best results, and how to write a query letter and a book proposal address the nuts and bolts of getting published. Registration $170 Creative Writing Courses
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Clases de escritura en español These courses will be taught entirely in Spanish. Miércoles, 8 de febrero al 2 de mayo, 7-10 p.m.
Introducción a la Creación de Guiones con José (Pepe) Bahamonde: Para una formación más completa del artista con inquietudes de escritor, ofrecemos una clase que combina elementos básicos de la teoría con sencillos proyectos de aplicación práctica para radio y televisión. Este será el curso ideal para libretistas principiantes que deseen un conocimiento general de los elementos esenciales reflejados en una variedad selecta de guiones. Inscripción $180 (información sobre inscripción: www.prometeotheatre.com)
Martes, 14 de febrero - 10 de abril, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Escritura autobiográfica: Empezar a escribir sobre lo que se conoce con Ana Vidal: Este curso está orientado tanto hacia aquellas personas que quieren iniciarse en la escritura, como hacia aquellas otras que hayan sufrido un bloqueo creativo o quieran aprender a escribir sobre sí mismos. Mediante las distintas clases los alumnos aprenderán a identificar qué los caracteriza y podrán empezar a pulir su parte más literaria, a través de un proceso de conocimiento interior conociendo la obra de autores como Thomas Bernhard, Anais Nin, María Zambrano, Pizarnik, Anne Sexton, Sylvia Plath entre otros. Inscripción $170 (información sobre inscripción: www.thecenteratmdc.org)
Lunes 13 de febrero - 2 de abril, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
El Arte de la Dramaturgia con Carmen Duarte: Este curso básico tiene como objetivo enseñarle a los estudiantes las herramientas básicas para escribir un drama. ¿Cómo estructurar una obra teatral?. ¿Qué características deben tener los personajes dramáticos?. ¿Cómo aprender a dialogar?. ¿Cuál es el papel del dramaturgo en el teatro actual? Se alentará a los estudiantes a crear escenas a partir de sus experiencias vitales. Inscripción $170 (información sobre inscripción: www.thecenteratmdc.org)
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Workshops for Writers at Outreach Location in Coral Gables
These courses will take place at Books & Books, 265 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables. For complete descriptions, full instructor bios and registration information, visit www.theCenteratMDC.org. Four weeks. For dates, times and registration fees, visit www.theCenteratMDC.org.
Teen Writer's Boot Camp with Author Christina Diaz Gonzalez: Get that book or short story into shape. Aspiring teen authors will work on
improving each of the key elements of character development, plot, setting and dialogue making their stories richer and more layered. All classes will blend discussion, hands-on exercises and critiques of the writer's current work-in-progress. The final class will deal with the revision process to help the writer's manuscript become a final draft. This workshop is designed to foster creativity and self-expression in a supportive atmosphere. There are no grades, no exams, no wrong answers—just creative writing. This class is fun and pressurefree, but students will develop thinking and writing skills that will prove valuable in school and beyond. Better writers produce stronger college applications, and an extracurricular writing workshop is an impressive addition to any profile.
Four weeks. For dates, times and registration fees, visit www.theCenteratMDC.org.
Social Networking for Writers with Communications Consultant Jami Reyes: Do you want to use social media to build a platform and connect with other writers, readers, and those who have similar interests to yours? Are you ready to promote yourself and/or your writing? Are you on Twitter and Facebook but are unsure of how to manage your account so that you can best position yourself as a writer? Then this workshop is for you.
Two weeks. For dates, times and registration fees, visit www.theCenteratMDC.org.
Book Publicity 101 with Book Publicist Jessica Jonap:
Publicizing your book is a critical component to its overall success. It also should be an enjoyable, creative and rewarding experience. Whether you're an experienced or first-time published author, this seminar is sure to be helpful with instruction on how to evaluate your book, set realistic publicity goals, and create a plan for achieving those goals. Participants will learn the importance of drafting a persuasive book description for use in interviews and press materials, defining the key audience and identifying appropriate media outlets.
Six weeks. For dates, times and registration fees, visit www.theCenteratMDC.org.
Writing Your Novel the TV Way with Author Anjanette Delgado: The next time you’re wondering how you’ll ever get through the writing of a novel, think about TV producers and writers of original series and even non-fiction shows. They pretty much have to see the whole thing in their heads, and process it all into a readable “series bible” before they can get a green light. Learn to think like the TV executive who sees it, feels it and believes in it, and get your novel written!
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2012 Miami Writers Institute: Spring Edition Four days of intensive workshops on fiction, nonfiction, poetry and more! Taught by respected visiting writers in the heart of downtown Miami. Quality workshops? Of course. But the Writers Institute is so much more: · Manuscript Consultations – Get feedback on your manuscript in one-on-one sessions with agents Ryan D. Harbage, Melissa Sarver and others. Space is limited. · Publishing Seminar – How To Get Published Successfully with Arielle Eckstut and David Henry Sterry · Lunchtime Reads – Each day, gather for lunch and hear Writers Institute faculty read from their work. · Pitch-o-Rama 2012! – On Saturday, May 5, practice the art of the one-minute pitch before a panel of industry pros. Get feedback on your book idea and free advice.
Ready to register? Want to learn more? Visit us on the Web at www.theCenteratMDC.org and click on Writers Institute. Follow the instructions to register online. Deadlines, fees and more information on the following pages.
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2012 Miami Writers Institute (continued) Deadlines:
March 30: Early-Bird Registration – Register by this date and enter a drawing to win a FREE manuscript consultation (an $80 value)! April 2: Deadline to submit a manuscript for workshop with Da Chen or Ann Hood April 16: Last day to submit a manuscript for consultation with a literary agent April 23: Registration deadline Note: Space in workshops is limited. Register as soon as possible to secure your space. Payment must be received at time of registration and must have cleared at least five business days prior to the first day of class. Please note registration deadlines for each course. Please speak to a member of our registration staff if you require clarification.
Registration Fees:
• One three-day workshop: $250 (includes lunch Wednesday to Friday) • One four-day workshop: $300 (includes lunch Wednesday to Saturday) • Any two workshops: $450 • Publishing Seminar: $100 (does not include lunch) • Manuscript consultation: $80* • The whole enchilada: $600 (any two workshops, Publishing Seminar, plus one manuscript consultation - a $730 value!) *Manuscript consultation fees are not reading fees and do not go to the agent; rather they support the programs and initiatives of The Center @ MDC.
Workshops, deadlines and other information at time of printing. For updates, please visit www.theCenteratMDC.org.
Get Feedback from the Pros: Manuscript Consultations with Ryan D. Harbage, Melissa Sarver and other agents: Literary agents will read a sample of your work, then meet with you for a one-on-one, 15-minute consultation. SPACE IS LIMITED. Via e-mail, forward a 10-page sample of your manuscript (preferably the first 10 pages) as a Microsoft Word attachment to nicole.swift@mdc.edu. In the subject line, type “Manuscript Consultation” and your last name. Visit www.theCenteratMDC.org for full submission guidelines and other deadlines.
Saturday, May 5, 2012, 2 - 4 p.m., Room 2106 (Bldg. 2, 1st Floor) FREE!
Pitch-O-Rama: Practice the art of the one-minute pitch before a panel of literary agents and other industry professionals. A tight, effective verbal pitch can help you sell your idea and, just as importantly, force you to keep your project focused and on track. Think of it this way: You’re in an elevator with the agent or editor of your dreams and you have one minute to pitch your book idea. What do you say? Get instant feedback on your book idea and some free advice. Best pitch gets a prize! Participation in the Pitch-O-Rama is free and open to everyone by signing up, first come, first served, in Room 2106 on Saturday, May 5. Writers Institute registrants may sign up beginning at Noon on Saturday, May 5. Non-registrants may sign up beginning at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 5. Visit www.theCenteratMDC.org for details.
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Miami Book Fair International
Writing
Event in Spanish
2-day publishing seminar: Thursday, May 3 - Friday, May 4, 6 - 8 p.m.
How To Get Published Successfully
with Arielle Eckstut and David Henry Sterry: It is the greatest time in history to be a writer. The barrier to publishing has been torn down and now anyone can get published. But to get published successfully is a whole other matter. Eckstut and Sterry, authors of The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published, take you through the entire publishing process. This step-by-step, soups-to-nuts workshop will remove the smoke and mirrors from the murky world of publishing and give writers a compass and map to a successfully published book. Topics covered include choosing the right idea; creating a blockbuster title; crafting an attention-getting pitch; putting together a selling proposal/manuscript; finding the right agent/publisher; self-publishing effectively with ebooks, print-on-demand or traditional printing; developing sales, marketing and publicity savvy; producing a video book trailer and helping it go viral; building a following through social media; and more.
3-day workshop: Wednesday, May 2 - Friday, May 4, 2 - 5 p.m.
Building a Story: A Fiction Workshop with Ann Hood In order for a short story or novel to work, it must have a strong, solid beginning. On the first day of this workshop, we will look at your opening scenes or opening chapter and discuss its strengths and weaknesses, as well as how to improve it. You will rewrite with those suggestions in mind for the second day. With a polished opening, you can then write and bring in what comes next on the final day. When you leave, you will have a polished beginning and what that beginning leads into.
3-day workshop: Wednesday, May 2 - Friday, May 4, 2 - 5 p.m.
Writing Crime Fiction with SJ Rozan: Character, setting, plot, theme and voice are the tools all writers use to create good and enduring fiction. Crime writers, in addition, must ask and answer high-stakes story questions, such as: Why this death? Who else is in danger? What will "justice" mean in this situation? This three-day workshop will discuss and illustrate these points, focusing on examples from a variety of crime novels and stories. Participants will do in-class exercises designed to enable them to employ these tools in individual ways. Time will be allowed for discussion of points of particular concern to participants, ranging from issues of style to questions about the world of publishing. Ann Hood
SJ Rozan
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Reading
Teatro Prometeo
2012 Miami Writers Institute (continued) 3-day workshop: Wednesday, May 2 - Friday, May 4, 2 - 5 p.m.
Writing for Book Deals: From Pitch to Proposal with Ryan D. Harbage: This workshop is ideal for nonfiction writers, from authors of memoir to practical nonfiction, although novelists will benefit too. Just as television writers need a spec script and musicians need a demo to get agents and deals, authors of memoir and nonfiction need a book proposal — and novelists need a pitch, overview and query letter. Lectures include a thorough description of each component of a book proposal, a concise breakdown of how agents and publishers work, how to find and secure an agent and how writers are compensated.
4-day workshop: Wednesday, May 2 - Saturday, May 5, 9 a.m. -12 p.m.
The Masked Poet: A Poetry Workshop with Marilyn Nelson This workshop will tackle the persona poem and the dramatic monologue, and will begin with directed readings of several master poets, including Robert Browning, Paul Lawrence Dunbar, Gwendolyn Brooks, Frank X Walker, and Helen Frost, seeking to understand their methods for inventing the speaker and the speaker's voice in a complexly-articulated, "believable" world. We will outline a sequence of poetic assignments, and then review poems from the workshop, considering them in light of our models.
4-day workshop: Wednesday, May 2 - Saturday, May 5, 9 a.m. -12 p.m.
Telling It True: Writing About Place, People, and the World with Dinty W. Moore: The literary genre known as creative nonfiction focuses on the human desire to tell — and be told — compelling stories, but the form includes more than childhood memoir. This four-day course will explore the flexibility and power of the creative nonfiction form, examining the myriad ways in which writers such as Joan Didion, Gay Talese, Susan Orlean, and others combine the personal voice with journalistic observation to transform place, people, food, travel, and nature into gripping prose. We will employ in-class writing and exercises to explore various topics and try our hand at multiple forms. Marilyn Nelson
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Da Chen
Miami Book Fair International
Writing
Event in Spanish
4-day workshop: Wednesday, May 2 - Saturday, May 5, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Master Workshop on Writing Memoir with Da Chen: This workshop will examine all elements of personal memoir writing in great detail and depth, befitting a master class Chen teaches at NYU and Fairfield University’s Low-Residency MFA in Creating Writing. This course aims to teach writers how to build theme and the reason for writing the book; develop pearl strings of scenes and storylines from memory; find voice and point of view; develop dialogues; define settings; establish narrative moments; establish suitable tones and find proper diction and prose style. Participants will also explore Chen’s nine essential elements of memoir structure in order to help attendees master the form, and will discuss errors and common mistakes in writing. 4-day workshop in Spanish: 4 días: Miércoles 2 al viernes 4 de mayo, 6 - 9 p.m.; sábado 5 de mayo, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Taller Sobre la Ficción con Homero Aridjis: El taller se enfocará especialmente en el cuento corto. Previamente al taller, se les proporcionará a los participantes una lista de cuentos breves emblemáticos de la literatura hispanoamericana, que se discutirán en la primera clase. En las clases restantes cada estudiante deberá presentar un breve relato suyo, cuyo estilo y contenido serán comentados y discutidos de manera propositiva por los participantes y el profesor, tomando en cuenta aspectos narrativos tales como la presentación de los personajes, el desarrollo temático, el punto de vista del narrador y el ambiente de la historia. Lunch & Readings:
Lunchtime Readings are open to the public. The cost of lunch is included for participants registered for at least one Institute workshop. A limited number of lunches will be available for purchase on site that same day. Wednesday, May 2, 12:30 -1:30 p.m. - David Henry Sterry and Dinty W. Moore Thursday, May 3, 12:30 -1:30 p.m. - Da Chen and SJ Rozan Friday, May 4, 12:30 -1:30 p.m. - Marilyn Nelson and Ann Hood Saturday, May, 5, 12:30-1:30 p.m. - Homero Ardijis followed by open mic for Miami Writers Institute Participants
Homero Aridjis
Dinty W. Moore
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With the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners.
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