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Promoting reading, writing and theatre throughout the year by presenting high-quality events open to all.
Reading The Big Read
Month-long reading campaign to entice reluctant readers. Powered by a grant from the National Endowment of the Arts. In Spring 2015 we’ll be reading When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka.
Teatro Prometeo Performances
Staged productions and dramatic readings performed year-round by Prometeo students.
Acting Classes
Read to Learn Books For Free
A literacy program that encourages children to read by making free books available in Miami-Dade County’s most under-resourced neighborhoods. Shelves are located in public health clinics, neighborhood assistance centers, public housing and elsewhere. More than 3,000 books are given away monthly. In partnership with The Children’s Trust.
StoryArts
A literacy project for children that bridges art-making and reading and takes place in afterschool programs. The Center distributes free books to participants.
Continuing education courses on various aspects of the craft taught once a week over 12 weeks. Three sessions scheduled per year. (In Spanish.)
Conservatory in Theatre Arts
A non-credit, intensive program that features a rigorous, well-rounded curriculum of study. The actor’s unique potential is cultivated and encouraged. Audition required for admittance.
Play Time! International Children’s Theatre Festival
An annual event presenting the best local, national and international children’s theatre companies. Play Time! is made possible by a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, as part of its Knight Arts Challenge.
Acts
Los Prometeítos, the youngest members of Teatro Prometeo, explore the world of dance, acting and singing, and participate in fun activities that develop creativity.
Miami Book Fair International
Writing
Festival of Authors
Creative Writing Program
From newbies to Nobel prize winners, and in half a dozen languages, these readings and discussions are the heart of the Fair.
Street Fair
Three days, a million books, two hundred thousand readers, plus music and delicious food — a celebration unequaled.
Destination Comics
Miami Book Fair’s own comic con! Featuring creator panels, comics-making workshops, publishers and comic shops.
Featured Country
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.
Continuing education creative writing courses and workshops scheduled during the fall, spring and summer semesters.
Miami Writers Institute
Twice-yearly creative writing conferences featuring workshops with bestselling and award-winning authors and publishing professionals.
Visiting Authors
Readings, lectures and signings open to the public, plus residencies and workshops in MDC classrooms and public schools.
The Swamp
An interactive pop-up lounge featuring artists and writers from all over Florida. The Swamp will reflect the current cultural scene and showcase work that explores the beauty, contradictions, uniqueness and “weirdness” of life in Florida. The Swamp is made possible by a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, as part of its Knight Arts Challenge.
Children's Alley
Stories come to life during Miami Book Fair's Street Fair with authors, storytellers and puppeteers, plus theatre, dance and more!
Writes
Creative writing workshops for children and teens in locations throughout Miami, as well as in their schools. Taught by local and visiting authors.
Ongoing Paz Prize for Poetry 2014-2015
Read to Learn Books for Free
The Center established The Paz Prize for Poetry in partnership with The National Poetry Series in Spring 2012 to celebrate The Center’s 10th anniversary. The award honors a poet writing in Spanish, living in the United States.
Kids living in under-resourced Miami neighborhoods have little access to books outside of school. Nearly half of Miami-Dade County third graders fail to read even at basic grade level, and only onethird read proficiently. Studies show that children with greater access to books are more likely to read well and succeed academically.
The first winner of the award was Dinapiera Di Donato for her collection, Colaterales, chosen by the prize’s inaugural judge, Victor Hernández Cruz.
Submission guidelines: thecenteratmdc.org or NationalPoetrySeries.org.
The Center is meeting this challenge in partnership with The Children’s Trust. So far, the Center has placed more than 21 shelves full of children’s books, free for the taking, in locations throughout the County where children visit with their caretakers, including public health clinics, community service centers, public housing and others.
Generation Genius StoryArts!
The Center is actively looking for donations of new or gently used books to keep the shelves full.
The second Paz Prize winner will be chosen by acclaimed poet, Richard Blanco. Winner will be announced November 2014.
Literacy program begins at City of Miami parks’ afterschool centers in Little Haiti Park, Legion Memorial Park and Charles Hadley Park as well as in public libraries throughout Miami-Dade County. Children will read along with artist/literacy educator, Becky Quiroga Curtis, then create artworks inspired by the selected titles.
Since May 2012, The Center has distributed over 71,000 books. For more information: thecenteratmdc.org/readtolearn
#6WordsMiami Six Words. One Story. All Yours. Miami Book Fair and WLRN want your six-word stories. Your South Floridainfluenced story could get you invited to read at the 2014 Book Fair or on WLRN. Or yours could be one of the six stories published in a limited-edition postcard set. Submit in English, Spanish or Creole.
Some six-word stories for inspiration: For sale: Baby Shoes. Never Worn.
Strangers. Friends. Best Friends. Lovers. Strangers.
Penniless weirdo. Struck lottery. Overnight genius.
Robs bank. Gets away. Tells everyone.
Visit miamibookfair.com/6wordsmiami for more information.
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Saturday, September 6
Wednesday, September 10
11 a.m. – 2 p.m. l Teatro Prometeo, MDC Wolfson Campus
6:30 - 8:30 p.m. | MDC Wolfson Campus, Downtown Miami
Acting for Teens
I Lie the Truth: A Fiction Workshop with Ariel Gonzalez
This beginning acting course introduces the ensemble technique, offering a fun experience while developing teens’ passion for the theatre.
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12 weeks. September 6 – November 22 Registration $240 (www.teatroprometeo.org)
(This course will be in Spanish.) Monday, September 8 Teatro Prometeo, MDC Wolfson Campus
Conservatory in Theatre Arts Prometeo conservatory program begins. Students receive rigorous training in acting, voice, movement, and other related disciplines, and the opportunity to tour locally as well as internationally.
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Prior audition required for admission. Visit www.teatroprometeo.org
(These courses will be in Spanish.)
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8 weeks. September 10 – October 29 Registration $170 (www.thecenteratmdc.org)
Saturday, September 13 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. l Teatro Prometeo, MDC Wolfson Campus
Los Prometeítos: Acting, Singing and Dancing Children ages 7–12 explore dance, acting and singing, developing creativity while learning Spanish.
Tuesday, September 9 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. | MDC Wolfson Campus, Downtown Miami
Making It Funny: The Art and Science of Humor Writing with Roxanna Elden Using in-class writing exercises as well as instructor and peer feedback, this workshop will provide an overview of humor theories and practice, including the “setup-punch” structure used by standup comics and how to use “comic timing” on paper. Will this workshop make you funny? No. Only a lifetime of using humor to cope with emotional pain can do that. But this workshop will teach you to use the techniques of professional funny people to enhance the humor in your own writing.
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How do you convert fact into fiction? Where should an author draw the line between art and life? Are there any disadvantages to writing only what you know? Using readings and in-class writing assignments, this course will examine techniques to overcome writer’s block and improve compositional velocity. Students should be prepared to submit samples of their own fiction.
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12 weeks. September 13 – December 6 Registration $300 (www.teatroprometeo.org)
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Acting for the Camera This course introduces students to a variety of techniques and industry practices, from basic camera technique to repetition and replication strategies.
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12 weeks. September 13 – December 13 Registration $340 (www.teatroprometeo.org)
(This course will be in Spanish.)
4 weeks. September 9 - September 30 Registration $100 (www.thecenteratmdc.org)
Reading
Teatro Prometeo
Miami Book Fair
Writing
Saturday, September 13
Monday, September 15
10 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Miami-Dade Fair and Expo Center, 10901 Coral Way, Miami
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The Children’s Trust Family Expo Join The Center for Literature and Theatre at The Children’s Trust Family Expo for readings by beloved children’s authors, Brad Meltzer (I Am Rosa Parks) and Bob Shea (Dinosaur vs. School). This day-long family festival features activities and entertainment, including storytelling, arts and crafts, urban gardening workshops and more.
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Camera Lab This class continues the work of Acting for the Camera at a more advanced level.
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12 weeks. September 13 – December 13 Registration $340 (www.teatroprometeo.org)
(This course will be in Spanish.) 3:30 p.m. | Miami Dade Public Library, International Mall Branch, 10315 NW 12th Street, Doral
Generation Genius StoryArts! Bridging creative thinking, art-making and literacy, a trained art educator conducts a story time with children ages 4-8. The children, along with their parents, then participate in an interactive activity that inspires them to read and create their own visual artwork based upon the featured book — every child gets to keep the book for continued at-home learning. Featuring The Snatchabook, by Helen and Thomas Docherty. I Free. RSVP required. 305-594-2514
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Preparing the Actor This course prepares the actor physically, vocally and emotionally in different acting styles and techniques. Classes focus on improvisation, monologue and scene work.
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12 weeks. September 15 – December 1 Registration $240 (www.teatroprometeo.org)
(This course will be in Spanish.) Tuesday, September 16 7 - 10 p.m. l Teatro Prometeo, MDC Wolfson Campus
Voice and Diction This class improves the actor’s mode of delivery, both natural and stylized.
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12 weeks. September 16 – December 9 Registration $240 (www.teatroprometeo.org)
(This course will be in Spanish.) Wednesday, September 17 8 p.m. l Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables
Chris Guillebeau
A reading by on The Happiness of Pursuit.
Co-presented with Books & Books.
Friday, September 19 6-9 p.m. | MDC Museum of Art + Design, Freedom Tower, 600 Biscayne Blvd., Downtown, Miami
SIDE BY SIDE: MDCULTURE STANDS AS ONE Miami Dade College’s Department of Cultural Affairs or MDCULTURE, is an institution of thought-provoking cultural programs including: Miami Book Fair International, Miami International Film Festival, MDC Live Arts, MDC Museum & Galleries of Art + Design, Teatro Prometeo, The Center for Literature and Theatre @ MDC, Tower Theater and MDC Koubek Center. SIDE BY SIDE: MDCULTURE STANDS AS ONE is a one night event held at the College’s historic Freedom Tower, featuring performances,
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LEBO Pops Up: Artworks September 19
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exhibitions, film screenings, the public unveiling of the 2014 Miami Book Fair poster, and the opening of the long awaited Cuban Exile Experience & Cuban Diaspora Cultural Legacy Gallery at the Freedom Tower.
An ARTDAYS event, in partnership with the Miami Downtown Development Association.
Friday, September 19 6 p.m. | MDC Museum of Art + Design, Freedom Tower, 600 Biscayne Blvd., Downtown, Miami
Exhibit Opening: LEBO Pops Up: Artworks David “LEBO” Le Batard is a Cuban American artist widely recognized for working in a wide spectrum of creative media, including murals, paintings and sculptures. He is the innovator of Postmodern Cartoon Expressionism, a movement that combines cartoon imagery with richly saturated color and unique linear compositions, and which ranges from the abstract to the highly narrative, inspiring emotion, and creating layers of meaning. LEBO is more than an abstract artist and mural painter. He is a storyteller, draftsman, and colorist who uses the iconographic and emblematic power of cartoons to create a graphic language that continually evolves. This pop-up exhibition celebrates LEBO’s unique place in the art world, and in Miami. He is Miami Book Fair International’s official poster artist for 2014. The exhibit will be on view through October 4 during normal museum hours.
An ARTDAYS event, in partnership with the Miami Downtown Development Association and Miami Dade College Museum of Art + Design.
Saturday, September 20 4-6 p.m. | Freedom Tower at Miami Dade College, 600 Biscayne Blvd., Downtown, Miami
First Draft: A Literary Social Write a story. Have a drink. Write a better story. This is how it goes: participants are led in a short, themed writing prompt, then everyone gets some time to write their stories. Those who want to, will read their work aloud. We’ll take a break to drink and socialize (your first drink is on the house!), then we start the whole process over again. Theme: Endless Summer
An ARTDAYS event, in partnership with the Miami Downtown Development Association and Miami Dade College Museum of Art + Design. I Free. RSVP required. www.thecenteratmdc.org
Tuesday, September 23 7 p.m. l Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables
Carl Hiaasen
A reading by on Skink: No Surrender.
Co-presented with Books & Books.
Saturday, September 27 11 a.m. l Miami Dade County Public Library, Shenandoah Branch, 2111 S.W. 19 Street, Miami
Generation Genius StoryArts! Bridging creative thinking, art-making and literacy, a trained art educator conducts a story time with children ages 4-8. The children, along with their parents, then participate in an interactive activity that inspires them to read and create their own visual artwork based upon the featured book — every child gets to keep the book for continued at-home learning. Featuring The Snatchabook, by Helen and Thomas Docherty. I Free. RSVP required. 305-594-2514
1 p.m. l Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables
Chef Francis Mallman
A reading by on Mallman on Fire.
Co-presented with Books & Books.
Reading
Teatro Prometeo
Miami Book Fair
Writing
Monday, September 29
Tuesday, October 7
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Visiting author: Larry Baker, Baker, author of The Education of Nancy Adams, will work with students at various MDC campuses. Free books will be distributed to the students. The same evening, he will read from his novel during a free, open-to-the-public event. Presented in partnership with Florida Literary Arts Coalition (FLAC) and Books & Books.
Thursday, October 2 6 - 8 p.m. | MDC Museum of Art + Design, Freedom Tower, 600 Biscayne Blvd., Downtown, Miami
LEBO Pops Up: Closing Party! Join David LEBO LeBatard for the closing party of the pop-up exhibit of his artworks, and celebrate the publication of his book, LEBO: Inspired by the Beat. LEBO is Miami Book Fair International’s official poster artist for 2014.
A reading by of Zoltar.
Jasper Fforde on The Eye
Co-presented with Books & Books.
Thursday, October 9 6 – 8 p.m. | B Bar at The Betsy Hotel, 440 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach
First Draft: A Literary Social Write a story. Have a drink. Write a better story. This is how it goes: participants are led in a short, themed writing prompt, then everyone gets some time to write their stories. Those who want to, will read their work aloud. We’ll take a break to drink and socialize (your first draft is on the house!), then we start the whole process over again. Theme: Confessions Stick around for a night of Live Music, Literary Trivia and a reading from The Betsy’s writer-in-residence, Gemma Cooper-Novack. Hosted from 8 – 11 p.m. by The Writer’s Room, BLT-Steak and The BetsySouth Beach. I Registration: $10 (www.thecenteratmdc.org)
Saturday and Sunday, October 4 and 5 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables
Master Workshop in Character Development, with Debra Dean Characters are the heart of the story. If you learn how to create vivid, believable characters, you are more than halfway there because those characters’ actions will drive the plot forward. In this intensive seminar, the focus will be on fiction, but you’ll learn techniques that can be applied equally well to non-fiction, plays or screenplays. Through lecture and in-class writing, you’ll learn how to find your characters or re-imagine them to flesh them out, and make them compelling.
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Saturday, October 11 3 p.m. | MDC Koubek Center, 2705 S.W. Third St., Miami
A Literary Picnic for Families,
created by Fundacion Cuatrogatos Families will enjoy a picnic, surrounded by baskets of books, on the lawn of the Koubek Center, while reading together and listening to storytellers and music. This picnic is the last event of Fiesta de la Lectura / The Reading Festival. Part of the 2014 Miami Book Fair Foreward Series
(This event will be in Spanish.)
2 days. October 4 and 5 Registration: $100 (www.thecenteratmdc.org)
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Debra Dean October 4 & 5
Reading
Teatro Prometeo
Miami Book Fair
Writing
Papeles October 14
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Saturday, October 11
Friday, October 24
3:30 p.m. | Miami Dade Public Library, International Mall Branch, 10315 NW 12th Street, Doral
7:30 p.m. l MDC Koubek Center, 2705 S.W. Third St., Miami
Generation Genius StoryArts! Bridging creative thinking, art-making and literacy, a trained art educator conducts a story time with children ages 4-8. The children, along with their parents, then participate in an interactive activity that inspires them to read and create their own visual artwork based upon the featured book — every child gets to keep the book for continued at-home learning. Featuring The Day the Crayons Quit, by Drew Daywalt. I Free. RSVP required. 305-594-2514
Two Poets, Two Voices A reading from new books: Cuaderno del falso amor impuro by Carlos Pintado, and Aurea Mediocritas by Jesús “Tinito” Díaz. Part of the 2014 Miami Book Fair Foreward Series
(This event will be in Spanish.) Saturday, October 25 11 a.m. | Miami Dade County Public Library, Shenandoah Branch, 2111 S.W. 19 St., Miami
Generation Genius StoryArts!
Monday, October 13 8 p.m. l Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables
Paul Williams and Tracey Jackson on Gratitude & Trust. A reading by
Co-presented with Books & Books.
Tuesday, October 14
Bridging creative thinking, art-making and literacy, a trained art educator conducts a story time with children ages 4-8. The children, along with their parents, then participate in an interactive activity that inspires them to read and create their own visual artwork based upon the featured book — every child gets to keep the book for continued at-home learning. Featuring The Day the Crayons Quit, by Drew Daywalt. I Free. RSVP required. 305-594-2514
In classrooms at various MDC Campuses
Papeles by Hector Patrick Pino
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month at MDC Two travelers – one from Cuba and one from Holland – are detained by Homeland Security at an international airport. This interactive performance, presented to students at various MDC campuses, personifies the fears of being profiled. Why feel guilty, if you’ve done nothing wrong?
(Bilingual English/Spanish performances.)
Sunday, October 26 4 p.m. l Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables
Martin Amis
A reading by on The Zone of Interest.
Co-presented with Books & Books.
Monday, October 27 8 p.m. l Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables
Friday, October 17 8 p.m. l Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables
Anjanette Delgado
A reading by on The Clairvoyant of Calle Ocho.
Co-presented with Books & Books.
A Top-shelf Evening With the Algonquin “Buzzed” Panel An evening of lit, libations, trivia games and intoxicating appearances by Algonquin’s barrelaged authors: Edward Hemingway, Bill Roorbach, Brock Clarke and Lin Enger. Co-presented with Books & Books.
Reading
Teatro Prometeo
Miami Book Fair
Writing
Saturday, November 1 6 p.m. l MDC Koubek Center, 2705 S.W. Third St., Miami
Recent Books from La Pereza Editions Readings from new books published by Ediciones La Pereza: Facundo Cabral: sus últimos correos; El rap de la morgue y otros cuentos, by Claudia Amengual; Toda una vida, by Luisgé Martín; and Noches de Obon, by María José Rivera. Part of the 2014 Miami Book Fair Foreward Series
(This event will be in Spanish.)
featured book — every child gets to keep the book for continued at-home learning. Featuring Little Red Writing, by Joan Holub. I Free. RSVP required. 305-594-2514
Saturday, November 8 7:30 p.m. l MDC Koubek Center, 2705 S.W. Third St., Miami
Verycuetos Cuban author, Juan Cueto-Roig, presents his latest novel, discussing, and reflecting upon, literary culture, politics and history. Part of the 2014 Miami Book Fair Foreward Series
Thursday, November 6
(This event will be in Spanish.)
8 p.m. l Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables
Steve Almond
A reading by on Against Football: One Fan’s Reluctant Manifesto.
Saturday, November 14
Co-presented with Books & Books.
New Treasure From the Golden Age
Friday, November 7
Researcher and scholar Alfredo Rodríguez LópezVázquez in conversation with the journalist and cultural critic, Olga Connor, about the book, Segunda parte del Lazarillo de Tormes, its importance to Hispanic literary culture, and how Rodríguez López-Vázquez rediscovered it.
7:30 p.m. l MDC Koubek Center, 2705 S.W. Third St., Miami
Two Tales of One City: Miami A reading and discussion with Anjanette Delgado, author of La clarividente de la calle 8, and Jaime Cabrera, author of Miss Blue 104° F. Little Havana and Miami Beach are central “characters” in this novel and book of short stories.
7:30 p.m. l MDC Koubek Center, 2705 S.W. Third St., Miami
Part of the 2014 Miami Book Fair Foreward Series
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Part of the 2014 Miami Book Fair Foreward Series
(This event will be in Spanish.)
Saturday, November 15 11 a.m. | Miami Dade Public Library, Shenandoah Branch, 2111 S.W. 19 St., Miami
Saturday, November 8 3:30 p.m. | Miami Dade Public Library, International Mall Branch, 10315 NW 12th Street, Doral
Generation Genius StoryArts! Bridging creative thinking, art-making and literacy, a trained art educator conducts a story time with children ages 4-8. The children, along with their parents, then participate in an interactive activity that inspires them to read and create their own visual artwork based upon the
Generation Genius StoryArts! Bridging creative thinking, art-making and literacy, a trained art educator conducts a story time with children ages 4-8. The children, along with their parents, then participate in an interactive activity that inspires them to read and create their own visual artwork based upon the featured book — every child gets to keep the book for continued at-home learning. Featuring Little Red Writing, by Joan Holub. I Free. RSVP required. 305-594-2514
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Steve Almond November 6
Reading
Teatro Prometeo
Miami Book Fair
Writing
Anne Rice 2014 Miami Book Fair International Guest Author
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Saturday, November 15 4 p.m. l MDC Koubek Center, 2705 S.W. Third St., Miami
Martí, Revisited
Sunday, November 16 through Sunday, November 23 MDC, Wolfson Campus, Downtown Miami
A reading by Orlando González Esteva, from his latest published title, Animal que escribe. Rediscover the literary works of venerated Cuban author, Jose Martí, through the eyes of distinguished poet and essayist, González Esteva. Part of the 2014 Miami Book Fair Foreward Series
(This event will be in Spanish.)
New at Book Fair: The Swamp An interactive pop-up lounge featuring artists and writers from all over Florida. The Swamp will reflect the current cultural scene and showcase work that explores the beauty, contradictions, uniqueness and “weirdness” of life in Florida. The Swamp is made possible by a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, as part of its Knight Arts Challenge.
Tuesday, November 18 through Sunday, November 23 Sunday, November 16 through Sunday, November 23 MDC, Wolfson Campus, Downtown Miami
31st Miami Book Fair International The largest and finest literary festival in the country celebrates 31 years with eight days of literary superstars, plus hands-on learning activities for children, cooking demonstrations by top chefs, live music and more! Some of this year’s guests include international bestselling author, Alexander McCall Smith; thrillerwriting legend, Patricia Cornwell; master of the supernatural, Anne Rice; Pulitzer-winning journalist, Nicholas D. Kristof; historian, Simon Schama; political writer and activist, Barbara Ehrenreich; British journalist, Ramita Navai; Argentinian cartoonist, Ricardo “Liniers” Siri; comics artist and novelist, Ariel Schrag; journalist and food writer, Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan; and legendary humorist, Dave Barry, among many others!
Teatro Prometeo, Little Haiti Cultural Arts Center, MDC Koubek Center
Play Time! International Children’s Theatre Festival
A program of Teatro Prometeo during Miami Book Fair International. Showcasing some of the best local, national and international children’s theatre companies, this annual festival hopes to introduce to children and families in our community a variety of cultural traditions and performances in a fun, interactive way. Play Time! is made possible by a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, as part of its Knight Arts Challenge.
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For a complete schedule, please visit teatroprometeo.org after October 15.
Tuesday, November 18 9 p.m. | MDC Koubek Center, 2705 S.W Third St., Miami
Remembering the work of Gabriel Garcia Marquez during Miami Book Fair International Teatro Prometeo presents a special staged reading featuring two of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’ short stories, “Isabel viendo llover en Macondo” and “El ahogado mas hermoso del mundo.”
(This event will be in Spanish.)
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Miami Book Fair
Writing
Wednesday, November 19 through Friday, November 21
Thursday, December 4
MDC Wolfson Campus, Downtown Miami
Querido San Antonio by Patricia Suárez
Fall 2014 Miami Writers Institute during Miami Book Fair International Creative writing and publishing workshops in English and Spanish with Marjorie Braman, Tony Hoagland, Cristina Keller, Marlene Moleon, Bradford Morrow, Karen Schechner, Jeff VanderMeer and others.
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8 p.m. | Teatro Prometeo, MDC Wolfson Campus
The expectations created by a society that pushes women to strive for traditional status clash with a reality that is better defined by its limits than by its opportunities.
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Additional performances December 5, 6, 11, 12 and 13 | Tickets $20 (teatroprometeo.org)
(These performances will be in Spanish.) Saturday, December 13 3 p.m. l Teatro Prometeo, MDC Wolfson Campus
Thursday, November 20 and Friday, November 21 Various Campuses, Miami Dade College
Visiting Authors Program Miami Book Fair International guest authors will visit MDC classes at various campuses to discuss new books and the themes found in their works. Free books will be distributed to the students. For a complete list of participating authors, please visit thecenteratmdc.org.
Friday, November 21 9 p.m. | MDC Koubek Center, 2705 S.W Third St., Miami
Staged reading of Cita a ciegas during Miami Book Fair International A labyrinth of coincidences, fate and destiny, inspired by the great Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges, this acclaimed play takes on the kaleidoscopic concept of time to tell a story of love, passion and chance encounters.
Show Time with Los Prometeítos A special end-of-term performance by Prometeo’s youngest students.
(This event will be in Spanish.) 3:30 p.m. | Miami Dade Public Library, International Mall Branch, 10315 NW 12 St., Doral
Generation Genius StoryArts! Bridging creative thinking, art-making and literacy, a trained art educator conducts a story time with children ages 4-8. The children, along with their parents, then participate in an interactive activity that inspires them to read and create their own visual artwork based upon the featured book — every child gets to keep the book for continued at-home learning. Featuring Big Plans, by Bob Shea. I Free. RSVP required. 305-594-2514
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Show Time with Los PrometeĂtos December 13
Reading
Teatro Prometeo
Miami Book Fair
Writing
Julie Otsuka Author of 2015 Big Read Selection, When the Emperor Was Divine
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Saturday, December 20
Saturday, January 24
11 a.m. | Miami Dade Public Library, Shenandoah Branch, 2111 S.W. 19 St., Miami
11 a.m. | Miami Dade Public Library, Shenandoah Branch, 2111 S.W. 19 St., Miami
Generation Genius StoryArts! Bridging creative thinking, art-making and literacy, a trained art educator conducts a story time with children ages 4-8. The children, along with their parents, then participate in an interactive activity that inspires them to read and create their own visual artwork based upon the featured book — every child gets to keep the book for continued at-home learning. Featuring Big Plans, by Bob Shea. I Free. RSVP required. 305-594-2514
Generation Genius StoryArts! Bridging creative thinking, art-making and literacy, a trained art educator conducts a story time with children ages 4-8. The children, along with their parents, then participate in an interactive activity that inspires them to read and create their own visual artwork based upon the featured book — every child gets to keep the book for continued at-home learning. Featuring The Pencil, by Allen Ahlberg. I Free. RSVP required. 305-594-2514
Saturday, January 10 3:30 p.m. | Miami Dade Public Library, International Mall Branch, 10315 NW 12 St., Doral
Generation Genius StoryArts! Bridging creative thinking, art-making and literacy, a trained art educator conducts a story time with children ages 4-8. The children, along with their parents, then participate in an interactive activity that inspires them to read and create their own visual artwork based upon the featured book — every child gets to keep the book for continued at-home learning. Featuring The Pencil, by Allen Ahlberg.
Sunday, February 15 through Sunday, March 15
The Big Read The Center celebrates reading in 2015 with The Big Read, featuring events and activities inspired by When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka, including film screenings, book discussions, author presentations, Japanese cooking demos, a trip to the Morikami Garden and Museum, and more!
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Monday, January 12 Teatro Prometeo, MDC Wolfson Campus
Teatro Prometeo’s Spring 2015 Courses Begin Prometeo conservatory program, spring term theatre classes for adults and Prometeo’s children’s program, Los Prometeítos, begins.
(These courses will be in Spanish.)
Reading
Teatro Prometeo
Miami Book Fair
Writing
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Three-day Workshop: Meets daily: Wednesday, November 19 – Friday, November 21, 9 a.m. - Noon
Inclusion, Omission and Precision in Poetry, with Tony Hoagland
Three-day Workshop: Meets daily: Wednesday, November 19 – Friday, November 21, 9 a.m. - Noon
Writing Imaginative Fiction: A Wonderbook Workshop, with Jeff VanderMeer How do you balance the practical and the imaginative in your writing and revision? How can you merge the organic, subconscious elements of your fiction with the need to be analytical? Learn the answers as you critique manuscripts with and receive instruction from Jeff VanderMeer, author of the awardwinning Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction. Exercises will include finding the autobiographical in the fantastical, use of freedom and constraint to energize even traditional approaches, and analysis of successful but atypical scenes as the jumping-off point for discussion of characterization, setting, and the numinous. VanderMeer’s critiques will provide you with detailed feedback on your story and also general analysis. This workshop is suitable forand welcomes-all modes and styles of fiction.
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Generally, most poems don’t have enough in them. They don’t have enough objective information. Then there is emotional information. Five times out of six, the poet mistakenly believes that the reader intimately shares her or his subjective reality — is a mind reader. But in fact, the transmission received by the reader is fragmentary, and stuttering and incomplete — the situation is not thoroughly represented, or what is at stake is not made clear. Practically every good poem can be looked at through this lens — what has gotten into the poem? What has been left out? And has the writer choreographed this drama with precision, so that the reader experiences that gasp of participatory insight? What one most hopes to get from a workshop is an enlarged repertoire of craft — some new devices, and muscles and gestures, and comprehensions, that will make one a permanently better writer.
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Registration $225 (www.thecenteratmdc.org) Deadline to register: November 3, 2014
Registration $225 (www.thecenteratmdc.org) Deadline to register: November 3, 2014
Reading
Teatro Prometeo
Miami Book Fair
Writing
Three-day Workshop: Meets daily: Wednesday, November 19 – Friday, November 21, 2 - 5 p.m.
Fictive Beginnings, with Bradford Morrow Opening words evolve into a sentence. A sentence unfolds into a paragraph which, followed by other paragraphs, evokes a narrative world. The first lines of a work of fiction are critical, because it is here that writer engages reader. And reader engages right back — or walks away. Every nuance, from the dynamism of the language to the uniqueness of character or crisis, is crucial to the “birth” of a narrative. This workshop will address in detail how the opening of a story or novel in a current draft might be improved, jolted into something more electric or smoothed into something more subtle (or both), depending on the nature of the larger work. Participants will submit 3-4 opening pages of a work of fiction to be shared with the class. Please bring a précis of the larger narrative, with final paragraph, if written, for later discussion.
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Registration $225 (www.thecenteratmdc.org) Deadline to register: November 3, 2014
One-day Workshop: One day: Thursday, November 20, 2 - 5 p.m.
Self-Publishing: How to Make it Work for You, with Karen Schechner Self-published authors can now build their own significant readerships and/or parlay selfpublished works into book deals with traditional publishers. Kirkus Indie Senior Editor, Karen Schechner, will discuss the pluses of selfpublishing and the editorial services available at Kirkus, as well as the benefits of working with Kirkus Indie to catch the attention of editors and agents. The seminar will also include how to: work with local independent bookstores, fasttrack building a readership, foster participation in local book culture, and build a framework for a marketing campaign. Perfect for authors considering publishing their work themselves or looking for resourceful strategies to publish traditionally.
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Registration $60 (www.thecenteratmdc.org) Deadline to register: November 3, 2014
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One-day Workshop: One day: Friday, November 21, 2 - 5 p.m.
How Publishing Works: An Insider’s Long View, with Marjorie Braman How do editors and publishers evaluate manuscripts? What goes on behind the scenes at an editorial meeting? How do editors successfully acquire books? How are publishers adapting to the digital world and self-publishing and what does that mean for authors? Braman’s range of experience, from publishing director at HarperCollins, to editor-in-chief at Henry Holt, will give you decades’ worth of inside knowledge in just days.
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Registration $60 (www.thecenteratmdc.org) Deadline to register: November 3, 2014
One-day Workshop (In Spanish): Viernes, 21 de noviembre, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
El proceso de crear un libro ilustrado, con Cristina Keller Cristina Keller es una artista plástica e ilustradora venezolana. Ha publicado diez libros, entre los que se destacan La capa del morrocoy (1981), Una señora con sombrero (1993) y Gato encerrado (1995). Su trabajo gráfico abarca el grabado en metal, el aguafuerte y la xilografía. Sus obras han sido expuestas en Estados Unidos, Canadá, México, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Cuba, Italia, España, Eslovenia, Inglaterra, China, Astralia y Polonia. Keller tiene una amplia experiencia como docente en las áreas de diseño, dibujo, ilustración y composición. Reside en Miami.
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Registration $40 (www.thecenteratmdc.org) Deadline to register: November 3, 2014
(This workshop will be conducted in Spanish.)
Reading
Teatro Prometeo
Miami Book Fair
Writing
One-day Workshop (In Spanish):
Registration Information:
Viernes, 21 de noviembre, 2 - 6 p.m.
Fall 2014 Miami Writers Institute Registration now open online!
¿Cómo publicar un E-book en el Nuevo mundo editorial? con Marlene Moleón Marlene Moleón es directora de Eriginal Books, casa editorial radicada en Miami que tiene como objetivo la promoción de autores y libros de temas hispanos en el nuevo mundo digital. Varios de los títulos publicados o promocionados por Eriginal Books se han convertido en éxitos de venta en Amazon o han logrado contratos con grandes editoriales como Espasa. Moleón es autora de Bestseller 2.0. Historias de éxitos en Amazon (2013) y de la novela La isla de los pregones (2010), finalista del premio Azorín. Fue fundadora y editora de la revista Futuros. También es guionista y productora de varios documentales, entre ellos, En busca de la felicidad (1998).
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Registration $50 (www.thecenteratmdc.org) Deadline to register: November 3, 2014
(This workshop will be conducted in Spanish.)
Register at www.thecenteratmdc.org 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.
Deadlines
October 22: Last day to request a refund on any workshop or publishing seminar November 3: Registration deadline. November 5: Deadline to turn in opening pages for workshop with Bradford Morrow
Registration Special!
Register for both publishing seminars and get a discount! Sign up for Self-Publishing: How to Make it Work for You with Karen Schechner and How Publishing Works: An Insider’s Long View with Marjorie Braman at a bundled rate of $100.
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