IN NOVEMBER, AND ALL YEAR ROUND MIAMI BOOK FAIR: BUILDING COMMUNITY, ONE READER AT A TIME
DURING EIGHT DAYS EACH NOVEMBER HUNDREDS OF AUTHORS AND THOUSANDS OF READERS CONVERGE ON DOWNTOWN MIAMI FOR THE NATION’S PREMIER LITERARY FESTIVAL.
AND WHEN THAT’S OVER, WE KEEP IT GOING, MONTH IN, MONTH OUT. EVENTS ALL OVER GENERATION GENIUS SOUTH FLORIDA. WRITING AND READING FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS.
FIRST DRAFT LITERARY SOCIALS
WRITE A STORY. HAVE A DRINK. WRITE A BETTER STORY. MONTHLY.
THE BIG READ
READING CAMPAIGN TO ENGAGE RELUCTANT READERS EVERY MARCH.
POWERED BY A GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT OF THE ARTS.
VISITING AUTHORS
PAZ PRIZE FOR POETRY
HONORS A POET WRITING IN SPANISH AND LIVING IN THE U.S. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL POETRY SERIES.
CREATIVE WRITING & PUBLISHING NON-CREDIT COURSES AND WORKSHOPS.
READINGS, LECTURES AND SIGNINGS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
MIAMI WRITERS INSTITUTE CREATIVE WRITING CONFERENCE EACH MAY.
5 UNDER 35
READINGS WITH YOUNG FICTION WRITERS AT THE BEGINNING OF THEIR CAREERS. PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL BOOK FOUNDATION
READ TO LEARN BOOKS FOR FREE FREE BOOKS THAT GET KIDS READING.
LIP SERVICE TRUE STORIES TOLD LIVE ON STAGE.
WORKING POET RADIO SHOW LIVE-RECORDED TALK SHOW DEDICATED TO THE WORKING LIVES OF CREATIVE PEOPLE.
ENGLISH ESPAÑOL.
PROGRAMS IN AND
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Creative Writing
Non-credit creative writing courses and workshops scheduled throughout the year. In English and Spanish.
Tuesdays, Sep. 13 - Oct. 18 (6 weeks) 7 - 9 p.m. | MDC Wolfson Campus, 300 N.E. 2nd Ave., Downtown Miami
Thursdays, Sep. 15 - Oct. 20 (6 weeks) 7 - 9 p.m. | MDC Wolfson Campus, 300 N.E. 2nd Ave., Downtown Miami
WRITE YOUR BOOK (DRAFT) IN SIX WEEKS with Michèle-Jessica (M.J.) Fievre
FICTION THROUGH TIME AND PLACE (PART II) with Fabienne Josaphat
| Registration $150 Thursdays, Sep. 15 - Oct. 20 (6 weeks) 7 - 9 p.m. | MDC Wolfson Campus, 300 N.E. 2nd Ave., Downtown Miami
LAUGH ABOUT IT: HUMOR IN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL WRITING with Dawn S. Davies | Registration $150
| Registration $150 Saturday, Sep. 17 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. | MDC Wolfson Campus, 300 N.E. 2nd Ave., Downtown Miami
HOW TO CONQUER WRITER’S BLOCK: ATTACK THE BLANK PAGE USING SKILLS FROM THE STAGE with Dan Grech | Registration $60
To register and for more information: miamibookfair.com or 305.237.3940 Save the date! Miami Writers Institute Annual creative writing conference featuring workshops with bestselling and awardwinning authors and publishing professionals. In English and Spanish. Wednesday, May 3 - Friday, May 6, 2017 (registration open February 2017)
First Draft
Literary Socials IN NOVEMBER, AND ALL YEAR ROUND MIAMI BOOK FAIR: BUILDING COMMUNITY, ONE WRITER AT A TIME /miamibookfair
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First Draft Literary Socials 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, eat and socialize, (your first drink is always on the house!) then we start the whole process over again. Thursday, August 18 6:30 p.m. | Books & Books @ the Arsht Center, 1300 Biscayne Boulevard
Instructor: NIKKI MOUSTAKI
Thursday, October 13 6:30 p.m. | Books & Books @ the Arsht Center, 1300 Biscayne Boulevard
Instructor: VANESSA GARCIA Thursday, November 17 6:30 p.m. | The Porch @ Miami Book Fair, 300 N.E. Second Avenue, Downtown Miami
Stay Tuned for a SPECIAL EDITION OF FIRST DRAFT @ MIAMI BOOK FAIR! Thursday, December 8 6:30 p.m. | Books & Books @ the Arsht Center, 1300 Biscayne Boulevard
Instructor: NICK GARNETT Thursday, September 15 6:30 p.m. | Books & Books @ the Arsht Center, 1300 Biscayne Boulevard
Instructor: ROXANNA ELDEN
To RSVP (it’s free!) and for more information: miamibookfair.com or 305.237.3940
Generation Genius Days including
Children’s Alley! Programs and events for children, tweens & teens.
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Generation Genius Days
NOVEMBER 18-20, 2016 / Whether you’re the parent of a child just learning her ABC’s or a teenager hooked on the hottest fantasy series, Miami Book Fair has something for you!
60+ superstar authors. From picture books to young adult lit. Get your books signed by awesome authors including, Cressida Cowell, Gene Yang, George O’Connor, Faith Erin Hicks, Robert Venditti, Jon Scieszka, Margaret Stohl, Maggie Thrash, Leigh Bardugo, Lois Lowry, Frank Viva, and many more!
Fun on the big stage! Come for the authors and stay for the storytellers, geography bees, music, dancing and more on the Once Upon a Time Stage!
Take a break. Make & take! Come illustrate books, travel through space, dig for fossils and much more in the POP-UP FUN ROOMS.
For more information: miamibookfair.com or 305.237.3940
Lip Service
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Lip Service: True Stories, Out Loud You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll cringe. Lip Service is Miami’s own, homegrown, live, true-storytelling event, dedicated to presenting the smartest, hottest, and most honest stories in South Florida. Storypalooza! is Lip Service’s open-mic event, where participants get feedback from Lip Service’s editing pros. Saturday, September 10 7 p.m. | MDC Live Arts Lab (Bldg. 1, 1st floor), 300 N.E. Second Avenue, Miami
Lip Service presents: Storypalooza! The “I Got Miamied” edition. Tell a true, personal story set in, and about, Miami in front of a live audience and get feedback from an expert editorial panel. With Lip Service co-producers Nick Garnett & Esther Martinez, and producer of the podcast Writing Class Radio, Andrea Askowitz. FREE!
Friday, November 18 8 p.m. | Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus Auditorium (Bldg. 1, 2nd floor)
Lip Service @ Miami Book Fair Hear an evening of true stories, out loud. You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll cringe. After party on The Porch! Tickets $15 (miamibookfair.com) Thursday, December 15 7 p.m. | Shinola, 2399 N.W. 2nd Avenue, Miami
Lip Service presents: Storypalooza! The “Horrible Holidays” Edition Tell a true, personal story about a holiday experience gone wrong in front of a live audience and get feedback from an expert editorial panel. With Lip Service co-producers Nick Garnett & Esther Martinez, and producer of the podcast Writing Class Radio, Andrea Askowitz. FREE!
For more information: miamibookfair.com or 305.237.3940 Lip Service storytelling workshops offered in Spring and Summer. Follow us on social for up to date info:
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Read to Learn Books for Free Because when children read, they succeed.
Read to Learn Books for Free is an early childhood literacy program of The Children’s Trust in partnership with Miami Book Fair at Miami Dade College. Every child can take home a free book from any of our 40 bookshelves placed throughout Miami Dade County. Every year, we distribute over 160,000 free books to these bookshelves at community action centers and health clinics, juvenile justice centers, and more. For a list of bookshelves and book drive drop-off sites, visit miamibookfair.com.
$1 for 1 book for 1 child With $1 we can purchase a brand-new book for a child in need. It’s easy to donate! • Online: mdcalumni.com/read-to-learn • In person at any Miami Book Fair Street Fair entrance
Visit us at the Street Fair During Miami Book Fair, we sell books for $1 to raise money to purchase baby books and first readers for our bookshelves. Stop by our booth to buy a book and support children’s literacy!
For more information: miamibookfair.com or 305.237.3940
Eventos en español durante todo el año de la Feria del Libro de Miami
EN NOVIEMBRE ¡Y EL RESTO DEL AÑO TAMBIÉN! FERIA DEL LIBRO DE MIAMI: FORMANDO UNA COMUNIDAD, UN LECTOR A LA VEZ.
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Eventos en español La Feria del Libro de Miami del Miami Dade College ofrece una amplia variedad de eventos literarios durante todo el año, abiertos a la comunidad del Sur de la Florida. Martes 6 de septiembre
Sábado 1 de octubre
7 p.m. | Koubek Center, 2705 SW 3ra Calle, Miami
10 a.m. | Koubek Center, 2705 SW 3ra Calle, Miami
Letra e imagen presenta: El cine latinoamericano. Entre la palabra y la imagen, con el Dr. Hernando Olivares y Gisela
Taller con Liliana Blum. La mujer en la cultura
Savdie
Jueves 8 de septiembre 7 p.m. | Centro Cultural Español, 1490 Biscayne Blvd, Miami
¡Tómate una copa y escribe mejor!, con Alejandra Czarny. Tema: Palabra escrita, palabra
cantada: combinando la creación de textos y la música Jueves 15 de septiembre 7 p.m. | Koubek Center, 2705 SW 3ra Calle, Miami
Encuentro con el Dr. Facundo Manes, quien presenta su libro Usar el cerebro Sábado 17 de septiembre 10 a.m. | Koubek Center, 2705 SW 3ra Calle, Miami
Taller con Santiago Vaquera-Vásquez
Reflexiones sobre escrivivir in two lenguas. Gratis Sábado 24 de septiembre 10 a.m. | Koubek Center, 2705 SW 3ra Calle, Miami
Taller con Cristian Proa
mexicana a través de Rosario Castellanos. Gratis Sábado 8 de octubre 10 a.m. | Koubek Center, 2705 SW 3ra Calle, Miami
Taller con Ana Cecilia Blum. Hacia el camino de la poesía. La conquista de la hoja en blanco entre el oficio y la vida. Gratis Martes 11 de octubre 8 p.m. | Koubek Center, 2705 SW 3ra Calle, Miami
Voces y versos: Fiesta de la Lectura, con Yosie Crespo, Legna Rodríguez Iglesias y Francisco Larios Sábado 15 de octubre 11 a.m. | Koubek Center, 2705 SW 3ra Calle, Miami
Cuentos, canciones y sorpresas: Gala final de la Fiesta de la Lectura (actividad para toda la familia) Jueves 27 de octubre 7 p.m. | Visita www.miamibookfair.com para ubicación del evento
¡Tómate una copa y escribe mejor!, con Eli Bravo Tema: Escribir desde tus experiencias.
La responsabilidad de contar historias. Gratis
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Supporters of Miami Book Fair 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 Armando J. Bucelo Jr., Chair • Armando J. Olivera, Vice-Chair Helen Aguirre Ferré • Marili Cancio • Daniel Diaz Leyva • Benjamín León III • Bernie Navarro Eduardo J. Padrón, President, Miami Dade College Miami Dade College is an equal access/equal opportunity institution and does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, marital status, age, religion, national origin, disability, veteran’s status, sexual orientation or genetic information. Contact the Office of Director, Equal Opportunity Programs/ADA Coordinator, at 305-237-2577 for assistance.