The annual Fall Reading Seriespresents a season of events celebrating literature,
showcasing award-winning authors, honoring the inspiration to write. Events are
sponsored by the 英语系 and 创意写作计划 of Grossmont大学,
as well as a variety of other campus agencies and programs.
9月13日星期五
《橡子评论文学杂志》
宣传阅读
晚上7-8:30，veratim Books, 3793 30th St, San Diego, CA 92104
This off-campus, inaugural event of the 2019 Fall Readings Series showcases Acorn Review, Grossmont大学’s own student-produced literary journal. Forthcoming contributors perform their published works, student editors and production staff will be available to sell copies, featured writers will be on hand for signing.
9月25日星期三
禁书/禁生活：酷儿
LGBTQ阅读
晚上7-8:15，狮鹫门（60号楼）
Hosted annually by 英语 Prof. Alan Traylor during U.S. National Banned Books Week, this year’s stirring and empowering Banned Books/Banned Lives event features writers and spokespersons presenting personal stories, poetry, performance on the Queer community’s history of persecution, its hard-won civil rights gains, its ongoing, indefatigable advocacy against the censure and banning of LGBT members and families. Panel to include Grossmont大学 faculty and students, as well as guest presenters from the local Queer community. National Banned Books Week is an annual awareness campaign sponsored by the American 图书馆 Association and Amnesty International, promoting the freedom to read by showcasing banned/challenged books and persecuted individuals.
资料及查询：
- 艾伦•Trayloralan。traylor@gcccd。edu
- 卡尔·福尔摩斯karl。sherlock@gcccd。edu
- Official website of National Banned Books Week
10月3日星期四
音乐记者兼作家， 吉姆DeRogatis
莱斯特·邦斯纪念读书会
晚上7点到8点15分，26-220房间
吉姆DeRogatis is the official biographer of gonzo music journalist and GC alumnus
Walk-of-Famer Lester Bangs. An associate professor of 英语 at Columbia College
Chicago, DeRogatis is a freelance rock journalist and co-hosts Sound Opinions, the
world’s only rock ’n’ roll talk show. Currently a drummer for the punk trio, Vortis,
DeRogatis began in the early 1980s with indie-rock bands such as the Airlines, Speed
the Plough, the Ex-Lion Tamers. In addition to his fifteen years as pop music
critic at 芝加哥太阳时报， 克罗提斯写了近12本书，包括 《让它脱口而出：美国最伟大的摇滚评论家莱斯特·邦斯的生平与时代》 凝视声音：俄克拉何马州神话般的烈焰嘴唇的真实故事; 和, 打开你的头脑：伟大的迷幻摇滚四十年。 吉姆·克罗提斯最近出版的第十一本书， 《无灵魂：对R。 Kelly的控告, is a shocking compendium of the author’s investigative journalism spanning twenty
years. DeRogatis was the first to break the scandal of R. Kelly’s sexual predation
of young black girls.
吉姆DeRogatis will be available after the reading for Q&A and book signing. Selected
books will be available for purchase at the venue.
资料及连结：
10月16日星期三
作家、音乐家和倡导者 西蒙Tam
多媒体展示和签售会
上午11点至下午12点15分，Griffin Gate（60号楼，书店对面）
Join Grossmont大学 alumnus, social media rockstar, frontman and bassist for
the now infamous Asian-American rock band The Slants, 西蒙Tam, for a reading and
multi-media presentation featuring his forthcoming memoir, 《倾斜：一个亚裔美国麻烦制造者如何走上最高法院. The book chronicles Tam's 2017 landmark Supreme Court free speech victory after
Tam sued the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for preventing him from trademarking
the band’s name. Earning recognition from the Obama administration for his championing
of diverse social issues, Tam has received numerous accolades for his advocacy work,
including the American Bar Association’s Mark T. Banner award, the Hugh M. Hefner
First Amendment Award, Chinese American Citizens Alliance’s "Citizen of the Year"
award. Tam has been a keynote speaker, performer, presenter at TEDx, SXSW, Comic-Con,
The Department of Defense, Stanford University, over 1,200 events across four
continents. He has guested on 这里是NPR每日秀，BBC，纽约时报, 《滚石》杂志. In 2018, Tam founded The Slants Foundation, a scholarship and mentorship organization
focused activism and community engagement.
西蒙Tam will be available after the reading for Q&A and book signing. Selected books
available for purchase at the venue.
信息与联系方式
11月16日星期六
创意Write-a-Thon
一个“震撼页面”的写作和筹款日
上午9点至下午4点，格里芬门
The popular biennial fundraising event is back!Open to all Grossmont faculty, students, and staff, Write-a-Thon participants raise pledges to help our 创意写作计划 bring nationally renowned authors to our spring Literary Arts Festival. The event includes prizes, lunch, hours of inspiring and fun writing prompts presented by Grossmont instructors.Volunteers and donations of money or prizes for the event are welcome and greatly appreciated.
信息与联系方式
- 丹妮拉播种,daniela。sow@gcccd。edu
- 关于创意写作马拉松
12月9日星期一
新的声音
期末学生读物
晚上7-8:30，格里芬门
In this crowd-pleasing final event of the 2019 Fall Readings Series, the semester’s
most talented students from the 创意写作计划 courses perform their original
works of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, drama, hybrid forms. Refreshments and printed
programs available to all.主持人包括
丽贝卡·坎特
塔莎Bonsignore
英格丽·玛丽·尤克斯默
凯尔·伍尔西
罗宾Ouzts
托德押
Chelsey山墙
茶花，斯托特，萨拉查
阿曼达Vidri
汤姆·沃尔德伦
布鲁克Herwehe
麦迪逊戴维斯
斯蒂芬妮Manderville
迪斯尼绿色
布莱恩·伍尔西
丹娜yuni
梅根胡莉