Events for April 27-May 4, 2023
Literary Happenings in the Coastal Bend
This Week
Thursday, April 27, 2023
“Meet the Authors” and Book Signing Event with Sergio Troncoso and Guadalupe Garcia McCall
Free!
5:30 PM
Room 124, Coles Classroom Building
Del Mar College Heritage Campus
101 Baldwin Blvd.
Corpus Christi, TX 78404
Guest author Diana Lopez returns to Del Mar College to introduce two award-winning Mexican American authors, Sergio Troncoso and Guadalupe Garcia McCall, who will talk about their critically-acclaimed and recently released books, including Troncoso’s Nobody’s Pilgrims, which won the Gold Medal for Best Novel-Adventure or Drama from the International Latino Book Awards, and Garcia McCall’s Echoes of Grace. An educator, author, poet and speaker, Garcia McCall’s Echoes of Grace plays on the South Texas legend of the dancing diablo. The author is an advocate for literacy, diverse books and the Own Voices movement. Now a full-time author and part-time educator residing in San Antonio, Garcia McCall is currently working on two more books, Secret of the Moon Conch and Hearts of Fire and Snow, coming from Bloomsbury in 2023 and 2024. Novelist and short-story writer Troncoso is editor of Nepantla Familias, which received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews. He also wrote The Last Tortilla and Other Stories, Crossing Borders and A Peculiar Kind of Immigrant’s Son, which Luis Alberto Urrea praised as “a world-class collection.” A Fulbright scholar and past president of the Texas Institute of Letters, Troncoso teaches fiction and nonfiction at the Yale Writers’ Workshop in New Haven, Ct. Cosponsored by the Del Mar College Mexican American Studies Program and the Texas Institute of Letters, both the talks and book signing event are free and open to the public with light refreshments served. The authors’ books will be available for purchase in the Coles Classroom Building through the DMC Bookstore. For more information about the authors, visit Troncoso’s website and Garcia McCall’s website.
For more information, contact DMC Professor of Spanish and Mexican American Studies Program Coordinator Javier Morin at jmorin@delmar.edu or 361-698-1582.
Thursday April 27, 2023
Communication Cafe
Suggested donation of $5
6:00-8:00 PM
Unitarian, Universalist Church
6901 Holly Road
Corpus Christi, TX 78414
Open mic, celebrating national poetry writing month. Poetry and music slots are available.
Coffee, tea, and snacks will be available for an additional donation. This is a family-friendly event.
For more information, contact Joy Wright j4austin@yahoo.com 512-689-5216
Friday, April 28, 2023
Scribbling by the Sea
10:00 AM-11:30 AM
The Starbucks on the Island
14002 SPID
Corpus Christi, TX 78418
Come meet other writers, and then get down to work!
10-10:30 AM We can chat, celebrate, and commiserate.
10:30-11:30 AM Time to write! We'll focus on our works-in-progress.
For more information, contact Alyson Greene alysoncgreene@gmail.com
Saturday, April 29, 2023
Book Reading/Signing with Playwright Pete Lutz
Free!
2:30-3:30 PM
By the Book Bookstore
702 Ayers St.
Corpus Christi, TX 78404
Pete Lutz, playwright and audio dramatist, will read selections from his new book, Get Me Out of Here and Other Plays. Autographed copies of the book will be available for purchase.
Hear Pete's audio dramas at naradaradio.libsyn.com
For more information, contact Pete Lutz, f6point3@gmail.com, 361 510 0626
Later
Saturday, June 24, 2023
1st Annual Poetry Forum at the Texas State Museum of Asian Cultures
2 PM-5 PM
Texas State Museum of Asian Cultures
1809 N. Chaparral Street
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
A unique opportunity for students to engage with poetry in a meaningful way, and to network with other writers. By participating in the forum, students will have the chance to expand their knowledge of poetry and gain confidence in their writing abilities as well as have their work displayed on the museum’s online database.
For more information, info@texasasianculturesmuseum.org
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