ReadingsMore readings will be added as they come up.Phone: 727 864 7994 *** MARCH PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia- Reading along with Mimi Schwartz March 3, Tuesday, 6:00 PM University of Pennsylvania Kelly Writers House 3805 Locust Walk Philadelphia, PA 19104 (215) 573-9748 MARCH HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, NY Discussion and reading from PERSIAN GIRLS, memoir, emphasis on Islamic cultures March 22, Sunday, 3:00 P.M. Hastings-on-Hudson Public Library 7 Maple Avenue, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York 10706 Phone: (914) 478-3307, (914) 478-3977 MARCH MARYLAND Baltimore- Workshop and reading March 26, Thursday 7:00 PM Reading from FOREIGNER and PERSIAN GIRLS Andrew White Student Center Fourth Flooring Program Room Loyola College in Maryland 4501 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD. 21210 Phone: (410) 617 2780, (410) 617-2299 *** APRIL NEW YORK Manhattan- April 2, Thursday, 6:30-8:30 P.M. Reading from PERSIAN GIRLS,(along with Diane Simmons Prose Pros Author-Reading Series The Telephone Bar&Grill 149 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003 (btw 9th& 10th Streets) (212) 529-5000 All trains to Union Square, 6 to Astor Place, F to Second Avenue APRIL NEW JERSEY Princeton April 16th, Thursday, 7:30 pm Reading and booksigning-PERSIAN GIRLS Princeton Public Library 65 Witherspoon St. Princeton, NJ 08542 Tel: 609-924-9529 APRIL CALIFORNIA Los Angeles April 18, Saturday- Roundtable-a dialogue and discussion with four other Iranian-American writers startig at 10:00 AM-5:30 PM (breaks in between) UCLA Faculty Center, Sequoia Room, 480 Charles Young Dr. East, Los Angeles, CA, 90095 Tel: (310) 825-1455 More details later APRIL NEW HAMPSHIRE Durham April 23, Thursday, 5:00 P.M. Reading from PERSIAN GIRLS, memoir University of New Hamphshire- MFA Program-English Dept., reading takes place at: Memorial Union Building, MUB(theater 2) 83 Main Street, Durham, New Hampshire 03824 Phone: (603) 862-1313 APRIL NEW YORK CITY April 30, Thursday, 12:30 PM classroom visit John Jay college of Criminal Justice, CUNY 445 W. 59th Street, New York, Ny 10019 *** MAY LONG ISLAND author reading-luncheon (Keynote Speaker for Fireplace Literary Club) at Bellport Country Club S Country Rd Bellport, NY 11713 631) 286-4227 MAY Germany May 22-May 31 BOOKTOUR AND WORKSHOPS covering several universities and institutes in different cities, including Berlin, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Tuebingen, Augsburg, Heidelberg. *** JUNE NEW YORK CITY-WISCONSIN Monday, June 29, 4:00PM-5:00PM (Estern time), 3:00-4:00 (Central Time) I will be interviewed, commenting on the condition of women in Iran, also for my memoir, PERSIAN GIRLS, audience can call in the second half of the hour: Here on Earth with Jean Feraca, Wisconsin Public Radio http:/ *** JULY NEW JERSEY Rutgers, Camden Campus Tuesday, July 7, 7:00 PM Reading from PERSIAN GIRLS (I will be teaching a fiction workshop as well in the same afternoon-2:00-4:00) General description: In the MFA Program: an intensive program of workshops and readings, featuring a staff of nationally-known writers, poets and editors. The series of workshops, lectures and lunch meetings is open to both Rutgers students and the community, though some prior workshop or professional experience is required. It may be taken for either undergraduate or graduate credit as well as on a non-credit certificate basis. EVENING READINGS The 2009 Summer Writers' Conference also features evening readings by the staff members and students. These affairs with refreshments begin at 7pm (except on Friday, July 10) and are free and open to the general public. All readings will be in the Stedman Gallery in the Fine Arts Center. For more information: Phone: 856 225 6524 E-mail: mfa@ Website: http:/ Rutgers, Camden Campus, Summer Writers Conference 319 Cooper Street, Second Floor Camden, NJ 08102 JULY NEW YORK CITY July 9, Thursday, 7:00 P.M.-9:00 P.M. Reading from PERSIAN GIRLS (along with authors: Ching-In Chen, Minal Hajratwala, Kim An Lieberman, reading from their work) Asian-American Writers Workshop (readings) 16 West 32nd Street (btwn. Broadway & 5th Avenue) 10th Floor Suite 10A New York, NY 10001 (near Herald Square, Penn Station and the Empire State Building) www.aaww.org Info: 212 494 0061 $5 suggested donation JULY OHIO, Yellow Springs July 11–17 Antioch Writers’ Workshop: http:/ Teaching a memoir workshop, and giving a reading Yellow Springs, OH 45387 info @ Phone: (937) 475-7357 *** SEPTEMBER LONG ISLAND SEPTEMBER 24, Thursday evening Reading, booksigning, PERSIAN GIRLS, memoir Longwood Public Library 800 Middle Country Rd. Middle Island, NY 11953 631 924-6400 ext. 248 more details later *** OCTOBER October 15, Thursday, 11:05 AM-12:15 PM Reading and talk about my fiction and memoir English Department Delaware County Community College 901 S. Media Line Rd Media, PA 19063 610-359-5341 OCTOBER INDIANA, Lafayette October 22, 7:00 PM Reading, Booksigning, PERSIAN GIRLS, memoir Department of English Purdue University 500 Oval Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907 (765) 494-3740 |
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