Sci-Fest LA and Light Bringer Project Join Forces for The Tomorrow Prize and The Roswell Award Short Science Fiction Writing Competitions
Sci-Fest LA and the arts and education nonprofit, Light Bringer Project, have joined forces to host the 2017 short science fiction writing competitions, The Tomorrow Prize for Los Angeles County High School students and The Roswell Award for adults worldwide. I am once again directing these competitions. The Tomorrow Prize submissions are being accepted through […]
Radio Commentator and Author Adolfo Guzman-Lopez Speaks with Students for Literature for Life
Ninth grade English students at West Adams Prep High School studied the poem “Vine a Los Angeles” by Adolofo Guzman-Lopez, author and KPCC radio commentator. We were proud to recently host Adolfo for a visit to the school and talk with the students. This is part of Literature for Life’s ongoing program to publish works […]
Election 2016: Heading to Nevada to Get Out the Vote
I’m proud to be heading to Nevada with the Planned Parenthood Advocacy Project to get out the vote for Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and U.S. Senate candidate Catherine Cortez Masto. These candidates show strong commitment to human rights, environmental conservation, reproductive justice, and education. They are the candidates who will support the progressive work of […]
Feminism, Birding, and Unexpected Models of Community Based Change Workshop a Success
Last month, I had the honor of teaching a civic engagement workshop at the Women’s Center for Creative Work. The workshop combined elements of the histories of feminism, birding, and conservation to teach about past and present models of community based change that may be unexpected to many. Participants engaged in birding exercises along the […]
Literature for Life Lit Journal Issue 4 Has Launched!
Literature for Life, the L.A. online literary journal featuring fabulous stories, poems, articles and more primarily by local authors and featuring local artists, too, has published our 4th literary journal issue! Each piece includes original curriculum and we’re getting Lit for Life into local middle and high school classrooms! I’m the Managing Editor and Curriculum […]