Come say hi to us at AWP in LA!
We’ll be hanging out with the very rad No Dear & Atlas Review at book fair table #1842 on Thursday and Friday.
On Thursday 3/31, we’ll be teaming up with the legendary queer feminist road show Sister Spit for one night of unforgettable power babehood!
Weird Sister Spit
When: Thursday, 3/31 @ 6PM Continue reading
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WEIRD SISTER is turning one!!! Come celebrate one year of feminist literary + pop culture commentary with READINGS, DANCING, a FEMINIST COSTUME CONTEST + more!
When: Friday, October 30th, 8pm.
Where: Greenpoint Heights, 278 Nassau Ave, Brooklyn, NY.
Readings by:
Emily Brandt
Marisa Crawford
Cathy de la Cruz
Amanda K Davidson
Naomi Extra
Becca Klaver
Caolan Madden
Christopher Soto
Jennifer Tamayo
+ more readers TBD
Followed by terrifyingly awesome tunes by DJ OMG!
$5 suggested donation — no one turned away. 21+
Check out the Facebook event page here. (And find amazing feminist costume-inspo here!)
See you there!!! ♥ ♥ ♥
A bunch of us weird sisters are launching Geri Kim’s new chapbook THINGS I’D LET YOU DO TO ME (Recreation League) tonight in NYC! Come out for readings + killer jams! Continue reading
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WEIRD SISTER is very excited to present readings by regular contributor Naomi Extra and our friend Rosebud Ben-Oni at this year’s Popsickle literary festival!
Saturday, June 20, 2015
9:00 p.m.
The Living Gallery (1094 Broadway, Brooklyn)
Naomi Extra
Rosebud Ben-Oni
POPSICKLE is Brooklyn’s literary arts festival. Now in its sixth year, the fest aims to unite Brooklyn’s array of reading series, publishers, and literary organizations into one weekend-long megareading. POPSICKLE 2015 is coordinated by Niina Pollari, Zane Van Dusen, and JD Scott. POPSICKLE is free and open to the public.
Find more info and RSVP on Facebook here.
Hope to see you there!
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NYC Weird Sisters! See you tonight at our Happy Hour at Sweet & Vicious!
The WEIRD SISTER crüe and and friends are getting together to say hi IRL and celebrate springtime in NYC.
Come have a drink! Bring your friends & your feminism! XOXO
More info is on the event page here.
The WEIRD SISTER crew is taking a few days off to attend AWP in Minneapolis. If you’re at the conference, come say hi to us at the Monk Books/Groundwater Press book fair table (#1429), or at these rad feminist offsite events!
ON THURSDAY 4/9: Weird Atlas/Gazing Switchback
ON FRIDAY, 4/10: GIRL FRIDAY: An AWP Offsite Event Hosted by Our Flow Is Hard, WEIRD SISTER, & Dancing Girl
Can’t wait to see you! <3
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Come hang out with WEIRD SISTER at #AWP15, next week in Minneapolis!
We’ll be at the Monk Books table (#1429) at the Book Fair on Friday and Saturday. We’re also part of two extremely rad off-site events:
ON THURSDAY 4/9: Weird Atlas/Gazing Switchback
& ON FRIDAY, 4/10: GIRL FRIDAY: An AWP Offsite Event Hosted by Our Flow Is Hard, WEIRD SISTER, & Dancing Girl
Come say hi! <3
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Join us later this month for a series of live and virtual readings, performances and talks exploring selfies and feminism!
Featuring:
Veronica Arreola
Marisa Crawford
Kate Durbin
Morgan Parker
Jennifer L. Pozner
“The selfie suggests something in picture form—I think I look [beautiful] [happy] [funny] [sexy]. Do you?—that a girl could never get away with saying. It puts the gaze of the camera squarely in a girl’s hands, and along with it, the power to influence the photo’s interpretation.” – Rachel Simmons, Slate
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Veronica I. Arreola is a professional feminist, writer, and mom. She took her degree in biological sciences with a minor in women’s studies and turned it into a career working on diversity issues in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Veronica is the assistant director of the UIC Center for Research on Women and Gender and directs their Women in Science and Engineering program. Her blog, Viva la Feminista, has been named a top political blog by Blogher, Women’s Media Center and LATISM. Veronica’s work on behalf of women and girls has been recognized by her coworkers with a UIC Woman of the Year award, the community with a Chicago Foundation for Women Impact Award and the White House with an organizational Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring. Her current project, #365FeministSelfie, aims to have people take a close look at themselves every day and see the beauty everyone else sees. Continue reading
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