04 January 2009

JANUARY 2009: Paris Readings & Events List

Bonne Année 2009—may it bring you much joy, many more good reads, and excitement to keep you flushed with warmth during this winter cold. Don't miss the massive submissions call with mags, anthologies and residencies seeking your work in section III below!

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LIST ORDER:
I) Readings & events: asterisks mark book-related events
II) Courses in Creative Writing in Paris
III) News Reviews & Reviews News—publications & calls for submissions. ++++++++++


I) READINGS & EVENTS in January + early Feb

Jusqu'au 11 janvier : Exposition de photos du collectif de la Marche de nuit 2008 intitulée "Ecrivons et crions nos histoires, notre histoire". Le témoignage photographique de cette manifestation. AT: la librairie Violette and Co, 102 rue de Charonne, 75011 Paris, M° Charonne ou Faidherbe-Chaligny. www.violetteandco.com/librairie/

SUNDAYS: 4, 11, 18, 25 Jan paris soirees dinners, on the 4th SPECIAL GUEST AWARD WINNING PHOTOGRAPHER LANORA MUELLER : Visit:
http://www.lanoramueller.com/€20.00 in exact change and please bring a card, if you have one. Thank you for reserving with your telephone number please: 06 43 79 35 18 (No text messages please. Thank you.) Address: 13 rue de Mulhouse, 75002 Paris, M° Sentier (Ligne 3). Telephone for code. Check their website for more.

*5 January 7pm: French author Dominique Fabre will be reading from The Waitress Was New, his first book to appear in English, published by Archipelago Books. Dominique has published six novels, including Fantômes, which won the Marcel Pagnol Prize in 2001. He will be introduced by fellow author John Baxter. Extracts to be read in French and in English. 'A tiny fragment of life, simply told and yet touching in the extreme.' – French Book News AT: Shakespeare and Company, 37 rue de la Bûcherie, 75005 Paris, M° St Michel/Cluny Tel: 01 43 25 40 93
http://www.shakespeareco.org/ Follow this with Spoken Word !

**5th Jan: starting at 8.30. Spoken Word: 2009 really begins on Monday 5th January! Come read YOUR work in English or French, on any topic or the theme of the eve, which is Clothes/les vêtements. Off-topic stuff also welcome. AT : Cabaret Populaire "Culture Rapide," 103 rue Julien Lacroix. Métro Belleville or Pyrénées Directions: Metro Belleville (& walk up rue de Belleville) or Pyrénées (& walk down rue de Belleville) It's on the corner of rue de Belleville and rue Julien Lacroix. There's a giant billboard that reads ''Il faut se méfier des mots.''

*7 jan à partir de 19 heures. À l'occasion de la parution de “Double Change Archive filmée de poésie, volumes 1 et 2” 18 films réalisés par Meryem Delagarde, édités par Abigail Lang et Dominique Pasqualini, Motion Method Memory - Les presses du reel, Projection en présence des auteurs AT: Librairie Michèle Ignazi, 17, rue de Jouy, 75004 Paris
http://www.doublechange.com/ or check at http://www.lespressesdureel.com/ouvrage.php?id=1210 or also at http://www.lespressesdureel.com/ouvrage.php?id=1209

*7 Jan 19h30 American Library’s Evenings with an Author Darcy Tell recounts the rise of Times Square. A lecture and slide show. AT: The American Library in Paris, 10 rue du Général Camou, 75007. For more info:
http://www.americanlibraryinparis.org/ or 01 53 59 12 60.

*7 jan à 19h : Hommage à RENÉE VIVIEN à l'occasion du centenaire de sa mort, en présence de NICOLE G. ALBERT (auteure de Saphisme et décadence) et CATHERINE GONNARD (co-auteure de Femmes artistes/artistes femmes). Lecture par la comédienne SOPHIE DEMMLER. Pauline Tarn est née le 11 juin 1877 en Angleterre d'un père anglais fortuné et d'une mère américaine. A sa majorité elle s'installe à Paris après que sa mère tente de la faire interner et après une tentative de suicide. En 1899, son amie Violette Shillito lui présente Natalie Clifford Barney. Elle entre dans le cercle du Paris lesbien artistique et littéraire et commence à publier sous le nom de Renée Vivien. Va suivre une intense activité créatrice et paraîtront des recueils de poèmes en prose, des traductions, un roman, des nouvelles. Nous lui consacrons cette soirée à l'occasion de la réédition de plusieurs d'entre eux : La Dame à la louve (Folio) Une femme m'apparut suivi d'une anthologie de poèmes (Adventice), Etudes et Préludes - Cendres et Poussières- Sapho (ErosOnyx) et Les Kitharèdes (ErosOnyx). AT: la librairie Violette and Co, 102 rue de Charonne, 75011 Paris, M° Charonne ou Faidherbe-Chaligny.
www.violetteandco.com/librairie/

*7 jan au 15 fév : Philoctète et ravachol de Cédric Demangeot. Mise en scène Patrick Zuzalla, avec Damien Houssier. Ravachol, anarchiste français mort guillotiné à 33 ans en 1892. Philoctète, héros grec abandonné sur une île déserte par Ulysse et ses compagnons parce que blessé au pied. Les deux poèmes qui se succèdent et offrent l'histoire et le mythe en vis-à-vis, les deux personnages étant traités à égalité, celui qui a perdu la majuscule à son nom, celui qui l'a conservée. Une poétique de la juxtaposition, assumée. Plein tarif : 16€ / tarifs réduits : 12€, 8€ Du 7 janvier au 1er février - mercredi au samedi 20h, dimanche 16h ; Du 4 au 15 février - mercredi au samedi 19h, dimanche 17h A la Maison de la Poésie, Passage Molière, 157 rue Saint-Martin Paris 3e - M° Rambuteau / Les Halles Renseignements / Réservations : 01 44 54 53 00 (du mardi au samedi de 14h à 18h) ou sur
http://t.ymlp32.com/wqacaubhapaejbuacamhum/click.php

*7 jan à 18h projection du film de Ali Akika :‘’Isabelle Eberhardt ou la fièvre de l’errance’’ en présence du réalisateur et de madame Edmonde Charles-Roux biographe de Isabelle Eberhardt, membre de l’académie Goncourt. Dans ‘’Isabelle Eberhardt ou la fièvre de l’errance’’, le cinéaste va à la recherche des traces, que la légendaire écrivain d’origine russe a semées, à partir d’El Oued en passant par Alger, Béchar, Kénadza et enfin à Aïn Séfra où elle repose à jamais dans un cimetière à l’ombre et dans le silence de ce désert qu’elle a somptueusement décrit. Fuyant le continent où Nietzche avait annoncé ‘’la mort de Dieu’’, elle va à l’aventure dans les immensités du désert, lieu historique et mythologique des croyances monothéistes, pour assouvir son besoin de spiritualité et se découvrir une nouvelle identité. Cocktail. Prière de confirmer votre présence par mail. Au centre culturel algérien 171 rue de la croix Nivert Paris 15e Métro : Boucicaut ou Convention. RSVP :
akika_ali@yahoo.fr

*du 8 jan au 1er fév : Mise en scene de Stabat mater furiosa de Jean-Pierre Siméon par Anne Conti avec Anne Conti, Rémi Chatton (cordes) et Vincent le Noan (percussions): « Je rêve d'un texte qui règle son compte (non pas définitivement puisqu'on n'en finit jamais, du moins, radicalement) à l'homme de guerre, cet éternel masculin. Parole d'une femme, libérée autant qu'il se peut du dolorisme que lui assignent des conventions millénaires, paroles dressées en invective brutale et sans rémission face à la merde (il faut ici un mot net et absolu) du meurtre perpétuel. Stabat mater furiosa donc, et non point dolorosa... Je rêve d'une parole dont on ne se remet pas, non en raison de sa violence mais parce qu'elle porte en elle une évidence sans réplique. » Jean-Pierre Siméon. Mercredi au samedi 19h, dimanche 15h Plein tarif : 20€ / tarifs réduits : 15€, 10€ / Tarif préférentiel pour assister aux deux spectacles (voir 28 janv listing pour l’autre) A la Maison de la Poésie, Passage Molière, 157 rue Saint-Martin Paris 3e - M° Rambuteau / Les Halles Renseignements / Réservations : 01 44 54 53 00 (du mardi au samedi de 14h à 18h) ou sur
http://t.ymlp32.com/wqacaubhapaejbuacamhum/click.php

*9 jan à partir de 19h Nous fêterons la parution de « Sister Sourire » une pure tragédie ( Laureli Léo Scheer) de Claire Guezengar. A la Librairie Michèle Ignazi,17, rue de Jouy, 75004 Paris, m° St Paul, Hotel de Ville ou Cite des Arts, tel : 01 42 71 17 00

*11th Jan at 7.30 pm MOVING PARTS presents a reading of a Play in English by Ian Leonard "Terra Incognita" Programme subject to change. Latest version available on the website :
http://www.movingparts.org.uk/ or send an e-mail to Stephanie at movingpartsparis@gmail.com For further information contact : Stephanie Campion on : 06 14 67 18 58 AT: Carr's Pub & Restaurant, 1 rue du Mont Thabor, 75001 Paris, Metro : Tuileries

11 janvier à 20h : Travis Bürki, poète musicien sera en concert (solo acoustique) à Paris, histoire de faire la rentrée en intimité avec en avant première, les nouveaux titres de la collection été 2009. A L'ESCALE, 15 rue Monsieur Le Prince, 75005 Paris - entrée libre, métro Odéon

*12 Jan 7pm: Shakespeare & Company and English PEN present Carole Seymour-Jones reading from her book A Dangerous Liaison, the intense, passionate and sometimes painful story of how Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre came to share a relationship that was to last over fifty years. Carole's recent biography Painted Shadow: The Life of Vivienne Eliot was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson prize. She lives in Surrey and London. AT: Shakespeare and Company, 37 rue de la Bûcherie, 75005 Paris, M° St Michel/Cluny Tel: 01 43 25 40 93
http://www.shakespeareco.org/

12 jan :18-20h PARISIAN CHILD LANGUAGE SEMINARS presents a talk : « WHAT DOES DEAF CHILDREN'S SIGN LANGUAGE TEACH US ABOUT LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION? » Gary Morgan, City London College University
http://www.staff.city.ac.uk/g.morgan/ L'interprétation simultanée anglais/LSF sera assurée Les Conférences sont suivies d’une discussion et d’un apéritif convivial. Entrée libre dans la limite des places disponibles. dans l’amphithéâtre de la Maison de la Recherche (Rez de chaussée), 28 rue Serpente, 75006 Paris Métro St Michel ou Odéon Contact / réservation : aliyah.morgenstern@gmail.com

*13 Jan 19h30 American Library Talk about Art Jamileh Talebizadeh speaks about 'Translating Manga: Japanese storytelling from tradition to postmodernity.' AT: The American Library in Paris, 10 rue du Général Camou, 75007. For more info:
http://www.americanlibraryinparis.org/ or 01 53 59 12 60.

*13 jan à 19h La République des poètes #12 : Marc Blanchet anime une revue parlée : présentation, lectures, dialogue à propos de l'actualité de la Poésie. En ce mois de janvier, notre invité est André Markowicz, écrivain (Figures, éditions du Seuil, 2007 et Gens de cendre, publie.net, 2008) et traducteur du russe (toute l'œuvre de Dostoïevski, l'œuvre de Pouchkine, le théâtre de Tchekhov, la poésie d'Aïgui, etc.), de théâtre anglais (Shakespeare, Marlowe). Une intégralité des œuvres de Shakespeare et en cours. Il vient de faire paraître aux éditions Les Solitaires Intempestifs, Macbeth et Mesure pour mesure de Shakespeare, Les Estivants et Les Enfants du soleil de Maxime Gorki et Edouard II de Christopher Marlowe, dans la collection « Traductions du XXIe siècle ». Entrée libre A la Maison de la Poésie, Passage Molière, 157 rue Saint-Martin Paris 3e - M° Rambuteau / Les Halles Renseignements / Réservations : 01 44 54 53 00 (du mardi au samedi de 14h à 18h) ou sur
http://t.ymlp32.com/wqacaubhapaejbuacamhum/click.php

*13 Jan 8pm – 11pm: Live Poets THE LIVE POETS SOCIETY PRESENTS A POETRY READING featuring RUFO QUINTAVALLE (who will be reading from his new first book, see section III for more details), Irish poet PATRICK WILLIAMSON and multilingual author NINA ZIVANCEVIC. At: The Hightlander Pub, 8 rue de Nevers, 75006 Paris, M°s Odeon, Pont Neuf (plus crossing the bridge) or St Michel with a 7minute walk. Tel: 01.43.26.54.20
http://www.the-highlander.fr/ donation 5€

*13 jan à 21h La Poésie contre la Sensure - Conception Bernard Noël. Lectures dirigées par Patrick Zuzalla. La Maison de la Poésie invite des poètes, dont Bernard Noël, à continuer de nous tenir éveillés et vigilants face à cette forme de conditionnement toujours à l'oeuvre, "la privation de sens". Pour cette soirée, les poèmes mèneront la pensée, la poésie étant à même de convoquer la télévision, les systèmes médiatique et financier, la consommation, la violence policière, la censure, le nouveau rapport au corps et au collectif pour en faire des matériaux incisifs de langue. Avec la participation des poètes Cédric Demangeot, Bernard Noël, Florence Pazzottu et Christian Prigent, des comédiens Rodolphe Blanchet, Damien Houssier, Claire Anne Menaucourt et de Claude Guerre. Avec la participation de Dominique Dussidour, Fred Griot et Sébastien Rongier de Remue.net. Plein tarif : 10€ / tarif réduit : 5€ A la Maison de la Poésie, Passage Molière, 157 rue Saint-Martin Paris 3e - M° Rambuteau / Les Halles Renseignements / Réservations : 01 44 54 53 00 (du mardi au samedi de 14h à 18h) ou sur
http://t.ymlp32.com/wqacaubhapaejbuacamhum/click.php

*14 Jan 19h30 American Library’s Evenings with an Author Giovanna Dell'Orto on Europe's shaken confidence in the United States. AT: The American Library in Paris, 10 rue du Général Camou, 75007. For more info:
http://www.americanlibraryinparis.org/ or 01 53 59 12 60.

*15 janvier 2009 à partir de 19 heures A l'occasion de la parution de « Chez les Weil André et Simone » (Editions Buchet Chastel) rencontre avec Sylvie Weil. A la Librairie Michèle Ignazi,17, rue de Jouy, 75004 Paris, m° St Paul, Hotel de Ville ou Cite des Arts, tel : 01 42 71 17 00

*15 Jan 19h30 American Library’s Evenings with an Expert Pamela Poole demystifies new social media, such as blogs and social networks. AT: The American Library in Paris, 10 rue du Général Camou, 75007. For more info:
http://www.americanlibraryinparis.org/ or 01 53 59 12 60.
*15 jan, de 19h - 20h Les jeudis de l'Oulipo à la BNF : Rendez-vous réguliers, les jeudis de l'Oulipo, chers aux amateurs de jeux de l'esprit et de littérature potentielle, continuent d'explorer des thèmes d'actualité, proposant lectures et créations ... site François-Mitterrand, Grand auditorium, entrée libre.

15 jan à 20:30 : Travis Bürki, le chanteur né à Marseille, accompagné de trois musiciens géniaux (Matthieu Imberty : guitare / Flairs : basse / Emmanuel Marée : batterie) en concert d'avant garde rapprochée. AU THÉÂTRE LE VANVES, Rue Sadi Carnot, 92300 Vanves métro Plateau de Vanves/Malakoff--ligne 13.

*16 Janv 19h30: Marilyn Hacker, Marie Etienne et Yves di Manno will read in French and English at l’atelier Inger Cathrine Winsnes, 31 rue Baron le roy, atelier 3 rdc, Paris 12°, m° cour St Emilion ou, sinon, Bercy with 7mn walk. RSVP 01 43 36 78 76

**19 Jan, doors open at 7pm (reading will begin promptly at 19h30 this month!!!): IVY WRITERS PARIS presents a bilingual reading by Marie Etienne and Marilyn Hacker to celebrate the award-winning publication of Etienne’s “A Hundred Horsemen”(FSG, 2008) translated by Hacker. King of a Hundred Horsemen—in a brilliant translation by Marilyn Hacker that Robert Hass selected for the National Poetry Series’ first Robert Fagles Translation Prize in 2007—is an elegant, deeply affecting work from a master poet. Both poets will read their own work and works in translation. Bios: Marilyn Hacker is the author of eleven books of poems and seven published books of translations from the French. Many of her books also appear in French. Marie Etienne is the author of more than 18 books in French, including poetry and essay. A Hundred Horseman is her first published in English. Complete Bios online at the Ivy Blog. AT : Le Next, 17 rue Tiquetonne 75002 Paris, M° Etienne Marcel / RER Les Halles
ivywritersparis@gmail.com ou http://ivywritersparis.blogspot.com/ for more. Gratuit! Free!

*19 jan : 18h30 - 20h30 Les lundis de l'Arsenal : Lectures de Marceline Desbordes-Valmore (1785-1859) Poétesse saluée par son époque et par Baudelaire, aujourd’hui mal connue, elle laisse une grande œuvre poétique, quelques nouvelles et des romans. Par Christine Planté, Université de Lyon-II. Les Lundis de L’Arsenal : A partir du XIIe siècle, grâce à Marie de France, des femmes ont été présentes en littérature, et chaque siècle a compté, en nombre, des œuvres de celles que l'on a appelées tour à tour femmes de lettres, femmes auteurs ou écrivaines. Cette production continue d'écrits de femmes constitue l'une des singularités de la littérature de langue française : elle est sans équivalent dans les autres littératures européennes. entrée libre sur réservation au 01 53 79 49 49 à la site arsenal de la BNF.

*19 Jan 7pm: Tonight is the first in a series of readings exploring the crossroads of translation and original poetry. T.S. Eliot Prize-wining poet and novelist Ciaran Carson will be reading from his latest poetry collection For All We Know and his translations of Baudelaire and Rimbaud (The Alexandrine Plan). Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 1948, Ciaran's collections of poetry also include The Irish for No, winner of the Alice Hunt Bartlett Award; Belfast Confetti, which won the Irish Times Irish Literature Prize for Poetry; First Language: Poems, winner of the T. S. Eliot Prize and Breaking News which won the Forward Poetry Prize (Best Poetry Collection of the Year). His prose includes The Star Factory and Fishing for Amber. He has also written the novel Shamrock Tea, and has translated Dante's Inferno. His most recent collection For All We Know (2008) was shortlisted for both the 2008 T. S. Eliot Prize and the Costa Poetry Award. Ciaran is also an accomplished musician, and the author of Last Night's Fun: About Time, Food and Music, a study of Irish traditional music. AT: Shakespeare and Company, 37 rue de la Bûcherie, 75005 Paris, M° St Michel/Cluny Tel: 01 43 25 40 93
http://www.shakespeareco.org/

*19 Jan. starting at 8.30 SPOKEN WORD Paris Open Mike Night: Follow one of the readings above with Spoken Word! Read your own work, hear others read in English or French, or even play a little music. Now permanently at Cabaret Populaire "Culture Rapide," 103 rue Julien Lacroix. Métro Belleville or Pyrénées

*20 Jan 19h30 American Library presents WICE@The Library: Current Events Forum Thierry Leterre on 'The 2008 US elections viewed from Europe: A world ballot?' AT: The American Library in Paris, 10 rue du Général Camou, 75007. For more info:
http://www.americanlibraryinparis.org/ or 01 53 59 12 60.

*21 jan à 19h : Lancement du roman graphique de CORINNE DREYFUSS (texte) et CAMILLE GROSPERRIN (illustrations) Capucine (éditions Diantre) et vernissage de l'exposition des dessins originaux, rencontre avec les auteures, lecture par les comédiennes FANNY ROBERT et ANGÉLIQUE DELESTRÉ. (exposition du 14 janvier au 8 février) AT: la librairie Violette and Co, 102 rue de Charonne, 75011 Paris, M° Charonne ou Faidherbe-Chaligny.
www.violetteandco.com/librairie/

*21 Jan 19h30 American Library’s Evenings with an Author David Burke presents 'Edith Wharton's Paris: A literary stroll through the Faubourg Saint-Germain, co-starring Balzac, James, and Proust.' AT: The American Library in Paris, 10 rue du Général Camou, 75007. For more info:
http://www.americanlibraryinparis.org/ or 01 53 59 12 60.

**24th, January: 19h-21h Book launch and reading of "Writing Off The Wall", by the Paris Writers' Group Babel, With writers: Martin Lewis, Denise Larking-Coste, Vivienne Vermes, Angela Howard, Murray Simpson, Tom O'Brien and artist Maureen Pucheu. , entrance free, 19h-21h, at the Pavé d'Orsay, 48 rue de Lille, 75007 Paris.

*22 Jan 19h30 American Library presents AARO@The Library Thomas Rose on 'Social Security and Medicare for dummies abroad: Can America afford to grow old?' AT: The American Library in Paris, 10 rue du Général Camou, 75007. For more info:
http://www.americanlibraryinparis.org/ or 01 53 59 12 60.

*25 jan Double Change accueillera Stephen Rodefer et Eric Suchère à La Bellevilloise. Les détails seront bientôt disponibles en ligne sur le site :
http://www.doublechange.com/ Also check back on the paris readings blog for more details as the date approaches.

*25th Jan at 7.30 pm EN FRANCAIS: MOVING PARTS presents a reading of a Play in French by Ghyslain Martin "S'il te plait, raconte-moi Patrick Dewaere!" Latest version available on the website :
http://www.movingparts.org.uk/ or send an e-mail to Stephanie at movingpartsparis@gmail.com For further information contact : Stephanie Campion on : 06 14 67 18 58 AT: Carr's Pub & Restaurant, 1 rue du Mont Thabor, 75001 Paris, Metro : Tuileries

*26 Jan 7pm: Forward Prize-winning & T.S. Eliot shortlisted poet Jamie McKendrick will be reading from his latest (also Forward Prize nominated) collection Crocodiles & Obelisks as well as touching on his translations from the Italian. His other books include The Sirocco Room, Sky Nails: Poems 1979-1997, Ink Stone and the translation of The Garden of the Finzi-Continis by Giorgio Bassani. AT: Shakespeare and Company, 37 rue de la Bûcherie, 75005 Paris, M° St Michel/Cluny Tel: 01 43 25 40 93
http://www.shakespeareco.org/

27 Jan at 21h30. Sarah Tullamore would like to tell you that her one-woman musical, Estelle Bright, is going to England! And she will be testing the English adaptation of the original French version in Paris before she goes to London at: ESSAÏON THEATRE, 6, RUE PIERRE AU LARD 75004. TEL : 01 42 78 46 42

*28 janvier 2009, Le mercredi, de 13h à 15h. “La poésie, pour quoi faire ?” séminaire mensuel public organisé par la maison des écrivains et l’université paris ouest nanterre la defense Animé par Jean-Michel Maulpoix La poésie, pour quoi faire ? Cette question peut être entendue de deux manières : « Qu’est-ce que la poésie apporte à notre vie ? » et « Que fait donc le poète ? » En la posant ainsi de façon résolument cavalière, il s’agit d’interroger le sens et la valeur qu’est susceptible de prendre l’expérience poétique dans l’existence de chacun. C’est pourquoi ce séminaire de poétique et de littérature contemporaine entend constituer à la fois un lieu de rencontres et d’étude, ouvert à tous. Il a notamment pour objet d’aider à comprendre les enjeux et les formes de la poésie actuelle, souvent réputée difficile, de faire découvrir des œuvres et des auteurs contemporains, et de clarifier des notions essentielles de l’histoire littéraire. AT: auditorium du Musée du Petit Palais, Avenue Winston Churchill, 75008 Paris – Métro Champs-Élysées Clemenceau, ENTREE LIBRE

*28 Jan 19h30 American Library’s Evenings with an Author Andrew Sean Greer reads from his new novel 'The Story of a Marriage.' AT: The American Library in Paris, 10 rue du Général Camou, 75007. For more info:
http://www.americanlibraryinparis.org/ or 01 53 59 12 60.

*du 28 janvier au 15 février une deuxième mise en scène de Stabat mater furiosa de Jean-Pierre Siméon, cette fois ci par Yves Lenoir avec Catriona Morrison et Patricia Dallio (lutherie électronique). Mercredi au samedi 21h, 1er février 17h, 8 et 15 février 16h Plein tarif : 20€ / tarifs réduits : 15€, 10€ / Tarif préférentiel pour assister aux deux spectacles(voir 8 janv listing pour l’autre) A la Maison de la Poésie, Passage Molière, 157 rue Saint-Martin Paris 3e - M° Rambuteau / Les Halles Renseignements / Réservations : 01 44 54 53 00 (du mardi au samedi de 14h à 18h) ou sur
http://t.ymlp32.com/wqacaubhapaejbuacamhum/click.php

*29 Jan 19h30 American Library presents WICE@The Library: Writers on Writing Lisa Pasold discusses the intricacies of travel writing. AT: The American Library in Paris, 10 rue du Général Camou, 75007. For more info:
http://www.americanlibraryinparis.org/ or 01 53 59 12 60.

*30 jan à 19h : Rencontre avec JULIETTE JOURDAN pour la parution de son roman Le choix de Juliette (Le Dilettante). "J'ai mis du khôl sur mes paupières, du rouge Dolce Vita sur mes lèvres (le numéro 014 de Dior). Ca faisait femme. Enfin... presque... Quand sait-on pour de bon si on est une femme ? Quand sait-on qu'on est enfin soi-même ?" Juliette Jourdan dans ce premier roman, avec panache et humour fait de Tours la capitale des transsexuelles, le paradis des T-girls, des she-males. Une fiction vivante, un regard sans concession mais aussi plein de tendresse sur ses paires. AT: la librairie Violette and Co, 102 rue de Charonne, 75011 Paris, M° Charonne ou Faidherbe-Chaligny.
www.violetteandco.com/librairie/

Early Feb readings (a sneak peek):
3 Feb: SCWBI's Savoir Faire with Dhonielle Clayton at The American Library in Paris

2 Feb at 7pm: Junot Diaz will come to read and talk about his book The Brief & Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao. The most talked about—and praised—first novel of 2007, and winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Oscar is a sweet but disastrously overweight ghetto nerd who—from the New Jersey home he shares with his old world mother and rebellious sister—dreams of becoming the Dominican J.R.R. Tolkien and, most of all, finding love. But Oscar may never get what he wants. Blame the fukú—a curse that has haunted Oscar's family for generations, following them on their epic journey from Santo Domingo to the USA. Encapsulating Dominican-American history, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao opens our eyes to an astonishing vision of the contemporary American experience and explores the endless human capacity to persevere—and risk it all—in the name of love. Junot Díaz's fiction has appeared in The New Yorker, The Paris Review, and The Best American Short Stories. He was born in the Dominican Republic, raised in New Jersey, and he is a professor at MIT. AT: The Village Voice Bookstore, 6 rue Princesse, Paris 6°, m° St Germain, or Mabillon.

6 février à 19h : Remise du Prix du roman lesbien organisé par le site http://republique-du-glamour.com/

*8th February at 7.30 pm MOVING PARTS presents a reading of a Play in English by John McNulty "Sylvie" (screenplay) Latest version available on the website : http://www.movingparts.org.uk/ or send an e-mail to Stephanie at movingpartsparis@gmail.com For further information contact : Stephanie Campion on : 06 14 67 18 58 AT: Carr's Pub & Restaurant, 1 rue du Mont Thabor, 75001 Paris, Metro : Tuileries

PART II: CREATIVE WRITING Workshops in Paris

Saturdays: The Other Writers' Group has changed time, is now normally 5pm to 7pm every Saturday. Exceptionally on Sat 10th it will be 6pm to 8pm. The “OTHER WRITERS' GROUP” meets upstairs at Shakespeare & Co. An informal, friendly place to get feedback on your creative writing. (Poetry or prose.) Bring something of your own & 5 copies. Or just come to listen & give your reaction – what worked, what didn’t, what moved you, what made you feel "yes, that’s just how it is…" AT: Shakespeare & Company, 37 rue de la Bucherie, 75005 Paris. M°: St Michel. 5 euros. More Information at: http://www.shakespeareco.org/other_writers_group.htm

The First Sunday of the Month Writers Group: also upstairs at Shakespear & Co. 7-830PM. Its not necessary to be writing a novel, it runs like a traditional writers group if you have something to share bring it. AT: Shakespeare & Company, 37 rue de la Bucherie, 75005 Paris. M°: St Michel.

PART III: Reviews News & New Reviews —submit/just out, etc.

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Charles Pick WRITING FELLOWSHIP: A six-month fellowship at the University of East Anglia, including a £10,000 (approximately $14,700) stipend, is given annually to a fiction writer or creative nonfiction writer who has not yet published a book. Submit a writing sample of up to 2,500 words and a letter of reference by January 31. There is no entry fee. Visit the Web site for the required application and complete guidelines. University of East Anglia, School of Literature and Creative Writing, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom. Shawn Alexander, Fellowship Administrator.
www1.uea.ac.uk/cm/home/schools/hum/lit/awards

NEW!: The first day of 2009 has seen the publication of Paris-based Rufo Quintavalle's first book of poetry, “Make Nothing Happen”. The attractively designed chapbook features a striking colour photograph by Agnès Mathieu-Daudé. Todd Swift writes that Quintavalle’s work: “…moves beyond simplistic poetry battles, to keener demarcations - towards a wide open poetry both intelligent and ludique, both linguistically adept and formally capable. He surprises, and pleases, at once.” “Make Nothing Happen” is available from Oystercatcher Press for £4, inclusive of UK postage. Readers from outside the U.K. can order by PayPal, if preferred, through the publisher's website
http://www.oystercatcherpress.com/ Orders by post addressed to: Oystercatcher Press, 4 Coastguard Cottages, Old Hunstanton, Norfolk PE36 6EL, England, with cheques made out to Peter Hughes.

LAST CALL for Submissions! The Paris-based literary journal Upstairs at Duroc will accept submissions until January 31, 2009. We invite innovative works of prose (2000 words max.) and poetry (no more than 5 poems), as well as cross-genre or translations. Include cover letter with brief bio. Mail to
upstairsatduroc@yahoo.fr Fiction / Creative Nonficit0on pieces are especially of interest!!!

SUBMIT STORIES: Glimmer Train Press
: “Family Matters” issue. A prize of $1,200 and publication in Glimmer Train Stories is given quarterly for a short story about family. Submit a story of 1,200 to 12,000 words with a $15 entry fee by January 31. Visit the Web site for complete guidelines. Also send in for their Very Short Fiction Award A prize of $1,200 and publication in Glimmer Train Stories is given biannually for a short story. Submit a story of up to 3,000 words with a $15 entry fee by February 28. Visit the Web site for complete guidelines. Glimmer Train Press, 1211 NW Glisan Street, Suite 207, Portland, OR 97209. (503) 221-0836. Susan Burmeister-Brown and Linda Swanson-Davies, Coeditors. http://www.glimmertrain.org/

OUT ONLINE: ALENIER POEM PUBLISHED IN AUDIO ISSUE: Karren Alenier's poem "Against the Wall" was published in an audio issue with music from The Tango Lesson. This is a poem about Marilyn Monroe and more. Scroll down the list of poets to find the link to Alenier's poem.
http://washingtonart.com/beltway/contents.htmlJUST IN PRINT: Sandy Florian’s long-awaited second book, “The Tree of No” at Action Books : http://www.actionbooks.org/ On THE TREE O)F NO: “As slyly humorous as it is sublimely poetical, Florian’s experimental novel riffs on Biblical stories from Genesis to Revelations to trace the career of a narrator who, unhesitant “to taste the waste,” ventures forth from Eden to pursue meditations on imagination, quirky civic projects, and an odd love affair with the enigmatic Montgomery, all the while struggling toward a resolute affirmation of the earthbound self.” Robert Savino Oventile (author of Impossible Reading: Idolatry and Diversity in Literature)

WRITING CONTEST FOR TRAVEL: Writing Contest for Study Abroad: University of New Orleans invites submissions for three prizes to attend the writing program at the Ezra Pound Center for Literature in Dorf Tirol, Italy, or the Summer Writing Workshops in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, or in Montpelier, France, are given annually to a poet, a fiction writer, and a creative nonfiction writer who have not published a book in the genre in which they are applying. The award includes full tuition and lodging, and the winning works will be published in Normal School, a biannual literary journal. The editors of Normal School will judge. Using the online submission system, submit up to three poems totaling no more than five pages or up to 4,500 words of prose with a $25 entry fee by January 31. Call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. University of New Orleans, Writing Contest for Study Abroad, Division of International Education, Metropolitan College, New Orleans, LA 70148. (504) 280-7457. Bill Lavender, Program Coordinator.
bill.lavender@uno.edu or lowres.uno.edu/contest.cfm

NEW BOOK OUT: RENTREE LITTERAIRE DE JANVIER 2009: “Les Rêves Barbares du Professeur Collie” sort le 7 janvier 2009 ! « Après un premier livre à l’humour caustique très remarqué, Sorbonne Confidential (Fayard, 2007), Laurel Zuckerman offre ici un roman d’aventures décalé, une comédie familiale loufoque, une satire du milieu de la recherche et une interrogation presque sérieuse sur la place de l’histoire dans la société – le tout d’un trait de plume vif et enlevé. » Here’s the link to Fayard’s site : http://www.fayard.fr/livre/fayard-300417-Les-reves-barbares-du-professeur-Collie-Laurel-Zuckerman-hachette.html

SUBMIT ESSAYS ON POETRY: to ALEHOUSE PRESS for Alehouse 2010. Now considering short essays (2000-word maximum) on subjects related to poetry, especially California poets and poetry; plus book reviews of recent publications (750-word maximum). For more information, please visit
http://alehousepress.com/ or query editor@alehousepress.com.

SEEKING WORK for MIDWAY JOURNAL. Accepting submissions now through the end of May. Please visit
http://www.midwayjournal.com/ for complete submissions guidelines. Direct all inquiries to editors@midwayjournal.com.

RATTLE SEEKS submissions from African American poets for the Summer 2009 issue. Poems can be any length, style, or subject. Deadline: February 1. Send up to 5 poems or a relevant essay (plus SASE) to: RATTLE, 12411 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, CA 91604. E-mail submissions accepted. Web site:
http://www.rattle.com/.
STEINY ROAD BLOG: YEAR AHEAD, YEAR IN REVIEW
http://alenier.blogspot.com/ The Steiny Road Poet scans public appearances scheduled for 2009 while taking stock of 2008 events. How does the Poet wedge open the present moment?

PARIS BOOKSTORE IN THE LIMELIGHT: See a recent piece on Shakespeare & Company by CNN, then stop by the store for one of its many readings this month!:
http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2008/12/13/paris.bookshop.cnn

SEEKING YOUR CHILDREN’S WRITING: SHOOFLY: An Audiomagazine for Children is a unique semiannual publication on CD, dedicated to the celebration of contemporary children’s poetry and literature. Described by one critic as a moveable feast for the wee literati, this award-winning audio series features original and traditional stories, poems, and songs for children ages 3–7. The editors invite the submission of original poems, stories, and limericks suitable for preschoolers and early readers. Accepted works will be produced for audio presentation. Payment in copies and honorarium. Sample CD: $6.95. Submissions accepted by mail only. Guidelines:
jack@shooflyaudio.com. Or send sase to Shoofly, P.O. Box 339, Carrboro, NC 27510.

OUT NOW!!!: Now available from Menendez Press! Kenmore: Poem Unlimited by Geoffrey Gatza Is now on Amazon $16
http://www.geoffreygatza.com/Kenmore Read a sample here! Also on the page are FREE works that go along with the Kenmore book.

CREATIVE WRITING SOUGHT for lit mag STEAM TICKET, an annual journal of the University of Wisconsin—La Crosse, invites submissions of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction from established and emerging writers, January 1–March 15. Cash prizes will be awarded for best story and poem, judged by editors—no entry fee required. Electronic submissions are encouraged:
http://www.steamticket.org/.

RESIDENCY at BYRDCLIFFE ARTS Colony: 1 month residencies for artists, writers, and composers. Beautiful, historic setting, secluded yet close to Village of Woodstock, NY. Private room and studio space in rustic turn-of-century inn. Access to galleries, performances, and hiking. (Playwrights, U.S. citizens only, may apply for the Handel Fellowship. $300) Four 4-week sessions. June–September. Deadline: March 2. Fee: $35. Mail to: The Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild, Artist-in-Residence Program, 34 Tinker St., Woodstock, NY 12498. For details and application:
http://www.woodstockguild.org/, or (845) 679-2079.

EXCITING BOOK OUT NOW: Stockport Flats Press Announces: Matthew Klane's 80-page poetry collection, “B_____ Meditations”. Klane's daily meditations on being and the body politic evolve from Plato's "divided line" into a rotating T-square that boomerangs beyond Darwin, beats around Bush, and heads back to Whitman. These experiments ponder geopolitics and the U.S. electorate in an aural landscape Klane visually crafts. Readers start with spatial sonnets then find themselves amid bifurcated columns that fold into quadrants of haiku. The T-square reorients triptychs for the formal finale. This aural, serial feast inaugurates Stockport Flat's Meander Scar Series of experimental poetry. Matthew Klane is co-editor at Flim Forum Press (flimforum.blogspot.com). His latest chapbooks include: The- Associated Press, Sorrow Songs, and Friend Delighting the Eloquent. Other work can be found in: wordfor/word, Plantarchy, and string of small machines. Also see: The Meister-Reich Experiments, a hypertext, online at housepress.org. Visit
www.stockportflats.org/meander.htm to place an order.

GET OUTTA PARIS RESIDENCY: apply to THE JAMES MERRILL House Writer-in-Residence Program, which invites writers to live and work in James Merrill’s Stonington, CT, apartment rent-free for 5-month or 11-month terms. A stipend will be offered beginning September. Application deadline: January 15. Visit the Web site for more information:
http://www.jamesmerrillhouse.org/.

ANTHOLOGY SEEKS POETRY: for book FROM GUANTANAMO Bay and Abu Ghraib to Darfur, Tibet, and the United States, we are increasingly witness to torture, terrorisms, and other violations of human rights at unprecedented degrees. What do our instincts tell us and what is our response to these violations? What is our vision of a future wherein human rights are not only respected but expanded? Call for submissions of poetry by and for those who have undergone such violations as well as for poems that present a larger vision of human rights. Anthology to be edited by M. L. Smoker and Melissa Kwasny and published by Lost Horse Press. All submissions must be postmarked by January 30. Include SASE and cover letter. Send no more than 3 poems to: Human Rights Anthology, Lost Horse Press, 105 Lost Horse Ln., Sandpoint, ID 83864.

SHAMPOO issue 34 is now available. In glorious pink! Check it out at
http://www.shampoopoetry.com/ where you'll find glistening poems by Mike Young, Eva Tseng, Cedar Sigo, Tyler David Sherman, Ron Paul Salutsky, Misti Rainwater-Lites, Bette O'Callaghan, Andy Nicholson, Laura M. Nesbit, Cami Nelson, Levi Negley, Eric Lindley, Lori Lamothe, Sarah Kobrinsky, Eleanor Johnson, Glenn Ingersoll, Kristin Hatch, Samantha Giles, Thomas Fink, Patrick Duggan, Panika M. C. Dillon, Jordan Davis, Zach Buscher, Emily Brungo, Laynie Browne, Melissa Broder, Ed Barrett, GeLeCa BaNeNe, Geoffrey Babbitt, Eric Amling, Steven Alvarez and Nora Almeida, along with super-snappy ShampooArt by Nico Wijaya, Randy Thurman, and Misti Rainwater-Lites.

CHAPBOOK TO READ: Another new chapbook from horse less press! ANEMIC CINEMA by Thomas Cook. Read more about it here:
http://www.horselesspress.com/cook.html And then order it here: http://www.horselesspress.com/chapbooks.html

NEW: Same Life, by Maureen N. McClane, came out with FSG in September. She will be in Paris to read from it and new work in 2010.

SUBMIT TO: COLERE, a journal celebrating cultural exploration. It welcomes thought-provoking, poetry, fiction, essays, & artwork. Please limit submissions to 8 poems or 20 pages on experiences abroad or at home. Submissions (deadline: January 15, 2009) or subscriptions ($5 annually) to Colere, Coe College, 1220 1st Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402.

BOOK TO GET: Robyn Schiff's book is out: Revolver. Robyn's second book, *Revolver*, just out from University of Iowa Press. *Publishers Weekly* called it "compulsively readable" and noted that "every line is a revelation." Take a look at these poems for evidence: "Silverware, by J.A. Henckels":
http://poems.com/poem.php?date=14136 "Dear Ralph Lauren,": http://www.jubilat.org/n14/schiff.html "On the Abduction of Calvin Klein's Daughter Marci: A Captor's Narrative": http://www.versedaily.org/2008/calvinkleinsdaughter.shtml

JOIN: The Orbis group http://www.facebook.com/n/?group.php&gid=53636000056 and send work to the Orbis International Literary Journal. Read/get a copy of Orbis 145, Autumn 2008 with Front cover photograph by Dave Wood www.liverpoolpictorial.co.uk www.liverpoolstreetgallery.com Special Issue Celebrating Liverpool and Culture Poets include Mandy Coe (Sheela-na Gig); Michael Henry (Everton Mint); Elizabeth Hourston (A Slave’s Progress); Laura LeHew (The Seeds of Recession);Phill Provance (Outside Odessa); Cliff Yates (Liverpool 2008: Satsang with Paul)Along with: Tonia Bevins, Alison Chisholm, Lizzy Dening, Pat Fearon, Carol Fenlon, Rebecca Goss, Colin Harris, Clare Kirwan, Cath Nichols, Peggy Poole, Collette Power, Pauline Rowe, Colin Salmon. Prose from Dinesh Allirajah (Items One To Seventeen) and Norma Cohen (The Fish and Chip Boat, from Karl Marx was a Scouser). Past Master: Gladys Mary Coles on Felicia Hemans.

By the way, the anthology Women’s Work that Eva Salzman’s been working on for years if finally out! See following details:
https://www.seren-books.com/product-search/p/2101/ and events http://www.seren-books.com/news/i/2205