Writers With Drinks with Jay Lake and Camille T. Dungy
- When
- Sat Dec 13, 2008
- Where
- Make-Out Room
- Time
- 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM
- Cost
- $3 - $5
- Tags
- Bars, Dive Bars, Literary Arts, Author Appearances
Description
Award-winning reading series Writers With Drinks returns, with an extra nerd-tastic lineup of science fiction, fantasy and video games. Plus amazing poetry and deadpan comedy.When: Saturday, December 13, 2008, 7:30 to 9:30 PM, doors open at 7:00 PM
Who: Jay Lake, Cat Rambo, Damon Brown, Steve Ferris and Camille T. Dungy
Where: The Make Out Room, 3225 22nd. St. between Mission and Valencia, San Francisco
How much: $3 to $5 sliding scale, all proceeds benefit the CSC.
Jay Lake won the John W. Campbell Award for best new science fiction writer. He's published three novels: Mainspring, Escapement and Madness Of Flowers, with five more on the way. He's also published over 200 short stories.
Camille T. Dungy is the author of What to Eat, What to Drink, What to Leave for Poison. She was a finalist for the PEN Center USA 2007 Literary Award and the Library of Virginia 2007 Literary Award. She's also received fellowships from organizations including the National Endowment for the
Arts, The Virginia Commission for the Arts, the Dana Award, and Bread Loaf.
Cat Rambo is the co-author, with Jeff VanderMeer, of The Surgeon's Tale And Other Stories. Her stories have appeared in Asimov's, Weird Tales, Clarkesworld and Strange Horizons. She's the co-editor of Fantasy Magazine.
Steve Ferris has performed at the Punchline, the Comedy Store, Scott's Comedy Club, Winners Casino and the High Desert Inn. He was suspended from high school for three days for a comedy performance at a talent show.
About Writers With Drinks:
Writers With Drinks has won "Best Literary Night" from the SF Bay Guardian readers' poll five years in a row and was named "Best Literary Drinking" by the SF Weekly. The spoken word "variety show" mixes genres to raise money for local worthy causes. The award-winning show includes poetry, stand-up
comedy, science fiction, fantasy, romance, mystery, literary fiction, erotica, memoir, zines and blogs in a freewheeling format.
Hostess Charlie Jane Anders blogs about science fiction and futurism at io9.com. She's the author of the Lambda Award-winning Choir Boy (2005 Soft Skull Press) and the co-editor, with Annalee Newitz, of She's Such A Geek (Seal Press 2007). She also publishes other magazine.
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