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Thursday, April 10

Welcome Back Reading @ 5:00 p.m.
>> feat. Will Cordeiro, Megan Merchant & Lydia Paar
      The Annex Cocktail Lounge | 50 S San Francisco St

Cinder Skies Reading @ 7:00 p.m.
>> feat. Jack Galati & Jenny Irish
     The Annex Cocktail Lounge | 50 S San Francisco St

Friday, April 11

Ekphrasis Poetry Workshop w/ Camille LeFevre @ 10 a.m.
     Beasley Gallery, Northern Arizona University | 1115 S Knoles Dr. 


Copper Quill Awards w/ Jodie Hollander & Melissa Sevigny @ 3 p.m.
>> Presented by Friends of the Library 

 Mother Road Brewer | 7 S Mikes Pike St. 

Lumberjack Thrives: NAU Alumni English Panel @ 3 p.m.

>> feat. Khara House, Tyler Mitchell, Reece Gritzmacher, Clare Magneson & Laura Brady
     Liberal Arts Building, NAU | 705 S Beaver St. 


Featured & Keynote Reading @ 6:30 p.m.
>> feat. m.s RedCherries, Kinsale Drake & Amber McCrary
     Museum of Northern Arizona | 3101 N Fort Valley Rd

Great Gatsby Centennial Celebration  @ 8 p.m.   
>> presented by Uptown Pubhouse & Dapper Dre
***$10 entry OR Free when you dress up in 1920s fashion! Pay at door.

     
Uptown Pubhouse  | 114 N Leroux St

Nightcap: An Open Mic for Writers and Reading @ 9 p.m.   
>> feat. Katie King & Joshua Wiss + YOU!! Bring out your work and share it in community!

       Hops on Birch | 22 E Birch Ave #2

 

Saturday, April 12

Indigenous Book Arts Discussion & Generative Writing Workshop @ 11 a.m.
>> feat. Manny Loley     
Beaver Street Theatre | 11 S Beaver St. #2


Southwest Publishing Panel @ 12 p.m.
>> feat. local presses
     Beaver Street Theatre | 11 S Beaver St. #2

Publishing 101 Workshop @ 2 p.m.   
>> presented by Torrey House Press
     
Beaver Street Theatre | 11 S Beaver St. #2

Punk! and Panic? @ 3 p.m.   

>> feat. Sean Parson and Ira J. Allen w/ musical guest Foster Hilding     
Beaver Street Theatre | 11 S Beaver St. #2

Latinx Poetics @ 4 p.m.
>> feat. Sara Daniele Rivera & Ruben Quesada
     
       Beaver Street Theatre | 11 S Beaver St. #2


Finding Narrative While Trekking Matriarchland Writing Workshop + Reading @ 4
 p.m.
>> feat. Venaya Yazzie
Culture Connection AZ |
ICE House, 201 E Birch Ave Suite 14


Eggtooth Editions @ 5 p.m.

>> feat. Eugenie Montague & Calvin Mills    
Firecreek Coffee| 22 Historic Rte. 66 


Southwest and Environmental Writers: Readings & Discussion 
@ 6:00 p.m.
>> feat. Simmons Buntin, Michael Engelhard, Gwendolyn Waring & Trevor Ritland
    Firecreek Coffee| 22 Historic Rte. 66 

Throwing Tomatoes: A Humor Writing Reading 
@ 7:30 p.m.
>> feat. Katie Tonellato + Humor Writing Winners!
    Firecreek Coffee| 22 Historic Rte. 66 

The Immeasurable Equation: Chaology, Noise, and Improvisation @ 7:30 p.m.
>> Presented by The Interference Series 
feat. Lenin Salcido Jr. 
   Beaver Street Theatre | 11 S Beaver St. #2


Lucha Libro: A Masked Writing Contest @ 9 p.m.
>> feat. masked writers from the festival
    Firecreek Coffee| 22 Historic Rte. 66 

Get Lit! Literary Karaoke @ 9:30 p.m.   
>> feat. Emma Winn as DJ 

       Flagstaff Brewing Company | 16 Historic Route 66

NOAZBF Heritage Square Literary Book Fair

 

Exhibitor Booths, Readings & Performances

All day Saturday, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. 

@ Heritage Square (22 E Aspen)

 

11 a.m. - 6 p.m Wasted Ink. Zine Distro sponsored Maker Table: DIY Make and Take Zines at Heritage Square Maker Table  

 

11 a.m. Children's Story Hour + Craft

>> feat. Matthew Henry Hall and Terrilyn Trejo

12:30 p.m. Youth Poet Laureate of Flagstaff and Youth Poetry Council present Literary Trivia

>> feat. you! Come out, play in a team or individually, and win some cool prizes!

2 p.m. Local Presses Showcase
 

>> feat. writers from Soulstice Publishing, Rinky Dink Press, The Thalweg, Little Somethings Press, and Shō Poetry Journal

3:30 p.m. Indigenous Song/Storying

>> feat. Ed Kabotie, Laura Tohe, Def-i, and Daniel Nez


5 p.m. Haiku Death Match + Ed Mabrey

>> feat. YOU! Sign up to win CASH prizes for your haikus! Simply show up, sign up, and recite your poems. Followed by a featured performance by the GOAT poet, Ed Mabrey! 

Sunday, April 13


Gathering Points: Read, Walk, and Run @ 11 a.m.
>> feat. you! 
     Wheeler Park | Meet up! 

Drag Story Hour @ 12 p.m.   
>> presented by NOAZBF Board Members + Special Guest
     
Join us Sunday, April 13 at 12:00pm for a children’s reading at Yogaert with special guests from Drag Story Hour! Our storyteller will share picture books, songs, rhymes, and more to encourage the development of early literacy skills. A free kid-sized yogurt cup will provided to each kid in attendance. “This free event will be capped at 40 people. Please arrive on time to secure your spot.”
      Yogaert  | 3 E. Aspen Ave

Youth Poet Laureate + Youth Poetry Council Writing Workshop   
>> feat. Youth Poetry Council + you! @ 2 p.m.

       Late for the Train | 19A E Aspen Ave

ONLINE: Diné Authors (DAACBI) Anthology Reading @ 12 PM AZ Time
  >> feat. Shaina Nez, Amber McCrary, and DAACBI Fellows   
       ZOOM | Meeting ID:  956 6337 1942

ONLINE: Poetry as Memoir: A Discussion and Reading from Whiskey Box w/ James Jay @ 3 PM AZ Time
  >> feat. James Jay!  
       ZOOM | Meeting ID: 828 7126 1454, Password: poetry

ONLINE: Leading the Way Magazine Reading @ 4 PM AZ Time
  >> feat. Manny Loley + contributors
       ZOOM | To be added before the event. 

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