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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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