The Writer
Jen Palmares Meadows is a Filipina American writer from the Sacramento, California area. This blog discusses writing, reading, and all that inspires the pen.
How to Snipe Hunt
During my recent (and first) visit to Yosemite, I went on a snipe hunt, a complex and worthwhile execution of tom-foolery guaranteed to liven campfires for years to come. If you’re looking to have fun on your next camping trip, lead a snipe hunt with willing friends and family. Here’s a guide I put together … Read more
Interdisciplinary Writers Lab (IWL) 2011 Literary Reading & Online Anthology
Check out Chicken Skin & Impossible Trees, IWL 2o11′s anthology. We’re also having two performances in July. Wed, Jul 6 | 7pm – 9pm | $10 – $15 Kearny Street Workshop, Intersection for the Arts and AMATE: Women Painting Stories present The 8th Annual Interdisciplinary Writers Lab 2011 Literary Reading & Online Anthology Launch Chicken … Read more
Barbara Jane Reyes & Janet Stickmon Reading: Hercules Library April 9. 2011
In March, I attended a Filipino American Writers Workshop at SFSU and was lucky enough to work with both Barbara Jane Reyes (poetry) and Janet Stickmon (memoir). They are reading at Hercules Library on April 9th in a series of Conversations with Filipino/Filipino American Authors, which is geared to promote the first-ever Filipino American International … Read more
AMPLIFY: A Night of Pandesal & Poetry Featuring Women Writers of Color
March 25th at 6-8PM Crema Coffee Roasting Company 950 The Alameda San Jose, CA Featuring… DIANA MONTAÑO NIKI ESCOBAR JACQULYN WHANG JANICE SAPIGAO SUSIE HUERTA & Special Featured Performer: GEMMA NEMENZO Writer Bios Diana Montaño is a native of Mexico City and a product of divorce, microwave dinners and immigrant dreams. She is a recent … Read more
PAWA PACE Filipino American Writers Workshop At SFSU
My San Francisco weekend in review: Drive to Walnut Creek. BART to Daly City. 28 transfer to SFSU. Closed J. Paul Leonard Library. Cezar Chaves Student Union. Registration for PAWA, PACE Filipino American Writers Workshop. Penelope Flores. Ed Lozada. Artist Readings: Barbara Jane Reyes, Janet Stickmon, Anthem Salgado, Robert Mann. Workshop 1: Memoir with Janet … Read more
Ntozake Shange Reading At UC Davis
Shortly after I heard that Ntozake Shange would be reading at UC Davis, I put out a feeler amongst my colleagues to see if anyone was up for attending with me. I was excited when Aschala confirmed–I hadn’t seen her in forever, and I always enjoy her company. We headed out around 6–shortly after I’d … Read more
Trina Drotar Reading at Book Collector
The last time I visited The Book Collector had been the first and only time several years ago, when I first moved to the Sacramento area. I’d walked around the bookstore, aimlessly seeking. I always stumble into the Sci-Fi Fantasy Section to find a hardcover Ray Bradbury that I don’t already own. The Book Collector … Read more
Doug Rice Exhibit & Reading: Dec 2 @ CSUS Else Gallery
Exploring the interface between visual and verbal expression, Design Professor Nigel Poor and English Professor Doug Rice will display their works Nov. 15-Dec. 9 in the Else Gallery in Kadema Hall. Gallery hours are noon-4:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and Friday. Poor will give a talk at 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18, and a reception … Read more
CSU Summer Arts 2011: Poetic Prose/Flash Fiction @ CSU Fresno
If you’re looking for a creative writing experience this summer, check out CSU Summer Arts which is being hosted at CSU Fresno. I attended in July of 2008 and had an amazing experience with writers like: Doug Rice, Carole Maso, Steven Church and Bill Vollmann. I highly recommend attending. Read about my experience: Writing the … Read more
Walang Hiya Reading At Saint Mary’s College: Oct 28. 2010
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2010, 6:30 Walang Hiya (No Shame) A ground-breaking anthology of poetry and short fiction featuring Pilipino and Pilipino American writers Thursday, October 28, 2010, 6:30PM Reading begins at 7PM followed by Q&A Hagerty Lounge, De La Salle Hall, Saint Mary’s College READINGS BY Joan Iva Cube, Roseli Ilano, David S. Maduli, Jen … Read more
Annotated Pai Gow Poker Chapbook
Denver Quarterly Summer 2011
Chicken Skin & Impossible Trees
Writers Thumb Blog at Tayo
Tayo Literary Magazine
Walang Hiya Anthology
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