Maui Writers Ink’s Local Authors Table will be at Campbell Park on Friday, June 14th. Come meet four dynamic Maui authors at Lahaina's 2nd Friday. There’ll be a book signing with Howard Fields, and more opportunities to talk and learn about new releases, book series, and two Maui Writers Ink's anthologies. Free. 5pm. Campbell Park, (Front Street, Lahaina); … [Read more...] about Maui Writers Ink Local Authors Table at Campbell Park
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New Play Competition at ProArts Playhouse
There’s a New Play Competition with ProArts Playhouse until Thursday, April 4th. They encourage new and established playwrights to submit their projects. An application and summary of rules is listed on their website and Facebook page. The winner will be awarded $1,000, a generous sponsorship donated by Marji and Michael Tibbott. The winner will be announced in late August. … [Read more...] about New Play Competition at ProArts Playhouse
Naomi Nye & Cathy Song in the Green Room at Maui Arts and Cultural Center
Naomi Nye and Cathy Song will perform at Maui Arts and Cultural Center on Friday, June 22nd. Presented by the Merwin Conservancy, here’s a great literary event focused on "poetry's role as an antidote to the chaos in the world around us." Naomi Shihab Nye is a professor at Texas State University and Cathy Song is a teacher in Hawaii’s "Poets in the Schools" program. There’ll … [Read more...] about Naomi Nye & Cathy Song in the Green Room at Maui Arts and Cultural Center
Calling All Young Poets: Come Write a Poem at Makawao Public Library
Calling All Young Poets: Come Write a Poem will happen at the Makawao Public Library on Saturday, April 7. In celebration of National Poetry Month, this a great opportunity for kids ages 7-18 to work on their poetry. Writing coach N.T. Arevalo of Our Story Studio will present the workshop. It’s going to be all about playful exploration and collaborative writing activities. … [Read more...] about Calling All Young Poets: Come Write a Poem at Makawao Public Library
Tracy K. Smith in the Green Room at Maui Arts and Cultural Center
U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith will be at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center on Friday, Feb. 9. Smith wrote three poetry books and a memoir, titled Ordinary Light. In 2004, she won the Rona Jaffe Writers Award and Academy Fellowship. A year later she won the Whiting Award. In 2012, she won the Pulitzer Prize. Her presentation will be followed by a Q&A, book signing and … [Read more...] about Tracy K. Smith in the Green Room at Maui Arts and Cultural Center