Join UCLA English for the Grace M. Hunt Memorial English Reading Room Writers Series: Tea and Conversation with Fae Myenne Ng Fae Myenne Ng will discuss her writing. This event is followed by Some Favorite Writers: Fae Myenne Ng at the Hammer Museum at 7:30pm. Visit the Hammer Museum for full details. Both events are free and...
Best-selling author Fae Myenne Ng’s new memoir, Orphan Bachelors, offers a personal, timely portrait of San Francisco’s Chinatown and of a family building a life in a country bent on their exclusion. Hua Hsu called Orphan Bachelors, “so many treasures at once: an enthralling memoir, an act of reckoning, a history of American exclusion and...
After 30+ years of dedicated service, Janel Munguia is retiring! Please join us for an evening of joy and nostalgia as we honor Janel's commitment and achievements. Let us know if you plan to attend by submitting your RSVP here. Questions about the event? Contact Marta Wallien: mwallien@english.ucla.edu
Join us for a reading and conversation with Fred D'Aguiar, Marissa López, and Gabriela Valenzuela about D'Aguiar's new book. The poems in For the Unnamed tell the story of the unnamed Black jockey who, in 1852, rode the winning steed in the race between Pio Pico's Sarco and Jose Sepulveda's Black Swan in Los Angeles....
Join UCLA English for a poetry reading and conversation with Gazan poet Yahya Ashour. Yahya Ashour, born in Gaza City on April 22nd, 1998, is a touring poet and awarded author. He's a 2022 honorary fellow in writing at the University of Iowa. His recent poetry e-book, titled “A Gaza of Siege & Genocide,” was...
The English Graduate Union Presents The Spring Athenaeum Wednesday, June 5th at 4:00pm - 6:00pm Featuring Miranda Hoegberg and Uri McMillan, with Louise Hornby as respondent. Please join us in Kaplan 193 for scholarship, refreshments, & conversation. The Athenaeum brings together one dissertation-stage graduate student and one faculty member to present their research, providing a...
Join us for the Grace M. Hunt Memorial English Reading Room Writers Series: A Reading with Student Authors Students in the Creative Writing Program will read from work written during spring quarter. A reception will follow the event. Questions about the event? Email: englishevents@ucla.edu
Conference organized by Joseph Bristow, University of California, Los Angeles The conference is free to attend with advance registration, and will be held in-person at the Clark Library and livestreamed on the Center’s YouTube Channel. In-person registration will close on Monday, June 3 at 5:00 p.m. Seating is limited at the Clark Library; walk-in registrants...
The English and Writing Programs Honors and Awards Reception will take place at the UCLA Faculty Club on Friday, June 7 at 5:00pm to 7:00pm. Questions about the event? Contact Marta Wallien, Programs and Media Manager mwallien@english.ucla.edu
Conference organized by Joseph Bristow, University of California, Los Angeles The conference is free to attend with advance registration, and will be held in-person at the Clark Library and livestreamed on the Center’s YouTube Channel. In-person registration will close on Monday, June 3 at 5:00 p.m. Seating is limited at the Clark Library; walk-in registrants...