Join us for a queer-friendly, feminist reading series at The Feminist Bookstore in Mission Hills!
Our series celebrates diverse voices alongside a featured reader. Before or after the main reading, we have a generative workshop where attendees get a prompt and write for 10 minutes. This helps generate new material that attendees can share at the open mic portion. After that, the microphone is open for attendees to share up to 3 minutes of prose, poetry, or music in an inclusive, welcoming space. Tickets are free, and we invite all to participate and amplify their voices. Hosted by Jaded Ibis Press, a nonprofit feminist press dedicated to socially engaged literature by marginalized voices, this series promises an inspiring night of creativity and community.
Feature: Lizz Huerta
Lizz Huerta is a queer, working class Mexi-Rican author and storyteller who blends Indigenous, Latinx, and feminist themes. Born and raised in Chula Vista, Kumeyaay land, Huerta's work often draws from her cultural heritage and personal experiences. She writes border dystopia, fantasy and narrative essays.
Her debut young adult fantasy novel, The Lost Dreamer, was published in March 2022 by Farrar Straus Giroux. The story centers on themes of sisterhood, resistance, and the erasure of the divine feminine.
Beyond her novel, Huerta has contributed to various literary journals, including The Rumpus, The Cut, Miami Rail, and The Portland Review. Her short story "The Wall" is featured in the anthology A People's Future of the United States. Her essay “Hooters Chicken” appears in The Portable Feminist Reader, edited by Roxane Gay who calls Huerta's work “A menacing, inescapable seduction.”
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Emcee: Elizabeth Earley
