2009 DIY Book Festival Early Deadline Approaching

Attention all you indie authors, publishers and literary types. The Annual DIY Book fair is on it’s way and the deadline for early registration is rolling around in a few weeks. The DIY fair is the largest independent publishing event in the country and it’s author’s regularly go on to huge things after winning, including somewhat ironically, major book publishing deals. Check out the details below and go to www.diyconvention.com for the whole scoop.

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Low cost trainings for journalists in the Bay Area

The Renaissance Journalism Center is a new initiative of the San Francisco State University Journalism Department. The Center conducts research, training and other programs to identify and to spark promising journalistic models and practices that serve, strengthen and empower communities. On August 26 and 27th the center is hosting the Seize the Moment training conference, a two days of multimedia training and workshops. Here’s some info on the sessions and links to sign up.

Seize the Moment

This is an unprecedented time—and opportunity—for the ethnic and community news media.

Your combined audiences now reach well over 60 million Americans nationwide, a clear indication that you are indispensable to the communities you cover. At the same time, you have never faced such huge challenges: adapting to rapidly changing new media technologies, often on a shoestring budget; revamping business operations in the face of plummeting small business ad dollars; and remaining a vibrant and relevant voice for the diverse communities you serve. Read more

Getty Arts Journalism Fellowship Opportunity

The USC Annenberg School for Communication and The Getty Foundation this week announced applications are now being accepted for the eighth annual USC Annenberg/Getty Arts Journalism Fellowship. The program, which will take place Nov. 1-22, is a three-week, mid-career education fellowship for arts, culture and entertainment editors, producers and writers.

Applications are due July 14.

“The arts play a critical role in providing journalists with an understanding of people’s social, political, economic and psychological concerns,” said Geneva Overholser, director of USC Annenberg’s School of Journalism. “Arts journalism is vital to presenting a complete picture of the human experience. This program, evolving to keep pace with the many changes around us, nourishes journalism’s ability to paint that picture.” Read more

Examining Manhood. Telling Stories

 

 

Filmed at La Peña Cultural Center in Berkeley with a standing-room-only audience, “Building Strength, Creating Peace” follows the debut presentation of the Men’s Story Project-a new performance/dialogue project examining social ideas about masculinity for the purpose of social change. This performance project highlighted 16 Bay Area artists, activists, and first-time presenters, ages 22-60, sharing stories about their lives through slam poetry, monologues, music and dance. The range of stories varies from platonic love between men and images of African American masculinity to men’s public restroom rituals and transgender identity and gender fluidity. This screening is in conjunction with the San Francisco Indiefest.

 

The Men’s Story Project: Building Strength, Creating Peace
7:15pm
$10
Shattuck Theater Berkeley
2230 Shattuck St
Berkeley , CA 94704
415.820.3907
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