Online Bootcamp

By Dawn Hassett on November 19, 2019

Poet-TRY 8 1/2 with Stephanie Barbé Hammer Beat the holiday non-writing paralysis/”I can’t write” blues with this mini-class that is generative and supportive. On 3 consecutive Sundays, I’ll give you writing prompts and readings to get/keep you in gear. You post and participate as able on your schedule. All levels and genres welcome. We use […]

Books Events

Book Launch

By Dawn Hassett on November 14, 2019

2018 Writing Workshop Anthology Book Launch Inlandia Institute Celebrates Published Inland Writers November 30, 2019 • 1-4 pm Arlington Branch Public Library • Free 9556 Magnolia Ave, Riverside, CA 92503 Celebrate the launch of the 2018 Writing from Inlandia anthology, marking ten years of ongoing creative writing workshops. Dedicated to Inlandia’s founder Marion Mitchell-Wilson (1946-2015), […]

Events

By Dawn Hassett on November 14, 2019

Eric Schwitzgebel Sunday, December 1 • 1:30 PM Barbara & Art Culver Center of the Arts 3834 Main Street, Riverside CA, 92501 Have you ever wondered about the essence of jerkitude? Asked whether your driverless car should kill you so that others may live? Considered the ethics of professional ethicists? Eric Schwitzgebel turns a philosopher’s […]

Books

Poetry Prize Winners

By Dawn Hassett on October 10, 2019

Announcing 2018 Hillary Gravendyk Poetry Prizes National Prize: Michelle Peñaloza Regional Prize: Elizabeth Cantwell In Former Possessions of the Spanish Empire, Michelle Peñaloza asks: How do children born of empire once removed possess the history of their naming? In this astonishing debut poetry collection, winner of Inlandia Books’ 2018 Hillary Gravendyk Prize, the phrase Former […]

Workshops

Fall Workshops

By Dawn Hassett on September 3, 2019

Click here to go to the registration form. Colton Area Museum (Bilingual) Jessica Carrillo Every other Thursday starting 9/12 5:30-7:30 pm Corona Public Library Andrea Fingerson Every other Saturday starting 9/71-3 pm Ontario Public Library Tim Hatch Every other Wednesday starting 9/25 6:30-8:30 pm Palm Springs and Rancho Mirage Marge Charlier Registration is required. Seating […]

Books

New Inlandia Book

By Dawn Hassett on February 10, 2019

Henry L.A. Jekel: Architect of Eastern Skyscrapers and the California Style 1895-1950 Architect, engineer, builder, award-winning landscape designer… Henry Jekel could do it all. Henry Jekel left his career as a designer and builder of skyscrapers in Chicago, Philadelphia, and Washington DC for the romance of an art-driven studio in Riverside, California. He realized his […]

Books

Discover the IE through the work of 54 photographers

By Dawn Hassett on January 25, 2019

New‑Inlandia Books In the Sunshine of Neglect: Defining Photographs and Radical Experiments in Inland Southern California, 1950 to the Present by Douglas McCulloh 274 pages, 194 photographs, with essays by Douglas McCulloh, Thomas McGovern, Tyler Stallings, Susan Straight, and Joanna Szupinska-Myers $45.00 Now available on Amazon. Also available directly from our distributor. Or buy this […]

Events

2018–2020 Literary Laureate

By Dawn Hassett on December 5, 2018

UCR Lecturer Rachelle Cruz named 5th Inlandia Literary Laureate On November 16, 2018, Inlandia Institute’s board of directors ratified the appointment of UCR Lecturer Rachelle Cruz to the position of Inlandia Literary Laureate for a two-year term. Cruz follows past Literary Laureates Nikia Chaney, Juan Delgado, Gayle Brandeis, and Susan Straight. Linda Sherman Nurick, owner […]

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						1 N/A: POETRY 8 1/2 PRE-HOLIDAY WORKSHOP WITH STEPHANIE BARBE HAMMER December 1, 2019N/A Treat yourself this holiday season to PoeTRY with Stephanie Barbe Hammer! This online workshop will take place on Facebook starting December 1st. Seating is limited to the first 15 participants. Registration and a $50 fee is required. Check out the Facebook event page for more info. Stephanie Barbé Hammer is a 5 time Pushcart Prize nominee with work in the Bellevue Literary Review, Pearl, Hayden's Ferry, Isthmus, the Gold Man Review, and the Chiron Review among other places. She is the author of a magical realist novel (The Puppet Turners of Narrow Interior), a prose poem chapbook (Sex with Buildings), a full-length poetry collection (How Formal?), and a how-to-write-magical-realism craft book (Delicious Strangeness). Stephanie was born in Manhattan and lived til recently in Southern California. She now wanders the woods of rural Washington State looking for a taco truck, a dry cleaner and someone to talk to. She is working on a new collection, GO BACK WHERE YOU CAME FROM CITY SLICKER and a novel about 2 confused and somewhat high millennials searching for a missing social worker aboard a luxury train bound for Quebec. She is managing editor of SHARK REEF literary magazine. More 11:00 am: 2019 ALTERNATIVE GIFT FAIR December 1, 2019 11:00 am – 3:00 pm From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019 we will do a little holiday shopping for a good cause at First United Methodist Church, 4845 Brockton Ave., in Riverside. Don't forget to stop by the Inlandia table to say hi! To volunteer for this event, contact us at inlandia@inlandiainstitute.org or at (951) 790-2458. This is an annual tradition in Riverside. Booths sell crafts, jewelry, cards, baskets, books and delicious food and drinks. Organizations represented include 10,000 Villages, Heifer International, the United Methodist Women, Glocally Connected, Temple Beth El, The Brady campaign, and more. It is surrounded by live music, soup and family fun. The idea is to raise money for good causes, while getting the holiday shopping done. Parking is free. Visit the First United Methodist Church Facebook pagefor more details. Come join us! ***This event is hosted by the First United Methodist Church More 1:30 pm: CONVERSATIONS AT THE CULVER WITH ERIC SCHWITZGEBEL December 1, 2019 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm You're cordially not invited to join Inlandia Institute and Eric Schwitzgebel at the Culver. Just kidding, we're not jerks. Schwitzgebel's book, A Theory of Jerks and Other Philosophical Misadventures is funny and accessible. Have you ever wondered about the essence of jerkitude? Asked whether your driverless car should kill you so that others may live? Considered the ethics of professional ethicists? Eric Schwitzgebel turns a philosopher's eye on these and other burning questions. A common theme is the ragged edge of the human intellect, where moral or philosophical reflection begins to turn against itself, lost among doubts and improbable conclusions. Eric Schwitzgebel is Professor of Philosophy at UC Riverside. His most recent book is A Theory of Jerks and Other Philosophical Misadventures. He has published widely on self-knowledge, the nature of belief, moral psychology, the nature of consciousness, and science fiction. “Imagine the nature-documentary voice-over: ‘Here we see the jerk in his natural environment. Notice how he subtly adjusts his dominance display to the Italian-restaurant situation.” —Eric Schwitzgebel Free and open to the public, followed by light refreshments and book sales. In partnership with UCR Arts and the UCR Center for Ideas and Society. More
2	3 1:00 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN RIVERSIDE WTH CELENA DIANA BUMPUS December 3, 2019 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Registration required. Check back for Winter dates and availability. Our Riverside Janet Goeske Senior Center workshop is on going for participants 50+. They meet every Tuesday from 1:00pm to 2:30pm. The Riverside Janet Goeske Senior Center is located at 5257 Sierra St, Riverside, CA 92504. They can be reached at (951) 351-8800. Please note that there will no meeting on 7/16, 8/20, 9/17, 10/15, 11/19, 11/26 (holiday), 12/10 and 12/24 (holiday). More	4 10:00 am: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN REDLANDS WITH MAE WAGNER December 4, 2019 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Registration required. Check back for Winter dates and availability. Our Redlands workshop is on going for participants 50+. They meet every Wednesday from 10:00am to 12:00pm. The Joslyn Senior Center is located at 21 Grant St, Redlands, CA 92373. They can be reached at (909) 798-7550. More	5	6	7	8 N/A: POETRY 8 1/2 PRE-HOLIDAY WORKSHOP WITH STEPHANIE BARBE HAMMER December 8, 2019N/A Treat yourself this holiday season to PoeTRY with Stephanie Barbe Hammer! This online workshop will take place on Facebook starting December 1st. Seating is limited to the first 15 participants. Registration and a $50 fee is required. Check out the Facebook event page for more info. Stephanie Barbé Hammer is a 5 time Pushcart Prize nominee with work in the Bellevue Literary Review, Pearl, Hayden's Ferry, Isthmus, the Gold Man Review, and the Chiron Review among other places. She is the author of a magical realist novel (The Puppet Turners of Narrow Interior), a prose poem chapbook (Sex with Buildings), a full-length poetry collection (How Formal?), and a how-to-write-magical-realism craft book (Delicious Strangeness). Stephanie was born in Manhattan and lived til recently in Southern California. She now wanders the woods of rural Washington State looking for a taco truck, a dry cleaner and someone to talk to. She is working on a new collection, GO BACK WHERE YOU CAME FROM CITY SLICKER and a novel about 2 confused and somewhat high millennials searching for a missing social worker aboard a luxury train bound for Quebec. She is managing editor of SHARK REEF literary magazine. More
9	10 1:00 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN RIVERSIDE WTH CELENA DIANA BUMPUS December 10, 2019 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Registration required. Check back for Winter dates and availability. Our Riverside Janet Goeske Senior Center workshop is ongoing for participants 50+. They meet every Tuesday from 1:00pm to 2:30pm. The Riverside Janet Goeske Senior Center is located at 5257 Sierra St, Riverside, CA 92504. They can be reached at (951) 351-8800. Please note that there will no meeting on 9/17, 10/15, 11/19, 11/26 (holiday), 12/10 and 12/24 (holiday). More	11 10:00 am: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN REDLANDS WITH MAE WAGNER December 11, 2019 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Registration required. Check back for Winter dates and availability. Our Redlands workshop is on going for participants 50+. They meet every Wednesday from 10:00am to 12:00pm. The Joslyn Senior Center is located at 21 Grant St, Redlands, CA 92373. They can be reached at (909) 798-7550. More	12 2:30 pm: POETS AND WRITERS' INLAND EMPIRE LITERARY ROUNDTABLE MEETING December 12, 2019 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm Please join us for the next Poets & Writers' Inland Empire Literary Roundtable Meeting co-hosted by the Inlandia Institute (http://inlandiainstitute.org/) at the Garcia Center for the Arts (http://www.sbvca.org/garcia-center/): Thursday, December 12, 2019 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Garcia Center for the Arts Library Room 536 West 11th Street San Bernardino, CA 92410 Map: https://goo.gl/maps/pZw3DGpXTfuNrPgT6 Meet people, find out what's going on, share ideas, and learn about Poets & Writers' resources for writers, including mini-grants for readings and workshops. Roundtable Meetings are open to anyone involved with or interested in the literary arts--writers, presenters, presses, editors, librarians, and other arts and culture workers. The first half of the meeting will include an introduction to P&W resources, followed by special guest, Inlandia Literary Laureate Rachelle Cruz (https://www.rachellecruz.com/), who will talk about her work and answer questions from the group. The second half of the meeting is devoted to discussion and announcements. There will be light refreshments and complimentary copies of Poets & Writers Magazine. Feel free to bring flyers and promotions to share. Please RSVP here or to jfitzgerald@pw.org to reserve your seat, and feel free to share this event information with your networks. *** Poets & Writers is the primary source of information, support, and guidance for creative writers. Learn more at pw.org. This activity is supported in part by the California Arts Council, a state agency. Learn more at www.arts.ca.gov. More	13	14	15 N/A: POETRY 8 1/2 PRE-HOLIDAY WORKSHOP WITH STEPHANIE BARBE HAMMER December 15, 2019N/A Treat yourself this holiday season to PoeTRY with Stephanie Barbe Hammer! This online workshop will take place on Facebook starting December 1st. Seating is limited to the first 15 participants. Registration and a $50 fee is required. Check out the Facebook event page for more info. Stephanie Barbé Hammer is a 5 time Pushcart Prize nominee with work in the Bellevue Literary Review, Pearl, Hayden's Ferry, Isthmus, the Gold Man Review, and the Chiron Review among other places. She is the author of a magical realist novel (The Puppet Turners of Narrow Interior), a prose poem chapbook (Sex with Buildings), a full-length poetry collection (How Formal?), and a how-to-write-magical-realism craft book (Delicious Strangeness). Stephanie was born in Manhattan and lived til recently in Southern California. She now wanders the woods of rural Washington State looking for a taco truck, a dry cleaner and someone to talk to. She is working on a new collection, GO BACK WHERE YOU CAME FROM CITY SLICKER and a novel about 2 confused and somewhat high millennials searching for a missing social worker aboard a luxury train bound for Quebec. She is managing editor of SHARK REEF literary magazine. More
16	17 1:00 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN RIVERSIDE WTH CELENA DIANA BUMPUS December 17, 2019 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Registration required. Check back for Winter dates and availability. Our Riverside Janet Goeske Senior Center workshop is ongoing for participants 50+. They meet every Tuesday from 1:00pm to 2:30pm. The Riverside Janet Goeske Senior Center is located at 5257 Sierra St, Riverside, CA 92504. They can be reached at (951) 351-8800. Please note that there will no meeting on 9/17, 10/15, 11/19, 11/26 (holiday), 12/10 and 12/24 (holiday). More	18 10:00 am: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN REDLANDS WITH MAE WAGNER December 18, 2019 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Registration required. Check back for Winter dates and availability. Our Redlands workshop is on going for participants 50+. They meet every Wednesday from 10:00am to 12:00pm. The Joslyn Senior Center is located at 21 Grant St, Redlands, CA 92373. They can be reached at (909) 798-7550. More	19	20	21	22
23	24 1:00 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN RIVERSIDE WTH CELENA DIANA BUMPUS December 24, 2019 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Registration required. Check back for Winter dates and availability. Our Riverside Janet Goeske Senior Center workshop is ongoing for participants 50+. They meet every Tuesday from 1:00pm to 2:30pm. The Riverside Janet Goeske Senior Center is located at 5257 Sierra St, Riverside, CA 92504. They can be reached at (951) 351-8800. Please note that there will no meeting on 9/17, 10/15, 11/19, 11/26 (holiday), 12/10 and 12/24 (holiday). More	25	26	27 6:00 pm: THE EQUILUX: OPEN MICS FOURTH FRIDAY AT THE CORONA PUBLIC LIBRARY December 27, 2019 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Join the Corona Public Library for a night of open mics happening the fourth Friday of every month! Acoustic, spoken word, acapella, poetry, freestyle, performance art and comedy are accepted. Performances may be on any subject and in any style or genre but must be appropriate for a broad audience. Feel free to bring art pieces for display. Art supplies will be provided for the duration of the event. Light refreshments will be provided as well. Child care will be provided for children that are potty-trained. Open to adults 18+. The library is located at 650 S Main St, Corona, CA 92882. They can be contacted at (951) 736-2381. Visit the City of Corona website for more information. More	28	29
30	31 1:00 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN RIVERSIDE WTH CELENA DIANA BUMPUS December 31, 2019 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Registration required. Check back for Winter dates and availability. Our Riverside Janet Goeske Senior Center workshop is ongoing for participants 50+. They meet every Tuesday from 1:00pm to 2:30pm. The Riverside Janet Goeske Senior Center is located at 5257 Sierra St, Riverside, CA 92504. They can be reached at (951) 351-8800. Please note that there will no meeting on 9/17, 10/15, 11/19, 11/26 (holiday), 12/10 and 12/24 (holiday). More

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2018–2020 Literary Laureate

1:00 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN RIVERSIDE WTH CELENA DIANA BUMPUS

10:00 am: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN REDLANDS WITH MAE WAGNER

1:00 pm: 2018 WRITING FROM INLANDIA BOOK LAUNCH

N/A: POETRY 8 1/2 PRE-HOLIDAY WORKSHOP WITH STEPHANIE BARBE HAMMER

11:00 am: 2019 ALTERNATIVE GIFT FAIR

1:30 pm: CONVERSATIONS AT THE CULVER WITH ERIC SCHWITZGEBEL

1:00 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN RIVERSIDE WTH CELENA DIANA BUMPUS

10:00 am: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN REDLANDS WITH MAE WAGNER

N/A: POETRY 8 1/2 PRE-HOLIDAY WORKSHOP WITH STEPHANIE BARBE HAMMER

1:00 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN RIVERSIDE WTH CELENA DIANA BUMPUS

10:00 am: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN REDLANDS WITH MAE WAGNER

2:30 pm: POETS AND WRITERS' INLAND EMPIRE LITERARY ROUNDTABLE MEETING

N/A: POETRY 8 1/2 PRE-HOLIDAY WORKSHOP WITH STEPHANIE BARBE HAMMER

1:00 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN RIVERSIDE WTH CELENA DIANA BUMPUS

10:00 am: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN REDLANDS WITH MAE WAGNER

1:00 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN RIVERSIDE WTH CELENA DIANA BUMPUS

6:00 pm: THE EQUILUX: OPEN MICS FOURTH FRIDAY AT THE CORONA PUBLIC LIBRARY

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