Join us on November 2 for Roar Shack: Imaginary Day
Roar Shack is a collective of writers and artists, and over the coming months we’re going to bring you voices. Some of us come from fiction, some from memoir, some from poetry, and from music and performance and just about anything that leaves its own blood on the page. We want to bring you what you may not be getting much of. Won’t you join us?
We dare you to miss this lineup:
John Eder: John has been writing seriously for about four years – so far, he’s cranked out three full length books – one novel, one memoir, one long-form, illustrated kids story – and a handful of short stories. He also writes, directs and produces a podcast called To The Manor Borne (By Robots), which adapts his work to audio using voice actors, sound effects and music.
Julie Stark: Julie Stark has been a journalist for American Film Magazine, where she had the pleasure of interviewing Woody Allen, Richard Brooks, Paul Mazursky, Martin Scorsese, Robert Wise, and many others. She also wrote cover stories for the LA Weekly, worked for Zoetrope Studios and served as Wim Wenders’ assistant on his first American film. She has optioned a movie, written trailers for many films, worked a year for Obama, taught art and theatre workshops for children, been a actor on several projects, tutors students here at 826 LA and has been a substitute teacher for LAUSD. She has recently earned an MFA at Antioch University in the unestimable company of some of our guests today. She is currently working on a novel that is kicking her ass. She also writes killer obituaries.
Musical guest Eddie Moffett: Eddie Moffett is a singer/songwriter originally from Mt. Clemens, Michigan (a Detroit suburb). His acoustic melodies appeal to fans of Damien Rice, Neil Finn, Glen Phillips and other emotive solo crooners. He can be heard playing regularly in and around Los Angeles with his 4-piece acoustic band. For mp3’s and more information please visit https://www.facebook.com/
Janice Lee: Janice Lee is the author of KEROTAKIS (Dog Horn Press, 2010), Daughter (Jaded Ibis, 2011), Damnation (Penny-Ante Editions, 2013), and most recently The Transparent As Witness (Solar Luxuriance, 2013), a collaboration with Will Alexander. She is Co-Editor of [out of nothing], Reviews Editor at HTMLGIANT, Editor of the new #RECURRENT Novel Series for Jaded Ibis Press, Executive Editor at Entropy, and Founder/CEO of POTG Design. She currently lives in Los Angeles and teaches at CalArts. She can be found online at http://janicel.com..
Wendy C. Ortiz: Wendy C. Ortiz is the author of Excavation: A Memoir, of which Emily Rapp says is “a gripping and necessary story, luminous writing with an utterly compelling heroine who is both generous and fierce” and which the Los Angeles Times calls, “a work of unfettered emotions.” Wendy is also the author of the forthcoming Hollywood Notebook (Writ Large Press, spring 2015). She wrote the year-long, monthly column “On the Trail of Mary Jane” for McSweeney’s Internet Tendency. She is co-founder, curator, and host of the Rhapsodomancy Reading Series, now in its 10th year. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, The Nervous Breakdown, and The Rumpus, among many other places. Visit her at www.wendyortiz.com.
Live Write! A thrilling feat of writerly improvisation! As you arrive, you get to vote on a prompt. The winning prompt will be revealed to four intrepid authors – two of us and two of you audience types, onstage for all to see! We’ll all write to that prompt while our musical guest plays – it’s going to be impossible not to listen, but no one said this was going to be easy. Then the Live Writers will each read their just-written words, and the audience gets to vote! The winner will develop the work into a finished piece to be read at the next show.
When & Where
826LA in Echo Park
1714 West Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026
Sunday, November 2, 4:00 p.m.