Evan White and Naomi Williams
The Poetry Night Reading Series is proud to feature two notable writers of FICTION: Naomi Williams and Evan White. They will perform on Thursday, July 19th at 8 P.M. at the John Natsoulas Gallery at 521 1stStreet in Davis.
Naomi J. Williams was born in Japan and spoke no English until she was six years old. She is the author of Landfalls(FSG 2015), long-listed for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize and the National Book Critics Circle’s John Leonard Award. Her short fiction has appeared in numerous literary journals, including Zoetrope: All-Story, A Public Space, One Story, The Southern Review,and The Gettysburg Review. A five-time Pushcart Prize nominee and one-time winner, Naomi has an MA in Creative Writing from UC Davis. She lives in Davis, California, where she teaches creative writing and serves as co-director of the literary series Stories on Stage Davis. Naomi’s new writing projects include a collection of short stories inspired by Japanese ghost stories and folktales, and a novel about the early 20th-century Japanese poet Yosano Akiko.
Evan White is a graduate of the University of California, Davis, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in English, with an emphasis in Creative Writing. As an undergraduate, he co-founded Absurd Publicationsand published an anthology of poetry and short fiction, All the Vegetarians in Texas Have Been Shot, and the creative journal The Oddity. He has designed and published half-a-dozen books as a freelance designer, including Pub Quizzes: Trivia For Smart People, Where’s Jukie?, and the children’s book Che the Rat Lives in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Evan has contributed stories to numerous programs on KDVS 90.3 FM, the UC Davis campus and community radio station. He serves the local literary community on the board of Stories on Stage Davis, and as the designer for Under the Gum Tree magazinein Sacramento. In 2016, his story “Patterson”received an honorablemention in Glimmer Train’sShort Story Award contest. He works as a graphic designer at UC Davis.
Guests are invited to arrive to Poetry Night early (by 7:45) to sign up for a spot on the open mic that will follow the readings by our featured poets. Please bring your poems, short stories, monologues, and songs. Performers with instruments are especially welcomed. Participants will be asked to limit their performances to five minutes or two items, whichever is shorter. The Poetry Night Reading Series is hosted by Davis poet laureate Dr. Andy Jones, and is supported by Musical Director Timothy Nutter, and Dr. Andy’ssummer interns.The after-party begins at 10 P.M. at de Vere’s Irish Pub.
“Writing is an act of reclamation and revolution. It is a dance with power.” Rae Gouirand
Future featured performers include Margaret Ronda, William Daly, Valerie Wallace, Chris Erickson, Julia Levine, Melissa Stein, and many others.
Media Contact: Andy Jones
aojones@gmail.com
The John Natsoulas Gallery –(530) 756-3938
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