CSUS Festival Of The Arts: Carole Maso

Wednesday, March 17, 7 pm, 1005 Mendocino Hall

Fiction reading with Carole Maso Carole Maso is the author of the novels: Ghost Dance, The Art Lover, AVA, The American Woman in the Chinese Hat, and Defiance ; as well as Aureole (a book of short fictions); Break Every Rule (essays); The Room Lit by Roses (a journal of pregnancy and birth) and Beauty is Convulsive: The Passion of Frida Kahlo. She is the recipient of many awards, including a Lannan Fellowship. She teaches creative writing and film at Brown University.

Thursday, March 18, 3 pm, 2nd floor Hornet Bookstore

Alumni Fiction Reading Erica Jeffrey author of Omaha Beach a collection of short stories translate Franco-Belgian comic books and graphic novels from French to English. She has a MA in Creative Writing from Sacramento State University. Jordan Okumura has published work in Gargoyle Magazine and Calaveras Station. She has a MA in Creative Writing from Sacramento State University.

Friday, March 19, Noon, 145 Kadema Hall

Fiction Reading with Ricardo Cortez Cruz Ricardo Cortez Cruz is the author of Straight Outta Compton and Five Days fo Bleeding. His work has appeared in many journals and anthologies including: Step into a World: A Global Anthology of the New Black Literature, Not Guilty:12 Black Men Speak Out on Law, Justice, and Life, In the Middle of the Middle West He teaches creative writing, African American Literature and Cultural Studies at Illinois State University.