Mia McKenzie Book Club

1962238_10203700609384319_3966480379115299425_oThe ASUO Women’s Center “Lylle B. Parker Women of Color Speaker Series Presents: Mia McKenzie, on March 7, 2015.

‘Mia McKenzie is a writer and a smart, scrappy Philadelphian (now living in the bay area) with a deep love of fake fur collars and people of color. She studied writing at the University of Pittsburgh. She is a black feminist and a freaking queer, facts that are often reflected in her stories, which are literary and lyrical and hella quirky, and which have won her some awards and grants, such as the Astraea Foundation’s Writers Fund Award (‘09) and the Leeway Foundation’s Transformation Award (‘11). Her debut novel, The Summer We Got Free, won the 2013 Lambda Literary Award. It has been described by author and critic Jewelle Gomez as “a brilliant tapestry filled with exuberance and anxiety”. You can read her short stories in The Kenyon Review  and make/shift. She speaks about race, queerness, gender, class, and intersectionality at universities across the country. Read more about Mia at www.miamckenzie.net ‘
 
 

To get excited about Mia McKenzie’s visit, we will be putting together a ‘book’ club. Where we will read some short blogs in order to become more familiar with Mia’s work. They will be on Thursdays, 4-5 (in the ASUO Women’s Center, but we are willing to relocate if necessary). We will snacks and great company! Check out the flyer above for the reading selections and dates. If you have any questions please email diversitywc@gmail.com

“Lets get together and read some empowering and rad work”

                    -Suzanne Barrientos, Intersectionality coordinator 

 
 
 
 
 
 
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