Wind down after a day at the Nisei Week Book Fair with a cocktail on the Plaza featuring a multigenerational celebration of Japanese American literary and storytelling culture with San Pedro native son Gene Oishi, reading from Fox Drum Bebop, his debut novel about how internment shaped one man’s entire life, translator Andrew Leong about his search for […]
Thursday, June 11, 2015 Orbital 155 Rivington St. New York, NY 7-10 PM Clear your calendar — It’s going down! Me Myself & Kaya kicks off on June 11th, and you’re invited to take part in the festivities. Orbital NYC (155 Rivington St.) is our meeting spot for a night of celebrating books, film, theater, […]
Unwind after the first day of the Association of Asian American Studies Conference with some whiskey and writers! In the spirit of Kaya Press’s effort to celebrate writers of color (#litincolor) — and toast to Chicago native Gwendolyn Brooks. Brought to you by Kaya Press & Kundiman. Thursday April 23rd — 10:30 p.m. Celtic Knot […]
This weekend, come hang out in our indie lit oasis inside the LA Times Festival of Books: The Smokin’ Hot Indie Lit Lounge (Booth 380, near the Poetry Stage) — brought to you by Kaya Press and the University of Southern California Creative Writing Department. Write, edit, and publish your own book! Talk one-on-one with authors! […]
MISSION The invisibility of writers of color is in fact a willed blindness. But we exist. We’re already at the pulsing center of what’s vital in culture, the arts, and history. We’re already circulating through literature, and the greater imagination. Insistent and steady. Inevitable. Let’s celebrate the world made brighter by Lit In Color. […]
Join Kaya Press for our AWP offsite reading, Sexy Motherf***er! As our promo images and the title suggest, this celebration of the creative spirit will be Prince-themed. The writers that our reading will feature include, but are not limited to, the following: Kazim Ali Chiwan Choi Quincy Scott Jones Van Khanna Lo Kwa Mei-en Rachel Mortiz Monica Ong Lilliam […]
