Singular, idiosyncratic and a little mysterious, Black Clock is one of America's leading literary journals.
May 15th, 2010
11am – 12:30pm
Consortium Gallery
1100 Abbot Kinney Boulevard
Venice, CA 90291
Philippe Djian / Steve Erickson / Norman Klein
“The Novel Vs. Cinema And Television”
“Vis-À-Vis” is a day-long literary festival featuring readings, debates and conversations with ten prominent contemporary French / Francophone and American writers. “Vis-À-Vis” is free and open to the public.
For more information and a complete schedule, visit: http://visavisla.blogspot.com/
Curated by Senior Editor Bruce Bauman.
March 23-24, 2010
291 Church Street
New York, NY 10013
USA
tel. +212 431 5270
apexart is pleased to announce its inaugural reading series presenting the work of new and emerging authors. Featuring eight writers of diverse genres, the evenings promise to unleash exciting new voices on the American literary landscape.
Tuesday, March 23: 7 pm
Kyoung Kim
Jeffrey Rotter
Michaele Simmering
Todd Zuniga
Wednesday, March 24: 7 pm
Danielle Blau
Michael Hearst
Susan Henderson
Katy Petty
New York readers, please join us Sunday, March 21, 2010, for a special presentation of and by five of Black Clock‘s earliest contributors:
at America’s best literary bar, KGB.
4 PM – 6 PM
March 21, 2010
85 East 4th St.
New York, NY 10003
212-505-3360
Admission is free (but the booze is not).
Edited by Steve Erickson and established as one of America’s leading literary journals, Black Clock is published semi-annually by the CalArts MFA Writing Program. One-year subscription (2 issues): $20. Single issue cover price: $13. To subscribe, consult Black Clock subscription agent fictionondemand.com.
Black Clock 11 Release Reading
Sunday December 6, 2009
4 PM
Ahmanson Auditorium, MOCA Grand Avenue
Forsaken cities and blasted landscapes, characters in exile, mysteries unwinding: Black Clock 11 features Richard Powers, Greil Marcus, Susan Straight, Chris Abani and Joanna Scott among others.
Come celebrate Black Clock’s newest issue and listen to the literary stylings of some of its most prominent contributors: Rob Roberge, Chris Abani, Veronica Gonzalez, and Michaele Simmering. (Reception to follow.)
More information available from [email protected]
213/621-1745
Entry is free of charge
Black Clock is proud to join the community of “independent publishers, artists, writers and designers whose voices and images question and push the boundaries of popular culture” at this weekend’s Shelf Life: A Big Day For Small Press (Saturday, April 18th, 12 PM – 4 PM; USC University Park Campus).  Â
Please be sure to stop by the Black Clock table at the Shelf Life Bazaar; magazines will be available for purchase. Â
Black Clock will celebrate its five-year anniversary and the publication of its noir-themed 10th issue with a reading and reception at REDCAT (Roy and Edna Disney CalArts Theater) on Sunday, March 8 at 7 PM.
For the celebration, Editor Steve Erickson and frequent contributor Joanna Scott along with Aimee Bender, Samuel R. Delany and Greil Marcus will read selections from Black Clock‘s first five years.
Admission is free, but seating is limited. Guests are encouraged to make reservations. For more information, please visit the REDCAT website.
Now among the nation’s foremost literary magazines, Black Clock has showcased award-winning writing by established and emerging authors, with pieces anthologized in best-of-the-year collections and two excerpted novels going on to win National Book Awards.
Black Clock is published semi-annually by the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) MFA Writing Program.
Please join Black Clock and The Hammer Museum in celebrating the release of the latest issue of one of America’s leading literary journals.
Sunday, September 7th / 3PM
Gallery 6 – Hammer Museum
10899 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CAÂ 90024
310.443.7000
Part of The Hammer 2008 Reading Series
Entry is free of charge
On the eve of the national party conventions, the acclaimed literary journal Black Clock releases its ninth, politically-themed installment. Black Clock 9 includes political allegory, subversive satire, and secret presidential histories. Falling immediately after both conventions, this reading will feature four of its contributors: Seth Greenland, Anthony Miller, David L. Ulin, and Black Clock editor Steve Erickson.
Co-presented with Black Clock, the literary magazine published semi-annually by the CalArts MFA Writing Program.
The reading will be followed by a book signing at the Hammer Bookstore.
Parking is available under the Museum. Rates are $3 for the first three hours with Museum stamp; $1.50 for each additional 20 minutes.
Copies of Black Clock will be available for sale at a special discounted rate, Thursday June 26th from 10 AM to 5 PM, at The University of Iowa’s 22nd Annual Summer Writing Festival. Selected issues of the magazine will be available for purchase at the Literary Magazine and Small Press Book Fair sponsored by the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses [CLMP].
Proceeds from the fair will help fund CLMP and its ongoing initiatives in support of independent literary publishers.
Issues of Black Clock will be available for sale at a special discounted rate, Sunday June 15th from noon to 5 PM, at the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses‘ [CLMP’s] 9th Annual Literary Magazine Fair, held this year in Soho at Housing Works Bookstore Café.
In addition to helping fund CLMP and its ongoing initiatives in support of independent literary publishers, proceeds from the event will be donated to Housing Works, a nonprofit organization offering assistance to homeless individuals living with HIV / AIDS.
Additional information about the 9th Annual Literary Magazine Fair is available at: http://www.livefromhome.org/events/.
Celebrate Los Angeles Literature with Black Clock and Los Angeles magazines
In conjunction with BookExpo America
Friday, May 30th 2008
7 PM – 10PM
The William Turner Gallery
Bergamot Station
2525 Michigan Ave.
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Please RSVP to [email protected] by Thursday, May 29th.
(For directions to Bergamot station, please follow the “Read More” link below.)
Singular, idiosyncratic, and a little mysterious, Black Clock has become one of America’s foremost literary journals since its inception in 2004.
Los Angeles magazine is the leading authority and indispensable guide to Southern California.
William Turner Gallery has represented mid-career and emerging artists since its inception in 1991. William Turner Gallery began on the historical “Market Street” in Venice, California. The gallery now occupies an impressive 5000 sq. foot space at the Bergamot Station arts Center in Santa Monca, California.
Bergamot Station is Southern California’s largest art gallery complex and cultural center, located on eight acres in the heart of Santa Monica featuring contemporary art galleries, The Santa Monica Museum of Art, Architecture and design firms, a cafe and shops.
BookExpo America (BEA) is the book publishing industry’s premier trade show. BEA 2007 saw over 37,000 registered attendees representing over 80 international countries. Media attendance was approximately 1,000 and included all major national news outlets.
DIRECTIONS
Bergamot Station
2525 Michigan Ave.
Santa Monica, CA 90404
The Bergamot Station Arts Center is accessible by the City of Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus, routes 11 or 7.
Directions from LA Airport
Follow signs from airport to 405 Freeway North. Take the 405 North to the 10 Freeway West. Take the 10 Freeway West to the Cloverfield/26th Street exit. When getting off at this exit, make a right onto Cloverfield Boulevard Then make a right turn at the first light which is Michigan Avenue. Take Michigan Avenue till the road ends (about a quarter mile). At the end of the road there’s a black fence on your left marked Bergamot Station. Enter and park.
Directions from the 10 Freeway West
Take the 10 Freeway West to the Cloverfield/26th Street exit. When getting off at this exit, make a right onto Cloverfield Boulevard. Then make a right turn at the first light which is Michigan Avenue. Take Michigan Avenue till the road ends (about a quarter mile). At the end of the road there’s a black fence on your left marked Bergamot Station. Enter and park.
Directions from Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Hollywood areas
Take Olympic Boulevard west to Cloverfield Boulevard Make a left on Cloverfield Boulevard. Take a left on Michigan Avenue (the first traffic light after making the left on Cloverfield). Take Michigan Avenue till the road ends (about a quarter mile). At the end of the road there’s a black fence on your left marked Bergamot Station. Enter and park.
Directions from Santa Monica and Venice beach areas
Take Pico Boulevard to Cloverfield Boulevard and make a left. Take Cloverfield a mile or so (you’ll go over the 10 Freeway). Immediately after the 10 Freeway make a right on Michigan Avenue. Take Michigan Avenue till the road ends (about a quarter mile). At the end of the road there’s a black fence on your left marked Bergamot Station. Enter and park.