HFR Issue 78 Launch Party
Join Hayden's Ferry Review in celebrating our spring/summer 2026 issue!
PRETTY Paperback Launch Party
Join me for a reading, conversation, Q&A, and book signing celebrating the paperback release of my Lambda Literary Award-winning memoir, Pretty!
Our Mothers' Gardens Book Festival
Celebrate stories, family, and creativity at Our Mothers' Gardens Book Festival—where words bloom live!
Pathways to Poetry
Are you a poet in Las Vegas and looking for a stage to share your work? Or are you looking for an avenue for connecting with other poets with diverse experiences? Whatever you may be searching for as a poet, we aim to provide a pathway to that destination.
This is why UNLV Poetry Club is excited to bring you Pathways To Poetry, a night of performances and a mixer created for local poets of ALL levels and expertise.
Location: The Writer’s Block
Date & Time: April 19, 6-8pm PT
Special Guests: KB Brookins, Ashley “Ms. AyeVee” Vargas, and the Spotlight Poetry slam team!
This is a community partnership with the Black Mountain Institute.
Being Alive Book Club: KB Brookins!
Join award-winning author KB Brookins for a conversation about their memoir, Pretty!
Creative Writing for Carceral Justice
A Creative Writing Workshop led by KB Brookins at Fresno City College!
Crafting Trans & Queer Narratives: A Creative Nonfiction Workshop
A Creative Nonfiction workshop about trans and queer narratives, led by KB Brookins!
Humanities at Play: A Conversation with KB Brookins
Join Nevada Humanities Program Manager Kathleen Kuo in conversation with writer, educator, and cultural worker KB Brookins on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm PT on twitch!
Writing the Book You Needed featuring George M. Johnson and KB Brookins
Join BMI Shearing Fellow KB Brookins for an evening with George M. Johnson, author of All Boys Aren’t Blue.
An Intimate Conversation with George M. Johnson
Join George M. Johnson at The LGBTQ+ Center for an intimate conversation about their work in partnership with the Black Mountain Institute (BMI). Moderated by KB Brookins (BMI), the discussion will invite attendees to ask the author questions about their books, as well as about the art and craft of writing.*
Reading, Q&A, and Book Signing at Earlham College
Join KB Brookins for a Reading, Q&A, and Book Signing at Earlham College! Refreshments provided.
Writing for Trans Justice with KB Brookins
Free virtual workshop on the basics of writing and pitching opinion editorials (op-eds) and what op-eds can do for trans rights!
Reading, Q&A, and Book Signing with Sarah Ghazal Ali
Join KB Brookins and Sarah Ghazal Ali for a reading, Q&A, and book signing at Kenyon College!
The Jack Ridl Visiting Writers Series
A reading at Hope College featuring KB Brookins and Sarah Ghazal Ali!
Start Your Engines: A Writing & Revision Workshop with KB Brookins
A revision workshop with award-winning author, KB Brookins.
All Boys Aren't Blue: A Community Discussion
A book club and Creative Writing workshop led by KB Brookins based on George M. Johnson’s critically acclaimed book All Boys Aren’t Blue!
"End Cash Bail" Exhibition Opening
"End Cash Bail" showcases the impact of Texas jails on incarcerated folks and their loved ones through breathtaking poetry, paintings, collages, cyanotypes, photography, and more.
Landing the Pitch: How to Pitch Your Stories to Outlets
Learn the basics of how to pitch a magazine with a creative nonfiction (i.e., personal essay, op-ed) idea with KB Brookins!
Freedom House with KB Brookins
Step inside Freedom House, a generative workshop led by acclaimed poet and cultural worker KB Brookins, where the architecture of activism meets the artistry of creative practice.
What Color Is The Soil?: Reclaiming Home Through the Arts
Earth to KB follows KB Brookins, a Black, queer, and trans writer from Texas. Blending poetry performances with intimate moments shared with their community in Austin, the film explores the expansive worlds within KB’s work.
How writing can shape justice & advocacy: A Workshop @ Rice University
Join me for a workshop on how writing can shape justice & advocacy at Rice University! Time is 11am-12:30pm CT. Location is Kraft 110 @ Rice University.
Reading and Book Signing @ Rice University
Join me for a Reading & Book Signing at Rice University (Houston, TX)! Time is 5:30-6:30pm. Location is Sewell Hall 301 @ Rice University.
Reading, Q&A, and Book Signing @ College of Wooster
Join me for a reading, book signing, and Q&A at the College of Wooster!
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Finding Your People: On Writers and Literary Community [LAS VEGAS BOOK FESTIVAL]
Current and former BMI fellows will talk about how they find and build their own networks of other readers and writers, in Las Vegas and beyond, and they’ll share strategies for sustaining one another during every stage of the writing process.
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writer's Conference
You can grab a ticket here: https://piper.asu.edu/conference
At Desert Nights, Rising Stars (DNRS) Writers Conference you will find a nurturing caring community of writers and stellar faculty to help you discover and tell your story.
The 2025 keynote speaker is legendary author Sandra Cisneros, author of The House on Mango Street.
Love Is Inconvenience with Maya Salameh and KB Brookins
This conversation between KB Brookins and Maya Salameh will explore friendship and community in poetry.
Neon Lit Reading ft. KB Brookins
Join us for our first live reading of the season: Friday, Sep 12 at Segue - the rooftop venue at the @beverlytheater. Admission is always FREE! Everyone who attends will get a complimentary drink ticket upon entry. 🍸Come check out a brand new lineup of readers, including a handful of first year MFA students who just arrived in Las Vegas! 🎤✨️👏🏻
Readers: @wordsmithpraise @sumayya_jaeh @jskin94 @poeta.paz @yo.its_linds and BMI Shearing Fellow: @earthtokb @blackmtninst
Live Music: Dave Wright
Doors / Live Music: 6:30 pm PT
Showtime: 7 - 9 pm PT
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Poster by: @taylorbradley91
A Variation on "The Son of Man" by Rene Magritte
Bloodmercy: The Online Launch
September 9, 2025 • 8 PM CT 🐐🌿✨
This is a free, virtual event celebrating the release of the monumental debut poetry collection Bloodmercy from poet I.S. Jones. The lineup features Sarah Ghazal Ali, Gabrielle Bates, Jari Bradley, KB Brookins, Kameryn Alexa Carter, Ajanae Dawkins, Séamus Fey, Brittany Rogers, & I.S. Jones.
RSVP here: http://tinyurl.com/isjones
BAIL JUSTICE NOW! A poetry & letter-writing workshop
Join us for an educational workshop where we’ll learn about epistolary poetry, then write our own poems to people in Harris County Jail, state/federal prison, and immigration detention. Refreshments provided!
Poets & Advocates Against Cash Bail
Come out to Poets & Advocates Against Cash Bail, which will feature performances by Houston Poet Laureates Reyes Ramirez, Aris Kian, & Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton.