great weather for MEDIA West Coast Tour 2015

great weather for MEDIA is about to head out on tour to celebrate the publication of our latest anthology Before Passing and Wil Gibson's hot-off-the-press Harvest the Dirt. We have an amazing lineup of readers from both Before Passing and our previous collections, together with special guests. The tour is also a great chance to meet and chat to our editors. great weather for MEDIA is accepting poetry and prose submissions until January 15 2016, so make sure to check out the guidelinesand send us your fearless best.

See you in San Francisco, Oakland, Portland, Seattle, Los Angeles, and Venice! *

Friday October 23 - San Francisco, CA

5:00  to 7:00 pm

The Beat Museum 540 Broadway, San Francisco, CA 94133

Featuring Joan Gelfand, Wil Gibson, Kit Kennedy, Richard Loranger, Sara Anika Mithra, Ken Saffran, and Deborah Steinberg. Hosted by Jane Ormerod.

Plus short open mic

Map and details  Free admission

* Saturday October 24 - Oakland, CA

5:00  to 7:00 pm

The Octopus Literary Salon 2101 Webster Street Oakland, CA 94612

Featuring Lauren Marie Cappello, Paul Corman-Roberts,  Cassandra Dallett, Wil Gibson, Mary Mackey, Jane Ormerod, and Floyd Salas. Hosted by Richard Loranger.

Plus short open mic

Map and details  Free admission

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Harvest the Dirt, Wil Gibson, front cover border grey

*Thursday October 29 - Portland, OR

7:00  to 9:00 pm

Literary Arts 925 SW Washington Street Portland, OR 97205

Featuring Wil Gibson, Richard Loranger, Jane Ormerod, Dan Raphael, Gina Williams, John Sibley Williams, plus Allen Isaacson and young Portland writers

Map and details  Free admission

* Sunday November 1 - Seattle, WA

4:00 to 6:00 pm

Hugo House 1634 11th Avenue Seattle, WA 98122

Featuring Toni La Ree Bennett, Wil Gibson, Thomas Hanchett, David Lawton, Richard Loranger, Mary Mackey, Jane Ormerod,and Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore

Map and details  Free admission

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Before Passing Front Cover

* Friday November 6 - Los Angeles, CA

7:00 to 9:00 pm

Stories Books and Cafe1716 West Sunset Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90026

Featuring Craig Cotter, Alexis Rhone Fancher, CLS Ferguson, Rich Ferguson, Christian Georgescu, Richard Loranger, Jane Ormerod, and Tina Yang

Map and details  Free admission

* Saturday November 7, Venice, CA

4:00  to 6:00 pm 

Beyond Baroque 681 Venice Boulevard Venice, CA 90291

Featuring Craig Cotter, Linda Camplese, Alexis Rhone Fancher, Tim Hanson, Rich Ferguson, and Richard Loranger, and Jane Ormerod.

Map and details      $10 general admission, $6 students/seniors, free to members

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