SURVIVING the
AMERICAN DREAM
16TH ANNUAL
C OLUMBIA
COL L EGE
CHIC AG O
F ICT IO N
WRIT ING
DE PA RT ME NT
P RE SE NT S
MARCH 18 – 23, 2012
READINGS, CONVERSATIONS, PANELS, PERFORMANCES AND MORE...
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
SUNDAY MARCH 18
OPEN TO ALUMNI AND GENERAL PUBLIC
2:30–5:00 PM | COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO,
624 S. MICHIGAN, 12TH FLOOR
STORY WORKSHOP®
MINI-CLASSES
Alumni workshop leaders: Eric May,
John Schultz, Betty Shiflett
Public workshop leader: Shawn Shiflett
FOR WORKSHOP ATTENDEES, CCC ALUMNI
AND FICTION WRITING STUDENTS
5:00–6:30 PM (4:45 PM DOORS)
BUDDY GUY’S LEGENDS, 700 S. WABASH, 2ND FLOOR
AGES 18+
RECEPTION
CO-SPONSOR: OFFICE OF ALUMNI RELATIONS
OPEN TO PUBLIC
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM (6:00 PM DOORS)
BUDDY GUY’S LEGENDS, 700 S. WABASH, MAIN FLOOR
AGES 18+ UNTIL 9 PM
2ND STORY
Storytellers: Kathie Bergquist,
Devon Polderman, Lisa Schlesinger,
Germania Solórzano
Music: Seeking Wonderland
Hosts: Megan Stielstra, Bobby Biedrzycki
ADJUNCT FACULTY READING/
OPEN MIC
Featured Readers Rob Duffer and
Augustus Rose
2:30 PM | HAROLD WASHINGTON LIBRARY,
400 S. STATE ST.
CONVERSATION/Q&A/SIGNING:
BONNIE JO CAMPBELL
Once Upon a River
Host: Don De Grazia, American Skin
6:00 PM | HAROLD WASHINGTON LIBRARY,
400 S. STATE ST.
READING/CONVERSATION/SIGNING:
BONNIE JO CAMPBELL
Host: Donna Seaman, Booklist Senior Editor/
Chicago Public Radio Book Critic
9:30 PM | HIGH DIVE, 1938 W. CHICAGO
AGES 21+
GRAD READING/OPEN MIC:
MEGAN STIELSTRA
Everyone Remain Calm
Hosts: Chris DeGuire, Alexis Pride
Sound Design: Nick Kawahara
BONNIE JO CAMPBELL
Once Upon a River
Host: Betty Shiflett
STORY WORKSHOP 45
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
HEIDI W. DURROW
The Girl Who Fell from the Sky
READINGS/PANEL:
PORTRAITS OF AN AMERICAN
DREAM: THE FEMALE IN
CONTEMPORARY FICTION
Bonnie Jo Campbell, Once Upon A River
Nami Mun, Miles from Nowhere
Samuel Park, This Burns My Heart
Christine Sneed, Portraits of a Few of the
People I’ve Made Cry
Host: Patricia Ann McNair
Ivan Brunetti, CCC Art/Design faculty,
author, Cartooning: Philosophy and Practice
Zach Dodson, publisher, Featherproof
Books
Heidi W. Durrow, Mixed Roots Film &
Lit Festival
Audrey Niffenegger, CCC Fiction
Writing faculty, artist, author, Her Fearful
Symmetry
Jay Wolke, CCC Art/Design faculty
Host: Sam Weller
PATRICIA ANN MCNAIR
The Temple of Air
BEYOND THE DREAM:
WHAT IT TAKES TO GET PUBLISHED
Eli Horowitz, Editor, McSweeney’s
Eleanor Jackson, Agent, Markson Thoma
Literary Agency
Kathy Pories, Senior Editor, Algonquin Press
Tom Roberge, Publicity Director, New
Directions
Host: Donna Seaman, Booklist,
Chicago Public Radio
CO-SPONSOR: THE DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS—
PUBLISHING INDUSTRY PROGRAMS
NAMI MUN
Miles from Nowhere
A Moment in the Sun
Hosts: Randall Albers, Bruce Sheridan
6:00 PM | METRO CHICAGO, 3730 N. CLARK
ALL AGES
SAMUEL PARK
This Burns My Heart
filmmaker/author
Hosts: Dan Rybicky, Bruce Sheridan
7:00 PM | LOGAN SQUARE ARTS CENTER,
2810 N. MILWAUKEE
JOHN SAYLES
A Moment in the Sun
YOUNG JEAN LEE
The Shipment
COLUM.EDU/STORYWEEK 312.369.7611
CO-SPONSOR: ELASTIC ARTS FOUNDATION
FRIDAY MARCH 23
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (5:30 DOORS)
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART THEATER,
220 EAST CHICAGO AVENUE
SURVIVING THE AMERICAN
DREAM: A CONVERSATION
ON LATINO LITERATURE
Dagoberto Gilb, Before the End,
After the Beginning
Host: Achy Obejas, Ruins
LITERARY ROCK & ROLL:
AMERICAN DREAMERS
Readings/Signings:
Heidi W. Durrow, The Girl Who Fell from
the Sky
Patricia Ann McNair, The Temple of Air
John Sayles, A Moment in the Sun
Music: Canasta
SCREENING/Q&A:
JOHN SAYLES
DAGOBERTO GILB
Before the End, After the Beginning
1:00 PM | COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO,
FILM ROW CINEMA, 1104 S. WABASH AVE, 8TH FLOOR
READING/CONVERSATION/SIGNING:
JOHN SAYLES
4:00 – 6:00 PM | COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO,
FILM ROW CINEMA, 1104 S. WABASH AVE, 8TH FLOOR
Video/Interview featuring: John Schultz,
Betty Shiflett
Host: Gary Johnson
6:00 PM | HAROLD WASHINGTON LIBRARY,
400 S. STATE ST.
Hosts: Tom Mula, Lisa Schlesinger
2:30 PM | HAROLD WASHINGTON LIBRARY,
400 S. STATE ST.
FICTION WRITING
FACULTY READING
TH
TEXT/IMAGE:
A CONVERSATION ON
SEEING NARRATIVE
Host: John Green
1:00 PM | COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO,
STAGE TWO, 618 S. MICHIGAN
2:30 PM | COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO,
STAGE TWO, 618 S. MICHIGAN
FROM PAGE TO STAGE:
SCENES FROM STUDENT
PLAYWRIGHTS
The Shipment
UNDERGRAD READING/OPEN MIC
Hosts: A.J. Camarena and the
Student Board
11:00 AM | COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO,
FILM ROW CINEMA, 1104 S. WABASH AVE, 8TH FLOOR
CONVERSATION WITH PLAYWRIGHT:
YOUNG JEAN LEE
11:00 AM | COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO,
STAGE TWO, 618 S. MICHIGAN
11:00 AM | COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO,
FILM ROW CINEMA, 1104 S. WABASH AVE, 8TH FLOOR
THURSDAY MARCH 22
11:00 AM | COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO,
STAGE TWO, 618 S. MICHIGAN
1:00 PM | COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO,
STAGE TWO, 618 S. MICHIGAN
TUESDAY MARCH 20
MONDAY MARCH 19
WEDNESDAY MARCH 21
CHICAGO CLASSICS
WITH RICK KOGAN
CHRISTINE SNEED
Portraits of a Few of the
People I’ve Made Cry
Chicago Tribune journalist and WGN radio
host presents guests from Chicago’s
literary community reading works by their
favorite Chicago authors.
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