General Blog
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New Issue of Forum Magazine 2023 Edition
We are back! On Wednesday, May 24th from 6-8pm, we are hosting the launch of our new Spring issue and we want you to be there! Come check us out, at Medicine & Nightmares Bookstore and Gallery, 3036 24th Street, San Francisco CA
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Poetry Reading by Patricia Caspers
On Thursday, April 13th on Mission Campus room 109, from 6-7:15 PM, there will be a poetry reading by Patricia Caspers! We hope to see you there!
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Submit to Forum
Deadline: Wednesday, March 8th Please see the guidelines page on this site and send us your best work.
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Zoom Chat with Janis Cooke Newman on Tuesday, May 3
Janis Cooke Newman is the next guest in our Visiting Writers series. She is the author of the critically acclaimed memoir The Russian Word for Snow. She’s also published novels Mary; Mrs. A. Lincoln, an L.A. Times Book Prize Finalist, and A Master Plan for Rescue, which the San Francisco Chronicle named one of its…
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Contest Winners, Spring 2022
Can’t wait for the Spring 2022 issue to be published? Check out select works of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction from this semester’s contest winners!
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Two Rituals, Two Days, Same Me
Written by Corrine Hickey It is a summer afternoon in Westwood, Southern California, and I am 19 years old. The air is hot, no hint of a breeze under the broiling sun. I walk downhill over jagged sidewalk, terraced by roots, to Ike’s Place, a sandwich shop. Sunlight streams across persimmon colored tile as I…
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Contest Winners (Poetry)
There are two types of people in this world — those who love poetry, and those who’ve yet to read the right poem for them. Check out these pieces from our featured writers. First PlaceOde to Rebellions for Queer LiberationWritten by Carla Schick Runner-UpCootie Loved Be-bopWritten by Gloria Keeley Runner-UpSubduction Leads to OrogenyWritten by Austin Lui…
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Contest Winners (Nonfiction)
The best way to enjoy nonfiction is to take a breath and say, “Sh•t’s about to get real.” These writers capture stories from their lives and package them into hilarious and/or heartbreaking scenes for strangers to enjoy. Check out our favorites from this semester. First PlaceTwo Rituals, Two Days, Same MeWritten by Corrine Hickey Runner-UpThe…
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Contest Winners (Fiction)
The stories are made up, but this much is true — these are must-read pieces from some of our favorite creative writers. First PlaceThinking of a Place Written by Peng Ngin Runner-UpRed Wine, Gold CakeWritten by Allyson Baker Runner-Up Random, RainWritten by Joel Alas
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Got Poems? Get Paid!
The Academy of American Poets is offering a $100 prize to current CCSF students. Submit three previously unpublished poems and you could fatten your wallet while gaining national recognition. Click here for details on how to enter (it’s easy, we promise). More information can be found at the Academy of American Poets website. Contest ends…
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