General Blog
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Forum & Me: How I Got Involved
Following the release of its Spring 2024 issue, Forum is proud to share this special blog post by long-time contributor to the magazine (and former CCSF student and teacher) Gloria Keeley, who talks about how her relationship with Forum began.
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May 25th Forum Launch Party
Register here! Back by popular demand, the Spring 2020 Forum Team is throwing another virtual launch party to showcase our amazing contributors. We were thrilled with the turnout from our first reading and are happy to bring you more! Please note that you will receive the Zoom link and password after you register for the…
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Diego Rivera Contest EXTENDED to 5/19/20
LA OFRENDA DE DIEGO Forum Magazine Literary, Visual, and Video Arts Contest Unión de la Expresión Artistica del Norte y Sur de este Continente (The Marriage of the Artistic Expression of the North and of the South on the Continent, or Pan American Unity) (1940) 10 Fresco Panels, 22 ft x 74 ft “American art has…
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Spring 2020 Print Edition
Spring 2020 Print Edition Every year, Forum staff looks forward to receiving the printed issue. Despite the potentially wider reach of online publication, the printed edition translates the individual visions of the contributors, literary and visual art staff, and the visual media team into a collective work of art. As of August 9th, we still…
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How to get involved with CCSF’s literary community (virtually!)
Feeling a little too socially isolated? Craving a CCSF literary event? Want to get some writing published? We got you. Lit Night, an in-person literary salon held at the Ocean Ale House outside of quarantine, is moving online for April (and maybe May)! The theme for the April 20th reading is Betrayal. You can find…
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LAUNCH PARTY: Pictures and Recap
Wow! We had an amazing turn out at our Fall 2019 Launch Party last week. The back room of Alley Cat Books was full to the brim. We got to hear some of the amazing local voices published in print and on the blog and some spontaneous Open Mic readers from our CCSF community. All…
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Tommy Orange: Pics and Recap
©Tigran Demurjian Wow! We had the immense honor of hosting Tommy Orange, author of There, There, at City College this past Wednesday. Mr. Orange was interviewed by CCSF instructor, activist, and author Benjamin Bac Sierra. He spoke about his recent novel and his plans for the future. This was great opportunity for the writers in…
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TOMMY ORANGE @ CCSF
We have the immense honor of hosting Tommy Orange, Pulitzer Prize Finalist and author of There, There, at CCSF’s Ocean Campus. Come join Forum for the unique opportunity to hear a local author speak about this beautiful novel, on Wednesday Novemeber 20th, from 10:30 to 12:30, @ the Diego Rivera Theater at the Ocean Campus.…
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Pedro Uc Be Reading: Recap and Pictures
We had the honor of hosting the Yucatec Mayan poet Pedro Uc Be last night at CCSF’s Mission campus. Mr. Uc Be held an illuminating conversation with us about the aggressive development in the Yucatan peninsula and its effects on the large Mayan population there. He also read three beautiful pieces of poetry in the…
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