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2011

December 19, 2011

IAWA Presents an Evening of Murder, Mayhem and a Love for Sicily with John Keahey and Tony Iovino on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012

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“Keahey’s exploration of this misunderstood island offers a much-needed look at a much-maligned land.”—Paul Paolicelli, author of Under the Southern Sun: Stories of the Real Italy and the Americans it Created.

New York, NY- On Saturday, January 14, 2012, the Italian American Writers Association (IAWA) presents John Keahey, an award-winning journalist and travel writer and Tony Iovino,...

November 27, 2011

Award-Winning Poets, Anne Marie Macari and Robert Viscusi Feature at IAWA's Monthly Reading on Saturday, December 10, 2011

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Of Wilderness, Alicia Ostriker writes, “Our world needs poetry that can speak openly of body and spirit—their desire to live…. Line by line, phrase by phrase, take pleasure and wisdom from Anne Marie Macari’s radiant poems.”

New York, NY- On Saturday, December 10, 2011, the Italian American Writers Association (IAWA) presents two award-winning poets – Anne Marie Macari who founded and directs the...

November 23, 2011

The Poet and the Life Coach, Jessica Femiani and Susan Marc Lawley Feature at IAWA, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011

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Hieroglyphics of the Heart is Lawley's first poetry collection but she is already hard at work on her next, The Calligraphy of Courage forthcoming in 2012.

New York, NY- On Saturday, November 12, 2011, the Italian American Writers Association (IAWA) presents emerging writer and IAWA Board member, Jessica Femiani and Dr. Susan Marc...

September 29, 2011

IAWA Features Joanna Clapps Herman’s Bastard and Richard Vetere's Angels & Miracles, Sat. October 8, 2011

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The Anarchist Bastard: Growing Up Italian in America is considered a “domestic epic.”

New York, NY- On Saturday, October 8, 2011, the Italian American Writers Association (IAWA) presents two critically-acclaimed authors whose roots reach deep in Italian American...

August 15, 2011

IAWA Presents a Passion for Sicily and New York with Frank Polizzi and Nino Provenzano, Sat., September 10

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Of All Around Town, Diana Festa wrote: "...a sustained appeal to sensory perception, where stories evolve in musical beats and continue in painterly fashion, giving life to yearnings and retrospectives..."

On Saturday, September 10, 2011, the Italian American Writers Association (IAWA) presents two authors whose works reflect a passion for Sicily and New York. Frank Polizzi, whose...

July 31, 2011

Meet IAWA's Authors and Activists -- Fazio and Belfiglio -- Saturday, August 13

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Bowery Women: Poems, an extraordinary anthology including such national treasures as Anne Waldman, Ana Castillo, Sapphire, Jessica Hagedorn, Marie Ponsot, and Marie Howe, IAWA’s August Feature, Kathryn M. Fazio, plus former Broadway and HBO Def Jam poets like Ishle Yi Park and Suheir Hammad, slam winners, plus a crowd of new talents.

On Saturday, August 13, 2011, the Italian American Writers Association (IAWA) presents two authors whose work reflects both their activism and artistry – internationally...

July 9, 2011

IAWA Presents Multi-Lingual Reading Featuring Marisa Marcelli and Charles St'Elia on Saturday, July 9, 2011

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On Saturday, July 9, 2011, the Italian American Writers Association (IAWA) presents a multi-cultural evening with two modern dialect poets who both foster and promote the teaching...

June 3, 2011

Bordighera Book Launch: Chianti in Connecticut by Gil Fagiani

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Bordighera Press Presents Newly-Released Chianti in Connecticut by Gil Fagiani. Cover Art: Jim Pignetti

Small Press Distribution, a non-profit literary arts organization located in Berkeley, California, highlighted Gil Fagiani’s newly published Chianti in Connecticut (Bordighera...

May 20, 2011

Upcoming IAWA Readings and Special Events

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The Three Rules of IAWA: Read Each Other, Write or Be Written, Buy Our Books

April 7, 2011

IAWA Presents Guernica Editions' New Publisher and Editor in Chief Michael Mirolla and Author Jay Christy on Saturday, April 9

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Set in 1920's, Mirolla's novel Berlin fantastic lyricism has been compared to both Kafka and Vonnegut.

On Saturday, April 9, 2011, the Italian American Writers Association (IAWA) invites two Canadian-born authors -- Michael Mirolla, one of the new faces heading up Canada’s...