Oct
27
7:00 PM19:00
Reading and Writing the Asian Poetic Form with Ayesha Raees
Join Ayesha Raees’s four-week workshop on the Asian poetic form.
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Nov
7
5:00 PM17:00
Where Are You From? Where Are You Really From?: Free Generative Workshop
In this workshop, we will craft mirrors out of the uncanny genre of the zuihitsu—not quite essay, not quite poem, partaking of the strengths of both. Students will leave class with a basic understanding of the genre and its history, as well as a rough draft of a zuihitsu of their own.
Nov
8
2:00 PM14:00
Experimental Writing: The Speculative, Surreal, and Strange with Ariel Chu
Join Ariel Chu’s class on writing the speculative, surreal, and strange.
Nov
15
10:00 AM10:00
Ask Me Anything: Residencies and Fellowships Edition
Are you interested in applying for artists' residencies and fellowships but don't know how to start? Are you intimidated about the application process or wondering if you're ready to include artists' residencies and fellowships in your career path? Author Monica Macansantos can answer your questions and more. A recent Shearing Fellow with the Black Mountain Institute at UNLV, Macansantos is currently a writer-in-residence at the Carson McCullers Center in Columbus, Georgia. She has also held residencies at Hedgebrook, Storyknife Writers Retreat, Monson Arts, the I-Park Foundation, and the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts.
Dec
6
11:00 AM11:00
Two Truths and a Lie: Writing Memoir and Autobiographical Fiction with Bushra Rehman, presented in partnership with FAWC Online
Join Bushra Rehman’s multi-genre class on Two Truths and a Lie: Writing Memoir and Autobiographical Fiction, presented in partnership with the Fine Arts Work Center Online.
Oct
26
2:00 PM14:00
School of the Asian Avant-Garde with Kiran Bath
Join Kiran Bath’s class on Asian avant-garde poetry.
Oct
9
6:00 PM18:00
Mixing Innovative Arts Literary Series
Join Kundiman Hawai'i for a reading of poetry and creative nonfiction featuring Hawai'i-based writers Anjoli Roy, D. Keali'i MacKenzie, Misty Sanico, and Amanda Huynh to celebrate the return of the Mixing Innovative Arts (MIA) Literary Series, one of the longest-running arts series in Honolulu.
Oct
7
7:00 PM19:00
No Rhododendron Virtual Book Release Party
Come celebrate the release of Samyak Shertok’s debut collection, No Rhododendron (University of Pittsburgh Press), winner of the 2024 AWP Donald Hall Prize for Poetry.
Oct
4
2:00 PM14:00
Writing the First-Person Travel Essay with Matt Ortile
Join Matt Ortile’s one-day craft class on the first-person travel essay.
Oct
1
6:00 PM18:00
Literary Horror: Using Fear in Fiction with Annesha Mitha
Join Annesha Mitha’s four-week workshop on literary horror and scary tropes in fiction.
Sep
26
7:00 PM19:00
A Birthday Reading Fundraiser and Raffle for Gaza
Join Kundiman and the Asian American Writers’ Workshop for a birthday reading fundraiser and raffle, hosted by Jenevieve Ting.
Sep
25
7:00 PM19:00
Kundiman Southwest Presents "In This Distance" Book Launch and Poetry Reading
Join Kundiman Southwest for the book launch of Brooke Sahni's In This Distance and a poetry reading featuring Brooke Sahni and Jessica Abughattas.
Sep
19
7:00 PM19:00
Radical Histories: A Roundtable of Korean/American Authors (Brooklyn Book Festival Bookends Event)
Join us for this 2025 Brooklyn Book Festival Bookends Event held in partnership with Kaya Press and the Asian American Writers' Workshop.
Sep
15
to Oct 15
2025 Postcard Poem Exchange with the Poetry Coalition
Announcing our 2025 Postcard Poem Exchange with the Poetry Coalition.
Sep
13
1:45 PM13:45
Kundiman & CityLit Present "Writing Our Ghosts" at the Baltimore Book Festival
Kundiman and the CityLit Project present “Writing Our Ghosts,” featuring Cathy Linh Che and Kat Chow, at the Baltimore Book Festival.
Sep
12
8:00 PM20:00
Kundiman Southwest Presents a Reading and Talk About the Writing Life with Siddhartha Deb
Join Kundiman Southwest for a reading and talk about the writing life with author Siddhartha Deb.
Sep
12
5:00 PM17:00
Kundiman & NYU's New Books Reading
Kundiman and NYU present New Books Readings with Sarah Aziza, Megan Pinto, and Katie Yee.
Aug
22
7:00 PM19:00
Kundiman Midwest Presents "A Night in Brooklyn" in Chicago
Join Kundiman Midwest for "A Night in Brooklyn," a fiction and poetry reading in Chicago featuring three Brooklyn-based writers: Jeremy Gordon, R.A. Villanueva, and Tyriek White.
Aug
15
5:00 PM17:00
Workshop with Claire Jia
Join Kundiman Mountain West and Claire Jia, author of Wanting (Tin House), for an intimate workshop, offering those interested a chance to present their work.
Claire Jia is a writer from the suburbs of Chicago. Her work has appeared in The New York Times Modern Love column, The Rumpus, Reductress, and more. She writes for television and video games, including the 2024 Peabody Award-winning We Are OFK. Her family is from Beijing, and nothing puts her at peace like haggling in a chaotic Beijing marketplace. She lives in Los Angeles with her friends. Wanting (Tin House) is her debut novel.
Aug
14
7:00 PM19:00
Craft Talk with Claire Jia and Willa Zhang
Join Kundiman Mountain West for a conversation with author Claire Jia, emceed by Willa Zhang, on Jia’s novel, craft, and the life and business of being a writer.
Jul
30
5:30 PM17:30
Kundiman Southwest Presents "Fictionalizing Real Life," featuring Cecily Wong
Join Kundiman Southwest for a virtual workshop featuring author Cecily Wong on Wednesday, July 30th.
Jul
1
12:00 AM00:00
Poetry Coalition Fellowship Application Deadline
Kundiman, a founding member of the Poetry Coalition, is accepting applications for a paid Poetry Coalition Fellowship position.
Jun
22
6:00 PM18:00
Kundiman Northeast and Narrative Bookshop present Allison King & Thomas Dai
Join Kundiman Northeast for a book launch event featuring debut authors Allison King and Thomas Dai on Sunday, June 22nd.
Jun
7
9:00 AM09:00
Kundiman Mountain West presents Hike & Write
Join Kundiman Mountain West for an in-person hiking and writing event this June.
May
29
7:00 PM19:00
Celebrating Chicago’s Asian American Literary Community: A Zoom Reading
On May 29th, join Kundiman Midwest for a virtual reading celebrating Chicago’s Asian American literary community.
Apr
12
3:00 PM15:00
Kundiman Hawaiʻi presents Every Drop & Friends: A Paperback Party
Join Kundiman Hawaiʻi for the paperback launch of Megan Kamalei Kakimoto’sEvery Drop Is a Man’s Nightmare on Saturday, April 12th.
Mar
28
9:00 PM21:00
Kundiman Mountain West presents Slow Reads Book Club
Join a Kundiman Mountain West Regional Group event on Friday, March 28th!
Mar
28
3:20 PM15:20
Mar
27
6:00 PM18:00
Growing From Our Roots: An Asian Debut Showcase
Attend Growing From Our Roots: An Asian Debut Showcase, an AWP 2025 offsite event.
Mar
1
12:00 AM00:00
Scholarship for a Fine Arts Work Center Workshop Application Deadline
Apply by March 1st, 2025, for a Kundiman scholarship to a summer workshop at the Fine Arts Work Center.
Jun
26
to Jun 30
May
4
7:30 PM19:30
Brooklyn Museum First Saturdays Pop-Up Poetry Reading: 20th Anniversary Reading
Join us for a poetry reading at the Brooklyn Museum!
Apr
28
2:00 PM14:00
Dropping In and Showing Out: Writing Your Culture Without Translation or Apology with Jen Soriano
Join Kundiman South for their event with Jen Soriano, author of Nervous: Essays on Heritage and Healing.
Apr
28
2:00 PM14:00
Telling and Retelling: Working with Inherited Stories with William Nu‘utupu Giles
Come join William Nu‘utupu Giles’s poetry craft class!
Apr
26
8:00 PM20:00
AAAS Asian American Lit Cafe
Join us at our AAAS Asian American Lit Cafe in Seattle, WA!