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Impassio Press is an independent literary press devoted to publishing a variety
of fragmentary writings, with a focus on journals, diaries, and notebooks.

 

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Author Readings and Events Schedule 2008

November 2008

  • November 5, 2:00 PM (Wednesday)
    Audrey Borenstein reads from One Journal's Life and her journal writings published in the anthologies In Pieces and Darkness and Light. Southbury Public Library, Room Kingsley A, 100 Poverty Road, Southbury, CT. (203) 262-0626. Free.

Author Readings and Events Schedule 2007

July 2007

  • July 8, 7:00 PM (Sunday)
    Judith Azrael reads from Wherever I Wander. San Juan Island Library, 1010 Guard St., Friday Harbor, WA. 360-378-2798. Free. More...

  • July 9, 7:00 PM (Monday)
    Judith Azrael conducts a journal writing workshop (on Travel, Nature, and Personal & Artist journal writings). San Juan Island Library, 1010 Guard St., Friday Harbor, WA. 360-378-2798. Free. More...

Author Readings and Events Schedule 2006

December 2006

  • December 2 & 3, 11 AM - 6 PM (Saturday); 10 AM - 5 PM (Sunday)
    Impassio Press will have a booth at the Small Press Book Fair in New York City. www.smallpress.org

  • December 2, 11:30 AM
    Ellis Avery reads her contribution to In Pieces. Small Press Book Fair in New York City, assembly room, 20 West 44th St. (between 5th and 6th Avenues in Manhattan). More...

October 2006

  • October 29, 2:00 PM (Sunday)
    East Coast contributors to In Pieces: An Anthology of Fragmentary Writing will read at the Westbeth Community Room, 463 West Street, New York, NY 10014. The contributors reading include Jason Anthony, Roy Arenella, Ellis Avery, Mary Azrael, Audrey Borenstein, and Guy Gauthier. There will be a reception after the reading. Free.

July 2006

  • July 7, 6:00 - 9:00 PM (Friday)
    In Pieces contributor Felicia Waynesboro will sign books as part of First Friday Gallery Night. Orion Beauty and Balance, 118 Washington, Binghamton, NY.

June 2006

  • June 17, 4:30 PM (Saturday)
    Olivia Dresher and several contributors (including Esther Helfgott and Stacy Carlson) will read from In Pieces: An Anthology of Fragmentary Writing. Elliott Bay Book Co., 101 S. Main St., Seattle, WA. 206-624-6600. More...

Author Readings and Events Schedule 2005

August 2005

  • Aug 13, 8:00 PM
    Judith Azrael reads from Wherever I Wander. Elliot Bay Book Co., 101 S. Main St., Seattle, WA. 206-624-6600. This event is a Rosebud literary journal group reading (editors and contributors), and also includes Roderick Clark, John E. Smelcer, and Catherine Austin Alexander.

Author Readings and Events Schedule 2004

February 2004

  • Feb 8, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    Guy Gauthier and Sandi Sonnenfeld will read at the Cornelia Street Cafe, 29 Cornelia Street, in Greenwich Village, New York City. Admission is $6.00. This event is an evening of journal writers, and also includes Barbara Henning, Wanda Phipps and Bill Kushner. www.corneliastreetcafe.com

March 2004

  • March 27 & 28 (Saturday and Sunday)
    Impassio Press will have a booth at the Small Press Book Fair in New York City at 20 West 44th Street (midtown Manhattan, in the landmark library and school building of the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen). More....

April 2004

  • April 2, 4:30 - 7:30 PM
    Deborah DeWit Marchant, author of Traveling Light, will sign and talk about her book at the “Art Stroll,” a celebration of the arts at art galleries and businesses in downtown Sisters, Oregon. More....

June 2004

  • June 15, 7:00 PM
    Judith Azrael reads from Wherever I Wander. East West Bookshop, 6500 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA.

August 2004

  • August 5, 7:30 PM
    Judith Azrael reads from Wherever I Wander. Village Books, 1210 11th St. Bellingham, WA.

Author Readings and Events Schedule 2003

January 2003

  • Jan 15, 7:00 PM
    Sandi Sonnenfeld speaks at the PNA Book Club meeting.
    Phinney Neighborhood Association, 6532 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle, in the Community Hall. www.phinneycenter.org

March 2003

  • March 29, 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM and March 30, 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Impassio Press will have a booth at the Small Press Book Fair in New York City, 20 West 44th Street (midtown Manhattan, in the landmark library and school building of the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen). Our booth will be on the 2nd floor of the building.

  • March 29, 1:15 PM
    Sandi Sonnenfeld reads from This Is How I Speak at the Small Press Book Fair in New York City. (See previous listing for exact location.)

April 2003

  • April 26, 2:00 PM
    Guy Gauthier reads from Water & Earth. Westbeth Community Room, 463 West Street, New York, NY 10014. This event also features poets Bill Kushner, Stanley Nelson, and Helen Duberstein.

July 2003

  • July 12, 7:00 PM
    Deborah DeWit Marchant reads from Traveling Light. Beppu Gallery, 34930 Brooten Rd., Pacific City, OR 97135. Telephone: 503-965-2200.

August 2003

  • August 13, 12 NOON - 2:00 PM
    Deborah DeWit Marchant will sign copies of Traveling Light. Bob's Beach Books, 1747 NW Highway 101, Lincoln City, OR 97367. Phone: 541-994-4467.

September 2003

  • Sept 18–28
    Winnipeg International Writers Festival (in Manitoba, Canada). Guy Gauthier will read from Water & Earth and will also be on a panel addressing the topic of journal writing. www.winnipegwords.com

  • Sept 19–20
    Pacific Northwest Bookseller's Association Trade Show. Impassio Press will have a table at the show. www.pnba.org (Note: the trade show is not open to the public.)

October 2003

  • Oct 16, 7:30 PM
    Deborah DeWit Marchant will read from Traveling Light. Annie Bloom's Books, 7834 SW Capitol Highway, Portland, Oregon. Telephone: 503-246-0053.

  • Oct 18, 12:00 - 3:00 PM
    Deborah DeWit Marchant will sign copies of Traveling Light. Her 2004 Calendars will also be for sale. Friends of the Library Store, Central Library, 801 SW 10th Ave., Portland, OR 97205. Telephone: 503-988-5123.

  • Oct 25, 5:00 - 8:00 PM
    Deborah DeWit Marchant, author of Traveling Light, will be a “guest of honor” at Annie Bloom's “meet the author” party in celebration of Annie Bloom's 25th anniversary. Annie Bloom's Books, 7834 SW Capitol Highway, Portland, Oregon. Telephone: 503-246-0053.

November 2003

  • Nov 1, 12:00 - 3:00 PM
    Deborah DeWit Marchant will sign copies of Traveling Light. Her 2004 Calendars will also be for sale. Friends of the Library Store, Central Library, 801 SW 10th Ave., Portland, OR 97205. Telephone: 503-988-5123.

Author Readings and Events Schedule 2002

June 2002

  • June 6, 7:30 PM
    Sandi Sonnenfeld reads from This Is How I Speak.
    University Bookstore, 4326 University Way N.E., Seattle, Washington.

  • June 20, 6:30 PM
    Audrey Borenstein reads from One Journal's Life.
    Ariel Booksellers, 3 Plattekill Avenue, New Paltz, NY.

  • June 21, 7:00 PM
    Sandi Sonnenfeld reads from This Is How I Speak.
    Auntie's Bookstore, 402 W. Main, Spokane, Washington.

July 2002

  • July 9, 7:00 PM
    Sandi Sonnenfeld reads from This Is How I Speak.
    Mother Kali's Books, 720 E. 13th Avenue, Eugene, Oregon.

  • July 26, 8:00 PM
    Sandi Sonnenfeld reads from This Is How I Speak.
    Aurafice Internet & Coffee Bar, 616 & 612 E. Pine St., Seattle, Washington. This event also features author Caren Gussoff (Homecoming) and L.A. writer Shawna Kenny (I Was a Teenage Dominatrix). See Aurafice.com.

September 2002

  • Sept 8, 7:00 PM
    Sandi Sonnenfeld reads from This Is How I Speak.
    Bluestockings Women's Bookstore, 172 Allen Street, New York, NY.

  • Sept 9, 1:00 PM
    Sandi Sonnenfeld reads from This Is How I Speak.
    Oceanside Public Library, 30 Davison Avenue, Oceanside, NY.

  • Sept 10, 7:00 PM
    Sandi Sonnenfeld reads from This Is How I Speak.
    The Odyssey Bookshop, 9 College Street, South Hadley, Massachusetts.

  • Sept 13, 3:30 PM
    Sandi Sonnenfeld reads from This Is How I Speak.
    (Note: This event is open to booksellers only.)
    Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association, Fall Tradeshow and Convention, Portland, Oregon.
    Sandi Sonnenfeld has been named a 2002 “Celebration Author” at this special PNBA event, honoring 11 promising new Northwest authors. See pnba.org for more information.

October 2002

  • Oct 13, 7:00 PM
    Guy Gauthier reads from Water & Earth.
    The Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, New York, NY.
    This event is an evening of journal writers and poetry journals, and also includes readings by Bill Kushner, Don Yorty, and Ed Friedman.

  • Oct 16, 7:00 PM
    Sandi Sonnenfeld reads from This Is How I Speak.
    Tree of Life Books, 2201 NE 65th Street, Seattle.
    A brief discussion about sexual assault issues will follow. Co-sponsored by Jewish Family Services.

  • Oct 19 & 20, 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    Visit the Impassio Press booth (#335) at Northwest Bookfest.
    Sand Point Magnuson Park (Hangar 27),
    7400 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA.
    www.nwbookfest.org

  • Oct 19, 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
    Sandi Sonnenfeld (along with David Shields, Julia Collins, and Kim Stafford) presents “My Life as a Book: Crafting a Memoir.”
    Northwest Bookfest, Sand Point Magnuson Park (Hangar 27),
    7400 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA.
    www.nwbookfest.org

  • Oct 20, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
    Sandi Sonnenfeld signs copies of This Is How I Speak.
    Impassio Press booth (#335) at Northwest Bookfest,
    Sand Point Magnuson Park (Hangar 27),
    7400 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA.
    www.nwbookfest.org

November 2002

  • Nov 14, 6:30 PM
    Sandi Sonnenfeld will talk about "The Writer's Craft"
    and sign copies of This Is How I Speak.
    Seattle Public Library/University Branch,
    5009 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA.

  • Nov 16, 2:00 PM
    Guy Gauthier reads from Water & Earth.
    St. Agnes Library (at the corner of 82nd Street and Amsterdam) in Manhattan, New York, NY.
    This event also features Bill Kushner and Karin Randolph.

December 2002

  • Dec 18, 7:30 PM
    Sandi Sonnenfeld reads from This Is How I Speak.
    Barnes and Noble Bookstore, 380 Walt Whitman Rd. (Walt Whitman Mall), Huntington Station, New York

 

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