An Evening with Ellen McBarnette: Fiction Reading & Open Mic!

Wed Aug 13 2025 at 07:30 pm to 09:30 pm UTC-07:00

Rock Paper Scissors Collective | Oakland

Rock Paper Scissors Collective
Publisher/HostRock Paper Scissors Collective
An Evening with Ellen McBarnette: Fiction Reading & Open Mic!
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Come hear some short stories read by award-winning writer & storyteller Ellen McBarnette at Rock Paper Scissors Collective in Oakland!
About this Event

Ellen McBarnettte is an award-winning writer/storyteller. She had her earliest tales transcribed by her mother when she was a toddler. An active participant in the San Francisco literary community, Elle is on the board of the Women’s National Book Association. She has led the Afrosurreal Writers Workshop of Oakland for six years. Her novella, “Negrita” is in Midnight and Indigo Speculative Fiction Volume II.

This reading will also include an open mic.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Rock Paper Scissors Collective, 2120 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Oakland, United States

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