About this Event
This February, we are embracing radical love and celebrating writers we deeply admire: Sasha West, C. Rees, and Turi Sioson. Hosted by Annar Veröld & Claire Bowman! Free & open to all lovers of literature.
Presented by Host Publications, I Scream Social is a monthly feminist reading series and ice cream party that takes place at Alienated Majesty Books. We aim to celebrate and empower historically marginalized writers and share incredible literature and diverse perspectives to an Austin-area audience. Hosted by Host Publications editors Annar Veröld & Claire Bowman! Free & open to all!
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Turi Sioson (she/they) | @turi_s99 on IG | loves mint chocolate chip, dark chocolate, & mango sorbet ice cream
Turi Sioson is a poet, editor, and publicist from Austin, TX. She is editor and publicity director of Sunstroke Press, and her writing has appeared or is forthcoming in The Hopkins Review, Epiphany Magazine, The Texas Review, and The Freshwater Review, among others. She is currently working on her debut poetry collection. You can find her sitting in the sun after a long swim or at turisioson.com.
C. Rees (they/them) | @17_yrbrood on IG | loves moose tracks ice cream
C. Rees (they/them) is a queer Pennsylvania-born eco-poet, writer, bookseller, cultural worker, and New Writers Project alumnus living in Austin, TX. You can read some of that work in Gulf Coast, Territory, The Poetry Society of America, Apocalypse Confidential, and elsewhere. Stop Cop City; free Palestine.
Sasha West (she/her) | @sasha.s.west on IG | loves mint chocolate ice cream
Sasha West is the author of How to Abandon Ship (2024) and Failure and I Bury the Body (2013), recipient of the National Poetry Series and a Texas Institute of Letters First Book of Poetry Award. As part of eco-arts collaborative Hammonds + West, her multi-media shows with visual artist Hollis Hammonds have been exhibited at the Columbus College of Art and Design, Texas A&M, ArtPrize Michigan, and elsewhere. She is an Associate Professor at St. Edward’s University, where she founded the Environmental Humanities program.
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Open mic details: sign ups for the open mic begin at 6:45pm.
The open mic is reserved for writers from historically marginalized communities.
Because slots are limited and we want to make room for everyone, we ask that you wait until 7:10 to sign up if you joined us for the open mic the previous month.
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✦ This project is supported in part by the City of Austin Economic Development Department.
✦ Health and safety note: masks are encouraged and will be provided for this month's I Scream Social
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Alienated Majesty Books, 613 West 29th Street, Austin, United States
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