Electroacoustic Music Strategies: Composing with Technology

Speaker:

Dr. Jorge Rodrigo Sigal Sefchovich

Composer, Researcher, and Director

Centro Mexicano para la Música y las Artes Sonoras / Mexican Center for Music and Sound Art (CMMAS)

Professor, ENES–UNAM, Morelia

DESCRIPTION

In this talk, Dr. Rodrigo Sigal presents a range of creative and technical strategies for

composing electroacoustic music, with a focus on mixed and acousmatic formats. Drawing on

his experience as director of CMMAS, he will demonstrate methods for shaping timbre,

structuring processes, and articulating sound in space. Through musical examples and visual

tools, the presentation will explore how technology becomes an integral partner in the

compositional act.

Part of the 2025-2026 Florence Bayz Music Series

The Florence Bayz Music Series offers online concerts, lectures, and presentations of academic research by Department of Music faculty, postdoctoral researchers, students, and international guest artists and scholars.

Dr. Amy Skjerseth (she/her), Assistant Professor of Popular Music, Coordinator

Events are free and open to the public.

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1/14 - LGBT Resource Center (245 Costo Hall)

1/21 - Asian Pacific Student Programs (244 Costo Hall) & Women’s Resource Center (260 Costo Hall)

1/28 - Middle Eastern Student Center (111 Costo Hall)

2/4 - African Student Programs (133 Costo Hall) & Chicano Student Programs (145 Costo Hall)

2/11 - Veterans Resource Center (125 Costo Hall)

2/18 - Undocumented Student Programs (224 Costo Hall)

2/25 - Foster Youth Support Services (K101 Bannockburn)

3/4 - Native American Student Programs (229 Costo Hall)

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Hear from these accomplished leaders as they share their career journeys, insights on leveraging a science degree in diverse industries, and practical advice for building a fulfilling career.

The program will feature a networking mixer, panel discussion with Q&A, and a sit-down dinner offering opportunities to learn more about life after UCR and have your education and career questions answered.

Space is limited, so be sure to register soon.

Dinner, dessert, and refreshments will be provided.

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Coffee and light pastries will be provided.
Join us for a weekly writing series to support your writing goals and advance your writing projects en comunidad! The series is co-sponsored by Native American Student Programs and the Chicano Link Graduate Peer Mentor Program.

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Feb 19th - HUB 269

Mar 5 - HUB 355

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Join us to learn the skills of marketing your experiences through resume and cover letter writing with the UCR Career Center.

Looking forward to seeing you!

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🎟️ Undergrads get in free with their R'Card. All other fans can purchase tickets for $12-15.

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Motown and the Making of Working-Class Revolutionaries is an inside look at how the experiences of Black workers created lifelong revolutionaries.

Join co-author Jerome Scott to discuss a fresh perspective on class, race, and revolution in the United States.

RSVP: https://ielcc.ucr.edu/jeromescottbooktalk

Location: CHASS Interdisciplinary Building North
INTN 1109
Date: Friday, February 20th
Time: 12:00-1:30 PM

This event is co-sponsored by the Inland Empire Labor and Community Center, the UCR Department of Black Study, the UCR Department of Political Science, and the UCR Department of Society, Environment, and Health Equity.

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Chicano Student Programs in collaboration with the UCR Library is hosting our fourth annual archive and collective memory exhibit for our annual Semana de la Mujer 2026 program! The exhibit will be on the first floor of the Tomás Rivera Library for the entire month of March (Women's History Month), and will highlight and honor UCR Chicana/Latina femmes and mujeres/femmes in our lives who have shaped us.

During the Semana de la Mujer program, we will launch the exhibit with a Collective Memory Exhibit Reception on Monday, February 23rd from 12pm-2:30pm. The event will be on the 1st floor of the Tomás Rivera Library. The reception welcomes the public to learn more about the herstories of the collective memory submissions.

All are encouraged to attend. The event is open to the public and free.

We look forward to seeing you there!

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Everyone, regardless of gender, is welcome to attend! These meetings cannot be attended for class credit.

Mondays starting Week 2 in the Women’s Resource Center (Costo Hall 260) from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Week 2 - Queer Women in Media

Week 3 - HOLIDAY, NO CIRCLE!

Week 4 - Gender Roles

Week 5 - Craft Night

Week 6 - Navigating Queer Relationships

Week 7 - HOLIDAY, NO CIRCLE!

Week 8 - Queer Neurodivergence & Mental Health

Week 9 - Family Ties

Week 10 - Sapphic Movie Night

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Join us for an informational panel of UCR Chicana/Latina Profesoras, followed by Q&A.

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WINTER 2026: JANUARY 27 - MARCH 3
Tues: 7:15 - 8:00 p.m. (SRC North - MPR A)

Showcase all the hard work at our Finale Celebration Performance on March 3*, just in time for International Women’s Day! Mingle with fellow dancers over light refreshments immediately following the performance.

Registration opens five days prior to the selected class date. If you are unable to attend the class, please cancel your registration to provide other patrons an opportunity to attend.
*PRESS RELEASE: Please be aware that a photographer will be present at this event, and photos may be taken for promotional purposes. By attending, you consent to have your image captured and used in event-related materials.For more information, contact fitwell@ucr.edu.

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In a time shaped by uncertainty, this communal gathering centers food as a way families remain connected and carry memory across generations. Participants are invited to reflect on how inherited forms of care sustain us through moments of loss and change. Ingredients will be provided, and food will be prepared and shared together.

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1/14 - LGBT Resource Center (245 Costo Hall)

1/21 - Asian Pacific Student Programs (244 Costo Hall) & Women’s Resource Center (260 Costo Hall)

1/28 - Middle Eastern Student Center (111 Costo Hall)

2/4 - African Student Programs (133 Costo Hall) & Chicano Student Programs (145 Costo Hall)

2/11 - Veterans Resource Center (125 Costo Hall)

2/18 - Undocumented Student Programs (224 Costo Hall)

2/25 - Foster Youth Support Services (K101 Bannockburn)

3/4 - Native American Student Programs (229 Costo Hall)

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“New Music for Two Voices”

Soprano Susan Narucki and Coloratura Soprano Kirsten Ashley Wiest

GRAMMY-winning soprano Susan Narucki and award-winning coloratura soprano Kirsten Ashley Wiest perform music written for two voices from the contemporary classical repertoire.

Part of the 2025-2026 Florence Bayz Music Series

The Florence Bayz Music Series offers online concerts, lectures, and presentations of academic research by Department of Music faculty, postdoctoral researchers, students, and international guest artists and scholars.

Dr. Amy Skjerseth (she/her), Assistant Professor of Popular Music, Coordinator

Events are free and open to the public.

PARKING

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This session will provide participants with the opportunity to engage in reflective dialogue and process healing. Facilitated by Corazon Counseling.

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Join us for a weekly writing series to support your writing goals and advance your writing projects en comunidad! The series is co-sponsored by Native American Student Programs and the Chicano Link Graduate Peer Mentor Program.

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Join us for an open mic event. Share your stories, support local vendors, and celebrate Womxn! Featured artist, Mujeres de Maiz.

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To conclude our series, we invite Chicana Latina faculty, staff and students to convivir and network. Co-hosted by UCR Women’s Resource Center and Latina/Chicana Staff & Faculty Group.

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Our theme for this years series is, "Tu amor eterno es un fuego poderoso que alimenta las historias preservadas por tus manos callosas. Tu sazón, tu amor, tus memorias, tus historias son ingredientes que aunque estés aquí o allá cargó en mi presente."

Week-long series from Feb 21st-Feb 27th:

Sat., 2/21, 8:30am-3pm, (Mujer Conference)Mon, 2/23, 12pm (Collective Memory Exhibit Opening & Reception)Tues, 2/24, 12pm (Las Profes Panel)Wed., 2/25, 12pm (Amordidas Workshop)Wed., 2/25, 4pm (Healing Circle)Thurs., 2/26, 5pm (Poesia Peligrosa)Fri, 2/27, 5pm (Mujeres Mixer)Month-long Collective Memory Exhibit will be featured throughout March at the Rivera Library.

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Everyone, regardless of gender, is welcome to attend! These meetings cannot be attended for class credit.

Mondays starting Week 2 in the Women’s Resource Center (Costo Hall 260) from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Week 2 - Queer Women in Media

Week 3 - HOLIDAY, NO CIRCLE!

Week 4 - Gender Roles

Week 5 - Craft Night

Week 6 - Navigating Queer Relationships

Week 7 - HOLIDAY, NO CIRCLE!

Week 8 - Queer Neurodivergence & Mental Health

Week 9 - Family Ties

Week 10 - Sapphic Movie Night

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WINTER 2026: JANUARY 27 - MARCH 3
Tues: 7:15 - 8:00 p.m. (SRC North - MPR A)

Showcase all the hard work at our Finale Celebration Performance on March 3*, just in time for International Women’s Day! Mingle with fellow dancers over light refreshments immediately following the performance.

Registration opens five days prior to the selected class date. If you are unable to attend the class, please cancel your registration to provide other patrons an opportunity to attend.
*PRESS RELEASE: Please be aware that a photographer will be present at this event, and photos may be taken for promotional purposes. By attending, you consent to have your image captured and used in event-related materials.For more information, contact fitwell@ucr.edu.

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At the Crossroads of Identity and Discrimination: A Pedagogical Symposium

Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Time: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM (Breakfast begins at 8:00 AM)

Location: Highlander Union Building, 3rd floor

Registration: https://forms.gle/MY1SNZoWH5bmMyfn9 *This is a free event, but registration is required.

Why Attend? This symposium is designed to move beyond theory and into practice. By bringing together students, staff, and faculty, we aim to explore how UCR’s diverse identities navigate systemic barriers and how our collective research, teaching, and advocacy can address inequalities in the Inland Empire and beyond.

Featured Keynote Speakers We are honored to welcome two national leaders in the field of higher education equity:

Royel Johnson, PhD: Renowned scholar on student success and racial equity in education.

Paulette Granberry Russell, JD: President of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE).

Who Should Attend?

Students looking to strengthen their network of partners committed to social justice.

Faculty interested in how R1 research capacity can be a tool for equity and seeking to improve their inclusive teaching practices.

Staff and Administrators navigating institutional barriers and seeking community-based solutions.

Meals & Networking: A continental breakfast, full catered lunch, and networking breaks will be provided to all registered attendees.

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Student Performance and Composition Concert (Jonathan Keplinger)

UC Riverside’s own music students present a diverse program of individual and small ensemble performances. Works presented include newly composed music and pop selections, as well as songs, arias, and instrumental pieces from the classical, jazz, and musical theater traditions.

Part of the 2025-2026 Florence Bayz Music Series

The Florence Bayz Music Series offers online concerts, lectures, and presentations of academic research by Department of Music faculty, postdoctoral researchers, students, and international guest artists and scholars.

Dr. Amy Skjerseth (she/her), Assistant Professor of Popular Music, Coordinator

Events are free and open to the public.

PARKING

Enjoy complimentary parking for this event! Please enter your vehicle info below before you park.

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Step 1: Click on this linkStep 2: Enter your license plate in the “License Plate Number”Step 3: If the plate is non-California, select the appropriate state for the plate.Step 4: Press ‘Park’
For any other questions about event parking, please email parking@ucr.edu between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday to Friday, and allow up to one business day to receive a response.

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1/14 - LGBT Resource Center (245 Costo Hall)

1/21 - Asian Pacific Student Programs (244 Costo Hall) & Women’s Resource Center (260 Costo Hall)

1/28 - Middle Eastern Student Center (111 Costo Hall)

2/4 - African Student Programs (133 Costo Hall) & Chicano Student Programs (145 Costo Hall)

2/11 - Veterans Resource Center (125 Costo Hall)

2/18 - Undocumented Student Programs (224 Costo Hall)

2/25 - Foster Youth Support Services (K101 Bannockburn)

3/4 - Native American Student Programs (229 Costo Hall)

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Coffee and light pastries will be provided.
Join us for a weekly writing series to support your writing goals and advance your writing projects en comunidad! The series is co-sponsored by Native American Student Programs and the Chicano Link Graduate Peer Mentor Program.

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Feb 19th - HUB 269

Mar 5 - HUB 355

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Participants Include: Jos Charles; Simone Chess; Andrea Denny Brown; Alice Fulmer, Kersti Francis, Colby Gordon; Miles Grier; Bryan C. Keene; Nic Helms; Olivia Henderson; Bradley Irish; Jaye Johnson; Bellee Jones-Pierce; Paul Kelleher; Sawyer Kemp; Carla Mazzio; Harry McCarthy; Shaun Nowicki; Michele Raheja; Jennifer Eun-Jung Row; Pasquale Toscano and Lindsey Row-Heyveld, with Heidi Brayman, Jacques Lezra and Fuson Wang as Panel Chairs. For the full conference program and speaker bios, please click here.

Sponsors: This conference is possible thanks to support from the University of California Office of the President ("Abolition Medicine and Disability Justice" Grant ID: M23PR5992) and UCR’s Health Humanities and Disability Justice Lab (hhdj.ucr.edu), and generous co-sponsorships from UCR's the Center for Ideas and Society and the Dean's Office, UCR Departments of English, History, and Religious Studies, and Wayne State University Center for Gender and Sexuality.

Dates, Times, Format: This conference will be held in person in downtown Riverside, CA on Friday, March 6th (noon-5PM, with registration and a light brunch served from 11:00 AM-12:00 PM and a reception at 5:00 PM) & March 7th, 10AM-3:15 PM, with breakfast served at 9AM and lunch provided in the afternoon. in Riverside, CA. This in person only event (we regrettably do not have virtual access at this time) is free and open to the public by advance RSVP/Registration only (click here to register). Once you register, you will get an email from us with further information about the conference !

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Participants Include: Jos Charles; Simone Chess; Andrea Denny Brown; Alice Fulmer, Kersti Francis, Colby Gordon; Miles Grier; Bryan C. Keene; Nic Helms; Olivia Henderson; Bradley Irish; Jaye Johnson; Bellee Jones-Pierce; Paul Kelleher; Sawyer Kemp; Carla Mazzio; Harry McCarthy; Shaun Nowicki; Michele Raheja; Jennifer Eun-Jung Row; Pasquale Toscano and Lindsey Row-Heyveld, with Heidi Brayman, Jacques Lezra and Fuson Wang as Panel Chairs. For the full conference program and speaker bios, please click here.

Sponsors: This conference is possible thanks to support from the University of California Office of the President ("Abolition Medicine and Disability Justice" Grant ID: M23PR5992) and UCR’s Health Humanities and Disability Justice Lab (hhdj.ucr.edu), and generous co-sponsorships from UCR's the Center for Ideas and Society and the Dean's Office, UCR Departments of English, History, and Religious Studies, and Wayne State University Center for Gender and Sexuality.

Dates, Times, Format: This conference will be held in person in downtown Riverside, CA on Friday, March 6th (noon-5PM, with registration and a light brunch served from 11:00 AM-12:00 PM and a reception at 5:00 PM) & March 7th, 10AM-3:15 PM, with breakfast served at 9AM and lunch provided in the afternoon. in Riverside, CA. This in person only event (we regrettably do not have virtual access at this time) is free and open to the public by advance RSVP/Registration only (click here to register). Once you register, you will get an email from us with further information about the conference !

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Everyone, regardless of gender, is welcome to attend! These meetings cannot be attended for class credit.

Mondays starting Week 2 in the Women’s Resource Center (Costo Hall 260) from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Week 2 - Queer Women in Media

Week 3 - HOLIDAY, NO CIRCLE!

Week 4 - Gender Roles

Week 5 - Craft Night

Week 6 - Navigating Queer Relationships

Week 7 - HOLIDAY, NO CIRCLE!

Week 8 - Queer Neurodivergence & Mental Health

Week 9 - Family Ties

Week 10 - Sapphic Movie Night

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Maryam Farshadfar: A Piano Journey Along the Caucasus

A Piano Journey Along the Caucasus is a lecture-recital by Dr. Maryam Farshadfar, featuring piano works from Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Russia, and Iran. The program explores how traditional melodies and cultural heritage shape classical piano music across the region.

Part of the 2025-2026 Florence Bayz Music Series

The Florence Bayz Music Series offers online concerts, lectures, and presentations of academic research by Department of Music faculty, postdoctoral researchers, students, and international guest artists and scholars.

Dr. Amy Skjerseth (she/her), Assistant Professor of Popular Music, Coordinator

Events are free and open to the public.

PARKING

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At "Multisensory Experience," we invite you to embark on a shared journey of discovery, learning, and acceptance. Together, let's celebrate the richness of neurodiversity and unlock the secrets to a harmonious mind-body connection. Immerse yourself in a transformative evening designed to cultivate mind-body balance through a variety of sensory-rich activities. Partake in receptive activities, such as painting, bracelet making, climbing at the challenge course, yard games, aquatic activities, and food play. Try out some sensory-focused snacks and relax in and out of the pool.

Wednesday, March 11, 2026
4pm to 7pm
SRC - MPR B, SRC Garden, FitWell Studio, Challenge Course

Sign up online or at the SRC front counter. Contact fitwell@ucr.edu for more information.

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Mar. 11 @ 7 p.m.

World Music Room ATH 159
Joko Sutrisno, Director

Learn more about the Gamelan Ensemble

Free and open to the public.

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Photo by: Dennis Cha

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This conference-style event will also include smaller workshops on the below topics hosted by YOU, our current Highlander! Here's the details:

April 14th from 8a-3p in HUB 302.

Session presenters will need to be at their location 30 minutes before session begins (10:30a for session one and 12:45p for session two). Those who are selected will receive a confirmation email with all details related to their session.

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Listening for Central America Conference

Apr. 17 @ 9 a.m. INTS 1113 Symposium Room

Walter Clark, Event Coordinator

Events are free and open to the public.

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Esther Hays Family Concert

Apr. 19 @ 3 p.m. University Theatre

Ruth Charloff, Director

FREE and open to the public

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World Music Festival

May 1 @ 7 p.m. University Theatre

Jonathan Ritter, Event Coordinator

FREE and open to the public

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presents:

49th UCR Writers Week Festival 2026

Writers Week is the longest-running, free literary event in California and features the most renowned authors of our day alongside those at the start of promising careers. writersweek.ucr.edu

Josh Emmons, Professor
Allison White, Professor
Co-Directors, Writers Week

Download the 48th Writers Week Poster (coming soon)

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Tuesday - Friday, May 5 - 8, 2026

Free and open to the public

In-person (location TBD)

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PARKING

General Parking (Lot 1 Blue)link coming soon VIP Parking (Lot 1 Red)link coming soon_____________________________

49th UCR Writers Week Featured Writers

Caro DeRobetino, Anel Flores, A.M. Sosa, Emily Weinstein, Jose Valdi, Emily Doyle, Johnathan Lethem, Ilya Kaminsky, D.A. Powell, Viet Nguyen, and more.

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SCHEDULE
subject to change

Tuesday, May 5:

11 a.m. Caro De Robertis (Fiction writer)1 p.m. Anel Flores (Fiction writer)3 p.m. A.M. Sosa (Fiction writer)4:30-5:30 Panel Discussion on Queer Latinx Literature

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Wednesday, May 6

11 a.m. Emily Weinstein (Nonfiction writer)

1 p.m. Jose Vadi (Essayist and Poet)

3 p.m. Prageeta Sharma (Poet)

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Thursday, May 7

11 a.m. Mosaic Reading (UCR literary journal-affiliated undergraduates)

1 p.m. Emily Doyle (Fiction writer and UCR MFA alum)

3 p.m. Jonathan Lethem (Fiction writer)

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Friday, May 8

11. a.m. Ilya Kaminsky (Poet)

1 p.m. D.A. Powell (Poet)

3 p.m. Viet Thanh Nguyen (Fiction writer)

5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. MFA Students Reading

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SPECIAL THANKS

The 49th Writers Week 2026 is hosted by the UCR Department of Creative Writing.

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SPONSORS

CHASS Dean’s Office, the Center for Ideas & Society, Inland Empire magazine, the National Book Award Society

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BOOK PURCHASES
Cellar Door Books is our recommended local independent store. Be sure to stop by their page.

Information: writersweek@ucr.edu

• FB UCR Writers Week
• FB UCR Writers Resist

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presents:

49th UCR Writers Week Festival 2026

Writers Week is the longest-running, free literary event in California and features the most renowned authors of our day alongside those at the start of promising careers. writersweek.ucr.edu

Josh Emmons, Professor
Allison White, Professor
Co-Directors, Writers Week

Download the 48th Writers Week Poster (coming soon)

_____________________________

Tuesday - Friday, May 5 - 8, 2026

Free and open to the public

In-person (location TBD)

_____________________________

PARKING

General Parking (Lot 1 Blue)link coming soon VIP Parking (Lot 1 Red)link coming soon_____________________________

49th UCR Writers Week Featured Writers

Caro DeRobetino, Anel Flores, A.M. Sosa, Emily Weinstein, Jose Valdi, Emily Doyle, Johnathan Lethem, Ilya Kaminsky, D.A. Powell, Viet Nguyen, and more.

_____________________________

SCHEDULE
subject to change

Tuesday, May 5:

11 a.m. Caro De Robertis (Fiction writer)1 p.m. Anel Flores (Fiction writer)3 p.m. A.M. Sosa (Fiction writer)4:30-5:30 Panel Discussion on Queer Latinx Literature

_____________________________

Wednesday, May 6

11 a.m. Emily Weinstein (Nonfiction writer)

1 p.m. Jose Vadi (Essayist and Poet)

3 p.m. Prageeta Sharma (Poet)

_____________________________

Thursday, May 7

11 a.m. Mosaic Reading (UCR literary journal-affiliated undergraduates)

1 p.m. Emily Doyle (Fiction writer and UCR MFA alum)

3 p.m. Jonathan Lethem (Fiction writer)

_____________________________

Friday, May 8

11. a.m. Ilya Kaminsky (Poet)

1 p.m. D.A. Powell (Poet)

3 p.m. Viet Thanh Nguyen (Fiction writer)

5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. MFA Students Reading

_____________________________

SPECIAL THANKS

The 49th Writers Week 2026 is hosted by the UCR Department of Creative Writing.

_____________________________

SPONSORS

CHASS Dean’s Office, the Center for Ideas & Society, Inland Empire magazine, the National Book Award Society

_____________________________

BOOK PURCHASES
Cellar Door Books is our recommended local independent store. Be sure to stop by their page.

Information: writersweek@ucr.edu

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49th UCR Writers Week Festival 2026

Writers Week is the longest-running, free literary event in California and features the most renowned authors of our day alongside those at the start of promising careers. writersweek.ucr.edu

Josh Emmons, Professor
Allison White, Professor
Co-Directors, Writers Week

Download the 48th Writers Week Poster (coming soon)

_____________________________

Tuesday - Friday, May 5 - 8, 2026

Free and open to the public

In-person (location TBD)

_____________________________

PARKING

General Parking (Lot 1 Blue)link coming soon VIP Parking (Lot 1 Red)link coming soon_____________________________

49th UCR Writers Week Featured Writers

Caro DeRobetino, Anel Flores, A.M. Sosa, Emily Weinstein, Jose Valdi, Emily Doyle, Johnathan Lethem, Ilya Kaminsky, D.A. Powell, Viet Nguyen, and more.

_____________________________

SCHEDULE
subject to change

Tuesday, May 5:

11 a.m. Caro De Robertis (Fiction writer)1 p.m. Anel Flores (Fiction writer)3 p.m. A.M. Sosa (Fiction writer)4:30-5:30 Panel Discussion on Queer Latinx Literature

_____________________________

Wednesday, May 6

11 a.m. Emily Weinstein (Nonfiction writer)

1 p.m. Jose Vadi (Essayist and Poet)

3 p.m. Prageeta Sharma (Poet)

_____________________________

Thursday, May 7

11 a.m. Mosaic Reading (UCR literary journal-affiliated undergraduates)

1 p.m. Emily Doyle (Fiction writer and UCR MFA alum)

3 p.m. Jonathan Lethem (Fiction writer)

_____________________________

Friday, May 8

11. a.m. Ilya Kaminsky (Poet)

1 p.m. D.A. Powell (Poet)

3 p.m. Viet Thanh Nguyen (Fiction writer)

5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. MFA Students Reading

_____________________________

SPECIAL THANKS

The 49th Writers Week 2026 is hosted by the UCR Department of Creative Writing.

_____________________________

SPONSORS

CHASS Dean’s Office, the Center for Ideas & Society, Inland Empire magazine, the National Book Award Society

_____________________________

BOOK PURCHASES
Cellar Door Books is our recommended local independent store. Be sure to stop by their page.

Information: writersweek@ucr.edu

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presents:

49th UCR Writers Week Festival 2026

Writers Week is the longest-running, free literary event in California and features the most renowned authors of our day alongside those at the start of promising careers. writersweek.ucr.edu

Josh Emmons, Professor
Allison White, Professor
Co-Directors, Writers Week

Download the 48th Writers Week Poster (coming soon)

_____________________________

Tuesday - Friday, May 5 - 8, 2026

Free and open to the public

In-person (location TBD)

_____________________________

PARKING

General Parking (Lot 1 Blue)link coming soon VIP Parking (Lot 1 Red)link coming soon_____________________________

49th UCR Writers Week Featured Writers

Caro DeRobetino, Anel Flores, A.M. Sosa, Emily Weinstein, Jose Valdi, Emily Doyle, Johnathan Lethem, Ilya Kaminsky, D.A. Powell, Viet Nguyen, and more.

_____________________________

SCHEDULE
subject to change

Tuesday, May 5:

11 a.m. Caro De Robertis (Fiction writer)1 p.m. Anel Flores (Fiction writer)3 p.m. A.M. Sosa (Fiction writer)4:30-5:30 Panel Discussion on Queer Latinx Literature

_____________________________

Wednesday, May 6

11 a.m. Emily Weinstein (Nonfiction writer)

1 p.m. Jose Vadi (Essayist and Poet)

3 p.m. Prageeta Sharma (Poet)

_____________________________

Thursday, May 7

11 a.m. Mosaic Reading (UCR literary journal-affiliated undergraduates)

1 p.m. Emily Doyle (Fiction writer and UCR MFA alum)

3 p.m. Jonathan Lethem (Fiction writer)

_____________________________

Friday, May 8

11. a.m. Ilya Kaminsky (Poet)

1 p.m. D.A. Powell (Poet)

3 p.m. Viet Thanh Nguyen (Fiction writer)

5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. MFA Students Reading

_____________________________

SPECIAL THANKS

The 49th Writers Week 2026 is hosted by the UCR Department of Creative Writing.

_____________________________

SPONSORS

CHASS Dean’s Office, the Center for Ideas & Society, Inland Empire magazine, the National Book Award Society

_____________________________

BOOK PURCHASES
Cellar Door Books is our recommended local independent store. Be sure to stop by their page.

Information: writersweek@ucr.edu

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presents:

49th UCR Writers Week Festival 2026

Writers Week is the longest-running, free literary event in California and features the most renowned authors of our day alongside those at the start of promising careers. writersweek.ucr.edu

Josh Emmons, Professor
Allison White, Professor
Co-Directors, Writers Week

Download the 48th Writers Week Poster (coming soon)

_____________________________

Tuesday - Friday, May 5 - 8, 2026

Free and open to the public

In-person (location TBD)

_____________________________

PARKING

General Parking (Lot 1 Blue)link coming soon VIP Parking (Lot 1 Red)link coming soon_____________________________

49th UCR Writers Week Featured Writers

Caro DeRobetino, Anel Flores, A.M. Sosa, Emily Weinstein, Jose Valdi, Emily Doyle, Johnathan Lethem, Ilya Kaminsky, D.A. Powell, Viet Nguyen, and more.

_____________________________

SCHEDULE
subject to change

Tuesday, May 5:

11 a.m. Caro De Robertis (Fiction writer)1 p.m. Anel Flores (Fiction writer)3 p.m. A.M. Sosa (Fiction writer)4:30-5:30 Panel Discussion on Queer Latinx Literature

_____________________________

Wednesday, May 6

11 a.m. Emily Weinstein (Nonfiction writer)

1 p.m. Jose Vadi (Essayist and Poet)

3 p.m. Prageeta Sharma (Poet)

_____________________________

Thursday, May 7

11 a.m. Mosaic Reading (UCR literary journal-affiliated undergraduates)

1 p.m. Emily Doyle (Fiction writer and UCR MFA alum)

3 p.m. Jonathan Lethem (Fiction writer)

_____________________________

Friday, May 8

11. a.m. Ilya Kaminsky (Poet)

1 p.m. D.A. Powell (Poet)

3 p.m. Viet Thanh Nguyen (Fiction writer)

5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. MFA Students Reading

_____________________________

SPECIAL THANKS

The 49th Writers Week 2026 is hosted by the UCR Department of Creative Writing.

_____________________________

SPONSORS

CHASS Dean’s Office, the Center for Ideas & Society, Inland Empire magazine, the National Book Award Society

_____________________________

BOOK PURCHASES
Cellar Door Books is our recommended local independent store. Be sure to stop by their page.

Information: writersweek@ucr.edu

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presents:

49th UCR Writers Week Festival 2026

Writers Week is the longest-running, free literary event in California and features the most renowned authors of our day alongside those at the start of promising careers. writersweek.ucr.edu

Josh Emmons, Professor
Allison White, Professor
Co-Directors, Writers Week

Download the 48th Writers Week Poster (coming soon)

_____________________________

Tuesday - Friday, May 5 - 8, 2026

Free and open to the public

In-person (location TBD)

_____________________________

PARKING

General Parking (Lot 1 Blue)link coming soon VIP Parking (Lot 1 Red)link coming soon_____________________________

49th UCR Writers Week Featured Writers

Caro DeRobetino, Anel Flores, A.M. Sosa, Emily Weinstein, Jose Valdi, Emily Doyle, Johnathan Lethem, Ilya Kaminsky, D.A. Powell, Viet Nguyen, and more.

_____________________________

SCHEDULE
subject to change

Tuesday, May 5:

11 a.m. Caro De Robertis (Fiction writer)1 p.m. Anel Flores (Fiction writer)3 p.m. A.M. Sosa (Fiction writer)4:30-5:30 Panel Discussion on Queer Latinx Literature

_____________________________

Wednesday, May 6

11 a.m. Emily Weinstein (Nonfiction writer)

1 p.m. Jose Vadi (Essayist and Poet)

3 p.m. Prageeta Sharma (Poet)

_____________________________

Thursday, May 7

11 a.m. Mosaic Reading (UCR literary journal-affiliated undergraduates)

1 p.m. Emily Doyle (Fiction writer and UCR MFA alum)

3 p.m. Jonathan Lethem (Fiction writer)

_____________________________

Friday, May 8

11. a.m. Ilya Kaminsky (Poet)

1 p.m. D.A. Powell (Poet)

3 p.m. Viet Thanh Nguyen (Fiction writer)

5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. MFA Students Reading

_____________________________

SPECIAL THANKS

The 49th Writers Week 2026 is hosted by the UCR Department of Creative Writing.

_____________________________

SPONSORS

CHASS Dean’s Office, the Center for Ideas & Society, Inland Empire magazine, the National Book Award Society

_____________________________

BOOK PURCHASES
Cellar Door Books is our recommended local independent store. Be sure to stop by their page.

Information: writersweek@ucr.edu

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presents:

49th UCR Writers Week Festival 2026

Writers Week is the longest-running, free literary event in California and features the most renowned authors of our day alongside those at the start of promising careers. writersweek.ucr.edu

Josh Emmons, Professor
Allison White, Professor
Co-Directors, Writers Week

Download the 48th Writers Week Poster (coming soon)

_____________________________

Tuesday - Friday, May 5 - 8, 2026

Free and open to the public

In-person (location TBD)

_____________________________

PARKING

General Parking (Lot 1 Blue)link coming soon VIP Parking (Lot 1 Red)link coming soon_____________________________

49th UCR Writers Week Featured Writers

Caro DeRobetino, Anel Flores, A.M. Sosa, Emily Weinstein, Jose Valdi, Emily Doyle, Johnathan Lethem, Ilya Kaminsky, D.A. Powell, Viet Nguyen, and more.

_____________________________

SCHEDULE
subject to change

Tuesday, May 5:

11 a.m. Caro De Robertis (Fiction writer)1 p.m. Anel Flores (Fiction writer)3 p.m. A.M. Sosa (Fiction writer)4:30-5:30 Panel Discussion on Queer Latinx Literature

_____________________________

Wednesday, May 6

11 a.m. Emily Weinstein (Nonfiction writer)

1 p.m. Jose Vadi (Essayist and Poet)

3 p.m. Prageeta Sharma (Poet)

_____________________________

Thursday, May 7

11 a.m. Mosaic Reading (UCR literary journal-affiliated undergraduates)

1 p.m. Emily Doyle (Fiction writer and UCR MFA alum)

3 p.m. Jonathan Lethem (Fiction writer)

_____________________________

Friday, May 8

11. a.m. Ilya Kaminsky (Poet)

1 p.m. D.A. Powell (Poet)

3 p.m. Viet Thanh Nguyen (Fiction writer)

5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. MFA Students Reading

_____________________________

SPECIAL THANKS

The 49th Writers Week 2026 is hosted by the UCR Department of Creative Writing.

_____________________________

SPONSORS

CHASS Dean’s Office, the Center for Ideas & Society, Inland Empire magazine, the National Book Award Society

_____________________________

BOOK PURCHASES
Cellar Door Books is our recommended local independent store. Be sure to stop by their page.

Information: writersweek@ucr.edu

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presents:

49th UCR Writers Week Festival 2026

Writers Week is the longest-running, free literary event in California and features the most renowned authors of our day alongside those at the start of promising careers. writersweek.ucr.edu

Josh Emmons, Professor
Allison White, Professor
Co-Directors, Writers Week

Download the 48th Writers Week Poster (coming soon)

_____________________________

Tuesday - Friday, May 5 - 8, 2026

Free and open to the public

In-person (location TBD)

_____________________________

PARKING

General Parking (Lot 1 Blue)link coming soon VIP Parking (Lot 1 Red)link coming soon_____________________________

49th UCR Writers Week Featured Writers

Caro DeRobetino, Anel Flores, A.M. Sosa, Emily Weinstein, Jose Valdi, Emily Doyle, Johnathan Lethem, Ilya Kaminsky, D.A. Powell, Viet Nguyen, and more.

_____________________________

SCHEDULE
subject to change

Tuesday, May 5:

11 a.m. Caro De Robertis (Fiction writer)1 p.m. Anel Flores (Fiction writer)3 p.m. A.M. Sosa (Fiction writer)4:30-5:30 Panel Discussion on Queer Latinx Literature

_____________________________

Wednesday, May 6

11 a.m. Emily Weinstein (Nonfiction writer)

1 p.m. Jose Vadi (Essayist and Poet)

3 p.m. Prageeta Sharma (Poet)

_____________________________

Thursday, May 7

11 a.m. Mosaic Reading (UCR literary journal-affiliated undergraduates)

1 p.m. Emily Doyle (Fiction writer and UCR MFA alum)

3 p.m. Jonathan Lethem (Fiction writer)

_____________________________

Friday, May 8

11. a.m. Ilya Kaminsky (Poet)

1 p.m. D.A. Powell (Poet)

3 p.m. Viet Thanh Nguyen (Fiction writer)

5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. MFA Students Reading

_____________________________

SPECIAL THANKS

The 49th Writers Week 2026 is hosted by the UCR Department of Creative Writing.

_____________________________

SPONSORS

CHASS Dean’s Office, the Center for Ideas & Society, Inland Empire magazine, the National Book Award Society

_____________________________

BOOK PURCHASES
Cellar Door Books is our recommended local independent store. Be sure to stop by their page.

Information: writersweek@ucr.edu

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presents:

49th UCR Writers Week Festival 2026

Writers Week is the longest-running, free literary event in California and features the most renowned authors of our day alongside those at the start of promising careers. writersweek.ucr.edu

Josh Emmons, Professor
Allison White, Professor
Co-Directors, Writers Week

Download the 48th Writers Week Poster (coming soon)

_____________________________

Tuesday - Friday, May 5 - 8, 2026

Free and open to the public

In-person (location TBD)

_____________________________

PARKING

General Parking (Lot 1 Blue)link coming soon VIP Parking (Lot 1 Red)link coming soon_____________________________

49th UCR Writers Week Featured Writers

Caro DeRobetino, Anel Flores, A.M. Sosa, Emily Weinstein, Jose Valdi, Emily Doyle, Johnathan Lethem, Ilya Kaminsky, D.A. Powell, Viet Nguyen, and more.

_____________________________

SCHEDULE
subject to change

Tuesday, May 5:

11 a.m. Caro De Robertis (Fiction writer)1 p.m. Anel Flores (Fiction writer)3 p.m. A.M. Sosa (Fiction writer)4:30-5:30 Panel Discussion on Queer Latinx Literature

_____________________________

Wednesday, May 6

11 a.m. Emily Weinstein (Nonfiction writer)

1 p.m. Jose Vadi (Essayist and Poet)

3 p.m. Prageeta Sharma (Poet)

_____________________________

Thursday, May 7

11 a.m. Mosaic Reading (UCR literary journal-affiliated undergraduates)

1 p.m. Emily Doyle (Fiction writer and UCR MFA alum)

3 p.m. Jonathan Lethem (Fiction writer)

_____________________________

Friday, May 8

11. a.m. Ilya Kaminsky (Poet)

1 p.m. D.A. Powell (Poet)

3 p.m. Viet Thanh Nguyen (Fiction writer)

5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. MFA Students Reading

_____________________________

SPECIAL THANKS

The 49th Writers Week 2026 is hosted by the UCR Department of Creative Writing.

_____________________________

SPONSORS

CHASS Dean’s Office, the Center for Ideas & Society, Inland Empire magazine, the National Book Award Society

_____________________________

BOOK PURCHASES
Cellar Door Books is our recommended local independent store. Be sure to stop by their page.

Information: writersweek@ucr.edu

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presents:

49th UCR Writers Week Festival 2026

Writers Week is the longest-running, free literary event in California and features the most renowned authors of our day alongside those at the start of promising careers. writersweek.ucr.edu

Josh Emmons, Professor
Allison White, Professor
Co-Directors, Writers Week

Download the 48th Writers Week Poster (coming soon)

_____________________________

Tuesday - Friday, May 5 - 8, 2026

Free and open to the public

In-person (location TBD)

_____________________________

PARKING

General Parking (Lot 1 Blue)link coming soon VIP Parking (Lot 1 Red)link coming soon_____________________________

49th UCR Writers Week Featured Writers

Caro DeRobetino, Anel Flores, A.M. Sosa, Emily Weinstein, Jose Valdi, Emily Doyle, Johnathan Lethem, Ilya Kaminsky, D.A. Powell, Viet Nguyen, and more.

_____________________________

SCHEDULE
subject to change

Tuesday, May 5:

11 a.m. Caro De Robertis (Fiction writer)1 p.m. Anel Flores (Fiction writer)3 p.m. A.M. Sosa (Fiction writer)4:30-5:30 Panel Discussion on Queer Latinx Literature

_____________________________

Wednesday, May 6

11 a.m. Emily Weinstein (Nonfiction writer)

1 p.m. Jose Vadi (Essayist and Poet)

3 p.m. Prageeta Sharma (Poet)

_____________________________

Thursday, May 7

11 a.m. Mosaic Reading (UCR literary journal-affiliated undergraduates)

1 p.m. Emily Doyle (Fiction writer and UCR MFA alum)

3 p.m. Jonathan Lethem (Fiction writer)

_____________________________

Friday, May 8

11. a.m. Ilya Kaminsky (Poet)

1 p.m. D.A. Powell (Poet)

3 p.m. Viet Thanh Nguyen (Fiction writer)

5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. MFA Students Reading

_____________________________

SPECIAL THANKS

The 49th Writers Week 2026 is hosted by the UCR Department of Creative Writing.

_____________________________

SPONSORS

CHASS Dean’s Office, the Center for Ideas & Society, Inland Empire magazine, the National Book Award Society

_____________________________

BOOK PURCHASES
Cellar Door Books is our recommended local independent store. Be sure to stop by their page.

Information: writersweek@ucr.edu

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presents:

49th UCR Writers Week Festival 2026

Writers Week is the longest-running, free literary event in California and features the most renowned authors of our day alongside those at the start of promising careers. writersweek.ucr.edu

Josh Emmons, Professor
Allison White, Professor
Co-Directors, Writers Week

Download the 48th Writers Week Poster (coming soon)

_____________________________

Tuesday - Friday, May 5 - 8, 2026

Free and open to the public

In-person (location TBD)

_____________________________

PARKING

General Parking (Lot 1 Blue)link coming soon VIP Parking (Lot 1 Red)link coming soon_____________________________

49th UCR Writers Week Featured Writers

Caro DeRobetino, Anel Flores, A.M. Sosa, Emily Weinstein, Jose Valdi, Emily Doyle, Johnathan Lethem, Ilya Kaminsky, D.A. Powell, Viet Nguyen, and more.

_____________________________

SCHEDULE
subject to change

Tuesday, May 5:

11 a.m. Caro De Robertis (Fiction writer)1 p.m. Anel Flores (Fiction writer)3 p.m. A.M. Sosa (Fiction writer)4:30-5:30 Panel Discussion on Queer Latinx Literature

_____________________________

Wednesday, May 6

11 a.m. Emily Weinstein (Nonfiction writer)

1 p.m. Jose Vadi (Essayist and Poet)

3 p.m. Prageeta Sharma (Poet)

_____________________________

Thursday, May 7

11 a.m. Mosaic Reading (UCR literary journal-affiliated undergraduates)

1 p.m. Emily Doyle (Fiction writer and UCR MFA alum)

3 p.m. Jonathan Lethem (Fiction writer)

_____________________________

Friday, May 8

11. a.m. Ilya Kaminsky (Poet)

1 p.m. D.A. Powell (Poet)

3 p.m. Viet Thanh Nguyen (Fiction writer)

5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. MFA Students Reading

_____________________________

SPECIAL THANKS

The 49th Writers Week 2026 is hosted by the UCR Department of Creative Writing.

_____________________________

SPONSORS

CHASS Dean’s Office, the Center for Ideas & Society, Inland Empire magazine, the National Book Award Society

_____________________________

BOOK PURCHASES
Cellar Door Books is our recommended local independent store. Be sure to stop by their page.

Information: writersweek@ucr.edu

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presents:

49th UCR Writers Week Festival 2026

Writers Week is the longest-running, free literary event in California and features the most renowned authors of our day alongside those at the start of promising careers. writersweek.ucr.edu

Josh Emmons, Professor
Allison White, Professor
Co-Directors, Writers Week

Download the 48th Writers Week Poster (coming soon)

_____________________________

Tuesday - Friday, May 5 - 8, 2026

Free and open to the public

In-person (location TBD)

_____________________________

PARKING

General Parking (Lot 1 Blue)link coming soon VIP Parking (Lot 1 Red)link coming soon_____________________________

49th UCR Writers Week Featured Writers

Caro DeRobetino, Anel Flores, A.M. Sosa, Emily Weinstein, Jose Valdi, Emily Doyle, Johnathan Lethem, Ilya Kaminsky, D.A. Powell, Viet Nguyen, and more.

_____________________________

SCHEDULE
subject to change

Tuesday, May 5:

11 a.m. Caro De Robertis (Fiction writer)1 p.m. Anel Flores (Fiction writer)3 p.m. A.M. Sosa (Fiction writer)4:30-5:30 Panel Discussion on Queer Latinx Literature

_____________________________

Wednesday, May 6

11 a.m. Emily Weinstein (Nonfiction writer)

1 p.m. Jose Vadi (Essayist and Poet)

3 p.m. Prageeta Sharma (Poet)

_____________________________

Thursday, May 7

11 a.m. Mosaic Reading (UCR literary journal-affiliated undergraduates)

1 p.m. Emily Doyle (Fiction writer and UCR MFA alum)

3 p.m. Jonathan Lethem (Fiction writer)

_____________________________

Friday, May 8

11. a.m. Ilya Kaminsky (Poet)

1 p.m. D.A. Powell (Poet)

3 p.m. Viet Thanh Nguyen (Fiction writer)

5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. MFA Students Reading

_____________________________

SPECIAL THANKS

The 49th Writers Week 2026 is hosted by the UCR Department of Creative Writing.

_____________________________

SPONSORS

CHASS Dean’s Office, the Center for Ideas & Society, Inland Empire magazine, the National Book Award Society

_____________________________

BOOK PURCHASES
Cellar Door Books is our recommended local independent store. Be sure to stop by their page.

Information: writersweek@ucr.edu

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presents:

49th UCR Writers Week Festival 2026

Writers Week is the longest-running, free literary event in California and features the most renowned authors of our day alongside those at the start of promising careers. writersweek.ucr.edu

Josh Emmons, Professor
Allison White, Professor
Co-Directors, Writers Week

Download the 48th Writers Week Poster (coming soon)

_____________________________

Tuesday - Friday, May 5 - 8, 2026

Free and open to the public

In-person (location TBD)

_____________________________

PARKING

General Parking (Lot 1 Blue)link coming soon VIP Parking (Lot 1 Red)link coming soon_____________________________

49th UCR Writers Week Featured Writers

Caro DeRobetino, Anel Flores, A.M. Sosa, Emily Weinstein, Jose Valdi, Emily Doyle, Johnathan Lethem, Ilya Kaminsky, D.A. Powell, Viet Nguyen, and more.

_____________________________

SCHEDULE
subject to change

Tuesday, May 5:

11 a.m. Caro De Robertis (Fiction writer)1 p.m. Anel Flores (Fiction writer)3 p.m. A.M. Sosa (Fiction writer)4:30-5:30 Panel Discussion on Queer Latinx Literature

_____________________________

Wednesday, May 6

11 a.m. Emily Weinstein (Nonfiction writer)

1 p.m. Jose Vadi (Essayist and Poet)

3 p.m. Prageeta Sharma (Poet)

_____________________________

Thursday, May 7

11 a.m. Mosaic Reading (UCR literary journal-affiliated undergraduates)

1 p.m. Emily Doyle (Fiction writer and UCR MFA alum)

3 p.m. Jonathan Lethem (Fiction writer)

_____________________________

Friday, May 8

11. a.m. Ilya Kaminsky (Poet)

1 p.m. D.A. Powell (Poet)

3 p.m. Viet Thanh Nguyen (Fiction writer)

5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. MFA Students Reading

_____________________________

SPECIAL THANKS

The 49th Writers Week 2026 is hosted by the UCR Department of Creative Writing.

_____________________________

SPONSORS

CHASS Dean’s Office, the Center for Ideas & Society, Inland Empire magazine, the National Book Award Society

_____________________________

BOOK PURCHASES
Cellar Door Books is our recommended local independent store. Be sure to stop by their page.

Information: writersweek@ucr.edu

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presents:

49th UCR Writers Week Festival 2026

Writers Week is the longest-running, free literary event in California and features the most renowned authors of our day alongside those at the start of promising careers. writersweek.ucr.edu

Josh Emmons, Professor
Allison White, Professor
Co-Directors, Writers Week

Download the 48th Writers Week Poster (coming soon)

_____________________________

Tuesday - Friday, May 5 - 8, 2026

Free and open to the public

In-person (location TBD)

_____________________________

PARKING

General Parking (Lot 1 Blue)link coming soon VIP Parking (Lot 1 Red)link coming soon_____________________________

49th UCR Writers Week Featured Writers

Caro DeRobetino, Anel Flores, A.M. Sosa, Emily Weinstein, Jose Valdi, Emily Doyle, Johnathan Lethem, Ilya Kaminsky, D.A. Powell, Viet Nguyen, and more.

_____________________________

SCHEDULE
subject to change

Tuesday, May 5:

11 a.m. Caro De Robertis (Fiction writer)1 p.m. Anel Flores (Fiction writer)3 p.m. A.M. Sosa (Fiction writer)4:30-5:30 Panel Discussion on Queer Latinx Literature

_____________________________

Wednesday, May 6

11 a.m. Emily Weinstein (Nonfiction writer)

1 p.m. Jose Vadi (Essayist and Poet)

3 p.m. Prageeta Sharma (Poet)

_____________________________

Thursday, May 7

11 a.m. Mosaic Reading (UCR literary journal-affiliated undergraduates)

1 p.m. Emily Doyle (Fiction writer and UCR MFA alum)

3 p.m. Jonathan Lethem (Fiction writer)

_____________________________

Friday, May 8

11. a.m. Ilya Kaminsky (Poet)

1 p.m. D.A. Powell (Poet)

3 p.m. Viet Thanh Nguyen (Fiction writer)

5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. MFA Students Reading

_____________________________

SPECIAL THANKS

The 49th Writers Week 2026 is hosted by the UCR Department of Creative Writing.

_____________________________

SPONSORS

CHASS Dean’s Office, the Center for Ideas & Society, Inland Empire magazine, the National Book Award Society

_____________________________

BOOK PURCHASES
Cellar Door Books is our recommended local independent store. Be sure to stop by their page.

Information: writersweek@ucr.edu

• FB UCR Writers Week
• FB UCR Writers Resist

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The virtual Disability Ally Workshop seeks to facilitate awareness, understanding, and competency of disability through connecting faculty, staff and students with resources, knowledge and relationships of disability as diversity. Participants in this program will gain knowledge about what it means to truly be an ally for students with disabilities.

Topics include:

Disability Law, Academic Accommodations, Disability Etiquette, Hidden Disabilities, Disability Demographics and a Student Panel.

Participants will also receive a Disability Ally badge that can placed in their email signature notifying students that they are a safe space for individuals with disabilities.

Disability Ally Workshop

Tuesday May 19, 2026 | 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Registration

To attend this workshop, you are required to register through the UC Learning Center (UCLC).

If you are unable to participate in this workshop, please fill out this form Disability Ally Workshop request form

We are planning future workshops throughout this academic year. In addition, we would be happy to arrange workshops for individual offices/departments.

* If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate please email sdrc@ucr.edu

Contact

For questions regarding the Disability Ally Workshop, please contact sdrc@ucr.edu.

Learn more: UCR Student Disability Resource Center

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May 19 @ 8 p.m. Performance Lab ARTS 166

Frances Moore, Director

Free and open to the public.

LOCATION

Performance Lab (ARTS 166)

There is no reserved seating, so please arrive early for the best selection of seats.

The performance will start promptly at the announced curtain time and latecomers will only be seated at an appropriate pause in the program.

If you’ve never been to campus, here are directions to UCR.

PARKING

Enjoy complimentary parking for this event! Please enter your vehicle info below before you park.

Follow these steps:

Click on this linkEnter the license plate number (LPN) in the 'Plate' section

Select the appropriate state, if not California.

OPTIONAL: Add your email address to receive a confirmation email

Click 'Park' to complete.

For any other questions about event parking, please email parking@ucr.edu between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday to Friday, and allow up to one business day to receive a response.

Additional visitor parking info for events can be found at: performingarts.ucr.edu/parking

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FREE and open to the public

Culver Center of the Arts (UCR ARTS)
3834 Main St., Riverside CA

ADMISSION

Free and open to the public.

PARKING

See these various city lots surrounding UCR ARTS.

Information:

music.ucr.edu

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