Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay joined the board of the St. Paul Almanac

Award-winning writer Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay has joined the  board of directors of the St. Paul Almanac.

The Saint Paul Almanac is a literary organization that creates  opportunities for understanding, learning, and building relationships  through sharing people's stories. As a community-driven publication,  the almanac's editors find writers everywhere—"talking to their  friends and family, people at restaurants, the farmers' market, festivals, writers' groups, coffee shops," said founder Kimberly  Nightingale.

A Lao American resident of St. Paul, Vongsay was declared a 2011  Changemaker by Intermedia Arts for her community service. She was a  co-chair of the 2010 National Lao American Writers Summit and the  acclaimed Legacies of War: Refugee Nation Twin Cities multimedia  exhibit. Vongsay has been at the forefront of bringing Lao Minnesota  literary arts to national prominence.

You can visit the Saint Paul Almanac at:http://saintpaulalmanac.org

2012 Beyond the Pure Fellowships for Writers Available

The guidelines have been released for Intermedia Arts' 2012 Beyond the Pure Fellowships for Writers formerly the SASE Jerome Grants for Emerging Writers)

 The deadline is 6PM Friday, October 19, 2012

Applications are now available for Intermedia Arts' Beyond the Pure Fellowships for Minnesota writers. This is a fellowship program that awards grants of up to $4,000 to four to six emerging Minnesota writers each year. In addition to their grant award, recipients also participate in a 12-month fellowship program that provides community, guidance, workshops, and resources throughout the program year.


Intermedia Arts' Beyond the Pure Fellowships for Writers places a particular emphasis on increasing the visibility of and providing a platform for emerging writers whose voices have historically been underrepresented in the literary arts, including (but not limited to): writers of color, GLBT writers, women, new immigrants, native and Indigenous writers, low-income writers, and writers exploring non-traditional pathways to success. For more information you can go here: http://www.intermediaarts.org/beyond-the-pure-fellowships

Refugee Nation Coming To LA!

Refugee Nation finally will get a chance to shine bright in a Downtown LA Theater. After much anticipation, hard work and determination we return to Los Angeles, the birth place of this play, after 7 years and many miles touring the nation. A few of you have witnessed it, most of you have had a taste of it, many of you have heard about it but THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THE TIME AND FINALLY SEE THE FULL SHOW!! We will need your help to fill the seats and bring family, friends and foes as audiences to celebrate such a historic event.

Refugee Nation

Written and performed by Leilani Chan and Ova Saopeng with featured artist Litdet Viravong

Directed by Armando Molina

Produced by TeAda Productions and The Latino Theater Company

A mother lives alone in the darkness. A father struggles to forget a lost war. A son battles in the streets of urban America. A daughter searches for answers in her community. Refugee Nation is about a young generation struggling to understand their history and the silence of an elder generation still healing from the traumas of war. Based on the stories of Laotian refugees in the U.S. Refugee Nation returns to L.A. to Premiere the completed work after touring the country over 5 years.

The Los Angeles Theatre Center

514 S. Spring St.

Los Angeles, CA 90013

May 31-June 24, 2012

Thursday-Saturday 8pm |Sunday 3pm

General $30 | Students, Seniors, Veterans $20 | $10 Thursday

Tickets now available:

www.thelatc.org

Box Office 866-811-4111

Group Services 213-489-0994 ext. 110

Walk up tickets available one hour prior to performance (based on availability)