Tuesday Talks is a craft-based exploration of contemporary authors’ work -- including faculty from the CCA MFA program. The course hosts talks by four visiting writers Fall 2019, including Jamel Brinkley, Camille Dungy, Richard Rodriguez, and Ingrid Rojas Contreras. Students will read their work and then have the chance to engage with these writers in a classroom environment before the writer’s public talk. Through close readings and discussion, craft talks, public readings and community dinners, the seminar is designed to expose students to varied practice model and approaches to craft. Students will also attending readings and field trips in the Bay Area, engaging with the thriving literary community we live in.Schedule of visiting writers:9/10 Eric Olson Master Class9/17 Jamel Brinkley9/24 Leslie Carol Roberts Master Class10/1 Camille Dungy10/29 Richard Rodriguez11/12 Tonya Foster Master Class11/19 Ingrid Rojas Contreras

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