The annual Fall Reading Series (a.k.a., Fall Authors Series) presents a season of events celebrating literature, showcasing award-winning authors, and honoring the inspiration to write. Events are sponsored by the English Department and Creative Writing Program of Grossmont College, as well as a variety of other campus agencies and programs.
7 - 9 PM, Griffin Gate
English faculty Joe Medina hosts and organizes this popular annual event celebrating National Banned Books Week. Faculty and students present topics on censorship, censure, banned literature and controversial literary themes and topics. This year’s presentations include
Michelle Blackman, Librarian: "Library and Historical Analysis
Tony Ding, English Instructor: D.H. Lawrence
Dr. Oralee Holder, English Instructor: Walt Whitman
Bill Dyke, Parent an Teacher: J.D. Salinger
Gina Esparz, Student: Michelle Serros
Dr. T. Ford, Counselor: Zora Neal Hurston
Michelle Goins, Student: Sandra Cisneros
Heather Walls, Nurse and Student: J.K. Rowling
Gerald Lopez, English Dept. Chair (Granite Hills High School): Mark Twain
7:30 PM, Griffin Gate
The local chapter of the nationally acclaimed Playwrights Project visits Grossmont College for an evening of presentations and activities designed to inspire young people to write their own stage play and to discover their creativity through the dramatic process.
7:30 PM, Griffin Gate
The fall edition of the biannual student showcase of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, drama, and other word art. This semester's student readers include
Kate Callagy, "A Pause," and "Variation On the Word Dance"
Kathleen Elliott-Garoy, "Thin Places"
Marylin Haidri, "A Heritage of Ink"
Gabe Harris, "The Dark Corner"
Jessica Hector, "Shannon's House"
Robert Hoffman, "Miserable Playmates"
Una Nicholas Hynum, "Seasoning"
Ronnie Jackson, "A Rush of Blues"
Andrea Kenney, "Feigning Sanity"
Heather King, "Splitting the Bill"
San Knight, "What I Saw Across the Street From Tower Records," and "Mother's Day"
Elizabeth Leavitt, "The Horse"