This annual festival, sponsored by the Columbia College Chicago fiction writing department, is themed “Culture, Class & Conflict” and features readings, panel discussions, and book signings with local and national authors. The festival runs Monday, March 25, through Friday, March 29; events take place at several Columbia College venues, the Adventurers’ Club, the Harold Washington Library Center, and the Metro nightclub, and all are free. For more information call 312-344-7611.

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Mark Davidov, Patricia Pinianski (aka romance novelist Patricia Rosemoor), and Keturah Shaw-Poulos read from published works and works in progress. Hermann D. Conaway Multicultural Center, 1104 S. Wabash. 2 PM.

Columbia College Alumni Reading

“From Here to There: A Panel on Publishing and Promotion”

“Is There a ‘Working-class’ Fiction?”

A. Manette Ansay and Edwidge Danticat

Columbia College Faculty Reading