# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Bloomington Writers Guild Sunday Prose Reading
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 03 May, 2026 at 04:00 pm – Sun, 03 May, 2026 at 05:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: The Writers Guild at Bloomington
First Sunday Prose Reading
May 3, 4-5:30pm

May's First Sunday Prose Reading Series is celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Featured readers will be Lisa Kwong Ellen Wu. Open mic to follow!  

A native of Radford, Virginia, Lisa Kwong is AppalAsian, an Affrilachian Poet, and author of Becoming AppalAsian (Glass Lyre Press) and a Weatherford Award in Poetry nominee. Her poetry and creative nonfiction have appeared in The Southern Poetry Anthology, Volume III: Contemporary Appalachia (Second Edition); Untelling Magazine, Women Speak, A Literary Field Guide to Southern Appalachia, Pine Mountain Sand & Gravel, Anthology of Appalachian Writers, Still: The Journal, Best New Poets, Appalachian Heritage, Pluck!, and other publications. She is currently working on her second book of poems and a memoir.

Ellen Wu is Associate Professor of History at Indiana University Bloomington. She is author of The Color of Success: Asian Americans and the Origins of the Model Minority and Overrepresented: The Surprising History of Asian Americans and Racial Justice (both from Princeton University Press). Wu’s research and writing has been featured in a variety of platforms, including Bloomington’s Limestone Post, Slate, NPR, Goop, the comedy show Adam Ruins Everything, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, and the PBS documentary series Asian Americans.

Come early to sign up, to shop, and to get a drink and a treat before the event begins.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bloomington/bloomington-writers-guild-sunday-prose-reading/200029984857026
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, comedy, nonprofit, open-mic
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 5

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Bloomington
- **state**: IN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 615 W. Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN, United States, Indiana 47404
- **lat**: 39.16645
- **long**: -86.54052
- **full address**: 615 W. Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN, United States, Indiana 47404

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Bloomington Writers Guild Sunday Prose Reading being held?
  - **A:** Bloomington Writers Guild Sunday Prose Reading takes place on Sun, 03 May, 2026 at 04:00 pm to Sun, 03 May, 2026 at 05:30 pm at 615 W. Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN, United States, Indiana 47404.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Bloomington Writers Guild Sunday Prose Reading?
  - **A:** Bloomington Writers Guild Sunday Prose Reading is organized by Juniper Art Gallery.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Bloomington Writers Guild Sunday Prose Reading is ideal for aspiring performers, spoken word artists, budding comedians, and audiences who love discovering raw, unpolished talent in an intimate and supportive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Bloomington, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Bloomington Writers Guild Sunday Prose Reading sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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