# Event Details

- **Event Name**: First Sunday Prose Reading & Open Mic
- **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 presents First Sunday Prose, featuring Lisa Kwong and Ellen Wu (host: Molly Gleeson). This reading is a celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

Open mic to follow.


A native of Radford, Virginia, LISA KWONG is AppalAsian, an Affrilachian Poet, and author of Becoming AppalAsian (Glass Lyre Press, 2022), 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.

More about Lisa Kwong:

https://aast.indiana.edu/about/affiliate-faculty/kwong-lisa.html


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 (Princeton University Press, 2014, 2020 ). Wu’s research and writing has featured in a variety of platforms, including Limestone Post, Slate, NPR, Goop, the comedy show Adam Ruins Everything, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, and the PBS documentary series Asian Americans.

More about Ellen Wu:

https://history.indiana.edu/faculty_staff/faculty/wu_ellen.html


More about the Writers Guild at Bloomington:

https://writersguildbloomington.com/
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bloomington/first-sunday-prose-reading-and-open-mic/200029948793208
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, open-mic, comedy, nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 34

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Bloomington
- **state**: IN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Juniper Art Gallery, 615 W Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington IN 47404
- **lat**: 39.16645
- **long**: -86.54052
- **full address**: Juniper Art Gallery, 615 W Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington IN 47404, 615 W Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN 47404-5162, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is First Sunday Prose Reading & Open Mic being held?
  - **A:** First Sunday Prose Reading & Open Mic takes place on Sun, 03 May, 2026 at 04:00 pm to Sun, 03 May, 2026 at 05:30 pm at Juniper Art Gallery, 615 W Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington IN 47404, 615 W Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN 47404-5162, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing First Sunday Prose Reading & Open Mic?
  - **A:** First Sunday Prose Reading & Open Mic is organized by Writers Guild at Bloomington.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** First Sunday Prose Reading & Open Mic 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 First Sunday Prose Reading & Open Mic sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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