K. Andrew Turner

One-on-One Workshops @ Mt. SAC
2018-04-21 09:30 - 15:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Mt. San Antonio College, 1100 N Grand Ave, Walnut, CA, 91789, United States
I will be hosting 1-on-1 workshops at Mt. SAC Writer’s Weekend 2018. Please register for the weekend and speak to John Brantingham about open slots. Open to registrants of full event.

Sense Workshop @ The Poetry Lab
2016-10-06 19:00 - 22:00 | WE Labs, 235 E. Broadway Ave 8th Floor, Long Beach, CA, 90802, United States
In this renewed workshop we will not only identify and write with the five traditional senses but also explore beyond to the expanded definitions of sensations. Through exercises, prompts, and sharing, we will craft poetry that breathes life with dimensionality, depth, and weight. Readers and listeners can connect more fully to work that appeals to their senses and allows them to inhabit your words.
SPECIAL NOTE: If the front doors of the Pacific Towers building are locked please call 562-264-5883, say you are with Poetry Lab and ask to be let in. One of the WE Labs staff members will assist you.

Writing Through Meditation-Workshop
2016-08-27 10:10 - 12:00 | Ovitt Family Community Library, 215 E C St, Ontario, CA, 91764, United States
Meditation can change your mindset to overcome writer’s block and clear the mind to effectively diminish the roadblocks to your writing. With breathing techniques and visualization added to the session, you will have all you need to get writing again. Bring pen/pencil, paper, and something to write on.
I’ll be facilitating this workshop for members of the Inland Empire Branch California Writers Club. Open to all.

Incandescent Mind Release
2016-08-07 14:00 - 16:30 | Fox Coffee House, 437 W Willow St, Long Beach, CA, 90806, United States
I’ll be reading at the Incandescent Mind Release party at Fox Coffee House. This project is pretty awesome, so come support great writers and a great small press!
Print copies of the new journal will be available for purchase. I’ll also have copies of “Gymlationship” available!

Featured Reading: Two Idiots Peddling Poetry
2016-05-18 20:00 - 22:00 | Ugly Mug Cafe, 261 N Glassell St, Orange, CA, 92866, United States
I’ll be featuring at Two Idiots Peddling Poetry May 18 at the Ugly Mug Cafe. Entry is $3 and is always a wonderful reading.
I’ll also have copies of my chapbook available for sale.

CHWG Shop Talk. Techniques in Dialogue: Authentic Character Speech
2016-05-13 18:30 - 20:00 | Buddhamouse Emporium, 134 Yale Ave, Claremont, CA, 91711, United States
I’ll be teaching a workshop with the Coffee House Writer’s Group.
Techniques in Dialogue: Authentic Character Speech
In this workshop you will learn specifically about techniques for direct dialogue. We will cover what dialogue is, a few do’s and don’ts, subtext, and discuss how character background and relationship influence speech. Short exercises and sharing will follow topics. A group exercise in crafting dialogue and questions will close the session. Please bring pen and paper.

Featured Reading: Tebot Bach
2016-04-29 20:00 - 22:00 | Goldenwest College, 15744 Goldenwest St, Huntington Beach, CA, 92647, United States
I’ll be a featured reader this month at Tebot Bach at Goldenstate West.
I’ll have copies of my chapbook available for sale!

Poetry Workshop: The Senses
2016-03-06 13:00 - 15:00 | dA Center for the Arts, 252 D South Main Street, Pomona, CA, 91766, United States
I will be teaching a Sense Poetry workshop at the dA Center for the Arts. We will be working on the five senses as they relate to poetry.
More information will be available later or you can contact me.

San Gabriel Valley Literary Festival Reading
2016-02-21 15:00 - 15:45 | dA Center for the Arts, 252 D South Main Street, Pomona, CA, 91766, United States
Join me at the San Gabriel Valley Literary Festival Sunday, February 21!
I will be reading with fellow East Jasmine Review editors Viannah Duncan and Stephanie Barbé Hammer. We will be reading fiction, poetry, and nonfiction from East Jasmine Review. Viannah and I will read some of our own work. Stay and listen to Stephanie read later in the day!
Street parking is free on Sundays and the event is free and open to the public both Saturday and Sunday 12p-9p. There are local restaurants nearby.

Poetry Bleeding #5
2015-10-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Viento y Agua, 4007 E 4th Street, Long Beach, CA, 90814, United States
From the event page on Facebook:
This is the fifth night of this reading series, which happens every first Saturday of the month at Viento y Agua Coffee House.
The featured reader lineup is:
Sarah Thursday
Kathryn Formosa McMurray
Karie McNeley
Larry Raymond Duncan
Andrew Turner
The first ten minutes will be an open mic and then there will be six readers including yours truly.

Cadence Collective Anthology (Year Two)
2015-09-30 20:00 - 22:30 | Ugly Mug Cafe, 261 N Glassell St, Orange, CA, 92866, United States
We’re crossing the county line and heading out to the Ugly Mug in Orange for a second night of the Cadence Collective Anthology Release celebration! This year has 147 poems from 72 poets, and once again honored with art from Esmeralda Villalobos and portraits by Fernando Gallegos. We’re also featuring poets from other Sadie Girl Press publications and will have a large selection of books for sale ranging from $5 to $15. Hosted by Two Idiots Peddling Poetry, Ben Trigg and Steven Ramirez, the reading starts at 8 pm sharp. Remember to arrive early, sign up on the open reading list, and have the small $3 entry fee.
If you are a contributor and have not received your contributor copy, come at least 15 minutes early to get your copy. If you’d like to purchase 2 or more extra copies, please email CadenceCollectiveLBP@gmail.com or message us for a special presale discount code. At the event, the anthology will be $15!

Spectrum: An Anthology of Southern California Poets
2015-09-28 19:00 - 21:00 | Pasadena Public Library, 285 E Walnut St., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Spectrum Publishing will be coming out with an anthology that I’m glad to be a part of. The reading will be at the Donald Wright Auditorium inside the Pasadena Public Library.

Monrovia Arts and ChalkFest
2015-09-27 12:00 - 18:00 | Monrovia Library Park, 321 S Myrtle Ave , Monrovia, CA, 91016, United States
I will be here at this event with Coffee House Writers Group. I’ll be offering a poetry chapbook creation workshop for all ages with Cherisse Yanit Nadal. If you have poems, you can bring them printed out (print landscape and have two columns for the pages). We will have goodies and raffles so stop by!
The event is Saturday and Sunday September 26 & 27 10am-6pm.
More than 50 fine artists and 10 chalk artists will display and demonstrate their work at this beautiful park in Old Town Monrovia. See painting, ceramics, sculpture, photography, jewelry, mixed media, glass blowing and digital art. Listen to live musical and dance performances each afternoon. Taste tempting treats from food trucks. Bid on works of art donated by the artists in the Silent Auction. All proceeds go to support art education in the community.

Like A Girl: Perspectives on Feminine Identity
2015-09-26 18:30 - 21:00 | Half Off Books, 6708 Greenleaf Ave California, Whittier, CA, 90601, United States
I will be reading at the book release of Like A Girl: Perspectives on Feminine Identity as one of the featured readers. Please stop by if you are in the area. This book is going to be fantastic.
Information from the Facebook event:
Doors open at 6:30 pm
Event starts at 7 pm and ends by 9 pm with Open Mic afterward
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Like a Girl: Perspectives on Feminine Identity is a 184-page anthology of poetry, prose and art with over 90 contributors. The book aims to honor a multiplicity of feminine identities and spark conversation about women’s issues.
FEATURED READERS
Melissa Grossman
Raundi Moore-Kondo
JL Martindale
Raquel Reyes-Lopez
Beth McIlvaine
Terry Ann Wright
Robin Steere Axworthy
Sarah Thursday
K. Andrew Turner
Don Kingfisher Campbell
Peggy Dobreer
Elmast Kozloyan
Helen Yeoman
Viannah Duncan
Michael Cantin
Danielle Mitchell
WITH AN OPEN MIC!
Contributors and all guests, please feel free to partake in the open discussion with poems, stories or anything you’d like to share, in the book or outside of it. There will be no amp plug-ins for music but acoustic is welcome.
PRE-ORDER/SPONSOR
Pre-Order the book and opt in as a SPONSOR here:
https://squareup.com/market/lucid-moose-lit
100TPC:
In collaboration with 100 Thousand Poets for Change, a global organization dedicated to celebrating poetry as a vehicle for social change. Learn more at: http://100tpc.org/
MISSION OF LUCID MOOSE:
To stimulate conversation and foster community by publishing literature on social topics, while promoting literacy, creativity and diversity.
Learn more at: lucidmooselit.com

Coffee House Writer's Group, San Dimas Chapter: Author's Shop Talk
2015-05-08 18:30 - 20:00 | Buddhamouse Emporium, 134 Yale Ave, Claremont, CA, 91711, United States
How To: Prepare a Manuscript and How To: Talk to Editors
Synopsis: This workshop will be a discussion on how to prepare a manuscript (short stories, poems, novels) for publication, and how to talk to editors and/or agents. Please bring something to write on and a question or two.

Writing Through Meditation Workshop
2015-04-26 09:00 - 10:25, 2015-04-24 13:00 - 14:10 | Mt. San Antonio College, 1100 N Grand Ave, Walnut, CA, 91789, United States
Meditation can change your mindset to overcome writer’s block and clear the mind to effectively diminish the roadblocks to your writing. With breathing techniques and visualization added to the session, you will have all you need to get writing again. Bring pen/pencil, paper, and something to write on.
Note: this event is free to registered weekend participants.
Facilitator:
K. Andrew Turner writes literary and speculative fiction, poetry, and dabbles in nonfiction as well. He has been on a spiritual journey for several years and continues to learn
email: katurner@kandrewturner.com

Featured Reading—SGV Lit Fest
2015-02-22 13:00 - 13:15 | dA Center for the Arts, 252 D South Main Street, Pomona, CA, 91766, United States
I’m reading on the Main Stage at 1:00pm at the San Gabriel Valley Literary Festival. Please join and say hi. The event is all day.

Using Meditation to Overcome Writer's Block
2015-01-23 18:30 - 20:00 | Buddhamouse Emporium, 134 Yale Ave, Claremont, CA, 91711, United States
Meditation can change your mindset to overcome writer’s block and clear the mind to effectively diminish the roadblocks to your writing. With breathing techniques and visualization added to the session, you will have all you need to get writing again. Bring pen/pencil, paper, and something to write on.
NOTE: This is the last time this workshop will be offered at $12
Facilitator:
K. Andrew Turner writes literary and speculative fiction, poetry, and dabbles in nonfiction as well. He has been on a spiritual journey for several years and continues to learn
email: katurner@kandrewturner.com

Featured Reading
2014-12-03 20:00 - 22:00 | Ugly Mug Cafe, 261 N Glassell St, Orange, CA, 92866, United States
I’ll be at the Ugly Mug Cafe in lovely downtown Orange (near Chapman University). Come hear me read some poetry! There will be an open mic before and after, so make sure to support those readers too (and bring your own work to read!).
FYI There is a cover charge of $3 and is cash only.
