This November, Asian American Arts Alliance (A4) presents a Town Hall centered on creative writing by gathering creat ive writers of all genres to share their work and knowledge with each othe r and the wider AAPI community.
Featured presenters include Asha Tha nki, who will present on how narration can be a political tool, as seen in her debut novel, A Thousand Times Before, winner of the 2025 Bal cones Prize and named one of the best books of 2024 by NPR and The Bos ton Globe.
We’ll also hear from Wendy Lu, an award-winning jour nalist, who will present on her debut novel, Casting April, and t he importance of disability representation in youth literature. Castin g April was selected for the Indie Next List and Indies Introduce, an d was called “one of the best surprises of 2026.”
Additionally, the evening will feature a line-up of brief pitches from the community. After the presentations, we’ll host a potluck meal, so please bring something to share; homemade or store bought items are welcome.
This event is fr ee and open to the public. RSVP is required to attend and/or pitch, but yo u do not have to pitch to attend.
For pitching guidelines and other information about A4 Town Halls, please visit our FAQ. If you have additional questions, ple ase email lxu@a aartsalliance.org.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:134@events.primeproduce.info SUMMARY:Arts & Wellbeing LAB - MINDFUL DOODLING DTSTAMP:20261106T214306Z DTSTART:20261112T233000Z DESCRIPTION:\nLet's do a 20 minute-mindful doodling. Did you know that 20 m inutes of doodling\ncan support you in reducing stress level? And the best part is that you don't\nhave to be good at it. You just need to be all in . Whether you doodle regularly\nor haven't done in a while\, you are invit ed!\n\n\n\nAgenda:\n\n * Welcome & Grounding\n\n * What is Arts & Wellbein g Lab\n\n * Mindful Doodling (20 minutes)\n\n * Reflection & Harvesting\n\ n * Closing\n\n\n\nPlease have something that you can doodle on/with. It c an be a scrap paper\, a\nnapkin\, notebook\, or back of old notes... pen\, pencil. Anything that's available\nto you.\n\n\n\nOpen to everyone. 6:30p m-7:30pm via Zoom.\n\nFree & Donation is welcome!\n\n\n\nSee you then. URL:https://events.primeproduce.info/event/arts-and-wellbeing-lab-mindful-d oodling LOCATION:online - https://events.humanitix.com/arts-and-wellbeing-lab-mindf ul-doodling STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Let's do a 20 minute-mindful doodling.
Did you know that 20 minutes of doodling can support you in reducing stre
ss level? And the best part is that you don't have to be good at it. You j
ust need to be all in. Whether you doodle regularly or haven't done in a w
hile, you are invited!
Agenda:
Welcome & Grounding
What is Arts & Wellbeing Lab
Mindful Doodling (20 minutes)
Reflection & Harvesting
Closing
Please have something tha t you can doodle on/with. It can be a scrap paper, a napkin, notebook, or back of old notes... pen, pencil. Anything that's available to you.
Open to everyone. 6:30pm-7:30pm via Zoom.
Free & Donati on is welcome!
See you then.
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