&NOW 2009 CONFERENCE

&NOW, OCTOBER 14—17, 2009

Catch LES FIGUES at the 4th Biennial &Now Festival of Innovative Writing & the Literary Arts, from Oct 14-17, in Buffalo, NY

Location: HYATT-REGENCY BUFFALO
Two Fountain Plaza
Buffalo, NY 14202

The &Now Festival explores intersections between creative and critical praxes, examines innovative and experimental acts of writing, and advances a serious inquiry into theories of language.

Les Figues sponsored Panels and Readings:

Thursday, October 15

10:00 to 11:20 AM
Franklin (3rd)
I. Les Figues Press Reading
Alta Ifland, Amina Cain, Vanessa Place, Pam Ore, Lily Hoang, Teresa Carmody

11:30 to 12:50
Niagara (2nd)
IV. Teresa Carmody, Jennifer Karmin, Amina Cain, Anna Joy Springer, Janice Lee
“Reading as Innovative Event” (fiction/poetry)

Saturday, October 17

8:30-9:50 a.m.
Delaware (3rd)
III. Vanessa Place, Robert Fitterman, “Notes on Conceptualisms/the movie” (critical/film)
Samantha Gorman “Lingua Ignota” (multimedia)

11:30-12:50 p.m.
Regency C (2nd)
III. Anna Joy Springer, Eldritch Priest, Michael du Plessis, Vanessa Place, Margaret Christakos, Sina Queyras
“Glorious Failure: Writing in the Absence of Mastery” (critical)