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Literary Series Highlights Kew Gardens' Female Writers

By Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska | September 16, 2014 5:23pm
 The REZ Reading Series aims to shine a light on female writers at its upcoming event.
The REZ Reading Series aims to shine a light on female writers at its upcoming event.
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QUEENS — A popular Kew Gardens literary series is returning after a summer break with readings by several local women writers, organizers said.

The first event in this season's REZ Reading Series will take place on Sept. 18, at 7 p.m. at Thinking Cap tutoring center on Austin Street. Organizers hope the readings will bring exposure to female writers living in Kew Gardens.

The reading will feature several local authors, including poets Sweta Srivastava Vikram, Wendy Angulo, Rise Shifra Shamansky, as well as Deborah Emin, a local publisher, who organizes the event, which was revived after a hiatus in March 2013.

Nancy Kline, a published author and teacher, who has held classes at a local senior center, will also participate, Emin said.

“There are so many strong women voices in this neighborhood that never get to work together,” said Emin, the author of the Scags Series.

Wendy Angulo, 39, the founder of Wendy Angulo Productions, an organization focused on promoting poetry and visual arts, said she will read an excerpt from her memoir, which she is currently working on, and several poems.

“These local readings are important for the neighborhood because they serve as a platform for writers both published and emerging to share their work and receive feedback from the audience,” she said in an email.

Angulo, who is originally from Venezuela, also said that such events allow local residents to get "up close and personal with writers and with the arts movement in the borough of Queens.”

Emin said the next reading event will be held during the Kew Gardens Community Arts Day, scheduled for Oct. 5.

In November, she also is planning to organize “a holiday pop up bookstore for writers from the area to sell their books.”

“We have no bookstores so this may be a spur to someone to see the possibility,” she said.

The reading is scheduled for Sept. 18 at Thinking CAP at 82-66 Austin St. in Kew Gardens. The event is free and open to the public.