Chabot College Celebrates 50th Anniversary with Reading Series and Acclaimed Author

As part of its year-long 50th Anniversary celebration, Chabot College will present a November Reading Series showcasing readings by faculty, students and award-winning author Melinda Palacio. Scheduled in the library at 12-1 p.m., the readings are as follows:

• Nov. 8, Chabot College Faculty Readings by Stephen Woodhams and Stephanie Zappa.

• Nov. 10, Author Reading by Melinda Palacio, an accomplished poet and writer who grew up in South Central Los Angeles and now lives in Santa Barbara. She holds an M.A. in Comparative Literature from the University of California, Santa Cruz. A 2007 PEN Center USA Emerging Voices Fellow and a 2009 poetry alumna of the Squaw Valley Community of Writers, she co-edits Ink Byte Magazine, writes a column for online journal La Bloga and recently completed a full-length poetry manuscript. Her work has appeared in a variety of publications, and her poetry chapbook, “Folsom Lockdown,” won the 2009 Kulupi Press Sense of Place award.

• Nov. 15, Chabot College Student Readings.

The event is sponsored by the Chabot College Library, Chabot College Book Club, Cultural Community Connection Club and members of the English Faculty.