Hawai‘i Literature & Art
— Since 1978 —
Join writers Tamara Wong Morrison, Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl, Darlene Javar, and Cathy Song for a reading on UH Hilo campus! The writers will read excerpts of their works, and the audience will have a chance to ask questions and talk story. Light refreshments will be provided. About the writers: Tamara Wong Morrison: A poet and...
The Mostly Monthly Reading Series is hosting Donald Carreira Ching for a reading and workshop on Thursday, Sept. 25th from 12:45pm to 1:45pm. Head to the 2nd floor exhibition space of the University of Hawaiʻi West Oʻahu Campbell Library to join in on the fun. There will be dry snacks and a prize drawing! This...
Donald Carreira Ching, author of Blood Work and Other Stories, gathers friends for a virtual pop-up reading. Featuring: Melissa Llanes Brownlee, Joseph Han, Kalehua Kim, Jonathon Medeiros, and Shareen K. Murayama. Join these writers on Sept. 27th at 2pm HST for an afternoon of poetry, fiction, and conversation. ~ Click here to RSVP at our...
A reading and workshop with Donald Carreira Ching and his new collection Blood Work and Other Stories. Thursday, October 2 from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm at Waterfront Plaza room WP6-301. Presented by Koʻolau Writers Series. HPU Campus Map
The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo English Department invites the public to hear author Scott Kikkawa as part of its October Brown Bag series Wednesday, October 8, noon – 1 p.m., Rose & Raymond Tseng Terrace, University Classroom Building Room 127. Kikkawa presents “Behind the Rayon Curtain: Hawai'i Noir and the Skeletons in Our Closet.” The event...
POSTPONED - this event has been postponed until later this year or early 2026. Mahalo for your understanding. Donald Carreira Ching continues his library tour and takes, Blood Work and Other Stories, to The Hawaiʻi State Library. Join us for a Saturday afternoon reading in this historic building and home to publicly available books since...
Help us celebrate the launch of Issue 128 of Bamboo Ridge Journal of Hawaiʻi Literature and Arts, edited by Cathy Song and Naomi Shihab Nye! We'll be at da Shop on Sunday, Oct 12th at 2pm - join us for readings from the anthology, literary talk story, and light pupus. This event is free and...
Join us for a reading and roundtable discussion. Donald Carreira Ching in conversation with civic and community leaders will explore themes of cost of living in Hawaiʻi, housing, climate change, sustainable economies, substance use/prevention, and the impacts/response to these issues for Hawaiʻi’s people as well as the role of writing and storytelling in fostering connection...
Join Us at Barnes & Noble for a Day of Books & Giving! Shop in-store at B&N Ala Moana or online during the Bamboo Ridge Press Bookfair on Sunday, October 19, 2025, and a portion of your purchases will help support Hawai‘i’s homegrown literary nonprofit. Stop by the store to hear BR authors read and...
Join several of the writers featured in Issue #128 of Bamboo Ridge Journal of Hawaiʻi Literature and Arts for a reading and talk story at Mānoa Public Library! On Wednesday, October 22nd, at 5pm, Nancy Aleck, Jonathon Medeiros, Tamara Moan, Margaret Speck Ogawa, Bill Teter, Laura Wang, and Dawn Webster will read excerpts from their...
Join author Donald Carreira Ching for a reading and discussion 'Out Loud in the Library.' The light is perfect in the atrium of Hale La‘akea library. It's perfect for an afternoon of writing as Donald shares stories from his new collection Blood Work and Other Stories and speaks on writing about community. This event is...
Interviewing the Interviewers: On their recent conversations with other writers, and the history of Bamboo Ridge Join us for a discussion on the latest round of Bamboo Ridge Oral History interviews with writers in Hawai‘i’s literary community. Project coordinators Donald Carreira Ching and Ken Tokuno will share some of the challenges and successes this year,...