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WORDFEST OC
on Thursday, October 23, 2025
Saddleback College
Poetry, storytelling, writing workshops, panel discussions, music, and dance as well as readings by distinguished authors will be featured from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The second annual festival includes a public reading celebrating the 25th year of WALL Literary Journal, an award-winning campus publication.
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BLENDING WORLDS, CROSSING BORDERS
Explore the blurred lines between the real and the surreal through a literary excursion led by five prominent writers whose works span the realms of magical realism, mystery, culturally conscious poetry, mysticism, and multi-modal anthropology. Click on each name for bio.
PANEL DISCUSSION & WORKSHOP PRESENTERS
Join Lisa Alvarez and Suki Fisher for a discussion on writing and publishing. Catherine Hayter and Jennifer Hedgecock will lead writing workshops on poetry and nonfiction storytelling. Ryan Hoskins, Bret Kaufman, and Spencer Robins will explore the contemporary relevance of dystopian science fiction. Click on each name for bio.
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