Throughout her prolific writing career Denise Dumars has written and published
poetry, short stories, articles, and reviews in journals such as
Terra
Incognita, Cinefantastique, and
Talebones. She is a columnist
for
Star*Line, the journal of the
Science
Fiction Poetry Association, and a peer reviewer for
Coreopsis:
A Journal of Myth and Theater. She has also published two collections
of short stories; two non-fiction books, including
The Dark Archetype (with
Lori Nyx), and numerous chapbooks of poetry, the most recent of which is
Letting
in the Dark (Yellow Bat Press). Denise teaches a variety of English
courses in Southern California colleges.
Photo-Literary Tourism:
A Confederacy of Dunces photo tour of
New Orleans!
News:
Denise's poem “Folding Money” has been nominated for the SFPA Rhysling
Award. Read it here.
See the new Author Services page—and what
the fleur-de-lys is all about.
Denise Dumars was signed on as a judge for the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival
Screenplay competition. Article about
the festival.
Denise has been invited to a position on the board of
Coreopsis:
A Journal of Myth and Theater. Latest issue:
sites.google.com/site/mythandtheatre/Home/cfp-winter-vol-2-4.
| Coming appearances: |
Thursday, May 24, 7 pm: Horror
Is Our Business
Panel discussion of the horror genre with authors Denise Dumars, Del
Howison and Mike Mallory at beautiful Glendale Library for the latest
on horror literature!
Central Library Auditorium, Glendale Public Library, 222 E. Harvard St., Glendale,
CA 91205. Information: (818) 548-2042
The Greater Los Angeles Writers Society Writers’ Conference
 July
20-22
Los
Angeles Valley College
5800 Fulton Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 91401
A three-day conference for writers of all genres and levels! Denise will
be teaching classes and participating in the ProCritique program. Details
TBA. Contact West Coast Writers Conferences for more information:
wcwriters.com |
VOICES OF THE SACRED FEMININE with Karen Tate:
Blog Talk Radio
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/VoicesoftheSacredFeminine
Diane Paxson - author of nearly three dozen books, including
Marion Zimmer Bradley's Ravens of Avalon discusses her newest book, The
Way of the Oracle
Denise Dumars - author, scholar, professor Denise Dumars discusses the
occult movements of the 19th century and the women who made them rock
in “Steampunk Mage: Eminent Victorian Occultists”
Catch the show LIVE on March 8 at 6PM Pacific, or later from the archives.
Shows can be heard via I-Tunes.
“Steampunk Mage: Eminent Victorian Occultists” is based
on the presentation that Rev. Denise Dion-Isis Dumars gave at the Gaslight
Gathering Steampunk Convention in San Diego in 2011. However, in her
presentation to Voices of the Sacred Feminine, she first gives
an overview of the Celtic Revival and a few important occult developments
of the Victorian era that relate directly to our modern magickal and
spiritual practices and then focuses primarily on important female
influences of the era, including the women of the Golden Dawn; vodou
priestesses such as Marie Laveau, Malvina LaTour, and Mary Ellen Pleasant;
and of course, Madame Blavatsky. The talk is of interest to modern
Wiccans, followers of Goddess Religion, and all those who want to know
more about Victorian Occultism as material for their creative writing
and scholarship.
Rev. Denise “Dion-Isis” Dumars is a college professor of
English, a writer, a scholar, and founder of the Iseum of Isis Paedusis,
a South Bay area Iseum chartered by the Fellowship of Isis. Learn more
at DyanaAset.com |
| Classes: |
| See the Los Angeles Harbor
College and Long Beach City
College pages for current syllabi. |
| Academic publications: |
| Coreopsis article: “Theatre of the
Dark Fae: Vampirism in European Faery Lore” http://www.coreopsis.org/ojs/index.php/Coreopsis/article/view/4/6 |
California English article: “The
Cure for the Common Core: A Confederacy of Dunces” in the
March 2011 print issue of California English. Website: http://www.cateweb.org/california_english |
| Other publications: |
 A
regular column in
Star*Line: “Stealth SF”
Star*Line is the official journal of
the Science Fiction Poetry Association
http://sfpoetry.com/ |
 Poem
Mythic Delirium24: “Folding Money”
http://www.mythicdelirium.com/ |
| Previous appearances: |
| April 8: Denise at the Maple Leaf
reading in New Orleans. |
Summer Studios Reading
March 23. Punch Lines, Puns,
and Pitfalls, which sounds particularly like something some
of us would like to participate in! Summer Studios is in the South
Bay area of Los Angeles County, near Torrance.
SUMMER STUDIOS ARTS ACADEMY
2161 Lomita Blvd., Lomita, CA 90717
Contact: David Parsons, Exec. Director
Phone: (310) 325-8801
www.SummerStudios.net
Note: we are located one block E of Narbonne Avenue |
ConDor
March 2–4: San Diego Science Fiction convention. Poetry
workshop and reading. |
Long Beach WomanSpirit Winter Solstice Faire
December 3, 2011: Denise
autographing books and doing readings, as will Barbara Ardinger,
at the Unitarian Universalist
Church, 5450 Atherton Street, Long Beach, California. |
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November 25–27, 2011: Los Angeles’ largest
fan-run literary Science Fiction convention. LAX Marriott,
5855 West Century Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA.
Denise was on panels and organized readings and workshops. |
October 30, 2011: SAMHAIN/DIA DE
LOS MUERTOS OBSERVANCE
Pacific Unitarian Church 5621 Montemalaga Dr., Rancho Palos Verdes 90275
We celebrate the Pagan New Year and the traditions of the
Day of the Dead, decorate the Ofrenda altar, share favorite foods of
our departed loved ones, write a love letter to the dead, honor our ancestors,
divine our futures and have a festive good time! A special Croning ceremony
for PUC and Iseum of Isis Paedusis member Penny Trunnell.
Come dressed in your dark finery, calavera makeup or favorite costume.
Bring a photo(s) in a stand up frame or mementos of your dearly departed,
seasonal flowers, foliage or decorations and a favorite food or drink
of your departed or ancestors to share and offer during the ritual. The
plate will be passed, but no one turned away for lack of funds.
DENISE’S NOTE: This is our yearly
interfaith/multicultural observance of the season! |
| October 28, 2011: SUMMER STUDIOS
ART JAM THEMED POETRY READING: the themes this month are AUTUMN, PHOBIAS,
AND FEARS. 2161 Lomita Blvd., Lomita CA 90717. |
The
H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival
September 16 & 17 at the historic Warner Grand Theater, San Pedro.
FREE author panel at Williams Bookstore 2 pm Saturday. Tickets for the
films and more info on guests here: http://thelosangelesbeat.com/2011/09/summon-the-deep-one-and-tell-your-neighbors/.
Come to the author talk and get a special gift from Denise! |
September 18, 2011: Poets on Site performed
at "Painted
Our Way," a stunning exhibit by many artists who were inspired
by Henry Fukuhara. At APC Fine Arts and
Graphics: 1621 Cabrillo Ave. • Torrance, CA. (310) 328-0366 |
Gaslight
Gathering Steampunk and Victoriana Convention
May 6-8, 2011
gaslightgathering.org |
ConDor
18 February 25–27, 2011
San Diego, California 92108
Denise's ConDor Panels:
Hogwarts: Defense Against the Dark Arts -
Denise Dumars
SF Poetry Workshop - Deborah Flores, Samantha
Henderson, Deborah Kolodji, Marsheila Rockwell, Denise
Dumars
SF Poetry Reading - Deborah Flores, Samantha
Henderson, Denise Dumars, Deborah Kolodji, Marsheila
Rockwell
The Emergence of Cthulhu As A Folk Icon: You like
him. You really like him! - Cody Goodfellow, Michael
Dubisch, Allison Lonsdale, Denise Dumars, John Oliver
Pitch Session For Novelists - Denise Dumars |
Southern
California Writers’ Conference |
| Los
Angeles Black Book Expo |
| Comic-Con |
