
Elephants in Our Bedroom Thanks to everyone who came to any of my readings this year, wanted to come but couldn't, read my book, read a story, or, of course, published me! The reading tour is over for the year. Back to the computer, back to writing and teaching and such. --Mike

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U of I alum Michael Czyzniejewski returns to campus for a reading at the Illini Union Bookstore. Joining him will be fellow alum Matthew Gavin Frank, author of Barolo (University of Nebraska Press) and Sagitarius Agitprop (Black Lawrence Press). The two authors will also be on campus over the course of the week, visiti...ng classes, giving lectures, trying to remember the bus schedules, etc.
The event is free and open to the public. The authors will sign books and take questions after.
This event is part of the Carr Reading Series, made possible by a gift from benefactors Robert and Katherin Carr. Thanks Robert and Katherin!
Illinois Alum Michael Czyzniejewski & Matthew Gavin Frank Return to Campus
Time:4:30PM Wednesday, October 14th
Location:Illini Union Bookstore (Authors Corner)

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Michael Czyzniejewski will read from Elephants in Our Bedroom, plus some new work, at SUNY-Fredonia in Fredonia, New York, as part of their Mary Louise White Visiting Writer Series. There will be a reading, Q & A afterward, plus a book signing, then fun to be had in the streets of Fredonia, Buffalo, and if we can swing... it, Niagra Falls. Come one, come all--and remember, it's BYOB: bring your own barrel!
A craft talk will also be held at 4 p.m. in the same room as the reading.
Elephants in Upstate New York!
Time:7:00PM Thursday, October 1st
Location:SUNY-Fredonia
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The third-ever Windy City LDM promises to be an absolute classic. Opium has teamed with The Printer’s Ball for Chicago Ep. 3 to bring together eight-count 'em eight!-readers in a poetry-off for the ages. (But don’t worry, there’s a four-minute time limit for each reader.) Judges Jay Ryan (Animals and Objects In and Out... of Water), Nami Mum (Miles from Nowhere) and comedian Barry Hite will preside over these poets (and who they're reader-representing): Kathleen Rooney (Switchback), Adam Levin (Ninth Letter), Febronio Zatarain (contratiempo), Gabriel Gudding (MAKE), Spencer Dew (THE2NDHAND), Simone Muench (Poetry Magazine), Michael Czyzniejewski (ACM) and Paul Killebrew (Canarium Books).
Hosted by: Todd Zuniga.
Co-produced by Fred Sasaki
Cost: Free!
Mike and 7 other writers compete to the literary death!
Time:7:00PM Friday, July 31st
Location:Ludington Building

Elephants in Our Bedroom See Mike and his painter sister present their writing and art at a smalltown arts festival.
Where painting and writing come together, family style.
Location:South Shore Arts Gallery
Time:6:00PM Friday, July 24th

Elephants in Our Bedroom Matt Bell & Michael Czyzniejewski read in Ann Arbor at Shaman Drum!
"Where fiction and fiction come together to form more fiction."
Location:Shaman Drum Bookshop
Time:7:00PM Wednesday, June 24th

Elephants in Our Bedroom Michael Czyzniejewski will read from his collection, Elephants in Our Bedroom (Dzanc Books). He will be joined by Joan Corwin, who will read from her award-winning novella, Safe Shall Be My Going, about a "charmed" platoon of British soldiers on the Western Front during World War I. The novella is included in the First Annual Press 53 Open Awards Anthology.
Come hear Mike read from his collection on the campus of UIC. He will be joined by ficiton writer and Chicagoan Joan Corwin.
Time:7:30PM Thursday, May 14th
Location:Barbara's Bookstore UIC

Elephants in Our Bedroom Join Mike C. on April 16th at the Lansing, MI Public Library for a reading from Elephants in Our Bedroom!

Elephants in Our Bedroom Come hear Mike C. read from his book, Elephants in Our Bedroom at the Lansing Public Library. A guaranteed good time!
Come see Mike C. in Lansing, IL!
Time:6:30PM Thursday, April 16th
Location:Lansing Public Library

“Both wry-funny and absurd-funny, plunging into the everyday and the outrageous—here’s a bouquet of bright and fun-to-read stories.” —Aimee Bender, author of Willful Creatures “Michael Czyzniejewski’s stories are funny and edgy and fantastical. But what set...

Elephants in Our Bedroom Michael Czyzniejewski reads from Elephants in Our Bedroom at this free event.
Free reading in the Missouri State University area!
Time:12:05AM Thursday, March 12th
Location:Missouri State University

Elephants in Our Bedroom MIchal Czyzniejewski reads from Elephants in Our Bedroom at Loras College.
A Night of Elephants
Time:12:05AM Monday, March 9th
Location:Loras College



















