WordHack is a monthly evening of performances and talks exploring the intersection of language and technology. Code poetry, digital literature, e-lit, language games, coders interested in the creative side, writers interested in new forms writing can take, all are welcome here.
This month we will feature talks and performances by:
BILL BLY (http://scalar.usc.edu/works/pathfinders/bill-bly)
FERNANDO RAMALLO (https://fernandoramallo.github.io/2018/)
MADDY VARNER (http://maddy.zone)
We also have an OPEN PROJECTOR (like an open mic for digital work) where anyone can come up and show their work (for 5 minutes). Signup starts at 6:45, and will fill up so get here early! Performers start at 7:15.
Host & Curator: TODD ANDERSON (http://toddwords.com/)
SUGGESTED DONATION $5-10
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BILL BLY is the author of the hypertext novel We Descend (Eastgate, 1997) and the digital poetry collection Wyrmes Mete (Word Circuits, forthcoming). His poems and stories have appeared in 5 AM, American Poetry Anthology, Zone 3 and more. He has taught writing at New York University, Fordham University, and Wagner College, where he ran the Writing Program.
FERNANDO RAMALLO is a creative coder, designer and visual artist creating playful interactive art.
MADDY VARNER scrapes data, codes browser extensions, and makes interactive websites. She recently graduated with a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University. She is a former research associate of the Free Art and Technology Lab, and a founding member of the feminist security collective Deep Lab.