2017 IN PICTURES

Topanga Public Library
Home of Transport Topanga Literary Festival

Blue Owl Origami
Inspired by Transport's blue owl logo, Lyndsey Werner made this one origami in the Creative Craft Making area.

Brent Blair and Robin Lithgow
Brent Blair, head of USC's of Theatre and Social Change in the School of Dramatic Arts, and Dramatic Art Scholar Robin Lithgow share techniques of Legislative Theatre, a powerful tool that empowers communities to address local issues and affect needed changes in the law.

Frieda Sideroff, Jenni Klemp, Joy Kliewer, and Aidan Freeman

Bianca Bagatourian, Brent Blair, and Wendy Skolfield
After Brent's presentation on the topic of Legislative Theatre - community based theatre that engages local legislators to make and/or change laws to address issues that affect their community. Powerful, empowering, practical art advocacy.

Kim Zanti
delivers opening remarks on Saturday morning at Transport.

Marshall McDaniel
performs 'America The Beautiful' to set the tone for Transport Topanga Literary Festival 2017!

Author, poet, activist Deena Metzger
reads from her eloquent, insightful novel "A Rain of Night Birds."

Author Yorit Tal

Author Mimi Roberts and friend

Diana Mathur
gave an astonishing performance, in historical costume, of an entire chapter from her debut novel Article 58: A Latvian Tale of Blood & Treasure.”

Susan Clark
spends most days rescuing animals, but took a break to read during the Open Mic.

Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum company members Clare and Jordan represented Topanga's own professional Equity Theatre.

Eric Pierpoint
displays his novels for middle readers.

Bianca Bagatourian
surrounded her children's book "Draculiza" with the spirit of Halloween...

Brent Blair, head of USC's of Theatre and Social Change in the School of Dramatic Arts, and Dramatic Art Scholar Robin Lithgow share techniques of Legislative Theatre, a powerful tool that empowers communities to address local issues and affect needed changes in the law.

Lauren Polly
sold her book, workshops, participated in the Open Mic, and sat on the panel Disorder/Diagnosis: Illness as Impetus to Write.

Marshall McDaniel
moderated the Music as Narrative Element in Film and Television with Lisbeth Scott, Duncan Thum, and Ceiri Torjussen.

Julia Fierro
Novelist and Founder of Sackett Street Writers in conversation with Transport Meeting Room Host Patricia Mitchell

SIR SILLY
made silly fun with everyone!

Sir Silly
aka David Dayan Fisher is often seen on TV as a nefarious bloke. IRL, he's a poet, painter, photographer and channeler of Sir Silly. Pictured her with Ceci and her brother.

Lauren Polly, Lisa Desimini, and Julia Fierro
The panelists of Disorder/Diagnosis - Illness As Impetus to Write - spoke with candor and sensitivity about their struggles with mental health, while writing and creating.

Cassandra Briskman
debuted her novel "If You Wish" at Transport 2016 and joined the community again this year.

Board member Joy Kliewer
represents for Topanga Historical Society.

Wendy, Susan, and Jenni!

Tales From the Beach
Children's Story Area
Creative Craft Making
Bunny and The Man

Melanie Kareem and the Topanga Ukelele Revival
lifted everyone's spirits on Sunday afternoon.

Publisher and poet Pablo Capra and authors Linda Ballou and Bernard Selling
Susan Shankin
of Precocity Press
Paul Lovas
Author of Topanga Beach Experience
James Mathers
illustrated several books published by Pablo Capra's Brass Tacks Press.
James Mather, Pablo Capra, Paul Lovas
of Brass Tacks Press
Eric Dugdale
presents during Tales From the Beach

Alan Averill and Lisa Desimini
Fireman Averill from Station 69 read Lisa's "Dot the Fire Dog" twice!

Jack Pedroza
had has bowler hat on after performing with the Topanga Ukelele Revival when he took time to draw with Lisa Desimini in the Children's Story Corner.
The Poet Tree
Jenni Klemp
and Jean Colonomos pulled The Poet Tree together with great heads for detail, budgeting, and aesthetics. A true collaboration that sprung from Jean's idea and became this kinetic, colorful way for people to engage in story telling.
Transport books and artifacts
(l - r) Bruce Glover, Jenni Klemp, Kim Zanti, Pablo Capra, Tamee´Seidling, Oleg Kagan
Roccos for beer and pizza on Sunday