A celebration of the fall 2026 issue
featuring readings by contributors to the magazine
Sunday, October 25, 2026 | 5 to 7 p.m.
Welcome by novelist (Rainey Royal) and SMC alum Dylan Landis
With readings by,
Mary Ore introduced by Dawna Kemper
Kareem Tayyar introduced by Lisa Alvarez
Richard Wirick introduced by Nancy Gottesman
Monona Wali introduced by Kathleen MacKay
Emcee: Andrew Tonkovich, SMR editor
The Edye, SMC Performing Arts Center
1310 11th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Tickets: $10 for purchase at smc.edu/tickets, “Santa Monica Review Presents...”
Free parking. Refreshments. Brief intermission.
The Santa Monica Review is a national literary arts journal sponsored by Santa Monica College.
Thank you to Don Girard, Linda Sullivan, Ming-Yea Wei, Rob Rudolph, Dagmar Gorman,
and Vivian Chu.

Dylan Landis
Mary Ore
Kareem Tayyar
Richard Wirick
Monona Wali
Andrew Tonkovich