On January 15, Bay Area Writers Resist, in solidarity with Writers Resist groups around the world, hosted a night of readings and recommitment to Democracy—a benefit…
In the beginning of her first book, House A (Omnidawn), Jennifer S. Cheng writes: “It is important to note that before language, children experience memories…
Litquake runs Oct. 6-15 and begins with an opening-night gala celebrating 400 years of Shakespeare, with poet Gary Soto, harpist Shelley Phillips and a special…
Lit Crawl is accepting submissions from literary organizations, writing groups, reading series, and publications who want to curate an event during that most notorious of literary days,…
Multimedia Performance Project Fuses Art, Technology & Public Discourse BANDALOOP, Illuminate, Madrone Studios, and The Village Impacts are proud to announce a new collaborative public art…
Too often, it is difficult to feel — much less mobilize — the power of the civic voice amid the forces of government and the…
Every year, on the ninth and final day of San Francisco’s literary festival, Litquake, hundreds of storytellers, poets, biographers and writers of all kinds converge…
Working as a middle school secretary six years ago, Liz Mayorga found out about the annual celebration of DIY culture known as Zine Fest when…
Summer and fall walked into a campus of artist-renovated military buildings to read from their latest works and to talk about the weather. One of…
It began in a San Francisco apartment in 2009 and continued for three years as an open mike at cafes and bars, then gained traction…
Just one summer ago a few readers gathered around the full moon in a thicket of heat and haze, and conjured muses that enlivened us…
When Timothy Don and Kira Brunner Don decided they wanted to put together an Oakland literary festival of ideas, they reached out to local organizations…
Last year, more than 90 bookstores across the state participated in the inaugural California Bookstore Day, throwing special events and carrying items created specifically for…
As part of the first annual Bay Area Book Festival, this… thing is happening: a library constructed from 50,000 books donated by the Internet Archive,…
To hear Timothy Don talk about Oakland, you might suspect he’s running for mayor. “I’ve lived in many different places,” he said recently, by phone:…
Litquake celebrates their 15th anniversary this year! The festival runs from Friday, October 10th – Saturday, October 18th and features approximately 850 authors over an average of…
Small Press Distribution is screening short films by six local poets and/or artists on Friday, September 5th. Read all about it in the San Francisco Chronicle….
a mini-guide to Fall books and events for SF Weekly‘s seasonal Arts guide
Last year, poets from all over the place spent a weekend in Oakland for four days of readings, bbq and karaoke (aka East Bay Poetry…
On Saturday, May 3, 93 stores representing 80 of our state’s zip codes will celebrate the first California Bookstore Day with parties that include everything…
Way back in the day, I was asked to record a show featuring a bunch of essay-writing moms. Not my average gig, but I said…
Longtime friend to California poets and poetry and inspiration Jack Foley, who runs the weekly Cover to Cover show on KPFA, has just joined forces…
Reading Alice Notley‘s poetry is like reading a new language for the first time and immediately understanding it. She’ll be giving rare U.S. readings in Sonoma…
What follows is a day by day guide… through Monday, and a list of events we’re covering. You can download a PDF of the entire…
Monday, August 13th 2012 The Center for the Art of Translation will present a rare opportunity to see legendary translator Margaret Jull Costa discuss her…
