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…
In a 2014 conversation with Lorin Stein, published in BOMB magazine, author Ottessa Moshfegh said, “Each story requires a different style of stupidity. I just write…
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…
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…
An interview profile of ZYZZYVA’s editors Laura Cogan and Oscar Villalon on the journal’s 30th anniversary, in anticipation of the 30-year celebration party on May 29, 2015. First published in SF Weekly.
a mini-guide to Fall books and events for SF Weekly‘s seasonal Arts guide
Edward Smallfield’s Equinox (Apogee, 89 pages) is a truly fascinating collection of poems that weaves together a traditional form with a highly conceptual process. That…
Saturday, October 6th 2012 I was struck, initially, upon entering the venue, that it was huge and gorgeous. Those are the only two words I…