Lucha Libro: The Bay Area’s First Literary Wrestling Competition

RADAR Productions presents Lucha Libro, the Bay Area’s first-ever literary wrestling competition, taking place at The Park Gym on Saturday, November 11^th, 2017. Lucha Libro will feature five emerging queer and trans writers of color facing off in a live writing challenge in front of screaming fans.  The winner will have a chapbook published by Foglifter in Summer 2018.

Presented in collaboration with Foglifter, The Booksmith, Quiet Lightning, and Dog Eared Books, Lucha Libro happens on Saturday, November 11^th, 2017 at 3:30 p.m. in the ring at Park Gym in the legendary Castro District, at 1960 Harrison St, San Francisco, California 94103. Tickets are $10 at the door. Writers must submit work by October 1^st, and the five final contestants will be announced on November 1^st.

Inspired by Peru’s own literary wrestling competitions, intended to break down barriers to publication and challenge elitism in the literary world, RADAR Productions’ Lucha Libro provides a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for emerging queer and trans writers of color to share their work in front of a live audience.

RADAR Productions is a San Francisco-based queer literary arts non-profit organization. RADAR Productions serves queer audiences and artists in San Francisco through free and affordable literary arts programs that authentically reflect Queer communities’ experiences. RADAR creates a platform for emerging queer artists, commissions the creation of new work, and gives voice to innovative Queer writers and artists.