Join us for a very special art opening featuring works by Richard Loranger and readings by Richard Loranger and James Cagney. Music by the ever-so-talented Annelyse Gelman.
William Taylor, Jr. and friends return to the Beat Museum for the release of Taylor’s new collection of poems, To Break the Heart of the Sun.
Word World is the culminating event of the MFA Program in Writing at California College of the Arts that features graduating students reading from their thesis.
Pairing gritty, real, and raw writing with live performance, Lip Service offers audiences the rare glimpse into the personal lives of the artist.
Three amazing sets of poets and musicians blend words and music.
An important contribution to Latino/a studies, these writings will introduce readers to a new collection of rich literature.
Readings by Ethan Miller, Daniel Higgs, and Sylvie Simmons.
Inspired by real-life events, author Kim Vogee artfully combines the elements of a Western with the 21st century.
T.J. Stiles with Write on Mama Mary Allison Tierney on the craft of storytelling.
Bring a friend and a poem. There will be an open mic after the reading.
Come on out for a fantastic night of writing and music at the next Bazaar Writers Salon!
Join us for a night of readings featuring Green Apple booksellers.
The life and legacy of Bob Kaufman, one of the most innovative and exciting voices in American poetry of the late 20th century, is celebrated by a gathering of formidable talents.
The Left Coast Writers® and the Southern Sampler Artists Colony Poets invite you to join them for an evening of poetry readings in celebration of National Poetry Month!
Jacquelyn Mitchard is the national bestselling author of The Breakdown Lane, Twelve Times Blessed, and The Deep End of the Ocean, which was the very first book picked by Oprah for her book club.
Audrey “Jean” Pumphrey was a gifted poet and teacher who lived to share the joys of creative writing with others.
Trace Peterson, TC Tolbert, Julian Brolaski, Gr Keer, + Zoe Tuck
RADAR Productions Presents: APRIL QUEER READING SERIES at the San Francisco Library.
Voice, music, + poetry!
Readings + Open Mic
Celebrating the release of Elizabeth Crane's new novel.
Co-sponsored by the English department and MFA program, the Emerging Writers Festival features two days of readings by five up-and-coming writers of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction.
Free reading with Frank B. Wilderson, III
Join the CLA and the Steinbeck Center for readings by this year’s Steinbeck Fellows Candace Eros Diaz, Jennie Lin, and Gabriel Thompson.
Celebrating the expanded 25th anniversary edition!
Andy Weir’s acclaimed science fiction novel, The Martian, has been selected as the 2016 honoree for One Book One Marin. Now celebrating its 10th anniversary, One Book One Marin seeks to build a stronger, enriched community through community dialogue, and the exploration of literature and culture.
Fueled by gender and queer studies and combined with radical traditions in poetry, Shurin’s essays combine a highly personal and lyrical vision with a trenchant social analysis of poetry’s possibilities.
Sarah Manguso is the author, most recently, of the memoirs Ongoingness, The Guardians, and The Two Kinds of Decay.
Molly Prentiss reads from and discusses her debut novel, Tuesday Nights in 1980, with Tom Barbash.
The Festival's second day will include readings from Naomi J. Williams and Jill Talbot, followed by the panel discussion.