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  • Jewelle Gomez: The Gilda Stories

    City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Celebrating the expanded 25th anniversary edition!

  • Aaron Shurin: The Skin of Meaning

    The Green Arcade 1680 Market St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    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.

  • Molly Prentiss + Tom Barbash

    Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Molly Prentiss reads from and discusses her debut novel, Tuesday Nights in 1980, with Tom Barbash.

  • Emerging Writers Festival Day 2

    Fromm Hall - FR 120 - Xavier Auditorium, USF 2130 Fulton St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    The Festival's second day will include readings from Naomi J. Williams and Jill Talbot, followed by the panel discussion.

  • Fireside Storytelling: ACHILLES HEEL

    The Institute of Possibility 3359 Cesar Chavez St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Join us at the next Fireside as six storytellers share their tales of that one … fateful … thing … that spelled their downfall.

    $15

  • Write from the Gut #11

    Wework Golden Gate 25 Taylor St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Amazing writers serving up their best works-in-progress for you to enjoy!

  • Bob Booker + Maria Medina Serafin

    Readers Bookstore Fort Mason Center, Building C, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Proceeds from our bookstores benefit the San Francisco Public Library.

  • Kemper Donovan: The Decent Proposal

    Books Inc. in The Marina 2251 Chestnut St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Kemper Donovan shares his debut novel, The Decent Proposal.

  • Anne Waldman

    Timken Lecture Hall, CCA San Francisco Campus 1111 Eighth Street , San Francisco , CA, United States

    Waldman will sign copies of her books following the lecture.

  • Terrence Brewer + Youth Speaks

    SFJAZZ Center 201 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    San Francisco’s own Terrence Brewer and his Quartet join Tammy Vaitai, Youth Speaks Poet Mentor Fellow, for an interactive program of music and verse.

    $5 – $15

  • Rolling Writers: Doubles

    Rolling Out Cafe 1722 Taraval St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    A Freaky Saturday criss–cross: writers pair up to read each other’s work, songwriters cover each other’s songs.

  • Macaroni Necklace #5.2: Woltag, Hume, Wilson + Muhammad

    Alley Cat Books 3036 24th St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Macaroni Necklace is a Bay Area DIY literary zine dedicated to publishing (mostly) poets, fiction writers, and text-based artists who have yet to published a full-length collection.

  • Youth Speaks: Grand Slam Finals

    Davies Symphony Hall 201 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Grand Slam Finals will take place at the historic Davies Symphony Hall on Saturday, April 16 at 7:30pm. This culminating event will serve as the catalyst to our milestone 20th Anniversary Celebration.

    $5 – $50

  • Esme Wang + Amy Berkowitz

    Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Esme Weijun Wang will discuss her debut novel, The Border of Paradise.

  • Red Light Lit: Quantum Entanglement

    Jewish Community Center of San Francisco 3200 California St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Red Light Lit is thrilled to be part of the Jewish Community Center's UNINHIBITED: ABOUT SEX series. Smack in the middle of a progressive city known for its pride and sex-positivity, the JCCSF offers a safe space to explore topics that matter – in this case sex, in all of its fascinating and multifaceted glory.

    $20

  • Writers on Writing: Jandy Nelson

    San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Young adult fiction writer Jandy Nelson reads from and discusses her work.

  • Julien Poirier: Out of Print

    City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Release party for his new poetry collection!

  • Write Club SF Chapter 50: Only Happy When It Rains

    Make-Out Room 3225 22nd St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    WRITE CLUB is 3 rounds of 2 writers going head to head over a pair of opposing topics with 7 minutes each—7 MINUTES ONLY—to sway the crowd.

  • Two Voices Salon: Chris Clarke on Modiano

    Center for the Art of Translation office 582 Market St #700, San Francisco, CA, United States

    We'll kick off the evening as usual with a short discussion of what's new in translation and what we're reading now. Come prepared to join the conversation!

  • Litquake: A Spring Poets Supper

    Gardenias 1963 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    April is not the cruelest month when you can enjoy a spring-inspired feast of food and poetry at Gardenias restaurant in San Francisco!

    $75 – $125

  • HELLA CLOSE: Stories of Intimacy by Sex Workers

    Books Inc. In the Castro 2275 Market St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Join RADAR Productions on our signature series, Hella Close, part of our year-long Queering the Castro program!

  • Karen Melander Magoon + Miguel Robles

    Readers Bookstore Fort Mason Center, Building C, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Join us every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in our Readers Bookstore Fort Mason for our weekly FREE poetry series!

  • InsideStoryTime SUPERPOWERS

    The Armory Club 1799 Mission St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Note: this event was originally to take place at the Make-out Room but had to relocate -- apologies for any confusion.)

  • Write of Way Literary Festival

    San Francisco Art Institute 800 Chestnut St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Come celebrate independent literature!

  • Kuwentuhan (Talkstory) Collective Performance

    McRoskey Mattress Company, Inc 1687 Market St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    *$5 low income, free to SFSU students and Poetry Center.

    $5 – $10

  • Yuri Herrera + Aaron Bady

    Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Yuri Herrera, author of staff favorite Signs Preceding the End of the World, discusses his new novel, The Transmigration of Bodies, with Aaron Bady.