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  • March 2021

  • Sat 13

    Tripwire Cross-Cultural Poetics Series: Momtaza Mehri and Zoé Samudzi, reading and in conversation

    March 13, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PST
    online

    Remote access event, free and open to the public REGISTER TO ATTEND —or— Watch this program at YouTube With emcee, alex cruse This remote-access event starts promptly...

    Free
  • Mon 15

    Virtual Event: Michaeleen Doucleff

    March 15, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT
    online

    Join us on Monday, March 15 at 6pm PT when Dr. Michaeleen Doucleff joins us to discuss her book, Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures...

    Free
  • Tue 16

    One City One Book: Chanel Miller

    March 16, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT
    online

    One City One Book: Chanel Miller Tue Mar 16th 6:00pm - 7:00pm Register  Co-presented with San Francisco Public Library Litquake is honored to partner with San...

    Free
  • Tue 16

    Chanel Miller in conversation with journalist Robynn Takayama

    March 16, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT
    Virtual

    San Francisco Public Library is honored to announce its 16th Annual One City One Book selection, Chanel Miller's, Know My Name. Chanel Miller will join...

    Free
  • Wed 17

    Tongo Eisen-Martin, Mahogany L. Browne, Safia Elhillo in conversation

    March 17, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm PDT
    Virtual

    Join the San Francisco Public Library in welcoming the San Francisco Poet Laureate, Tongo Eisen-Martin, along with celebrated authors Mahogany L. Browne and Safia Elhillo...

    Free
  • Wed 17

    Perfectly Queer Reading “Queer Flannery O’Connor Award Winners”

    March 17, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT
    online

    The Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction is an annual publication prize named for author Flannery O'Connor. This month, Perfectly Queer welcomes three Queer winners...

    Free
  • Thu 18

    Jenny Offill in conversation with Brit Marling

    March 18, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT
    online

    City Arts & Lectures presents: Jenny Offill in conversation with Brit Marling Thursday, March 18, 2021 6:00pm Pacific Time KQED Broadcast: 03/28/2021, 03/30/2021, 03/31/2021 TICKETS This...

    $29
  • Thu 18

    Virtual Event: Kazim Ali and Layli Long Soldier

    March 18, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT
    online

    Join us on Thursday, March 18th at 6pm PT when Kazim Ali discusses his book, Northern Light: Power, Land, and the Memory of Water, with...

    Free
  • Thu 18

    Open Mic Night | Featuring Joshua Merchant

    March 18, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT
    online

    OPEN MIC THURSDAYS continue. Join us on ZOOM twice a month for our virtual Open Mic. Look for MoAD Open Mic every other Thursday this month. Hosted...

    Free
  • Thu 18

    You’re Going to Die: Poetry, Prose & Everything Goes… an Online Open Mic & Community Listening Space

    March 18, 2021 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm PDT
    online

    w/Ned Buskirk & the You're Going to Die team… Thursday, March 18th Virtual Doors at 6:30pm PST Show at 7pm REGISTER FOR FREE NOW: http://bit.ly/2ZXYbJp...

    Free – $50
  • Fri 19

    Spirit Houses: KSW Presents Maw Shein Win & Khaty Xiong

    March 19, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT
    online

    On Friday, March 19th, KSW Presents “Spirit Houses” a reading featuring Maw Shein Win, author of Storage Unit for the Spirit House (Omnidawn, 2020) and...

    Free – $5
  • Fri 19

    Tres Pochos Y Black Freighter

    March 19, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT
    online

    This event is a collaboration between Black Freighter Press & Alley Cat Books in San Francisco

    Free
  • Fri 19

    Illuminate: A Night of Poetry in Solidarity with Asian and Asian American Communities

    March 19, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm PDT
    online

    ILLUMINATE is a virtual poetry reading and open mic in response to the rise in Anti-Asian violence and hate crimes, which have increased by 1900%...

    Free
  • Sat 20

    Book Launch for Neon: A Light History (East Coast and European audiences)

    March 20, 2021 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm PDT
    online

    East Coast and European audiences are invited to celebrate the book launch of Neon: A Light History About this Event Join us for the virtual...

    Free
  • Sat 20

    Denise Riley and Jennifer Soong, reading and in conversation

    March 20, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PDT
    online

    Remote access event, free and open to the public REGISTER TO ATTEND —or— Watch this program at YouTube With emcee, Brandon Brown Co-sponsored with NYRB Poets and Futurepoem Supported in...

    Free
  • Sat 20

    Jingletown Reading & Open Mic

    March 20, 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm PDT
    online

    Jingletown Reading & Open Mic is a monthly event that celebrates writers & artists committed to social justice and determined to make a positive change...

    Free
  • Mon 22

    Virtual Event: Kim Addonizio and Bob Hicok

    March 22, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT
    online

    Join us on Monday, March 22nd at 6pm PT when Kim Addonizio joins us to discuss her latest collection, Now We're Getting Somewhere, with Bob...

    Free
  • Tue 23

    Mindfulness & Medicine with Larry Brilliant & Jack Kornfield

    March 23, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT
    online

    City Arts & Lectures presents: Mindfulness & Medicine with Larry Brilliant & Jack Kornfield Tuesday, March 23, 2021 6:00pm Pacific Time KQED Broadcast: 04/04/2021, 04/06/2021, 04/07/2021...

    $29
  • Sat 27

    At The Door: Chapter Two

    March 27, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT
    online

    Join us for our monthly reading series, featuring only Black & Brown voices. We're already a chapter in - join us for the incredible lineup...

    Free
  • April 2021

  • Thu 1

    Seismic Salons: Tom Perrotta

    April 1, 2021 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm PDT
    online

    Seismic Salon: Tom Perrotta Thu Apr 1st 5:00pm - 6:30pm Buy Tickets  If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to have your fiction translated to the...

    $100
  • Thu 1

    Youmna Chlala and Ken Chen, reading and in conversation

    April 1, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT
    online

    Remote access event, free and open to the public Registration link pending With emcee, Brent Awa Jensen Supported by the National Endowment for the Arts Details...

    Free
  • Mon 5

    Better Ancestors: Kai Sugioka-Stone, Amanda Muñiz, Isabelle Khoo-Miller, Arlene Biala and Melissa Merin

    April 5, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm PDT
    online

    Quiet Lightning presents the second Better Ancestors, featuring readings and performance by Kai Sugioka-Stone, Amanda Muñiz, Isabelle Khoo-Miller, Arlene Biala and Melissa Merin! This show curated by the artists who performed at...

    Free
  • Wed 7

    Mazza Writer in Residence Brontez Purnell, reading and in conversation

    April 7, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm PDT
    online

    Remote access event, free and open to the public Registration link pending With emcee, TreVaughn Malik Roach-Carter Supported by the Sam Mazza Foundation Details tba...

    Free
  • Wed 7

    Aunt Lute and POC United presents the Panel: Creating Our Own ‘Table’

    April 7, 2021 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm PDT
    Virtual

    Many marginalized writers celebrate the moment that they receive "a seat at the table," and this is quite often their goal. Yet, others of us...

    Free
  • Wed 7

    You’re Going to Die Presents: GRIEF & HEALING w/Writing & Music

    April 7, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - April 28, 2021 @ 8:45 pm PDT
    online

    a YG2D Workshop This 4-session communal workshop offers a chance to creatively express ourselves & engage with our own grief & healing through writing &...

    $80 – $250
  • Thu 8

    Gabriela Garcia: Of Women and Salt

    April 8, 2021 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm PDT
    online

    Litquake's Epicenter: A Virtual Series Bringing writers from around the world to your computer screen Co-presented by Green Apple Books on the Park Litquake and...

    Free
  • Thu 8

    Kim Shuck’s Poetry Night, One City One Book Edition

    April 8, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT
    online

    REGISTER Natasha Dennerstein, Molly Fisk, Kelly Grace Thomas, Kelliane Parker and Ramona “Mona” Webb lead a One City One Book inspired reading. Natasha Dennerstein was born in Melbourne,...

    Free
  • Thu 8

    Open Mic Night | Featuring Daniel B. Summerhill

    April 8, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT
    online

    OPEN MIC THURSDAYS continue. Join us on ZOOM twice a month for our virtual Open Mic. Look for MoAD Open Mic every other Thursday this month. Hosted...

    Free
  • Thu 8

    Mazza Writer in Residence Brontez Purnell and Friends, reading and in conversation

    April 8, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT
    online

    Remote access event, free and open to the public Registration link pending With emcee, TreVaughn Malik Roach-Carter Supported by the Sam Mazza Foundation Details tba...

    Free
  • Sat 10

    Pitch-o-Rama, literary agent pitch festival

    April 10, 2021 @ 8:00 am - 1:00 pm PDT
    online

    As you likely know, we have been holding the Pitch-o-Rama literary pitch festival annually for more than 20 years. In 2020, we changed to a...

    $65 – $75
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