Rise & Shine: Winter 2021 | Series of Odes

Virtual

Rise & Shine is a generative poetry workshop presented by Surprise the Line, hosted by Nancy Lynée Woo. Started in April 2020, Rise & Shine...

Free

Sharpen Your Pencil: Elements of a Poem in Revision

Virtual

Do you want your poems to sing more sweetly? Resonate more deeply? Read more beautifully? In this 8-week craft workshop, you will learn structured techniques...

$250

Virginia Loh-Hagan on Instagram IGTV

reading the award-winning Nian, the Chinese New Year Dragon, an illustrated retelling for young readers of the Chinese folktale about a dragon that threatens a village...

Kate Russo – Super Host (Virtual Event)

A deeply funny and shrewdly observed debut novel about being lost in the very place you know by heart. Bennett Driscoll is a Turner Prize-nominated...

Jenara Nerenberg – Divergent Mind (Virtual Event)

A paradigm-shifting study of neurodivergent women—those with ADHD, autism, synesthesia, high sensitivity, and sensory processing disorder—exploring why these traits are overlooked in women and how...

Virtual Event: Kink: On & Off the Page

online

Join us on Wednesday, February 17th at 6pm PT when we celebrate the new short story anthology, KINK, with an evening of readings, live demonstrations,...

$20.00 – $22.00

Author: Melissa Valentine in conversation with writer Amber Butts

San Francisco Public Library - Virtual Library

In celebration of Melissa Valentine's book, The Names of All the Flowers, Valentine and Butts will discuss writing and community organizing. Set in rapidly gentrifying 1990s Oakland, The...

Free

Virtual Event: Kink: On & Off the Page

JOIN US ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17 AT 6PM PT WHEN WE CELEBRATE THE NEW SHORT STORY ANTHOLOGY, KINK, WITH AN EVENING OF READINGS, LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS, AND CONVERSATIONS IN PARTNERSHIP...

LILY KING

online

LILY KING Thursday, February 18, 2021 6:00pm Pacific Time TICKETS “Lily King writes with a great generosity of spirit.” – Ann Patchett Lily King is...

$29

This is Now: David Bradford and Carole Robin

This event is online. In the history of humankind, connecting to others and building strong relationships has never been more complicated. That was true even...

Virtual Event: Zak Salih and Lydia Kiesling

online

Join us on Thursday, February 18th at 6pm PT when Zak Salih discusses his debut novel, Let's Get Back to the Party, with Lydia Kiesling...

Free

Virtual Event: Zak Salih and Lydia Kiesling

JOIN US ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18 AT 6PM PT WHEN ZAK SALIH DISCUSSES HIS DEBUT NOVEL, LET'S GET BACK TO THE PARTY, WITH LYDIA KIESLING ON ZOOM! Zoom Login...

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reading A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart, a powerful, affirming poem in which a Black child explores his shifting emotions throughout the year. "A...

Prepping to Publish: a workshop for writers of color

Virtual

Geared toward marginalized writers who may lack access to MFA programs, workshops, and conferences, Prepping to Publish is a six-hour, two-session intensive. Sonora will select...

Free

Children’s Book Reading: The Unexpected Friend

Join Eastwind Books of Berkeley online for children's story time featuring a live read-aloud of The Unexpected Friend: A Rohingya Children's Story with author Raya...

CWC Speaker Series: Sage Cohen

virtual

Sunday, February 21, 1-3pm Pacific time When you don't know what matters most in your writing life, it's hard to focus-and finish. In this live...

$5 – $10

Virtual Event: Lauren Oyler and Anna Wiener

online

Join us on Monday, February 22nd at 6pm PT when Lauren Oyler is joined by Anna Weiner to discuss her debut novel, Fake Accounts, on...

Free