2018 San Francisco Writers Conference
mark hopkins hotel 999 California St, San FranciscoOpen to the public—FREE—events include Exhibitor Talks + a YA workshop w/ Mitali Perkins.
$845
30 events found.
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John Murillo + Nicole Sealey
Falkirk Cultural Center 1408 Mission Ave, San Rafael , CA, United StatesA night of readings.
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Richard Silberg
Claremont Branch, Berkeley Public Library 2940 Benvenue Ave, Berkeley, CA, United StatesReading + interview.
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Michio Kaku
San Mateo Performing Arts Center 600 N Delaware St., San Mateo, CA, United StatesMichio Kaku is the cofounder of string field theory, science advisor to CBS This Morning, and the author of several widely acclaimed science books, including The...
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Quiet As They Come & Birds Of Paradise Lost: Viet-Lit In SF
Asian Art Museum 200 Larkin St., San Francisco, CA, United StatesThe Tenderloin Museum is thrilled to collaborate with the Asian Art Museum on hosting a literary reading featuring renowned Vietnamese-American authors, Andrew Lam and Angie Chau....
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SFWC 2018: WRITING YOUR LIFE: Personal Essay + Memoir
Mark Hopkins Hotel 999 California St, San FranciscoBy the end of this three-hour course, you will have a good part of your work on the page!
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A Day of Remembrance
Bird & Beckett Books and Records 653 Chenery St, San Francisco , CA, United StatesFeatured readers followed by an open mic.
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Odd Mondays
Folio Books 3957 24th St, San Francisco , CA, United StatesFree -
A Reading of Song of a Captive Bird with Jasmin Darznik
California College of Arts 1111 8th Street, San Francisco , CA, United StatesNave Alcove, San Francisco Campus MFA in Writing Faculty Jasmin Darznik reading from and in discussion around her new novel Song of a Captive Bird. RSVP...
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Neeli Cherkovski
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesNeeli Cherkovski reading from his new collection of poetry Elegy For My Beat Generation from Lithic Press (Hilton Obenzinger will give an opening statement) Elegy For My...
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The WordParty Poetry & Jazz Night
PianoFight 144 Taylor St, San Francisco , CA, United StatesNEXT up: Tuesday February 20th, 2017 Our featured artist is: Afi Ayanna! at PianoFight: 144 Taylor Street (between Turk & Eddy), San Francisco, CA 94102 – Powell Street BART...
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Humble Pie presents: HearSay! with local poets Mg Roberts, Zack Anderson, and Aniqa Tasnim
A2 Cafe 5212 Broadway St, Oakland, CA, United StatesA2 Cafe, Oakland Campus Join us for poetry and (free) pie. Humble Pie presents HearSay! featuring local poets and Writing & Literature majors, Zack Anderson and Aniqa...
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Holloway Reading Series: Alan Felsenthal with Dylan Furcall
Maude Fife Room, UC Berkeley 2000 Carleston Street, Berkeley, CA, United StatesAlan Felsenthal runs a small press called The Song Cave with Ben Estes. Together, they edited A Dark Dreambox of Another Kind: The Poems of Alfred Starr...
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Robert Aquinas McNally
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesRobert Aquinas McNally discussing the subject of his new book MODOC WAR: A Story of Genocide at the Dawn of America's Gilded Age from...
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David Neiwert / Alt America
The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United StatesJust as Donald Trump's victorious campaign for the US presidency shocked the world, the seemingly sudden national prominence of white supremacists, xenophobes, militia leaders, and...
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George Saunders with Dan Stone
Nourse Theatre 275 Hayes Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesGeorge Saunders is the Man Booker Prize-winning author of Lincoln in the Bardo; Tenth of December; In Persuasion Nation; The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil; Pastoralia; CivilWarLand in Bad Decline; The Braindead...
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Berkeley Arts & Letters: Morgan Jerkins
Hillside Club 2286 Cedar St, Berkeley, CA, United StatesMORGAN JERKINS presents This Will Be My Undoing: Living at the Intersection of Black, Female, and Feminist in (White) America Wednesday, February 21, 2018, 7:30PM at...
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Lyrics & Dirges: February Love
Pegasus Books Downtown 2349 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United StatesCome celebrate love and whatever else at Lyrics & Dirges with five fabulous readers: Fisayo Adeyeye, Candace Eros Díaz, Jacqueline Doyle, Gillian Hamel & Nancy...
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Release Party for HOWL:The Record Album
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesRelease Party for HOWL:The Record Album Concord Music reissues Allen Ginsberg reading HOWL on vinyl Opening statement by Garett Caples (Poetry Editor, City Lights), and Ann Charters (BEAT Scholar) Appearance...
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Roseann Lake / Leftover in China
The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United StatesRoseann Lake visits The Bindery to discuss her new book, Leftover in China: The Women Shaping the World's Next Superpower. Join us! Forty years ago, China...
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Morgan Jerkins / This Will Be My Undoing
The Booksmith 1644 Haight St, San Francisco , CA, United StatesBooksmith is thrilled to host Morgan Jerkins for This Will Be My Undoing: Living at the Intersection of Black, Female, and Feminist in (White) America. Please join us!...
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USF MFA Reading Series: Sam Lipsyte
USF Fromm Hall - FR 125 - Maraschi Room 2130 Fulton Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesSam Lipsyte is the author of five books of fiction, including The Fun Parts, Home Land, and The Ask. A Guggenheim fellow and winner of the Believer Book Award,...
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Nancy Huang, “Favorite Daughter,” with Aurielle Marie
E.M. Wolfman General Interest Small Bookstore 410 13th Street, Oakland , CA, United StatesNancy Huang will be reading from her first book of poems, Favorite Daughter. Nan Huang (黄洁) is a queer Chinese-American poet. She is a winner of...
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This is Now with Angie Coiro Presents: Morgan Jerkins on Race and Misogyny
Kepler's Books 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park , CA, United StatesBlogger and essayist Morgan Jerkins boldly takes on the most incendiary of topics: the stew of racism, misogyny, and white-dominated feminism that sidelines black women...
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Dear Diary Zine Fest Pre-Party!
E.M. Wolfman General Interest Small Bookstore 410 13th Street, Oakland , CA, United StatesOh my goodness, it is almost time for the Bay Area's only PERZINE FEST! We are celebrating by hosting a zine reading the night before...
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An African American and Latinx History of the United States – With Author Paul Ortiz
The Green Arcade 1680 Market St, San Francisco , CA, United StatesPaul Ortiz' new book An African American and Latinx History of the United States is the latest in Beacon Press’s ReVisioning American History series. (Previous...
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Saturday Night Special: Shades of Gray
Nick's Lounge 3218 Adeline St., Berkeley, CA, United StatesFebruary is the sluttiest month. Our theme is "shades of grey." You know what to do. You're welcome ;) As always, we'd love to hear...
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Shaina Hammerman / Silver Screen, Hasidic Jews
The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United StatesThe Bindery hosts Shaina Hammerman as she launches her first book, Silver Screen, Hasidic Jews. Joining her in conversation is Helene Wecker (The Golem and the Jinni). Don't miss it!...
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THE RACKET! #16 – Grief
Adobe Books 3130 24th St., San Francisco, CA, United StatesFeaturing: Sarah Klineman, Amy Harcourt, Vincent Chu, Galadrielle Allman, Elizabeth Bernstein, Jacqueline Hampton and Jennifer Lewis Hosted by Noah B. Sanders https://www.facebook.com/events/165709004068905/
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Nancy Huang / Favorite Daughter
The Booksmith 1644 Haight St, San Francisco , CA, United StatesIn town from Austin, TX, Nancy Huang will be reading from her first book of poems, Favorite Daughter. Reading with her are Bay Area poets Arati Warrier and Kiana Young—join us!...
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