We're taking you back to class! One of the gems of our festival is our panel discussions, in which we gather the Bay Area's foremost experts to discuss the craft of writing and answer questions like: How do novelists structure their writing and their writing day? Where do short story writers get their inspiration? How do you write honestly about family?
In these three panel discussions, recorded live at the Contemporary Jewish Museum, you'll hear from authors like Rebecca Handler, Grant Faulkner, Nayomi Munaweera, and so many more. We're incredibly happy to get to bring these riveting discussions to a wider audience. Take notes, and enjoy!
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 | | Click above to watch World (Re)Building: The Art of the Novel, live at Litquake 2021 |
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 | | Click above to watch Distilling Emotion: The Art of the Short Story, live at Litquake 2021 |
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 | | Click above to watch Blood is Thicker Than Ink: Memoir Panel, live at Litquake 2021 |
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Litquake Weekly Highlighting the best literary news, upcoming happenings, and whatever else we're looking at...
“Buy 12 books, get an NFT...” How one author combined the struggle of book sales with the NFT craze • The Wall Street Journal
"You can probably power through all of these great short-short stories in one long bathroom break." 7 flash fiction stories that are worth (a tiny amount of) your time • Electric Literature
"...a family-friendly and free December-long celebration of poetry and light centered in the heart of Golden Gate Park." Led by Tongo Eisen-Martin, The Altverse celebrates local poets • The Altverse
“I asked seven writers about their day jobs and how they manage to produce work in their off hours without losing their minds." Writing is a balancing act • Literary Hub |
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Litquake Book Recs A new feature in which we convince one of our favorite writers to recommend a must-read book...
First up is Charlie Jane Anders! They recommend The House of Rust by Khadija Abdalla Bajaber.
"This is probably my favorite book of 2021, a brilliant coming-of-age tale about Aisha, a girl in Mombasa who goes out to sea to find her missing father, in a boat made out of bones with only a talking cat for company. I loved the rich and evocative language, the beautiful descriptions of animals and their politics, and the rich, layered protagonist. This book transported me and left me transformed."
Thanks Charlie Jane! You can buy Charlie Jane Anders' short story collection Even Greater Mistakes and, if you're in the Bay Area, you can also join them this Saturday for the latest edition of their reading series Writers With Drinks, featuring Shruti Swamy, Brontez Purnell, Tongo Eisen-Martin, Cat Rambo, and Stephen van Dyck. Find out more. |
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