Thanks for supporting LQ on Lockdown!

Thanks to all our attendees for supporting our virtual efforts to foster community and creativity in this wild, trying time!

It was an honor to "host" dozens of authors from around the world and over a thousand viewers throughout the last ten days. The outpouring of love and solidarity in response has been so uplifting, we're excited to announce another round of Litquake on Lockdown! Keep your eyes peeled for details in the coming days...

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In the meantime, enjoy videos of all of the Lockdown events you may have missed...

Fiction Writing in a Time of Crisis
Fiction writers Nayomi Munaweera, R.O. Kwon, Ingrid Rojas Contreras, and host Lauren Markham discuss both the challenges and urgency of fiction writing at this moment in time.

Poets for National Poetry Month
Our annual National Poetry Month celebration with some of
America's best poets: Kazim Ali, Tongo Eisen-Martin, and Jane Hirshfield.
Curated and hosted by Rebecca Foust.

Beth Lisick and Edie on the Green Screen
Beth Lisick's canceled book tour for her debut novel transmogrifies into an at-home spoken word and music performance with her husband, musician and studio wizard Eli Crews (Tune-yards, Deerhoof).

DIY Flash with the Flash Fiction Collective
A reading of dozens of tiny stories from micro-fictionistas
plus a discussion of the Art of Flash and prompts.

ZYZZYVA's 35th Anniversary Issue Release
Celebrate ZYZZYVA's 35th anniversary issue (out now) with contributors from the issue. Featuring Meg Hurtado Bloom, Kristen Iskandrian, Dave Madden, Margaret Wilkerson Sexton, and Lysley Tenorio.

We All Want to Change the World
Fiction writers are often told – by teachers, editors, and agents – that politics and literature don’t mix. But in these times of political polarization and dissatisfaction, many writers are reconsidering this conventional wisdom.

Bring the World into Your Home with World Editions
Let's connect our global literary community in a time of closed borders. With Adeline Dieudonné, Pierre Jarawan, Sisonke Msimang, and Amin Maalouf.

Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times
Hear from the writers of Radical Hope: Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times about what's changed, what hasn't, how we weather what we're facing not only politically but also culturally, personally, artistically, and as communities who affirm our connections to each other.

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About Litquake
Litquake, San Francisco's annual literary festival, was founded by Bay Area writers in order to put on a week-long literary spectacle for book lovers, complete with cutting-edge panels, unique cross-media events, and hundreds of readings. Since its founding in 1999, the festival has presented close to 8,650 author appearances for an audience of over 183,000 in its lively and inclusive celebration of San Francisco's thriving contemporary literary scene. Litquake seeks to foster interest in literature, perpetuate a sense of literary community, and provide a vibrant forum for Bay Area writing as a complement to the city's music, film, and cultural festivals. 2020 Dates: Oct. 8-17. www.litquake.org

Litquake is grateful for the support of the following funders who help make our programming possible. Institutional Giving: California Arts Council, California College of the Arts, California Institute of Integral Studies, Center for the Art of Translation, Chronicle Books, Craig Newmark Philanthropies, Grants for the Arts, HarperOne, Margaret and William R. Hearst III Foundation, Miner Anderson Family Foundation, Mystery Writers of America, Northern California Chapter, The Bernard Osher Foundation, Stanford Continuing Studies, Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, Zellerbach Foundation. Individual Giving: Frances Dinkelspiel and Gary Wayne, Margaret and Will Hearst, Scott James and Gerald Cain, Nion McEvoy, Craig Newmark, and Nicole Miner and Robert Mailer Anderson. Media Sponsors: San Francisco Chronicle, 7 X 7, KQED, Bay Area Reporter, Johnny Funcheap, and KALW 91.7

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