Dear John,

If you're reading this, you have yet to give to our campaign. This is your last chance—help keep the momentum alive so we can plan our October festival with confidence.

We know you're as aware of the problems, local and national in scope, as we are. A struggling downtown. Writers unable to afford the cost of living. Funding cuts for the arts. Banned books and silenced voices. Because you're reading this, we also know you're aware of the solution.

Litquake is an antidote. A platform. A celebration. A community.

We thank you for your patience as we've hit you all month with our simple message: Sharing our stories offers new ways to look at ourselves and others, and grants us a clearer vision of the world we share. 

Thanks to those who have given so far, we’re nearly at our modest goal. What's $20,000 thrown into the Litquake machine anyways? Multiply by 17. Carry the joy. Square root of access = inclusion. With your donation today, we can leverage $340,000 in economic benefits to the city we all love* (as well as those pesky intangibles like, say, belonging). To us, this kind of math is fun. 

Yours,
Norah Piehl
Executive Director

*According to a Bay Area Council report, each $100 of investment in arts and culture results in $1,700 in economic output. How's that for a ROI?

About Litquake
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. 2025 Dates: Oct. 9-25. www.litquake.org

Litquake is grateful for the support of the following funders who help make our programming possible. Institutional Giving: Alta: Journal of Alta California, Amazon Literary Partnership, Bernard Osher Foundation, Craig Newmark Philanthropies, Center for the Art of Translation, Government of Ireland Emigrant Support Programme, HarperOne, Hawthornden Foundation, Joseph and Vera Long Foundation, Margaret and William R. Hearst III Foundation, Mary A. Crocker Trust, Miner Anderson Family Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Rock Foundation, Norway House, San Francisco Grants for the Arts, Zellerbach Family Foundation; Individual Giving: Jared Bhatti, Lisa Brown and Daniel Handler, Karyn DiGiorgio and Steve Sattler, Scott James and Gerald Cain, Nion McEvoy and Leslie Berriman, Greg Sarris, and Ellen Ullman Media Sponsors: San Francisco Chronicle, Publishers Weekly, 7x7, KALW, KEXP, KQED, SF Arts Monthly, Bay Area Reporter, Johnny Funcheap.