Are You Ready to be Un-settled? Celebrating Indigenous Horror
A not-to-be-missed conversation between Indigenous horror writers Rebecca Roanhorse and D.H. Trujillo, both of whom are featured in Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology. This groundbreaking book celebrates Indigenous…
Identity, Resilience, and Shared History: Tommy Orange and Greg Sarris
This conversation between celebrated novelists Tommy Orange and Greg Sarris will span the intersection of historical trauma, identity, and resilience within Indigenous communities, as explored in their respective works. Orange has explored the…
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Indigenous Language Revitalization
A fascinating panel emphasizing the importance of Indigenous language revitalization with award-winning linguist Leanne Hinton and Bay Area members of the Advocates for Indigenous California Language Survival. Leanne Hintor researches Native…
Let’s Eat! Decolonizing Diets
Sara Calvosa Olson is a food writer and editor exploring the intersections of storytelling, Indigenous food systems, security, sovereignty, reconnection, and recipe development. Olson’s maternal ancestry is from the Karuk tribe whose lands…
My Body, My Desire: Sexuality, Desire, and Queerness in Literature
Join us for a captivating panel discussion moderated by author Lucy Jane Bledsoe (author of Tell the Rest and No Stopping Us Now) and featuring three acclaimed writers—R.O. Kwon, Brontez Purnell, and Sam Sax—as they delve into the rich and…
Black Women: Reclaiming our Legacies and Futures
This panel centers the throughlines of Black women’s lives—past, present, and future—through the multidisciplinary lenses of nonfiction, fiction, and poetry. In the nonfiction realm, Maryemma Graham’s The House Where My Soul Lives: The…
Climate Poetry Across Generations: An Inspirational Reading
June Jordan said poetry saves lives. Can it fortify the movement to save our planet? Come hear poetic visions of hope and resistance from a diverse, intergenerational lineup of dynamic authors, educators, and organizers. Readers include award-winning…
Behind You Is the Sea: Stories and Visions for a Just Peace in Palestine
Three panelists–Palestinian and Jewish–have written about Palestine from vastly different perspectives and across different genres. Susan Muaddi Darraj’s debut novel, Behind You Is the Sea, gives voice to the diverse residents of a Palestinian…
Climate Fiction as a Tool for Climate Justice
Climate fiction is a unique way to approach the climate crisis through both real and imagined endings and beginnings. This panel, moderated by author and activist Keya Chatterjee, explores why writers are drawn to climate fiction (Cli-Fi), and…
First Person Plural: Poets Speaking for Self and Community in Poetry and Memoir
Come hear some of the Bay Area’s most dynamic poets with new collections of poetry and memoir. Panelists include Brontez Purnell, whose Ten Bridges I’ve Burnt is a wrenching, sexy, and exhilaratingly energetic memoir in genre-defying verse;…