Litquake
litquake san franciscos annual literary festival originally named litstock festival event took place single day golden gate park spring twoweek run midoctober well yearround program workshop litquake consists reading discussion film screening themed event held hundred bay area venue attempt bring many disparate type literary art many people possible festival feature event around author draw attendee annually event free open public jack boulware jane ganahl cofounder operate festival executive director artistic director hatched beer edinburgh castle pub litquake debuted litstock free oneday reading series fogbound golden gate park festival rechristened litquake began expanding programming include writing around world festival inaugurated closing night literary pub crawl lit crawl throughout san franciscos mission district year following litquake added national international author youth program kidquake workshop elderly elder project podcast lit cast live special localized edition lit crawl held year austin seattle minneapolis new york city los angeles portland boston chicago kells ireland cheltenham england anger france naples italy wellington new zealand added every year litquake largest independent literary festival west coast litquake began hosting online program litquake launched first “lit crawl” literary pubcrawl mission district san francisco reading performance rolled three sequential phase course crawl crawl closed festival place schedule maintained ever since lit crawl expanded venue including bar cafe bookstore theater gallery clothing boutique furniture showroom parking lot laundromat beekeeping store new york time wrote crawl san francisco literature carnival article entitled heady cocktail book booze lit crawl new york city lower east side crawl added year lit crawl nyc debuted lit crawl austin part texas book festival lit crawl brooklyn lit crawl seattle lit crawl iowa city lit crawl los angeles lit crawl london lit crawl portland portland book festival lit crawl boston boston book festival added since lit crawl nyc project litquake pen america global community writer translator literary professional dedicated protecting free expression promoting literary culture annual kidquake event bring k student class san francisco public library two day assembly intimate workshop acclaimed children’s author hundred free book giveaway litquake released virtual classroom visit video direct teacher use classroom prerecorded video featured author presentation paired writing illustration bookmaking prompt teaching material made available download teenquake partnership san francisco public library nanowrimo young writer’s project writopia lab inspire young writer public reading open mics literary crawl award event ’s teen writing award brought entry ten teen featured award ceremony family friend lit crawl sf elder project brings writing storytelling workshop retirement community across oakland san francisco two month opening new pathway selfexpression greater socialization class publishes anthology performs live reading friend loved one program even helped several emerging writer publish work perform local reading series even launch career downloads listener country lit cast brings select litquake programming enormous worldwide audience partnership local bookstore art organization litquake began broadcasting emerging awardwinning author book tour well various special event initiated litquake’s barbary coast award given literary achievement recognition value independent—and sometimes unruly—the spirit bay area keep alive work name meant evoke san francisco’s storied pirate nonconformist beginning well nod armistead maupin’s quixotic character made home barbary lane recipient armistead maupin tobias wolff amy tan lawrence ferlinghetticity light book ishmael reed poetry flash ron turner last gasp comic valencia dave egger vendela vida community writer squaw valley maxine hong kingston alejandro murguia thomas sanchez jewelle gomez michael krasny threepenny review bancroft library paul yamazaki justin chin list san francisco bay area writer litquake website article litquake lit crawl litminds interview litquake organizer archived wayback machine ashcan magazine coverage litquake reyhan harmanci reader bookworm day coming new york time september allison mccarthy pop culture knowitall litquake performer chuck klosterman talk beard crystal writer block x magazine september litquake san francisco ultimate guide navigating literary takeover photo huffpost san francisco june