On July 27, 2024, San Francisco Writers Workshop will take part in Oakland’s Festival for Literary Arts & Performance, the annual BEASTCRAWL. Please come to support our writers in the Phase 2 of the fesitval and come early to attend Phase 1, and stay late to cheer for groups reading in Phase 3. Study the FULL PROGRAM of the festival in advance and make a walking map!
Details for our event:
July 27, 5:30 pm
Binny’s Cocktail Lounge
532 8th St, Oakland, CA
Connor O’Mara is a writer from northern Colorado. He often writes about tragedy set in the Mountain-West, finding inspiration from the people and towns he loved.
Cynthia Gómez writes horror and other types of speculative fiction, set primarily in Oakland. The Nightmare Box and Other Stories, her first collection, was released in July 2024.
Oakland-based David Ira Cleary has published in Asimov’s, Interzone, Persistent Visions, and elsewhere. His work is included in The Year’s Top Robot and AI Stories, coming out in October 2024.
Joel Streicker’s fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and translations of Spanish-language literature have appeared hither and yon. He’s literally a prize-winning author—just ask him! Or check out his website: https://joelstreicker.com.
Madison Wilson is a fiction writer from the Bay Area. She is interested in telling stories about forgotten women and their inner lives.
Tahirah Nailah Dean writes about the difficulties of finding love and marriage from the perspective of a Muslim woman. Her work has appeared in Al Jazeera and Insider.
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