Events
Litquake's Off the Richter Scale and Pitchapalooza
Oct 9 2011 3:00PM - 5:00PM
This fall, the MFA programs at CIIS partner with San Francisco's Litquake, the largest literary festival west of the Mississippi, for a series of events including "Off the Richter Scale" and "Pitchapalooza". Litquake culminates in the infamous Lit Crawl, a night of readings in bars and cafes in San Francisco's Mission District.
OFF THE RICHTER SCALE: 3PM-4PM, Variety Preview Room, 582 Market St, SF
WCC faculty member, Carolyn Cooke, hosts "Writing The Wild" a reading and discussion with Anita Amirrezvani, Natalie Baszile, Lucy Jane Bledsoe, Michael David Lukas, and Jason Magabo Perez. These novelists and essayists have journeyed into the world's wildest spaces-natural, urban, mythic, and otherwise-and have returned to tell the tale. For more details about "Off the Richter Scale," Litquake's highly anticipated opening weekend, click here.
PITCHAPALOOZA: 4PM-5PM, Variety Preview Room, 582 Market St, SF
Anyone with an idea for a book has the chance to pitch it to a panel of judges, but they get only one minute! Judges will critique everything from idea to style to potential in the marketplace. The winner will receive a free half-hour consultation. Past Pitchapalooza participants now have book deals! Join us at this CIIS-cosponsored event for up-and-coming writers. For more info, click here.
