Please join us on October 21 and 22 for events celebrating authors from the Bay Area and beyond and their literary works! Both events are free and open to all.
Student Reading at Stanford Bookstore
Friday, October 219:30 am – 11:00 am
Stanford Bookstore, 519 Lasuen Mall, Stanford, CA
Stanford Continuing Studies will host a reading at the Stanford Bookstore, where students who have completed the Online Certificate Program in Novel Writing will read a 5-minute excerpt from their novel. There’s a coffee shop inside the bookstore, so come grab a cup of joe and listen to some wonderful writing from the novels they completed after their years studying the craft with Continuing Studies!
Student Reading at San Francisco Lit Crawl
Saturday, October 22
8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Adobe Books & Arts Cooperative, 3130 24th St, San Francisco, CA
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Stanford Continuing Studies will host a reading of its Online Writing Certificate graduates as part of "Lit Crawl" in San Francisco’s vibrant Mission District, at Adobe Books & Arts Cooperative. Lit Crawl is the culmination of San Francisco's Litquake, a festival of books and authors. During Lit Crawl, venues all over the Mission neighborhood open their doors to readings and people meander up and down the streets, enjoying listening to authors share their work while sipping on cocktails. Emceed by online writing lead instructor Malena Watrous, our Lit Crawl reading has become a beloved annual tradition. Learn More >
Student Authors at Lit Crawl:
 Judith Ugelow Blak, an American in Denmark, born to write after age 65, prefers strawberries to snails. Her novel in progress is titled A Mere Suggestion. |
 Samuel Mireles is a physician and author. His debut novel, Pluripotent, is a speculative thriller about the other in us all. |
 Vivian Clausing ministers to formerly incarcerated women. Her novel, set in Hawaii, is about the Japanese internment and the healing power of love and forgiveness. |
 Helen Marie Webster lives in Miami, Florida with her family. From Cuba with Coffee is her first novel, inspired by her Cuban-American upbringing. |
 Corey Crawford enjoys being creative whether it’s by playing with her two small children, writing, or remodeling properties. The Trees explores the balance of humans and nature. |
 Marion Wyce is writing a novel about a small town with a bear problem, and how people define and defend their idea of “home.” |
 Sara Maurer’s novel takes place in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, where she lives. It explores the pull of place and how the hyperlocal is universal. |