Please join us on October 20 and 21 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 209:30 am – 11:30 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 21
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Manny’s, 3092 16th St, San Francisco, CA 94103
2023 Crawl Guide >
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 Manny's. 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:
 Anthony Raymond is an author based in San Francisco. His work has been featured in LitBreak, The Write Launch, Beyond Words, and others. |
 Prasant Atluri is a husband, father, computer scientist, Cubs fan, and science fiction writer. He lives in suburban Chicago and sometimes severs limbs for a living. |
 Beatrice Motamedi is a former Stegner fellow in poetry. She’s writing about immigration, past and future. Her memoir on growing up Persian was a “notable” in Best American Essays (2022). |
 Renée Ozburn won the 2019 Los Angeles Review’s Creative Nonfiction Literary Award. She’s been featured in TulipTree Review and Burningword Literary Journal. |
 Nicola Tateosian is a former lawyer and passionate reader who lives in San Mateo. Moth Orchid, a collection of interlinked stories, is set in England where she grew up. |
 Roxanne Bjerk is at work on a collection of adapted Norse folktales, “Tullabuk and Bukkalars,” along with her novel series “The Karlstad Saga.” |