Whether you’re working on fiction or nonfiction, a short story or a memoir, this class provides a structured environment for momentum, insight, and support. Thursdays, April 16th - May 14th 6-8pm PT. Via Zoom. www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-... #writing #writingcommunity #writingclass

Rediscover the magic of writing. This class uses tarot, dreamwork, astrology, automatic writing and guided hypnosis to bypass the inner critic. Mondays, April 13th - May 18th 6:30-8:00pm PT. Via Zoom. www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-... #writing #writingcommunity #writingcraft #writingclass

Thank you to everyone who joined Grotto Night: Getting the Scoop at SF Pub Lib. Moderated by Nate Olivarez-Giles, Katherine Seligman, Katy Butler, and Kevin Fagan shared powerful insights on immersive reporting, resilience, and finding authentic voice in journalism. #writers #journalism #amwriting

Join us for an evening with publishing expert Jane Friedman at the Writers Grotto! Learn about: • publishing myths • AI & authors • query letters • building your platform 📅 April 22, 6–8 PM 📍 SF Writers Grotto 🎟️ $45 writersgrotto.org #writingcommunity #amwriting #publishing

Learn to tell the story only you can tell. Saturdays, April 4th - 25th, from 11:00am - 12:30pm PT. Via Zoom. www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-... #writing #writingcommunity #writingclass #novelwriting #fictionwriting #writingcraft

Glad to have a flash piece titled The Period that emerged from the @smokelong.bsky.social workshop last year up in io literary journal!

Yes, this is real.

I'm giving a cemetery talk April 21! "Before the San Francisco Public Library, Asian Art Museum and UN Plaza rose in the heart of San Francisco, this area was home to San Francisco’s first city-run burial ground, Yerba Buena Cemetery." Register here: sfpl-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

This class is dedicated to constraint-driven poems—works that rely on procedures, limits, and formal systems rather than inspiration alone. Fridays, April 3rd - 24th, from 11:30am - 1:00pm PT. Via Zoom. www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-... #writing #poetry #poetrywriting #poetrycraft

It’s an honor just to be nominated! Or shortlisted. Or to make the finals. That was the theme at Eyes on the Prize, a public reading held at the Oakland Liberation Center last week. Grotto-ites gathered to share excerpts from works that came agonizingly close to winning some form of recognition.

You will be unsurprised to hear that Sinéad Morrissey’s memoir “Among Communists” is a tremendous piece of writing. Special edition currently available from No Alibis. Get yours quick. Such a great read

The book banning school in Manchester has now been named, the Lowry Academy. Some of the books have been returned to the shelves but not all. Glad to hear CILIP are supporting the librarian ://www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/03/greater-manchester-school-library-censorship-who-is-accountable/

I have finally broken through my seemingly record breaking reading slump of the last few months and I've read books in the last few weeks. Starting the new Rebecca Solnit today.

ICYMI: Six books have been shortlisted for the £30k Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction 2026 prize 👇 #BookSky

My love letter to #libraries! The deadline for #libraryreads is Wednesday, April 1. If you enjoy #COYOTELAND, would you consider nominating? Will greatly help expanding the reach of my novel. The audio review copies are available now, too! macmillanlibrary.com/2026/03/24/v... #ewgc #libraryreads

Learn to tell the story only you can tell. Saturdays, April 4th - 25th, from 11:00am - 12:30pm PT. Via Zoom. www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-... #writing #writingcommunity #writingclass #novelwriting #fictionwriting #writingcraft

Wholly AI-generated text without modification is not copyrightable. If you use AI to write entire paragraphs or sections, you cannot claim copyright over those specific passages. janefriedman.com/ai-and-publi...

Sale sale sale -- @barnesandnoble.com is having a pre-order sale now until the 26th on forthcoming titles. A gift to future-you, to hopefully brighter days ahead www.barnesandnoble.com/w/coyoteland...

In this class we’ll explore instruction-based and constraint-driven poems—works that rely on limits and formal systems rather than inspiration alone. Fridays, April 3rd - 24th 11:30am - 1:00pm PT. Via Zoom. www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-... #writing #poetry #poetrywriting #poetrycraft

🏆 Eyes on the Prize Writers Grotto finalists & nominees read from their almost prize-winning work. 📅 March 25, 5–7pm 📍 Oakland Liberation Center #WritersGrotto #OaklandEvents #WritingCommunity

Grotto's Friday lit salon celebrated Women’s History Month, with 7 readers sharing heartfelt, vulnerable, and compelling work: Savala Nolan, Marianna Marlowe, Lee Ann Prescott, Eirinie Carson, June Martin, Eizabeth Svoboda, emcee Audrey Ferber, and Nina Schuyler. The next event is on April 17th!

Nowruz Mubarak to all Iranian Americans who call New York City home! It was an honor to celebrate Charshanbeh Soori. Nowruz is typically a time of good feeling, but this year is different. I continue to stand in opposition to this war, and I wish joy for all Iranians observing this special holiday.

I could quote @heykellyjensen.bsky.social all day: “Public libraries belong to everyone, not just to right-wing cultists angry that gay people exist.”

"You have elected to take a job where the primary purpose is for you to eat shit and own the death of broadcast TV news, a thing that is going to die no matter what you do. Nice work!" Read more of @lopatto.bsky.social's prophecy from October 2025:

“Paramount has billions to spend acquiring Warner Bros Discovery, but still hasn’t guaranteed fair wages & basic job protections for the workers who make their streaming news operation run,” said Beth Godvik, WGAE VP of broadcast/cable/streaming news. Read more: www.theguardian.com/media/2026/m...

One of our new initiatives at The Rumpus is a Spanish language section, El Alboroto, where we publish original Spanish prose and poetry. If you write in Spanish or know people who do, please send them here to read our guidelines and submit their work. therumpus.submittable.com/submit/35215...

The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation said it chose to honor Twin Cities residents “for risking their lives to protect their neighbors and immigrant community members from an unprecedented federal law enforcement operation."

Hachette Book Group has pulled formerly self-published horror novel Shy Girl by Mia Ballard from its upcoming publication in the US over suspected AI use 👇 #BookSky

Picked up @agordonreed.bsky.social’s new book and enjoying it over a cup of coffee at one of my favorite restaurants. Congratulations.

WGAE members at CBS News 24/7 are fighting to protect their livelihoods during a period of uncertainty in broadcast news. Layoffs, editorial interference and political pressure have all become existential threats that need to be addressed with a strong union contract. FAIR CONTRACT NOW!

Happy St. Patrick's Day, New York.

Take some time for your writing this spring with a series of virtual write-ins hosted by The Writers Grotto. Generate new material, bring old material up to snuff, and make contact with a community of writers. www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-... #writing #writingcommunity #writein

Updated speaker roster to our Literary Salon Series for Women's History Month! 🌟 Friday, March 20 | 5–7pm at SF Writers Grotto, 1663 Mission St. #602, San Francisco📚 #LiterarySalon #WomensHistoryMonth #SFLit #WomenWriters

146/400 💙📚🖋️📚 📖: The Door by Magda Szabó Genre: Literary Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5 Thoughts: What a quirky character study that sucks you right in #booksky

Transworld and Ten Speed Press have signed an all-new illustrated guide to the “weird and wonderful” beasts of Sir Terry Pratchett’s bestselling Discworld series, with never-before-seen artwork from Paul Kidby 👇 #BookSky

Mark Ernest Pothier's OUTER SUNSET blossomed from an award-winning story into a full #novel about a beloved San Francisco neighborhood—a process that took 30 yrs! "a wise, elegantly written debut" ~SF Chronicle We can't wait to welcome Mark to Babylon this Sat, 3/14 at The Sycamore! #writer

Non-fiction PR agency The Book Publicist has made two senior appointments in its campaigns team: Rebecca Smedley and Esther Harris 👇 #BookSky

Union creative professionals’ voices are critical in ensuring representatives in Congress support increased National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) funding in FY27. Contact your U.S. Representative today. actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

My forthcoming book, out in November on Oxford University Press, has a cover!

One time I read this novel and this chick tried to girl boss her way through being a red guard and also I really did not want to read the Mao sex scenes lol Also author had. Questionable understanding of Chinese. 2/10

🐊Check out this gorgeous interview w/ poet Grayson Thompson about his new book A CONGREGATION OF ALLIGATORS, in Foglifter Journal! www.foglifterjournal.com/grayson-thom... Then join us TOMORROW Sat, 3/14 as we celebrate Grayson & 4 other amazing authors at Babylon Salon! 💜www.babylonsalon.com

Celebrating Women's History Month the best way we know how — with brilliant writers and good company. 📚 Join us March 20, 5–7pm at the SF Writers Grotto for our Literary Salon Series featuring 8 incredible women writers. 1663 Mission St. #602, SF. All welcome! #WomensHistoryMonth #LiterarySalon

Join us for Grotto Night at the SF Public Library! 📰 "Getting the Scoop: The Highs and Lows of Immersive and Undercover Reporting." March 31, 6:00–7:30 PM at 100 Larkin St, San Francisco. Free & open to the public! #WritersGrotto #Journalism #SanFrancisco #InvestigativeJournalism #SFPublicLibrary

🌱 Planting the Dream: Stories & Poems of Possibility Join us for an evening of storytelling and poetry exploring hope, imagination, and the power of words. 📍 Telegraph Hill Books, San Francisco 📅 Saturday, March 14 | 6:30–8:30 PM 🍷 Mini-eats & libations served #BayAreaEvents #Reading

⏰ Deadline update! The application deadline for the Writers Grotto Classes Registrar & Administrative Manager position has moved up. 🗓 New deadline: March 31, 2026 Apply here: forms.gle/N94tFcUftc6K... #WritersGrotto #ArtsJobs #WritingCommunity

🌱🪻Our Mar. 14 Babylon Salon features 5 fabulous writers! ⭐ Charlie Jane Anders ⭐ Grant Faulkner ⭐ Mark Ernest Pothier ⭐ Grayson Thompson ⭐ And our very own Lauren Johnson! Bay Area friends, come on out to The Sycamore @ 5:30pm. As always, our shows are free! ❤️ www.babylonsalon.com

ICYMI: A new independent LGBTQ+ publisher named PANSY has been launched by novelist Matt Cain and businessman Harry Glasstone 👇 #BookSky

Obligatory post-AWP tweet

James & Mary Laurie Booksellers is ensconced in their new location at 933 Marquette Ave. S. in downtown Minneapolis. If I have the sequence right, this is about location No. 6 (N. St. Paul>Stillwater>St. Paul>Nicollet Mall>North Loop>Marquette). Yes, the photo when Mick Jagger visited is displayed.