Thank you thesunlightpress.bsky.social for publishing my poem Prayer Twist and to @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social for all the support. www.thesunlightpress.com/2025/09/21/p...

This class will help you craft a one-of-a-kind novel. Tuesdays, Sept. 23rd - Nov. 11th from 6:00 - 8:00pm PT. Via Zoom. www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-... #novelwriting #fictionwriting #fiction #writingworkshop #writingclass #writingcraft #writing #writingcommunity

This workshop will demystify what an author platform is and give participants practical tools to start building their own. @gracelp.bsky.social Sunday, Sept. 28th, from 10:00am-12:00pm PT. Via Zoom. drive.google.com/file/d/1R4nJ... #writing #writingcommunity #authorplatform

Happy publication day to @angelaflournoy.bsky.social Her beautifully crafted new novel, The Wilderness, ranges from 2008 to 2027, revealing moments from ecstatic & heart breaking, & the value of friendship.

❤️ VAST thanks to our readers on Sept 13 who made this show one of our best! 💥 Ann Cummins 💥 Tomas Moniz 💥 Peter Mountford 💥 M.M. Olivas 💥 & our very own Maury Zeff! We -- and everyone in the very full audience -- appreciate you and your work! ❤️

I'm thrilled that my novel/short story collection, In This Ravishing World, has won the 2025 PEN Oakland – Josephine Miles Literary Award! Immensely grateful! It's a finalist for the Northern California Book Award and won the W.S. Porter Prize and the Prism Prize for Climate Literature!

Take some time for your writing this fall with our Write-In series. Get your creative energy flowing, 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

September's Reading & Meeting features Yeva Johnson, Brandy Collins, Audrey Ferber and Nate Olivarez-Giles reading from their works in progress. Emcee Christl Rikka-Perkins will lead a Q&A about their work and writing process.

Revise the beginning of your novel to blend beautiful prose and tight, consequential plot. Saturday, Sept. 20th, from 1:00 PM - 3:00pm PT. Via Zoom. www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-... #writing #writingcommunity #writingclass #writingworkshop #novelwriting #creativewriting #fictionwriting

💥"We’re all surrounded by the ways we are told we should be, how #women should act, how Mexicans should be, what types of #queerness are valid—it’s all bullshit!" ~M.M. Olivas This interview w/Olivas about her #story "¡Sangronas! Un Lista de Terror" is what we all need. Come hear her TONITE 9/13!💥

September's Grotto Night at the San Francisco Main Library on September 30, 6:00 pm: Unchecked: The Future of Journalism in a Factless World. Join Brandy Collins, Lauren Markham, Nate Olivarez-Giles, moderated by Janine Kovac.

Write the novel only you can write. Tuesdays, Sept. 23rd - Nov. 11th from 6:00 - 8:00pm PT. Via Zoom. www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-... #novelwriting #fictionwriting #fiction #writingworkshop #writingclass #writingcraft #writing #writingcommunity

Learn to write pop-cultural criticism from an intersectional and inclusive lens. Wednesday, Sept. 17th, from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM PDT. Via Zoom. www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-... #writing #writingcommunity #writingclass #writingcraft #creativenonfiction

Being diverse helps us contextualize complex stories, ideas and narratives. Wednesday, Sept. 17th from 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM PDT. Via Zoom. www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-... #writing #writingcommunity

Revise the beginning of your novel to create pages that draw readers in. Saturday, Sept. 20th, from 1:00 PM - 3:00pm PT. Via Zoom. www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-... #writing #writingcommunity #writingclass #writingworkshop #novelwriting #creativewriting #fictionwriting

#PitBLK is happening on Sept 21-24 on their pitch site! Follow @pitblk.bsky.social for more information, or visit pitchpitblk.com! #Writers #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #AmQuerying #AmAgenting

A new flash inspired from pickleball titled The curse up in @maudlinhouse.bsky.social maudlinhouse.net/the-curse/

There’s still time to sign up for my @tinhouse.bsky.social workshop this Sat 9/13 on Experimentation in Memoir: Exercises to Get Unstuck. We’ll look at examples of hybrid memoirs, learn techniques to break through common challenges and write difficult scenes. Join us! tinhouse.com/product/summ...

Learn how to curate a polished, impactful MFA application package that's designed to impress admission committees. Saturdays, Sept. 13 - Oct. 18, 5:30 - 7:30pm PT. Via Zoom. www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-... #writing #mfacreativewriting #mfa #creativewriting #fictionwriting #memoirwriting

Do you want to write about pop culture but have no idea where to begin? This class will cover the basics of writing pop-cultural criticism. Wed., Sept. 17th, 6 - 8 PM PDT. Via Zoom. www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-... #writing #writingcommunity #writingclass #writingcraft #creativenonfiction

🥰🤩 We're thrilled our VERY OWN Maury Zeff—co-host & co-founder of Babylon Salon—is performing at Babylon this Sat 9/13! Come hear his new play Dada Teen Musical: The Play at The Sycamore! Then grab your tickets to see the production Oct 18-Nov 16 at Central Works! centralworks.org/dada-teen-mu...

Being diverse helps us contextualize complex stories, ideas and narratives. The goal of this course is to keep race in mind without it detracting from the stories that are telling. Wednesday, Sept. 17th, 6 - 7 PM PDT. Via Zoom. www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-... #writing #writingcommunity

Whether you’re working on fiction or nonfiction, this class provides an environment for momentum, insight & support. Sundays, Sept. 14th - Oct. 19th (no class Oct. 5th), 3:00-5:00pm PT. 1663 Mission Street, Ste. 602, San Francisco. www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-... #writing

In Trance Writing, we’ll use self-hypnosis, dreams and deep inner listening to move past blocks & invite magic back into the creative process. Mondays, Sept. 8th - Oct. 13th, 6-8pm PT. Via Zoom. www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-... #writingcommunity #writingclass #writingcraft #writingworkshop

REMINDER: I’m teaching a workshop on Building Your Author Platform on Sunday, Sept. 28 through @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social. If you have a book launch in your future or just want to begin building your audience now, join me for this Zoom session! Register: www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-...

Learn how to curate a polished, impactful MFA application package. Saturdays, Sept. 13th - Oct. 18th, from 5:30 - 7:30pm PT. Via Zoom. www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-... #writing #writingcommunity #mfacreativewriting #mfa #creativewriting #fictionwriting #memoirwriting

My interview with Maw Shein win on @jmwwjournal.bsky.social jmwwblog.wordpress.com/2025/09/01/t...

The Lambda awards ceremony is only a month away! They even made me this nice little graphic about it. The perks of literary prestige keep on coming

#PitchDis a pitch event for unagented disabled is open for registration for a few more days! The event is hosted on their website, so follow @pitchdis.com for more information! #AmQuerying #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Writers

#DVPit, a pitch event for diverse voices, is coming up, and their pre-events are starting in September! Follow @dvpit.bsky.social for more information!

In Trance Writing, we’ll use self-hypnosis, dreams, and deep inner listening to move past blocks and invite magic back into the creative process. Mondays, Sept. 8th - Oct. 13th, 6-8pm PT. Via Zoom. www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-... #writing #writingcommunity #writingclass #writingcraft

Take some time for your writing this fall with our Write-In series. Season passes available. First session is Friday, Sept. 5th, at 12pm PT. Via Zoom. www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-... #writing #writingcommunity #writein

Take some time for your writing this fall with our Write-In series. Season passes available. First session is Friday, Sept. 5th, at 12pm. Via Zoom. www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-... #writing #writingcommunity #writein

Hone your creative nonfiction skills in this interactive class. Thursdays, Sept. 4th - 25th, 6:00-8:30pm PT. Via Zoom. www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-... #creativenonfiction #memoir #personalessay #memoirwriting #writingcraft #writingclass #writingworkshop

In this generative workshop, we’ll explore the boundary between observation and emotion—between what we notice and what we carry. Tuesdays, Sept. 2 - 23, 12:00-1:30pm PT. Via Zoom. www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-... #writing #poetry #poetrywriting #poetrycraft #writingclass #workingworkshop

Craving creative community? This class provides a structured environment for momentum, insight and support. Sundays, Sept. 14th - Oct. 19th (no class Oct. 5th), 3-5pm PT. 1663 Mission Street, Ste. 602, San Francisco. www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-... #writing #writingclass #writingcraft

Join us for our virtual open house to learn about our upcoming fall quarter classes! You can drop by at any time during this hour. Wednesday, Aug. 27th, from 7-8pm PT. Via Zoom. www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-... #writing #writingcommunity #writingclass #writingworkshop #writingcraft

In the coming few months I'm going to be talking a lot about the way we treat indigent and unclaimed people at the end of life and in death. Here's a video I made about Colma's Sunset View Cemetery, where markers were removed and people played golf on the graves for 20 years:

Join us for our virtual open house to learn about our upcoming fall quarter classes! You can drop by at any time during this hour. Wednesday, Aug. 27th, from 7-8pm PT. Via Zoom. www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-... #writing #writingcommunity #writingclass #writingworkshop #writingcraft

Join us for our virtual open house to learn about our upcoming fall quarter classes! You can drop by at any time during this hour. Wednesday, Aug. 27th, from 7-8pm PT. Via Zoom. www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-... #writing #writingcommunity #writingclass #writingworkshop #writingcraft

Hone your creative nonfiction skills in this interactive class. Thursdays, Sept. 4th - 25th, 6:00-8:30pm PT. Via Zoom. www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-... #creativenonfiction #memoir #personalessay #memoirwriting #writingcraft #writingclass #writingworkshop

In this generative workshop, we’ll explore the boundary between observation and emotion—between what we notice and what we carry. Tuesdays, Sept. 2 - 23, 12:00-1:30pm PT. Via Zoom. www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-... #writing #poetry #poetrywriting #poetrycraft #writingclass #workingworkshop

✨💀 New Dead Reckoning! 🪦✨ Workers at Fort Mason in 2010 got an unpleasant surprise when they uncovered a pit full of body parts. Beth shares the research into who these early San Franciscans were, why they were buried in a Fort Mason courtyard, and the man most likely responsible Listen here:

Hello people who live in or pass through the Bay Area! On September 21st, I will be reading at the Book Passage in the Ferry Building in SF for the book launch for "Please Fear Me" by Jennifer Love!! www.bookpassage.com/event/jennif...

REMINDER: THURSDAY AUG. 21 at 7pm I’ll be in conversation with Winnie M. Li at Bookshop West Portal in SF about her fabulous novel What We Left Unsaid. So honored to be part of Winnie’s whirlwind US book tour!! RSVP here: bookshopwestportal.com/event/2025-0...

Thrilled to announce our upcoming Babylon Salon on Sat, Sept. 13, featuring: 💥 Ann Cummins 💥 Tomas Moniz 💥 Peter Mountford 💥 M.M. Olivas 💥 & our very own Maury Zeff! Come for drinks at 5 // Show at 5.30pm. In The Sycamore's Outdoor Patio in SF (near 16th Street BART). info: www.babylonsalon.com

Writers in the Fall/Winter Sheep lineup! 💥 T.K. Rex @tkrex.bsky.social Erin Cairns @erincairns.bsky.social Aimee Ogden @aimeeogdenwrites.com Helen McClory @helenmcclory.bsky.social Josh Rountree @joshrountree.bsky.social 1/2

Belatedly posting this since apparently a lot of people are using Bluesky these days. I remain very excited to be joining the team: www.propublica.org/atpropublica...