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Lit Crawl Sebastopol 2025
Lit Crawl Sebastopol is a project of SebArts and The Litquake Foundation. San Francisco’s Litquake literary festival runs October 9-25, 2025, with affiliated Lit Crawls across the United States and around the world.
Saturday May 17, 2025 5:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Four Bay Area authors of diverse backgrounds and ages will discuss how “the road” is a crucial element in their writing, both literally and metaphorically, as a path to or away from suffering and joy. They will delve into the works of other authors who explore the theme of “the road,” examining how displacement from homelands and the search for identity and belonging are central to these narratives and how they reflect the complexities of human experience. Their discussion will examine how deep truths about our lives emerge in the spaces between places. The authors will read excerpts from their work, highlighting how language, character development, and plot are intricately woven into these emblematic journeys.
Speakers
avatar for Tania Malik

Tania Malik

Tania Malik is the author of the novel HOPE YOU ARE SATISFIED (Unnamed Press/Verve Books, UK), which was recommended by NPR and named one of the best espionage novels of 2023 by CrimeReads. Her previous novel, THREE BARGAINS (W.W. Norton), received a Publishers Weekly Starred review... Read More →
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Joan Gelfand

Author of three collections of poetry, a chapbook of short fiction, and a novel set in a Silicon Valley startup, Joan Gelfand has taught for California Poets in the Schools, The Writing Salon, and the San Francisco Writer’s Conference. In January 2024, “OUTSIDE VOICES: A MEMOIR... Read More →
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Louise Nayer

Louise Nayer has written two books of poetry, one with funding from the NEA, and co-authored HOW TO BURY A GOLDFISH (Rodale). BURNED: A MEMOIR (Atlas) was an Oprah great read and winner of The Wisconsin Library Award. She is also the author of POISED FOR RETIREMENT: MOVING FROM ANXIETY... Read More →
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Olga Zilberbourg

Olga Zilberbourg's English-language debut LIKE WATER AND OTHER STORIES (WTAW Press) explores “bicultural identity hilariously, poignantly,” according to The Moscow Times. Zilberbourg’s writing has appeared in Narrative Magazine, World Literature Today, Tin House, Electric Literature... Read More →
Saturday May 17, 2025 5:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
The Toyworks 6940 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol, CA 95472, USA

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