Since 1999, San Francisco's annual Litquake literary festival has drawn book-lovers of all types to enjoy words and ideas, straight from the artists' mouths.
Dates for Litquake 2025 coming soon! Submissions will open in late February/early March.
Thanks for your interest in Lit Crawl Sebastopol on Saturday, May 17, 2025
Lit Crawl Sebastopol, Sonoma County's second annual literary pub crawl, will feature over 200+ authors during its six hours of literary mayhem. Lit Crawl only accepts submissions from literary organizations, writing groups, reading series, and publications.
Sebastopol Center for the Arts (SebArts) and Litquake are committed to creating greater diversity in the literary world and promoting as wide a range of writers as possible. Accordingly, Lit Crawl Sebastopol encourages submissions from authors from any and all backgrounds who have been historically overlooked by the literary world including (but not limited to) individuals who are BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, disabled, neurodivergent, and everyone with a story to tell. We also love every and all genres, approaches, and schools of thought when it comes to storytelling. Just wow us.
Our criteria:
· Are your authors free on Saturday, May 17th from 12:00 – 6:00pm?
· Is your organization local or in some way connected to Sonoma County? Or able to travel to Sebastopol on May 17th?
· Can your organization curate four to six authors who will engage a live audience of literary lovers?
More details:
· Lit Crawl curator slots are limited to ONE hour.
· Lit Crawl readings are on the short side (6-8 minutes per author)
· All authors' photos and bios will be listed online.
Thanks again for letting us know about your organization and its literary efforts!
- Dates your submissions will open/close
Open submissions – November 15, 2024
Close submissions - March 15, 2025