Thank you for your interest in the 2025 Litquake Festival! 

Please note: This form is for proposing individual authors to participate on Litquake-curated panels, readings, or keynote/headliner sessions. If you would like to propose an entire session with a slate of participants please use this form.

This year's festival will take place October 9–25.

 Litquake is committed to championing greater diversity in the literary world and promoting as wide a range of writers as possible. Accordingly, Litquake encourages submissions from authors and curators across any and all backgrounds, especially those 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 all genres, approaches, and schools of thought when it comes to storytelling. Just wow us!

What we're looking for: 

• Authors with a book or other significant publications (e.g., feature article, anthology contribution) published between October 2024 and October 2025. Preference will be given to authors with books published in September/October 2025.
• Authors whose older work has achieved new attention due to film/TV adaptation, relevance to current discourse, etc.
• Someone who can give a great interpretation of their work to a live audience.
• Not only for locals! We’re opening submissions up to anyone and everyone. If you/your publisher is able to support author travel to the Bay Area, let us know that in the form—we'd love to roll out the welcome mat for you!
• Events vary from panel discussions and performances to interactive events and readings. Please look through our festival calendar from 2024 to better understand the range of diverse events we produce. 
• Even if you've presented at Litquake many times previously, there's no guarantee that your proposal will be accepted every year; within our limited space and finite resources, we strive to create a balanced program and to make room for new voices and perspectives each year.

Event Details:

• All participants will receive a modest stipend as gratitude for their involvement.
• All participants will have their photos and bios listed online.
• With rare exceptions (at the discretion of Litquake's programming staff), authors are only permitted to appear once during the festival. Please choose wisely when submitting an author as an individual or as part of a proposed program!

Thank you for your interest in the 2025 Litquake Festival! 

Please note: This form is for proposing an entire festival session/program with a slate of participants. If you would like to propose an individual author to participate on Litquake-curated panels, readings, or keynote/headliner sessions, please use this form.

This year's festival will take place October 9–25.

Litquake is committed to championing greater diversity in the literary world and promoting as wide a range of writers as possible. Accordingly, Litquake encourages submissions from authors and curators across any and all backgrounds, especially those 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 all genres, approaches, and schools of thought when it comes to storytelling. Just wow us.

 What we're looking for:

• Proposals for events with a clear topic and confirmed list of participating authors with a book or other significant publications published since October 2024. Priority will be given to events featuring authors with new books in September/October 2025.
• Speakers who can give a great interpretation of their work to a live audience.
• Please submit a short proposal along with any links to published work or a short excerpt of the work to be featured.
• Not only for locals! We’re opening submissions up to anyone and everyone. If you/your publisher is able to support your travel to the Bay Area, let us know that in the form—we'd love to roll out the welcome mat for you!
• We're particularly interested in proposals addressing cross-genre discussions, conversations on the intersections of literature and contemporary issues (e.g., politics, science/technology, environment/climate), and (for our Writers' Weekend events) sessions exploring elements of the writer's craft.
• Events vary from panel discussions and performances to interactive events and readings. Please look through our festival calendar from 2024 to better understand the range of diverse events we produce.
• Even if you've presented at Litquake many times previously, there's no guarantee that your proposal will be accepted every year; within our limited space and finite resources, we strive to create a balanced program and to make room for new voices and perspectives each year.

 Event Details: 

• All participants will receive a modest stipend as gratitude for their involvement.
• All participants will have their photos and bios listed online.
• With rare exceptions (at the discretion of Litquake's programming staff), authors are only permitted to appear once during the festival. Please choose wisely when submitting an author as an individual or as part of a proposed program!

Thanks for your interest in Lit Crawl San Francisco on Saturday, October 25th! 

Lit Crawl San Francisco is the world’s largest literary pub crawl, and features hundreds of authors and literary organization during its three hours of literary mayhem. Lit Crawl only accepts fully developed proposals for one-hour programs/sessions, not applications from individual authors. Litquake is committed to creating greater diversity in the literary world and promoting as wide a range of writers as possible. Accordingly, Litquake encourages submissions that feature 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 and literary programming. Just wow us.

 Our criteria: 

• Are your authors free on Saturday, October 25th, from 5:00-9:00 pm?
• Is your organization local or in some way connected to the Bay Area? Or able to travel to San Francisco on October 25th?
• In 2025, we are especially interested in creating space for new voices. Past participation in Lit Crawl SF does not guarantee selection for the 2025 program. 
• This year, we are also particularly keen to present innovative formats that go beyond a roster of readings. Literary games, contests, draw/write-offs, performances, writing prompts, and programs inspired by and engaged with Lit Crawl's dynamic Mission District setting are all especially encouraged—think about programs that get the audience involved in different ways and that celebrate Lit Crawl's irreverent, rebellious spirit. 
• We're looking for proposals with a cohesive theme -- a connecting thread between readings that defines a specific literary experience you're curating for the audience. Examples from past Crawls include "Ode to Sad Girl Poetry,"  "Tales From the Edges of California," "Perverts Put Out: Read Smart Sex," and so on. Basically, something more specific than "Writers Group X Presents: Writers Reading Their Work."
• We strongly recommend making sure that all authors included in your proposal have already confirmed their availability for October 25th before submitting. 
• By submitting, prospective participants agree to work collaboratively with the Lit Crawl SF programming team if accepted.
• Looking for inspiration? Check out Lit Crawl Wellington's 2024 programs (found poems from your Notes app! bad diaries!) or Lit Crawl Austin's 2024 programs (game show! poetry crushes! banned book bash!) But don't stop there! Think outside the box (and off the page)—surprise us and our audiences!

More details: 

• Lit Crawl curator slots are limited to ONE hour.
• Lit Crawl is unable to feature book sales and signings.
• All participants' photos and bios will be listed online, if submitted by the deadline provided to accepted programs.

Thanks again for letting us know about your organization and its literary efforts!