A literary relay race! Watch as a story zanily evolves when writers each pen short sections of a tale in their own unique styles, ending in mid-sentence to hand off to another and continue until the adventure is completed. The result: "The Wonderful Wizard of Ahhs," a modern-day retelling of Frank Baum's classic updated to reflect today's bizarre reality of swabs up the nose (ahh!) mixed with political mayhem. Follow the orange brick road of 2020.
Tina LeCount Myers is a writer, artist, independent historian, and surfer. Born in Mexico to expat-bohemian parents, she grew up on Southern California tennis courts with a prophecy hanging over her head; her parents hoped she'd one day be an author. Tina lives in San Francisco with... Read More →
Scott James is the author of TRIAL BY FIRE, the story of the Station nightclub fire that killed 100 when the rock band Great White ignited fireworks as part of its show. Since 2009 Scott's reporting has appeared in The New York Times, and he is the recipient of three Emmy Awards for... Read More →
Susie Hara is the author of Finder of Lost Objects, a Lambda Literary Award Finalist and winner of a first-place International Latino Book Award. Her stories have appeared in several anthologies, including Stirring up a Storm and Best American Erotica. Her play Lost and Found... Read More →
Mercilee Jenkins is a playwright/performance artist, published poet and occasional fiction writer. Her poem, Peonies in a Pandemic was recently published in the San Francisco Chronicle. Her solo performance piece, My First Boss, was presented at the Marsh International Solo Performance... Read More →
Shana Mahaffey is the author of Sounds Like Crazy (NAL/Penguin), a San Francisco Chronicle notable book for Fall 2009. She is a survivor of catechism and cat scratch fever and is a co-founder of the Castro Writers' Cooperative. Her work has appeared in numerous publications including... Read More →
I'm the author of a memoir and two novels--all currently in print. I'm also the founder of the Lit Camp writers conference, as well as Creative Caffeine Daily, an online community for writers.
Writer, editor, journalist, political science professor, environmental non-profit director, global warrior for indigenous peoples and the environment, feminist, anti-racist, musician. What Would Judith Do?
Edmund Zagorin is founder of Bid Ops, an acquisitions platform that drives savings on total cost of ownership. He is a LEED AG and co-author of Sustainable Procurement Playbook for Cities.
Kathryn writes novels, screenplays and articles. She has a PhD in marketing, several screenwriting credits, and her stories have appeared in magazines, journals and online. Her debut novel, Alex and the Alpacas Save the World, was published by Fremantle Press in May 2019. She spends... Read More →
Katie Burke is the author of Urban Playground, a book of profiles featuring San Francisco kids ages five to nine, (SparkPress, 2020). She writes Noe Kids, a monthly column for The Noe Valley Voice, featuring kids ages four to thirteen who live in Noe Valley. Katie has taught creative... Read More →
Born and raised on the American River in Sacramento, Wendy Voorsanger holds a huge interest in the historical women of California. She started her career in the Silicon Valley writing about technology trends and innovations for newspapers, magazines, and Fortune 100 companies. She... Read More →
Nada Djordjevich is a writer and consultant. Her writing has been recognized by BlueCat, Boulevard Magazine, SF IndieFest, Squaw Valley Community of Writers, Vermont Studio Center, Wisconsin Film Festival, and Zoetrope Screenplay Contest among others. Her feature script Common Ground... Read More →
Saturday October 24, 2020 7:00pm - 7:30pm PDT
Online!
