Boom Times for Bay Area Literary Events

Over the past few years, the Bay Area has seen a remarkable growth in the number and types of literary events. From open mic nights and poetry slams to Literary Death Match and Rumpus readings, these happenings have found engaged audiences in our book-happy region.

Frequent chronicler of literary events Evan Karp digs into the phenomenon with his story, and check out our app below, with illustrations by Susie Cagle, for three ways to find your next favorite literary outing.

Know of a lit event we missed? Use this form to send in more items, and we'll check it out!

Play the Game

Answer five simple questions to find out which literary event is right for you.

Pick Your Prose

Choose from one of our ten categories and well show you the upcoming events worth checking out.

Scan the Scene

See the entire landscape of literary readings and all the juicy details from one convenient list.

Published 3/21/2010. By Susie Cagle (illustrations) and Evan Karp (research)

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