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Welcome to Litquake, San Francisco’s literary festival, now in our 17th year. Festival dates are October 7-15, 2016. Events are all-ages unless noted otherwise. Book sales are offered when and where appropriate. Events without ticket reservations are first-come first served. Click the phone icon to the right below, to download our new mobile app version!

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Scott James

San Francisco, California
Websitescottjameswriter.com
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 his work in television news. He’s also the author of two bestselling novels, SoMa and The Sower, written under the pan name Kemble Scott. He is also the co-founder of the Castro Writers' Cooperative, a co-working community for writers in San Francisco.
Friday, October 7
 

8:00pm PDT

Shakespeare @ 400: Litquake's Opening Night Gala Green RoomSan Francisco Shakespeare Festival • Shelley Phillips • Gary Soto
 
Sunday, October 9
 

1:00pm PDT

LGBTQ Spotlight: Litquake in the Castro Jane Warner Plaza, The CastroRabih Alameddine • Meliza Bañales • Julie Blair • Roberto F. Santiago • James Siegel • Willy Wilkinson
 
Monday, October 10
 

7:00pm PDT

Tenderloinism: Tales from the 'Hood Tenderloin MuseumAlan Black • Paula Hendricks • Gary Kamiya • David Henry Sterry • Carolyn Terry
 
Tuesday, October 11
 

3:00pm PDT

Get Your Book Published: First-Time Authors Reveal All Koret Auditorium at the San Francisco Public LibraryBill Bonham • Tim Floreen • Carmen Lau • Irvin Lin • Anna Pulley

5:00pm PDT

Hot Off the Press: Latest from the Publishing Pros Koret Auditorium at the San Francisco Public LibraryRolph Blythe • Claudia Boutote • Kimberley Cameron • Calvin Crosby • Cynthia Shannon
 
Saturday, October 15
 

6:00pm PDT

Lit Crawl San Francisco Multiple Venues