2025 EVENTS

On-going (For notifications of free monthly workshops, follow Write Now! SF Bay on Eventbrite)

• BIPOC HATCHERY, 2nd Tuesday of every month 6-8pm on Zoom ( on hold)

• WRITE NOW! SF BAY THIRD SATURDAY, 3rd sat of every month 10am-noon on Zoom

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​Upcoming: Sun, Nov 9, 2-4pm, San Francisco Main Library Latino Room - Civil Liberties on Fire, a  reading by diverse writers of conscience from Lake & Sonoma Counties, Santa Cruz/Watsonville, and the Bay Area. In challenging times, courage is contagious. Come be inspired by a stellar lineup of writer activists: Betty Shamieh, Brenda Marie Yeager, Beulah Vega, Chloe Gentile-Montgomery, James Cagney, Joseph Jason Santiago LaCour, Kelechi Ubozoh, Kimi Sugioka, Susan Ito, Shizue Seigel, Tehmina Khan, and Tureeda Mikell.

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Sun Sept 21, 2-4 pm: Civil Liberties at Risk, Medicine for Nightmares, a reading by diverse writers of conscience from Lake, Mendocino & Sonoma Counties, Santa Cruz/Watsonville, and the Bay Area. FeaturingAdela Najarro, Amanda Cruise, Beulah Vega, Esperanza Cabrales, Georgina, Marie Guardado, MK Chavez, Norma Smith,Peggy Morrison, Shaquam Edwards, Shizue Seigel, and Tehmina Khan.

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​Sat, Aug 30: Circulo de poetas & Writers conference workshop: Writing Your Rights.

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Thurs, Aug 28: Featured Reader, 1428 Poets Open Mic, North Beach Library

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Thurs, Aug 7, Bird & Beckett: Readings from Courting A Man Who Doesn't Talk and interview with MK Chavez

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Thurs, July 31, Literary Speakeasy featuring James Cagney, Shizue Seigel, Liza Cahill, Jeffrey Bryant, and Matt Carney

 

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Sun, June 8 1:30-3pm, Western Addition Branch Library, Love and Truth from the Western Addition and Beyond, featuring Shizue Seigel and contributors to Write Now! SF Bay. Juanda Stewart, Charles Dixon, Francee Covington, Roji Oyama, Kimi Sugioka, Li Miao Lovett and Tureeda Mikell.

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Sat, May 17, Lit Crawl Sebastopol: When Poets Rule the World, curated by Brenda Marie Yeager featuring Georgina Marie Guardado and members of Word Circle: Pamela Bordisso, Shizue Seigel and Beulah Vega.

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Fri, May 9, 2024: Xinachtli Journal/Journal X celebration @ Watsonville Center, Cabrillo College

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Thurs, Apr 10, 7-9pm on Zoom: Alameda Island Poets poetry workshop led by Shizue Seigel on Love and Truth, the complexities of love and communication. 

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Wed, Apr 2, 7-9 pm on Zoom: Alameda Island Poets. Featured poets Shizue Seigel and Brenda Yeager, Poet Laureate of Lake County, followed by open mic.

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Fri, Feb 28, 5:30-7pm: Stories for Oranges storytelling activities @ On Waverly, 162 Waverly Place, San Francisco Chinatown. Join Caroline Yuu of Yunny Studios, Shizue Seigel and Cynthia Huie for an evening of story-sharing featuring readings and Open Mic, kids' craft table and a Parents Are Human recording session. 

 

Thurs, Feb 20, Readings from Courting A Man Who Doesn't Talk and interview by

Kimi Sugioka, Green Apple on the Park, San Francisco​

 

Sat, Feb 15, 2pm, J-SEI, Emeryville, Readings from Shizue Seigel and Kimi Sugioka,

with an interview about Courting A Man Who Doesn't Talk

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Sat, Feb 1, 7pm: Last Supper Party reading featuring Nyree Young,
Lorene Zarou-Zouzouni, and Shizue Seigel

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