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Litquake's Lit Cast

May 22, 2021

Co-presented with MOAD. From The Guardian’s Georgina Lawton, a moving examination of how racial identity is constructed—through the author’s own journey grappling with secrets and stereotypes, having been raised by white parents with no explanation as to why she looked black.

Raised in sleepy English suburbia,...


Mar 23, 2021

This event is now available to watch on our YouTube page, along with the rest of our 2020 festival programming.

Co-presented by City Lights Booksellers & Publishers

This notable achievement...is a harrowing account of how Sneed transforms violence and pain into an artist's life." —Claudia Rankine, author...


Mar 10, 2021

Co-presented by The Ruby and Left Margin Lit

The best short stories evoke a whole world in a small space. But how do they get written? Join Litquake as we hear five writers (and readers) of short stories discuss their different approaches to writing the form. They'll discuss their own methods, philosophies, and...


Feb 9, 2021

This event is now available to watch on our YouTube page, along with the rest of our 2020 festival programming.

“Melchor’s English-language debut is a furious vortex of voices that swirl around a murder in a provincial Mexican town. Forceful, frenzied, violent, and uncompromising, Melchor’s depiction of a town...


Jan 26, 2021

As part of Litquake Festival 2020 we will be launching our latest issue with readings from:
Ching-In Chen
Piper J. Daniels
Chekwube Danladi
Cyrée Jarelle Johnson
J.S. Kuiken
t. tran le
Wryly T. McCutchen
heidi andrea restrepo rhodes
Zak Salih
Mimi Tempestt
Join Foglifter is as we celebrate powerful,...