Events and Appearances
ORINDA, CA
April 27, 2024
Orinda Books
2 pm
In conversation with Bridget Quinn
Book Passage Ferry Building
May 9, 2024
5:30 PM
Lighthouse LitFest
June 8-10, 2024
Details TBD
PAST
BERKELY, CA
March 19, 2024
Pegasus Books
In conversation with Grace Loh Prasad
BERKELEY, CA
October 23, 2023
Mrs Dalloways
7 pm
2904 College Avenue
In conversation with Carol Roh Spaulding
OAKLAND
November 1, 2023
BART HQ
2150 Webster Street
12 noon
One Book One Bart with Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
BERKELEY, CA
August 19, 2023
Berkley North Library
1170 The Alameda
4 pm
In conversation with Yael Goldstein Love
SAN JOSE, CA
September 7, 2023
Hammer Theater
SJSU
7 pm
In conversation with Hua Hsu
SWANNANOA, NC
Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers
Summer Residency
June 28-July 7
OLYMPIC VALLEY, CA
July 11, 2023 reading
SEWANEE, TN
July 19-30, 2023
BERKELEY, CA
August 19
In conversation with Yael Goldstein Love
North Branch
1170 The Alameda
4 pm
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
April 29, 2023
SFPL
ELK GROVE, CA
May 6, 2023
11 am
8230 Civic Center Drive
VIRTUAL
May 24, 2023
4 pm Pacific/7 pm Eastern
Alexandria Public Library
Register here
MENLO PARK, CA
LAFAYETTE, CA
April 27, 2023
7 pm
Lafayette Public Library
3491 Mt. Diablo Boulevard
Sweet Thursdays
April 23, 2023
10:30 am-2 pm
Author Salon
Peninsula Volunteers
Register Here
NEW YORK, NY
April 24, 2023
6:30 PM
Columbia University
420 Hamilton Hall
Diasporic Asian American Writers Series
ARLINGTON, VA
April 5, 2023
6:30 PM
1015 N. Quincy Street
PHILADELPHIA, PA
April 3, 2023
7:30 pm
1901 Vine Street
Philadelphia, PA
MORAGA, CA
March 15, 2023
2:30 pm craft talk
7:30 pm reading
Visiting Writers Series
Galileo 201
Saint Mary’s College of California
1928 Saint Mary’s Road
BERKELEY, CA
March 3, 2023
Berkeley Public Library Foundation
VIRTUAL
LOS ALTOS, CA
March 7
SEATTLE, WA
AWP
March 9, 2023
1:45-3 pm
Containing Multitudes: Asian American Writers Not Writing about Race
SEATTLE, WA
AWP
March 10, 2023
12:10-1:25 pm
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
March 12, 2023
10 am-1 pm
The Secrets of Publishing
Writers Grotto
1663 Mission Street
Register here
ST. HELENA, CA
February 26, 2023
5 pm
Bookmark Napa Valley
Register here
VIRTUAL
February 13, 2023
1 pm
Writers Week
UC Riverside
Register here
NAPA, CA
February 4, 2023
Napa County AAUW Authors Forum
2 pm
Register here
January 26, 2023
Stanford Books on Review
10 am-12 pm
Register hereJanuary 26, 2023
Stanford Books on Review
10 am-12 pm
Register here
Virtual
January 17, 2023
5 pm
Human Rights Watch Book Club
Register here
VIRTUAL EVENT
Arlington, VA
November 16, 2022
7 PM ET, 4 PM PT
Beyond the Hashtag Book Club
Arlington Public Library
Register here
SAN JOSE, CA
November 10, 2022
7 pm
Center for Literary Arts
With Kirstin Chen and C Pam Zhang
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
October 22, 2022
2 pm
In conversation with Roberto Lovato
San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
October 22, 2022
6:30 PM
Litcrawl
Dog-eared Books
900 Valencia Street
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
October 8, 2022
10:30 am
Asian Art Museum
200 Larkin Street
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
September 17, 2022
The Sycamore
2140 Mission Street
BROOKLYN, NY
October 2, 2022
2 pm
Center Stage/Columbus Park
“Upending Orthodoxy”
VIRTUAL CLASS
September 17, 2022
11 am-2 pm
Zyzzyva
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
September 7, 2022
Valencia Room
647 Valencia Street
SAN DIEGO, CA
August 20, 2022
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
August 13, 2022
Writers With Drinks
7:30 PM
Make-out Room
3225 22nd Street
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
August 13, 2022
4 pm
The Ruby
w/ Ingrid Rojas Contreras, Kirstin Chen, and Marie Ok-young Lee
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
August 9, 2002
6 pm
SPFL
w/Ingrid Rojas Contreras and Kirstin Chen
Hybrid: In person and on Youtube
SEWANEE, TN
July 19-31, 2022
SACRAMENTO, CA
June 24
7 pm
1425 24th Street
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA
6 pm
VIRTUAL
Mountain View Public Library
Register here
DENVER, CO
June 11
6 pm MDT
Visiting Author reading with Jericho Brown and Leslie Jamison
Register here (in person) or here (virtual)
DENVER, CO
June 11-12, 2022
Lighthouse Lit Fest
Advanced Fiction Intensive
8:30 am-12:30 pm MDT
Register here
NEW YORK, NY
June 1, 2022
7 PM
44 Mulberry Street
With Vanessa Chan
PLEASANT HILL, CA
May 28
1-5 pm
Bay Area Bluestocking Festival of Authors
320 Civic Center Drive
Pleasant Hill, Ca
Register here
RIVERSIDE, CA
May 25, 2022
2 pm
Round Lab, INTS 1111
UC Riverside
900 University Avenue
Riverside, Ca
Details here
IG Live/Virtual
May 24, 2022
4 pm PST
IG @paulawrites reviews
OAKLAND.CA
May 22, 2022
11 am
Oakland Public Library
125 14th Street
With Grace D. Li and Devi Lasker
Register here
BERKELEY, CA
May 21, 2022
6 pm
Authors Dinner
Berkeley Public Library Foundation
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
May 20, 2022
5-7 pm
Reading and Open House
Writers Grotto
1663 Mission Street
Register here
WHIDBEY ISLAND, WA
May 19, 2022
4 pm Pacific/7 pm Eastern
Hedgebrook Cottage Chat (Virtual)
With Kirstin Chen and Amber Flame
Link here
CORTE MADERA, CA
May 15, 2022
1 pm
Book Passage
51 Tamal Vista Blvd
With Reyna Grande
WALNUT CREEK, CA
April 14, 2022
Authors Gala
Walnut Creek Library Foundation
ORINDA, CA
May 14, 2022
2 pm
Orinda Books
276 Village Square
Orinda, Ca
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
May 11, 2022
7 pm
Booksmith Book Launch
Off-site @ Urban School
1563 Page Street
San Francisco, Ca
RSVP here
HOUSTON, TX
May 10, 2022
6 pm CDT
Virtual. Register here
BERKELEY, CA
May 6, 2022
3:30 PM
Bay Area Book Festival
With Carol Edgarian and Jenny Tinghui Zhang
HOUSTON, TX
May 10, 2022
6 pm CDT
Virtual. Register here
BERKELEY, CA
April 30, 2022
3-4 pm
Book Signing
Mrs Dalloways
2904 College Avenue
Berkeley, CA
SEATTLE, WA
April 29, 2022
6 pm
Hugo House
Word Works: Breaking the Green Wall
1634 11th Avenue
Seattle, WA
Register here
VIRTUAL
April 28, 2022
5 pm
What’s New in Historical Fiction
With Karen Joy Fowler, Lorraine Heath, Dhalma Llanos-Figueroa
Register here
LOS ANGELES, CA
April 24, 2022
11 am
LA Times Festival of Books
USC
Get tickets here
BETHESDA, MD
April 21, 2022
Writers’ Center Virtual Craft Talk
4:30 PDT/7:30 pm EDT
Register here
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
April 12, 2022
12 noon
SFSU
With Sherry Boschert and Lucy Jane Bledsoe
Register here
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
April 11, 2022
7 pm
Green Apple Books on the Park
1231 9th Avenue
Celebrating Susan Straight’s Mecca
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
March 25, 2022
5 pm
Salesforce Park
Writers Grotto “Words & Stories”
w/ Maw Shein Win, Preeti Vangani, and Jesus Sierra
March 3, 2022
7 pm, Pacific
Copperfield’s
Celebrating Carol Edgarian’s Vera
Register here
October 23, 2021
8 pm
Dog Eared Books
900 Valencia Street
Register here
*In person, mask and proof of vaccine at the door
October 14, 2021
Voz Sin Tinta
Jenny Qi Launch Celebration
October 12, 2021
Litquake
7 pm
Kerouc Alley
*In person and outdoors
October 10, 2021
Litquake
3:30 pm (in person)
Contemporary Jewish Museum
736 Mission Street
In person; mask and proof of vaccination required at door
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
Autumn Words
“Essentials of Craft” Panel
4:30 pm
Register here
September 10, 2021
6 pm
July 20-August 1
University of the South
Sewanee, TN
JULY 14
Short Takes
5:30 pm
Community of Writers Conference
Register here
May 28, 2021
Friends of Warren Wilson
4 pm-5:30 Pacific
Register here
MAY 24, 2021
7 pm
SFPL “On the Same Page” May pick
With Yalitza Ferreras
MARCH 13, 2021
2: 45 pm Pacific, 5:45 Eastern
Essays: Craft and Pitching
Parenting Journalists Conference
MARCH 5, 2021
FEBRUARY 21, 2021
2 pm
Lit Camp Live: Art of the Short Story
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
January 26, 2021
6 pm
In conversation with Kathy Seligman
Green Apple Books
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
December 7, 2020
7 pm
Odd Mondays
Register here
WHIDBEY ISLAND, WA
November 12-16, 2020
Hedgebrook Radical Craft Retreat
Writing for Art and Action
Register here
ALAMEDA, CA
November 16, 2020
7 pm Pacific
Alameda Free Library
Register here
BETHESDA, MD
The Writer’s Center
October 17, 2020
Register for a free workshop or panel
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA
October 8, 2020
7 pm
Soul on the Screen Fundraiser
Child Abuse Prevention Council
Register here
FAIRFAX, VA
October 6, 2020
New American Voices Award Finalists Reading
George Mason University
6 pm, EDT
Link here
WALNUT CREEK, CA
September 23, 2020
7 pm Pacific
Online LibraryFest
Shining a Light onto Untold Stories
With Bridget Quinn
Register here
LAFAYETTE, CA
September 17, 2020
5 pm, Pacific Time
Online Sweet Thursday
Lafayette Public Library
Register here
ORINDA, CA
September 9, 2020
Orinda Books
Virtual Book Club with Nancy Jooyoun Kim
Register here
July 14, 2020
5 pm Pacific
Book Launch Ann Kim
Green Apple Books
San Francisco, Ca
July 7, 2020
11 am Pacific
Small Press Author Reading Series
Hidden Timber Books
Register here
June 30, 2020
11 am Pacific
Little Break Magazine
Instagram Live @littlebreakjournal
ORINDA, CA — June 9, 2020
Orinda Books
4 pm
Dallas Woodburn Book Launch
Register here
Sunday, May 10, 2020
Weekend of Words Festival
With Chen Chen and Rajiv Mohabir
Co-presented by Blue Flower Arts
Saturday, April 25, 2020
Setting and Sensibility
Register here
Friday, April 24, 2020
Lighthouse Online Happy Hour reading series
Register here
4 pm Pacific
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
7:30 pm Pacific local time
“Barbara Lane’s Book Chatter
Sign in 30 minutes in advance to “reserve seat”
With Aya de Leon and Ellen Sussman
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
5:30 pm Pacific local time
“Viral News: Media and the Coronavirus Pandemic”
East West Center-Korea Press Foundation
Watch live-stream here.
Monday, April, 6, 2020
12:30 pm
Live online conversation
Saturday, April 4, 2020
INSTAGRAM LIVE @TWENTYSTORIESLA
SATURDAY NIGHT STORIES
6 PM, Pacific
Reading + Zoom Party
PHOENIX, AZ - February 21-23, 2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Conference
Phoenix, AZ
HONOLULU - February 19, 2020
7 pm
University of Hawaii-Manoa
Honolulu, HI
BERKELEY - February 8, 2020
Berkeley Public Library Foundation
Berkeley, CA
SAUSALITO - February 9, 2020
2 pm
A Celebration of Women’s Voices
The Pines
Sausalito, CA
BRADENTON, FL - January 22-25
Catapult-WME Writer’s Winter Break
BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC - January 2-12, 2020
MFA Program For Writers at Warren Wilson College
ONLINE CLASS - October 22, 2019
4 pm Pacific, 7 pm ET
SheWrites University
Setting and Sensibility
Register here
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - October 19, 2019
5 pm
Manny’s
3092 16th Street
With Barbara Hall, Kitty Morgan, and Anisse Gross
San Francisco, CA
OAKLAND, CA - October 18, 2019
6:30 pm
Main Library
125 14th Street
Oakland, CA
With Jenny Odell, Lucy Jane Bledsoe, Alison Hart, S.A. Lelchuk, and Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - October 14, 2019
Litquake: The Room Where It Happens
7 pm
San Francisco Center for the Book
375 Rhode Island
San Francisco, Ca
With Faith Adiele, Piyali Bhattacharya, and Ingrid Rojas Contreras
San Francisco, Ca - October 13, 2019
3 pm
In conversation with Mary Ladd and Dan Asmussen
The Cartoon Art Museum
781 Beach Street
San Francisco, Ca
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - September 24, 2019
In conversation with Leland Cheuk
Green Apple Books on the Park
1231 9th Avenue
San Francisco, Ca
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - September 21, 2019
Writers Grotto
490 Second Street
San Francisco, CA
BURLINGAME, CA - September 21, 2019
Author Reception
5:45 pm
Hyatt Regency SFO
1333 Old Bayshore Hwy
Burlingame, CA
CORTE MADERA, CA - September 22, 2019
4 pm
“Immigration in America” panel
Book Passage
51 Tamal Vista Blvd
Corte Madera, CA
With Carolina de Robertis, and Jaime Alcabes
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - September 19, 2019
6:30 PM
“Making Art in San Francisco in 2019”
Mechanics Institute
57 Post Street
With Daniel Handler
NEW YORK, NY - September 11, 2019
7 pm
25th Anniversary Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers Award Reading
McNally Jackson
52 Prince Street
New York, NY
With Rachel Aviv, Airea D. Matthews, and Eileen Pollack
SACRAMENTO, CA - August 30, 2019
7 pm
City Hall
915 I Street
Sacramento, CA
With Gerry Pineda, and Fei
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - August 18, 2019
4 pm
In Conversation with Chia-Chia Lin
Books In
317 Castro Street
Mountain View, CA
OAKLAND, CA - August 14, 2019
6 pm
Sphere
1212 Broadway
Oakland, CA
Tickets here
With Katherine Goldstein, Mia Birdsong, and Kate Torgerson
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - August 10, 2019
7:30 pm
The Make-out Room
3225 22nd Street
San Francisco, CA
With Namwali Serpell, Sarah Rose Etter, Lynn Breedlove, Seth Katz and Brandon Melendez
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - July 24, 2019
Our Voices, Our Stories series
Koret Auditorium
San Francisco Main Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - June 26, 2019
6:30 pm
In conversation with Julia Flynn Siler
Koret Auditorium
San Francisco Main Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA
RENO, NV - June 1, 2019
“This Side of the Divide” Reading
3 pm
Nevada Museum of Art
160 West Liberty Street
Reno, NV
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 13, 2019
7 pm
Odd Mondays series
Folio Books
3957 24th St
San Francisco, CA
MORAGA, CA - May 9, 2019
6:30 pm
Campolindo High School
300 Moraga World
Moraga, Ca 94563
BERKELEY, CA - May 5, 2019
San Francisco Chronicle Stage
3:15 PM
Berkeley, Ca
WALNUT CREEK, CA - April 27, 2019
Authors Gala
Walnut Creek Library
1644 N. Broadway
Walnut Creek, CA
LOS ANGELES, CA - April 14, 2019
12:30-1:30 pm
LA Times Festival of Books
Versions of California panel
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
PALO ALTO, CA - April 12, 2019
11:30 am-1:30 pm
Palo Alto JCC
3921 Fabian Way
Palo Alto, CA
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - April 9, 2019
7:30 PM
In conversation with Rachel Howard
Green Apple Books on the Park
1231 9th Avenue
San Francisco, CA
NEWPORT BEACH, CA - April 6, 2019
10:30 AM
“World Mosaics: People and Places”
Newport Beach Marriott Hotel
BOSTON, MA - April 5, 2019
10:15 am
Park Plaza Hotel
Boston, MA
BOSTON, MA - April 4, 2019
6:30 pm
99 Albany Street
Boston, MA
PASADENA, CA - April 2, 2019
6 pm
Polytechnic School
1030 E California Blvd
Pasadena, CA
LOS ANGELES, CA - March 27 2019
University of Southern California
7 pm
Undergraduate Writers Conference
SEATTLE, WA - March 15, 2019
7 pm
1634 11th Ave
Seattle, WA
SAN JOSE, CA - March 7, 2019
7 pm
Center for Literary Arts
SJSU
San Jose, CA
With Kirstin Chen and R.O. Kwon
Tin House Winter Workshop - March 1-4, 2019
Sylvia Beach Hotel
Register here
Newport, OR
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - February 28, 2109
6:00 pm
Celebration of Writers Grotto Authors
The Bindery
1727 Haight Street
San Francisco, CA
DIABLO, CA - February 27, 2019
9 AM
Alamo Women's Club Author Faire
Diablo Country Club
Diablo, CA
OAKLAND, CA - February 21, 2019
6:30 pm
“Let’s Bust the Motherhood Myth” panel
Clove + Whole Gallery
683 26th Street
Oakland, CA
BERKELEY, CA - February 9, 2019
6 pm
Berkeley Public Library Foundation Author Dinner
Central Library
2090 Kittredge Street
Berkeley, CA
NAPA, CA - February 7, 2019
6:30 PM
American Association of University Women
1226 Salvador Ave
Napa, CA
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - February 6, 2019
7 pm
Asian American Leaders Night/panel
San Francisco Playhouse
450 Post Street
San Francisco, CA
BERKELEY, CA - February 2, 2019
Berkeley/Oakland YWCA’s 25th Annual Fundraiser
Doubletree by Hilton at the Berkeley Marina
200 Marina Blvd
Berkeley CA
WALNUT CREEK , CA - January 31, 2019
Stanford Club of the East Bay
10 am-12 noon
KOLKOTA -- January 22-27, 2019
Victoria Memorial Gardens
Kolkota, India
CORTE MADERA, CA - January 13, 2019
5 pm
Match Book Book Club
Marin Writer’s Nest
305 Montecito Drive
Corte Madera, Ca
OAKLAND, CA - December 14, 2018
7 pm
Octopus Salon
2101 Webster Street
Oakland, CA
SAUSALITO, CA - December 13, 2018
Why There Are Words reading series
7:15 pm
Studio 333
Sausalito, CA
ARLINGTON, VA - December 3, 2018
7 pm
Arlington Public Library
1015 N. Quincy Street
Arlington, VA
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - December 1, 2018
6 pm
Armory Club
1799 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA
PLEASANTON, CA - November 28, 2018
10 AM
Towne Center Books Holiday Brunch
Inklings
530 Main Street
Pleasanton, CA
PORTLAND, OR - November 10, 2018
11:30 am
Miller Gallery
Portland Art Museum
Portland, OR
With Lydia Kiesling, Patrick DeWitt, and Marisa Siegel
2:30 PM
Pop-Up Reading
Sleeping Child by Will Barnet
Modern American Realism Gallery
Portland Art Museum
PALO ALTO, CA - November 3, 2018
10:30 am - 3 pm
Abilities United Author Luncheon
Crowne Plaza Cabana Hotel
4290 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA
With Meg Waite Clayton, Fox Butterfield, and Jim Averbeck
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - October, 17, 2018
7 pm
Poetry World Series
Make-Out Room
3225 22nd St
San Francisco, CA
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - October 13, 2018
4:15 pm
Litquake, Art of the Novel
California College of the Arts' Writer Studio
San Francisco, CA
FAIRFAX, VA - October 11, 2018
10:30 AM
Fairfax, VA
With Yang Huang
ORINDA, CA - October 7, 2018
2 pm
Orinda Community Center
28 Orinda Way
Orinda, CA
OAKLAND, CA - October 2, 2018
6:30 PM
Montclair Branch
Oakland Public Library
1687 Mountain Blvd
Oakland, CA
CORTE MADERA, CA - September 30, 2018
7 pm
Book Passage
51 Tamal Vista Boulevard
In conversation with Jose Antonio Vargas
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - September 27, 2018
12:30 pm
57 Post St
San Francisco, CA
With Beth Bich Minh Nguyen
BERKELEY, CA - September 21, 2018
6 pm
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMFA)
2155 Center Street
Berkeley, CA
With Maw Shein Win, Ingrid Rojas Contreras, and Barbara Jane Reyes
NEW YORK, NY - September 20, 2018
7 PM
AAWW
10-112 West 27 Street, Ste. 600
New York, NY
With Crystal Hana Kim and Lucy Tan
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - September 9, 2018
11 am
Amplify: Storytelling Conference for People of Color
San Francisco, CA
DAVIS, CA - September 8, 2018
7:30 PM
Stories on Stage Davis
Davis, CA
With Paula Saunders
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - September 6, 2018
7 pm
City Lights
261 Columbus Avenue
San Francisco, CA
With Lydia Kiesling
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - August 30, 2018
6:30-8:30 PM
"Path to Publication" panel
San Francisco, CA
With Lillian Li, Crystal Hana Kim, R.O. Kwon, and Lydia Kiesling
Register here
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - August 29, 2018
6 pm
Book Passage Ferry Building
1 San Francisco Bay Trail
San Francisco, CA
A Celebration of Diverse Voices
With Ingrid Rojas Contreras, R.O. Kwon, Crystal Hana Kim, and Lillian Li
ORINDA, CA -August 27, 2108
11:30-1 PM
Orinda Books Literary Luncheon
276 Village Square
Orinda, CA
SAN RAFAEL, CA - August 26, 2018
2 pm
850 4th St
San Rafael, CA
With Janine Kovac
EMERYVILLE, CA -August 25, 2018
2 pm
Bay Street-Emeryville Barnes & Noble
5604 Bay Street
Emeryville, CA
SACRAMENTO, CA - August 24, 2018
7:30 PM
CLARA
1425 24th Street
Sacramento, CA
SACRAMENTO, CA - August 23, 2016
6 pm
CapRadio Reads
Sacramento, CA
LOS ANGELES, CA - August 18, 2108
Los Angeles Book Launch
Skylight Books
1818 N. Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles, CA
In conversation with Medaya Ocher
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - August 15, 2018
7:30 PM
Booksmith
1644 Haight Street
San Francisco, CA
In conversation with Oscar Villalon
MENDOCINO, CA - August 2-5, 2018
Mendocino Coast Writers Conference
Mendocino, CA
NEW ORLEANS, LA - June 23-24, 2018
ALA Conference
Convention Center
New Orleans, LA
MORAGA, CA - June 9, 2018
"Finding Fellowship: Making a Literary Life"
Bridging/Hedgebrook Writing Retreat
St. Mary's College
1928 St. Mary's Road
Moraga, CA
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 23, 2018
In conversation with debut novelist Aja Gabel
7:30 PM
Green Apple Books on the Park
1231 9th Ave
San Francisco, CA
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - May 23, 2018
"The Power of Stories: Acts of Imaginative Empathy"
TBD
1600 Amphitheater Parkway
Mountain View, CA
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 22, 2018
6 pm
"My Favorite Book" with Grottopod
San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA
PETALUMA, CA - May 12, 2018
7 pm
Petaluma Arts Center
230 Lakeville Street
Petaluma, CA
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -MAY 6, 2018
3 PM
Grotto Pros: Book Publishing Panel
San Francisco Writers' Grotto
490 Second Street
San Francisco, CA
Register here
BERKELEY, CA - APRIL 28, 2018
11:15 AM
Bay Area Book Festival
San Francisco Chronicle Stage in the Park
Interviewing Geneen Roth
Berkeley, CA
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - March 18, 2018
Author Reception
3:15-4:15 PM
BERKELEY, CA - March 17, 2018
2-4 pm
Short Fiction Reading and Workshop
Berkeley Central Library
2090 Kittredge Street
Berkeley, CA
COLMA, CA - March 13, 2018
12 noon
Daly City Public Library Associates
Colma Community Center
1520 Hillsdie Blvd
Colma, CA
TAMPA, FL - March 9, 2018
AWP Conference
"Whatever it takes: getting your book the attention it deserves"
4:30 pm
Room 13, First Floor
Tampa Convention Center
Tampa, FL
TAMPA, FL --March 8, 2018
AWP Conference
"Writing from Privilege: Who Can Write What and Why"
1:30 pm
Room 25, First Floor
Tampa Convention Center
Tampa, FL
SEASIDE, CA - February 24, 2018
Book talk and Signing
2 pm
550 Harcourt Avenue
Seaside Public Library
Seaside, CA
MENLO PARK, CA - February 22, 2018
7:30 PM
Kepler's
1010 El Camino Real
Menlo Park, CA
BERKELEY, CA - February 10, 2018
Berkeley Library Foundation Authors Dinner
Central Library
2090 Kittredge Street
Berkeley, CA
OAKLAND, CA - JANUARY 18,2018
7 PM
Farley's East
33 Grand Street
Oakland, CA
EL CERRITO, CA - OCTOBER 24, 2017
6:30 PM
El Cerrito LIbrary
6510 Stockton Avenue
El Cerrito, CA
The Fantastic Four: Asian American Authors Panel
10 am
Stanford University
History Corner, Building 200, Room 34
Stanford, CA
STANFORD UNIVERSITY - OCTOBER 15, 2017
8:30 -10 AM
Alumni Author Meet & Greet
Living Room
Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center
Stanford, CA
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - October 9, 2017
"You Can't Write That! A Discussion of Writing, Privilege, and Cultural Appropriation"
Litquake
7 pm
SF Center for the Book
375 Rhode Island
San Francisco, CA
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - OCTOBER 5, 2017
7 pm
APAture Featured Literary Artist
ARC Studios and Gallery
1246 Folsom Street
San Francisco, CA
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - SEPTEMBER 24, 2017
3 PM
Edinburgh Castle Pub
950 Geary Street
San Francisco, CA
BELMONT, CA - SEPTEMBER 19, 2017
7 :30 PM
Wiegand Gallery
Notre Dame de Namur University
1500 Ralston Avenue,
Belmont, CA
NEW HAVEN, CT - SEPTEMBER 18, 2017
1:40 PM
University of New Haven
New Haven, CT
BROOKLYN, NY - SEPTEMBER 17, 2017
3 pm
"Who? NEW!" Debut Author Panel
Brooklyn, NY
RIPTON, VT - AUGUST 16-26, 2017
Bread Loaf Writers' Conference
Bread Loaf Campus
Ripton, VT
OCCIDENTAL, CA - THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 2017
4:30 pm
Occidental, CA
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - SATURDAY, JULY 15, 2017
7:15 pm
Elbo Room
San Francisco, CA
SQUAW VALLEY, CA - WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 2017
Community of Writers at Squaw Valley
1 pm
Alumni Reading Series
Squaw Valley, CA
SACRAMENTO, CA - FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2017
7:30 PM
E Claire Raley Studios for the Performing Arts
1425 24th Street
Sacramento, CA
CHICAGO, IL - SUNDAY, JUNE 25, 2017
ALA Conference
6 pm
Asian Pacific American Award for Literature Dinner
Mars Gallery
1139 W. Fulton Gallery
Chicago, IL
BERKELEY, CA - SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 2017
10 am
Hidden Stories: Three Fiction Writers on Telling the Truth
Auditorium, Berkeley City College
With Shanthi Sekaran and Esme Wang
BERKELEY, CA - SUNDAY, JUNE 4, 2017
11:45 am
Reveal Live: Reporting, Writing and Being Between the Lines
Alta Stage, Freight and Salvage
With Al Letson, Krys Lee, and Guadalupe Nettel
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - THURSDAY, WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2017
7 PM
Such a Nasty Woman: Feminist Writers Respond to Trump
Litquake
San Francisco Public Library, Koret Auditorium
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA
OAKLAND, CA - SUNDAY, MAY 21
11 am
Laurel Books
Oakland, CA
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - THURSDAY, MAY 18, 2017
Queer/Feminist Reading Series
San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA
HEALDSBURG, CA - THURSDAY, MAY 11, 2017
7 pm
25 North Street
Healdsburg, CA
With Shanthi Sekaran and Oscar Villalon
NEW YORK, NY - FRIDAY, MAY 5, 2017
Plenary Keynote Speaker
American Society of Journalists and Authors Annual Conference
Roosevelt Hotel
45 E. 45th Street
New York, NY
MILLBRAE, CA - SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2017
Author Luncheon
Green Hills Country Club
500 Ludeman Lane
Millbrae, CA
WALNUT CREEK, CA - SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2017
6 PM
Authors Gala
Walnut Creek Library Foundation
Walnut Creek Main Library
1644 N. Broadway
Walnut Creek, Ca
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 2017
7 pm
San Francisco Main Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, Ca
Friends of the San Francisco Public Library Laureate
BERKELEY, CA - THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2017
3:30 PM
Clark Kerr Conference Center
Berkeley, CA
Exceptional Women in Publishing Conference
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 2017
7:30 PM
Emerging Writers Festival
Xavier Auditorium
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
With Mike Scalise, Patricia Park, Sam Sax, and Courtney Lamar Charleston
SAN BRUNO, CA - SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 2017
9:30 AM
WOW! Voices Now
Skyline College
San Bruno, CA
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 2017
7 PM
Hotel Rex
562 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA
With Ethel Rohan and Jeremy Saum
OAKLAND, CA - SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2017
1 PM
125 14th Street
Oakland, Ca
With Ali Eteraz and Shanthi Sekaran
OAKLAND, CA - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2017
5 PM
Laurel Books
1423 Broadway
Oakland, CA
A Celebration of Diverse New Voices. With Ashley M. Jones, Dara Barnat, and R.O. Kwon
RIVERSIDE, CA - WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2017
3:30 PM
WASHINGTON DC - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2017
8 PM
Dupont Underground
1583, 1527 New Hampshire Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036
Sponsored by Kaya Press, Kundiman, and the Smithsonian APA Center
WASHINGTON DC - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2017
12 pm
Willow Books 10th Anniversary Reading
Room 183, Archives, Marriott Marquis, Meeting Level Four
With Reginald Flood, Qiana Towns, and Yesenia Montilla
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2017
5 PM
San Francisco Writers' Grotto Author Celebration
490 Second Street
San Francisco, CA
With Julie Lythcott-Haims, Louise Nayer, Constance Hale, Holly Brown, Ethel Rohan, and Bridget Quinn
WALNUT CREEK, CA - THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2017
10 AM
Shadelands Art Center
Stanford Books on Review
With Brit Bennett, Noah Warren, and Myra Strober
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 2017
3 pm
Women's Building
3543 18th Street
Women's National Book Association
In conversation with Maxine Hong Kingston
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2016
6:30 pm
The Armory Club
1799 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA
GRASS VALLEY, CA - THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2016
7 pm
The Open Book
671 Maltman Drive
Grass Valley, CA
NEW YORK, NY - THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2016
7 pm
126 Crosby Street
New York, NY
With Hasanthia Sirisena, Tomas Q. Morin, and Michael Homolka
NEW YORK, NY - WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2016
7 PM
Asian American Writers' Workshop
112 W 27th St #600
New York, NY
WASHINGTON, DC - MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2016
6:30 PM
1517 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC
With Tom Clynes and Rion Amilcar Scott
CUPERTINO, CA - WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2016
1:30-3:15 PM
De Anza College
Campus Center, Conference Room B
Cupertino, CA
BERKELEY, CA - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2016
Berkeley Narrative Journalism Conference
UC Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
ORINDA, CA - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2016
4 pm
276 Village Square
Orinda, CA
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2016
7 pm
3515 California Street
San Francisco, CA
With Jen Richter, Ingrid Rojas Contreras, and Matthew Siegel
LOS ANGELES, CA - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2016
5 PM
Los Angeles Book Launch
1818 N. Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles, CA
In conversation with Naomi Hirahara
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2016
6 PM
Litcrawl
The San Francisco Writers’ Grotto presents "Mistakes Were Made"
Elbo Room
647 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2016
6 PM
API Legal Outreach 41st Anniversary Celebration
San Francisco Design Center
101 Henry Adams Street
San Francisco, Ca
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2016
8 PM
Litquake's Barbary Coast Awards
Introducing Maxine Hong Kingston
Herbst Theater
401 Van Ness Street
San Francisco, CA
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2016
7 PM
Center for the Book
375 Rhode Island
Litquake, "Size Counts: Writers Talk Short Fiction"
With Daphne Gottlieb, Sumiko Saulson, Kait Heacock, and Anne Raeff
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2016
San Francisco Book Launch
7:30 PM
1644 Haight Street
San Francisco, CA
In conversation with Oscar Villalon
OAKLAND, CA -- SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2016
4:30 PM
Friends of the Oakland Public School Libraries
In conversation with Ethan Nosowsky
668 13th St
Oakland, CA
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2016
7 PM
Dog Eared Books
901 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA
ORINDA, CA - SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2016
6 PM
St. Mary's Annual Welcome Salon
Orinda Books
276 Village Square
Orinda, CA
BERKELEY, CA - SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 2016
7:30 PM
Marsh Theater
2120 Allston Way
Berkeley, CA
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2016
6:30 pm
ZYZZYVA Spring Fundraiser and Celebration
Two Embarcadero Center
San Francisco, CA
With Glen David Gold, Lori Ostlund, and Octavio Solis
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2016
7 PM
261 Columbus Ave
San Francisco, CA
Native Believer Book Launch
In conversation with Ali Eteraz
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2016
7 PM
3515 California Street
San Francisco, CA
With Leland Cheuk, Yalitza Ferreras, and Chaney Kwak
LOS ALTOS, CA - THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2016
Los Altos High School Writers Week
Los Altos, CA
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2016
7 PM
2550 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA
Litquake Epicenter, in conversation with Patricia Park
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2016
7:30 PM
1644 Haight Street
San Francisco, CA
With Carmiel Bansky and Ingrid Rojas Contreras
MILL VALLEY, CA -- SUNDAY, JANUARY 10, 2016
4 PM
Mill Valley Library
Write On Mama Salon Series, "Standing out from the Slush Pile"
With LitCamp, Litquake, and Listen To Your Mother
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA -- SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2015
7 PM
The Federal Bar
303 Lankershim Blvd
North Hollywood, CA
With Leah Griesmann. Buy tickets here
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2015
5 pm
California Institute for Integral Studies
1453 Mission St
San Francisco, CA
With Aimee Phan, Toni Mirosevich, Donika Ross, Deborah Steinberg, and Huda Almarashi
NEW YORK, NY -- FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2015
7 PM
Rona Jaffe Writers' Award Reading
New York University
Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House
58 West 10th Street
New York, NY
With Meehan Crist, Ashley M. Jones, Britteney Black Rose Kapri, Amanda Rea, and Natalie Haney Tilghman
OAKLAND, CA -- SUNDAY, MAY 31, 2015
1:45 pm
Oakland City Hall
The Reshaping of American Literature
Presented by ZYZZYVA. With Paul Beatty and Hector Tobar
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2014
7:30 pm
Make-Out Room
3225 22nd Street
San Francisco, CA
Hosted by Charlie Jane Anders. With Andy Weir, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Shelly Oria, Megan Geuss, and Katie Gilmartin
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2014
7 PM
California Prose Directory Book Release
San Francisco, Ca
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - OCTOBER 18, 2014
7:15 PM
Earth, Wind, Water, Fire: A Night With The Elements
Presented by the San Francisco Writers' Grotto. With Faith Adiele, Ali Eteraz, Natalie Bazile, Marianna Cherry, and Bonnie Tsui