Lit Crawl San Francisco: Full Schedule

6:30pm PDT

The Fabulist Words & Art Presents: My Fantasy America

Comic book spectacle dominates the movie theaters, feverishly detailed fantasy worlds and technological dystopias rule our screens—all producing passionate debate and deep emotional connection, as viewers look for representations of themselves. Join The Fabulist for a deeper dive still into this fantastical landscape of hopes, hype, dreams, and nightmares.

Authors

Jenny Bitner

Jenny Bitner’s short stories have been published in The Best American Nonrequired Reading, The Sun, PANK, The Fabulist, Fence, The San Francisco Bay Guardian, and Writing That Risks. Her nonfiction writing has appeared in Anything That Moves, Utne Reader, Men’s Health and other... Read More →

Elizabeth Stix

Elizabeth Stix is the author of the short story collection Things I Want Back from You, which will be released in June 2024. Her stories have appeared in McSweeney's, Tin House, Boulevard, The Los Angeles Times Sunday magazine, and elsewhere.

Elizabeth Gonzalez James

Elizabeth Gonzalez James is the author of the novels Mona at Sea and The Bullet Swallower as well as the chapbook Five Conversations About Peter Sellers.

Ruth Crossman

Ruth Crossman is a community educator and Pushcart-nominated author. Her work has appeared in publications including sPARKLE&bLINK, MaximumRocknRoll and Litro. Her first chapbook, All the Wrong Places, is forthcoming from Naked Bulb Press. She was born and raised in Berkeley and currently... Read More →

Russell Reza-Khaliq Gonzaga

Russell Reza-Khaliq Gonzaga, the former Poet Laureate of Lake County and a champion slam poet, was born in the Philippines and raised in Oakland. He is a Dervish, minister, writer, freelance journalist, editor, social justice activist, teacher, youth mentor, and martial artist... Read More →

Saturday October 19, 2019 6:30pm - 7:30pm PDT
Mission: Comics & Art 2250 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA

Phase 2, Venue: Wheelchair Accessible

ADA Accessibility Wheelchair Accessible

8:00pm PDT

Comics: The Ninth Art Form

Comics, the ninth art form, are a unique blending of literature and sequential art. We'll be hosting comic book writers reading from their works.

Authors

Harry Nordlinger

Harry Nordlinger is an Illustrator, cartoonist, painter and videographer from San Francisco, California, having studied art at the University of Puget Sound and the Academy of Art University.

Kirt Burdick

allusive, undetermined

Kirt Burdick has a Staphylococcus infection on his face. Also, he has spent the last few years writing and drawing FAE ARCHAIC, a fantasy/crime comic. Currently, he spends his days wishing he had listened to the old Gypsy woman who had foretold his downfall. Hubris is the deadliest... Read More →

Morgan Burke

I'm a cartoonist living in San Francisco. I recently started my first web comic series, Marshall. I was born and raised in Indiana and very much enjoy the music of Phish, the paintings of Mark Rothko, run-on sentences, and glasses of crisp, cool , sparkling water.

Ken Garing

Writer/Artist, Image Comics

I'm a comic book writer/artist based in San Francisco. I'm best known for my science-fiction series PLANETOID (2012-2016) and my fantasy series GOGOR (2019) both published by Image Comics. I've also done work for IDW and DC Comics.

Saturday October 19, 2019 8:00pm - 9:00pm PDT
Mission: Comics & Art 2250 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA

Phase 3

ADA Accessibility Wheelchair Accessible