This is going to be some serious fun next Tuesday. We're celebrating ZYZZYVA's new issue (and new look), and we're going to be doing it outdoors, between Vesuvio and City Lights Books in Kerouac Alley.

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Dive into the depths of creativity at the River of Words Summer Retreat, June 12-16! Join artists and educators for five days of environmental writing, learning, and community-building in the serene Moraga Hills.

Thinking about Crafting Children's Books? Join us on May 17 for a reading by Rachel Levin Maxine Rose Schur lisalernerland and Stephanie Wildman followed by a panel on the craft and business of writing children’s books, moderated by Doug Henderson. Our authors will also have books to sell!

EXHIBIT is out in 18 days!! 🖤😱

if you have time to pre-order this novel, perhaps from a bookstore, it would mean so much to me. Pre-orders help books have a life in the world. & if you do pre-order it, you’ll get an exclusive Q&A with Ingrid Rojas Contreras +

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The best books to read during Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (recs by authors, from 2022) datebook.sfchronicle.com/books/the-best…

Big news! Total SF returns! 🧵

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Our beloved, Whiting Awards-winning ZYZZYVA has a new issue and a brand new look!

You can check out the redesign and sign-up to start receiving new issues here:
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beloved ZYZZYVA has a new issue & a new design, & you can subscribe at zyzzyva.org 🟠

will soon travel with my novel EXHIBIT for three weeks, & might be in a city near you!! If you’re around & free, would absolutely love to see you 🖤

Much love to ZYZZYVA and its gorgeous redesign!

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#TheNewZYZZYVA

SO EXCITED to be teaching this virtual craft workshop for Tin House on Saturday, May 25!! If you have a memoir or essay that has stalled, join us for this session featuring prompts & exercises to find new ways back into your story 🙌🏽

Happy book birthday Sasha Vasilyuk !

Just superb journalism by Joe Garofoli and gabrielle lurie here ⬇️

So many nuances as the writing & photography show the human side & how decisions for a small Oregon community can influence policy in S.F.

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Our free reading and meeting event, also an opportunity to meet our stunning new members is this Friday, April 19! Register here: tickettailor.com/events/thewrit…

We’ve redesigned ZYZZYVA!
Here is our bold new look on Issue No. 127.
We hope you love it as much as we do. You can order it here:
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It's been a rough year for survivors of the Half Moon Bay mushroom farm shootings. The #farmworkers I spoke to yearn for a safe, stable place to call home. And local officials are responding. New homes could be ready in less than a year. KQED News
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Happy pub day Ethel Rohan 🟧 🇵🇸#BLM #USCagesChildren #CreidimÍ ! Can't wait to read Sing, I!

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I’m on the cover of Poets & Writers!!! & spoke with Brian Gresko about my novel Exhibit & its focus on queer & kinky joy, ambition, desire, & more 🖤

never quite thought I’d be in P&W talking about, among other things, whips, but here we are!

the profile’s in print today 🤲🏻

don’t throw your eclipse glasses out!
2 ways to donate ☀️ 🌕 👓

by April 30:

bring to any Warby Parker location to donate to Astro w/o Borders

by Aug 1:

mail to below to donate to kids in Latin America for the August eclipse

Eclipse Glasses USA, LLC
PO Box 50571 Provo, UT 84605

As you build your booklists for AAPI Month, please include Pacific Islander authors on your 'AAPI' lists. If you cannot find PI-authored books, you can visit Pacific Islanders in Publishing (in my bio), where you can find new books on our home page and in our blog posts.