“Yeah I’m a Writer. Now What?”

Sat May 30 2026 at 02:45 pm to 03:45 pm UTC-07:00

Brower Center, Kinzie Room | Berkeley

Bay Area Book Festival
Publisher/HostBay Area Book Festival
\u201cYeah I\u2019m a Writer. Now What?\u201d
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A panel discussion for emergent authors and literary program alums looking for advice on what’s next.
About this Event

Aleah Bradshaw, Gabriel Cortez, Giovanna Lomanto, and Darius Simpson


The Brower Center - Kinzie Room


If you are a new writer looking for tips on how to live a writer’s life in service to your community, this is the panel for you. Join three working poets and organizers doing exciting things in the fields of music, publishing, activism, arts education, and beyond for a discussion on ways new authors can apply their craft in impactful ways once they’ve chosen the writer’s life. Walk away inspired and with a clearer sense of direction as authors Giovanna Lomanto (Game Over Books), Aleah Bradshaw (aka Nyfe of musical duo “Closegood,” Youth Speaks), and Darius Simpson (When the Smoke Comes, SFJAZZ) share advice from each of their unique paths through the literary world beginning as alums of youth and college writing programs. This panel discussion is open to all, especially alums of the Bay’s rich tapestry of youth literary arts organizations and emerging artists looking for advice on what’s next.


There will not be table space provided in our Writers' Workshop venues, so in addition to bringing paper and a pen, we recommend bringing a book or other hard surface to write on.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Brower Center, Kinzie Room, 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, United States

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USD 0.00 to USD 27.24

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