Writing Events in San Francisco

Check out happening writing events all around San Francisco, CA

Sleaford Mods

 Sat, 16 May at 09:00 pm 777 Valencia Street San Francisco CA 94110

What She Said - Women in Music

 Thu, 07 May at 05:00 pm W San Francisco USD 39

MATT HAIG – THE MIDNIGHT TRAIN

 Mon, 08 Jun at 07:00 pm Jewish Community Center of San Francisco USD 33 to 49

2026 Creative Youth Celebration

 Sat, 27 Jun at 12:00 pm Yerba Buena Center for the Arts USD 0 to 23

Lowkey Artist Talk - Alonzo King

 Wed, 29 Apr at 06:00 pm Manny's USD 9 to 37

Joanna Stern: I Am Not a Robot

 Wed, 20 May at 06:00 pm The Commonwealth Club USD 27

TALK | Animating Identity: Pixar, Mythology, and the Making of Mahabharata with Sanjay Patel

 Sat, 02 May at 01:00 pm 104 Montgomery St, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94129

TUESDAYS AT THE CAFE

 Tue, 05 May at 12:00 pm Café Valor Free

GEMMA CORRELL at Books Inc. in the Marina

 Sun, 03 May at 03:00 pm Books Inc. USD 0 to 40

Exploring America's Racial Consciousness (In Person)

 Thu, 07 May at 05:30 pm California Institute of Integral Studies - Main building USD 11 to 32

Celebrate the Launch of Ayelet Waldman's New Novel, A Perfect Hand

 Tue, 19 May at 07:00 pm BookShop West Portal Free

Meet Author Willy Vlautin: The Left and the Lucky

 Thu, 14 May at 07:00 pm BookShop West Portal Free

BASH- Bay Area & Sacramento Short Film Festival 2026- Part 1- PLUS

 Sat, 30 May at 11:00 am Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture USD 18 to 23

LitLounge: In Defense of the Short Story

 Thu, 28 May at 06:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 0 to 13

Meet Caro Burke Author of Yesteryear!

 Tue, 26 May at 07:00 pm BookShop West Portal Free

CJ LEEDE in conversation with SARAH GAILEY at Books Inc. Opera Plaza

 Mon, 15 Jun at 07:00 pm Books Inc. Opera Plaza USD 35 to 40

Octavia’s Legacy: Imagining the Futures She Made Possible

 Sun, 14 Jun at 02:00 pm Main Library - San Francisco Public Library Free

Migrant Heart: Essays About Things I Can't Forget

 Tue, 30 Jun at 07:00 pm KALW Public Media Free

BASH- Bay Area & Sacramento Short Film Festival 2026- Part 2- PLUS

 Sat, 27 Jun at 11:00 am Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture USD 20 to 26

Young Writers Summer Camp at Mechanics'

 Mon, 22 Jun at 09:30 am Mechanics' Institute USD 482 to 535

Drink 'N Draft

 Wed, 29 Apr at 06:30 pm The Faight Collective USD 29

The Strength of Water: Book Talk with Karin Jensen

 Sat, 16 May at 01:30 pm Chinese Historical Society of America USD 15 to 30

Martha Conway discusses her new book We Meet Apart

 Thu, 07 May at 07:00 pm BookShop West Portal Free

Sapphic Romantasy with C.L. Clark & Be Steadwell

 Thu, 14 May at 06:30 pm Main Library - San Francisco Public Library Free

Charlotte Brooks Book Talk: The Moys of New York and Shanghai

 Sat, 06 Jun at 11:00 am Chinese Historical Society of America Museum USD 15 to 35

PORTIA ELAN – HOMEBOUND

 Wed, 06 May at 07:00 pm Jewish Community Center of San Francisco Free

All Star Art Club - June 2026

 Mon, 15 Jun at 05:00 pm Friends & Neighbors USD 5 to 20

Reclaiming Ourselves: Spring as a Rite of Passage

 Sat, 02 May at 09:00 am Alonzo King LINES Ballet USD 295

YAX Summer Art Camps

 Mon, 29 Jun at 09:00 am 2330 San Jose Ave Free

JAN M. FLYNN at Books Inc. Laurel Village

 Thu, 21 May at 05:30 pm Books Inc USD 0 to 22

Gong Bath Under a Tree: An Outdoor Sound Bath + Love Letter Writing

 Sun, 14 Jun at 11:00 am TBD USD 15 to 35

DON SAINTE-JOHNN at Books Inc. Opera Plaza

 Sat, 30 May at 03:00 pm Books Inc. Opera Plaza Free

Omnivore Books, in conversation with Kate Leahy, San Francisco, CA

 Mon, 11 May at 06:30 pm Omnivore Books

Book Talk: Orange with Noel Quiñones & T.S. Leonard

 Sun, 07 Jun at 02:00 pm Fabulosa Books Free

Exploring the Dharma of Liberation (In Person)

 Thu, 04 Jun at 06:00 pm California Institute of Integral Studies - Main building USD 11 to 32

A reading of Fresh Juice with Robert Liu Trujillo

 Sat, 02 May at 12:00 pm The International Library of Youth Writing Free

San Francisco Women’s Political Tour: Protest & Power

 Fri, 30 Jan at 02:00 pm Mary Ellen Pleasant Memorial Park USD 0 to 39

Youth Zine Fest

 Fri, 08 May at 06:00 pm The International Library of Youth Writing Free

A Fabulous Animal: A Staged Reading by Word for Word

 Mon, 27 Apr at 07:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 18 to 29

SARAH G. PIERCE: FOR HUMAN USE at Books Inc. in the Marina

 Thu, 30 Apr at 06:00 pm Books Inc. Free

Author: Grace Loh Prasad, The Translator's Daughter

 Wed, 15 Jul at 06:00 pm Sunset Branch Library Free

In-Person Book Launch: To Be (a Woman) by Rachel Turney

 Tue, 19 May at 05:30 pm Honey Art Studio USD 19 to 36

Leadership Excellence 1 Day Masterclass for New Managers | San Francisco,CA

 Wed, 20 May at 09:00 am Regus - San Francisco USD 417 to 588

The Heroine's Journey: Panel Discussion & Interactive Writing

 Mon, 27 Apr at 12:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 0 to 13

An Evening of Mark Twain with Ben Griffin and Lynne Kaufman

 Thu, 04 Jun at 06:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 7 to 18

Meet & Greet: An Evening with Rachel Turney

 Thu, 21 May at 07:00 pm Wine Down SF Free

The Last Human Bear with author Greg Sarris

 Thu, 06 Aug at 06:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 7 to 18

San Francisco Book Launch: A Celebration of Orange

 Sat, 06 Jun at 07:00 pm Medicine for Nightmares Free

ALAA AL-BARKAWI at Books Inc. in the Marina

 Fri, 12 Jun at 07:00 pm Books Inc. Free

Women of a Promiscuous Nature with Donna Everhart and Scott Stern

 Thu, 09 Jul at 06:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 7 to 18

The Newcomers: The Chronicles of Touperdu with author Pam Troy

 Thu, 11 Jun at 06:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 7 to 18

Tell Your Story: Publishing Your First Book

 Sat, 25 Oct at 07:00 pm The Native Experience USD 22

Professional Report Writing Skills 1 Day Workshop | San Francisco, CA

 Fri, 09 Jan at 09:00 am For venue details reach us at [email protected] USD 519 to 1,453

Somethin Soft- A Creative Space

 Tue, 13 Jan at 06:00 pm SF LGBT Center Free

San Francisco Summer Writing Program Middle School : Info & Priority Access

 Wed, 15 Apr at 08:15 pm 21st Century LEARNING - San Francisco Middle School Writing Adventures Free

Proposal Writing Skills 1 Day Workshop |San Francisco, CA

 Fri, 19 Dec at 09:00 am For venue details reach us at [email protected] USD 519 to 1,453

San Francisco Queer Women’s History Tour: Rebels, Lovers & Trailblazers

 Fri, 09 Jan at 02:00 pm Harvey Milk Plaza USD 35 to 39