Writing Events in San Francisco

Check out happening writing events all around San Francisco, CA

Meet Elizabeth George! Author of the Beloved Lynley/Havers Mystery Series

 Fri, 26 Sep at 07:00 pm BookShop West Portal Free

Josh Ritter and the Royal City Band

 Fri, 03 Oct at 09:00 pm 777 Valencia Street San Francisco CA 94110

Arundhati Roy in conversation with Deepa Fernandes

 Fri, 19 Sep at 07:30 pm 275 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94102

Write Together - October

 Sat, 04 Oct at 10:30 am 297 Page St Free

Litquake Out Loud

 Sun, 28 Sep at 11:15 am Esplanade, Yerba Buena Gardens Free

ZYZZYVA Movie Matinee with Ingrid Rojas Contreras and Alexander Chee

 Sat, 06 Sep at 12:30 pm Roxie Theater

Write the Mission - Writing Workshop

 Sat, 27 Sep at 02:00 pm Manny's USD 37 to 74

A Greek Tragedy with authors Jeanne Carstensen and Michael Montgomery

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

On Caring for Our Souls in Uncertain Times (In-Person)

 Wed, 10 Sep at 06:00 pm California Institute of Integral Studies USD 11 to 32

BASH- Bay Area & Sacramento Short Film Festival 2025- Part 1- PLUS

 Sat, 22 Nov at 11:00 am Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture USD 20 to 23

Local Authors & Local Stories

 Thu, 11 Sep at 07:00 pm BookShop West Portal Free

44th Annual Northern California Book Awards

 Sat, 06 Sep at 02:00 pm San Francisco Public Library, Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA, USA Free

An Evening With Ada Limón: U.S. Poet Laureate

 Sat, 11 Oct at 07:30 pm Swedish American Hall

Writing and Directing Intimate Scenes for the Screen: A 2 Day Intensive

 Sat, 04 Oct at 12:00 pm 465 S Van Ness Ave USD 962

Arundhati Roy at Sydney Goldstein Theater

 Fri, 19 Sep at 07:30 pm Sydney Goldstein Theater

Celebrating Claire Wrenn Bobrow and When Bumblebees Go to Sleep

 Thu, 18 Sep at 07:00 pm BookShop West Portal Free

KATHY ONETO at Books Inc. in the Marina

 Thu, 25 Sep at 06:00 pm Books Inc. Free

BASH- Bay Area & Sacramento Short Film Festival 2025- Part 2- PLUS

 Sat, 13 Dec at 11:00 am Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture USD 20 to 29

Unplug & Play Collective - "No Phone Zone" Hangout

 Sun, 21 Sep at 01:00 pm The Commons Free

Andrew Ross Sorkin

 Sat, 18 Oct at 07:30 pm 275 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94102

Spices & Stories

 Sat, 09 Aug New Delhi Restaurant & Bar USD 50

Meet Paul Bradley Carr, Author of The Confessions

 Tue, 09 Sep at 07:00 pm BookShop West Portal Free

Meet Zoe B. Wallbrook! Author of History Lessons, with Author Renee Swindle

 Wed, 17 Sep at 07:00 pm BookShop West Portal Free

Proust Seminar with Dr. Mark Calkins (Fall 2025)

 Wed, 03 Sep at 05:30 pm Mechanics' Institute - 4th Floor Board Room USD 269 to 402

The Science of Happiness

 Thu, 18 Sep at 06:00 pm The Commonwealth Club USD 27

Meet Mary Roach, Bestselling Author and Master of Page-Turning Nonfiction

 Thu, 02 Oct at 07:00 pm BookShop West Portal Free

Meet Jessica Francis Kane! Author of Fonseca and Rules for Visiting

 Wed, 01 Oct at 07:00 pm BookShop West Portal Free

GP Dinner #192 | Dirtbag Billionaire w/David Gelles

 Sun, 05 Oct at 06:00 pm 54 Washburn St USD 135 to 162

The Grateful Dead by Jim Marshall / An Evening of Photos, Stories and Music

 Thu, 18 Sep at 05:30 pm Leica Store San Francisco Free

Write Your Expertise with Dr. Lanette Jimerson

 Tue, 09 Sep at 05:30 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 215 to 269

Genre Smoosh book club

 Sun, 23 Nov at 03:30 pm Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial Branch Library Free

Author reading & book signing

 Sat, 20 Sep at 03:00 pm William Westerfeld House

Songs for Other People's Weddings: David Levithan and Jens Lekman

 Mon, 15 Sep at 07:30 pm Swedish American Hall

Sonia Sotomayor - Just Shine!: How to Be a Better You

 Thu, 11 Sep at 06:00 pm Calvary Presbyterian Church

Mary Roach: Adventures in Human Anatomy

 Thu, 09 Oct at 06:00 pm The Commonwealth Club USD 24

Sonia Daccarett & Chanan Tigay – The Roots of The Guava Tree

 Thu, 18 Sep at 07:00 pm 3200 California St, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94118

Genre Smoosh book club

 Sun, 25 Jan at 03:30 pm Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial Branch Library Free

Genre Smoosh book club

 Sun, 22 Feb at 03:30 pm Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial Branch Library Free

Gary Shteyngart – Vera, or Faith

 Tue, 04 Nov at 07:00 pm 3200 California St, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94118

Summer Literary Salon: Maxine Hong Kingston, Aimee Liu and Lily Hoang

 Thu, 11 Sep at 06:00 pm The Commonwealth Club USD 22

PLAY "IN THE MOUNTAINS MY HEART"

 Sun, 19 Oct at 04:00 pm Scottish Rite Memorial Temple

Bad Art Club presents... Scribbling Nonsense & Calling It Poetry

 Mon, 15 Sep at 06:00 pm The Faight Collective USD 21 to 53

The Power of Storytelling - Creative Journaling Workshop

 Tue, 23 Sep at 08:30 pm 865 Market St USD 7 to 30

Daniel Handler and Andrew Sean Greer at Sydney Goldstein Theater

 Wed, 08 Oct at 07:30 pm Sydney Goldstein Theater

The Power of Storytelling - Creative Journaling Workshop

 Tue, 21 Oct at 08:30 pm 865 Market St USD 7 to 30

AN EVENING WITH ANNIE LEIBOVITZ: ON HER NEW BOOK, WOMEN

 Mon, 10 Nov at 08:00 pm Palace of Fine Arts Theatre

San Francisco CA An Evening with Samin Nosrat

 Fri, 12 Sep at 07:30 pm Sydney Goldstein Theater

Daniel Handler & Andrew Sean Greer

 Tue, 07 Oct at 04:00 pm Sydney Goldstein Theater

Arundhati Roy In Conversation With Deepa Fernandes

 Thu, 18 Sep at 04:00 pm Sydney Goldstein Theater

Killing My Lobster Presents: Sketch On Speed

 Sat, 25 Jan at 10:00 pm Eclectic Box SF USD 13 to 77

NCSPP Intensive Study Group: On Perversion

 Fri, 05 Sep at 10:00 am Access Institute for Psychological Services USD 319 to 531

Angela Davis & Hilton Als: A Sisterhood Tribute To Toni Morrison June Jordan & Angela Davis

 Sun, 14 Dec at 04:00 pm Sydney Goldstein Theater

San Francisco: Self-Driving Tour via the Golden Gate Bridge

 Thu, 22 Feb at 06:00 am Painted Ladies, Steiner St &, Hayes St, San Francisco, CA 94117 USD 17