This will be a reading of diverse and fresh voices from the Bay Area who have studied creative writing at Ripe Fruit Writing in San Francisco. Many of the readers will be reading from their own chapbooks. The evening includes a reception with wine and finger foods. Everyone is welcome to join us to celebrate the written word in all its honesty and beauty.

READERS: Bryna Bank, Tracy Burt, Annette, Carasco, Claire Comiskey, Liza Gleason, Robert Guarino, Robin Hornstein, Amy Johnson, Colett Lafia, Liz Nichols, Judith Nitchie, Robert Piña, Barbara Shpizner, Alex Silverstein.

HOST: Leslie Kirk Campbell, Founder of Ripe Fruit

Ripe Fruit Writing, the oldest non-institutional creative writing program in the Bay Area, was founded by Leslie Kirk Campbell. Leslie’s most recent short fiction collection, The Man with Eight Pairs of Legs, won the Mary McCarthy Prize for Short Fiction among other awards. She has taught over 10,000 students of all ages in San Francisco for over 35 years.