with Margaret Malone This class is for experienced writers who are dedicated to starting the first draft of a story collection over the course of six months. Participants should have experience writing stories and familiarity with the elements of literary short fiction including scene, character, conflict, place, and revision. We will study individual stories by […]
with James Napoli The art and craft of writing for the screen is a skill that all authors would do well to have in their creative arsenals. On one level, prose fiction, memoir, non-fiction, all these forms have been, and will continue to be, sought out by the film industry as foundations for works in […]
with Frances Badalamenti Autofiction is a unique genre (or non-genre) that combines the autobiographical with the fictional. In this course, we will take a close look at the craft of autofiction. We will read novel excerpts, short stories and novellas. We will also look at craft essays on the form. The goal over the twelve […]
During this 10-week online workshop, which meets Tuesday evenings from January 29-April 4, participants will create their own original typefaces as they gain an understanding of the methodologies and software used to produce high-quality digital type. The primary goal of this workshop is to show participants how to systematically think about type and successfully structure […]
May 15, 2023: Deadline for receipt of entry form and fees. June 20-24, 2023: E-mailing of judges’ results – accepted or declined August 7, 2023: Deadline for receipt of accepted work via mail or in person. Work not delivered during scheduled times will not be included in the exhibition. September 18, 2023: Show opens, TBD: Reception, Award Ceremony […]
with Kevin Barrett Kane Learn the fundamentals of book design from a seasoned pro, including layout, typesetting, cover design, and manufacturing. Over the course of two lectures, two workshops, and a final critique (to be held on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from March 7 through March 21), participants in this online workshop will learn about […]
Take a journey through the locations and architectural details in Buenos Aires that inspired a typographic textile. Since 2018, Muk Monsalve has been hosting and curating type walks around Buenos Aires with her art and business partner, Lucía Soto. This project, called Letra Capital, allows them to highlight and share the love they feel while […]
Have you bought a piece of clothing from a store, and, when you took it to the cashier, had the person checking you out say, "this color will look great on you!" This is a sales strategy, a subtle but still manipulative attempt to build brand loyalty—it's a way for the retailer to assure you […]
Litquake's Epicenter is excited to launch our Spring 2023 season, with Sorry, Bro, the debut novel by Bay Area author Taleen Voskuni. This vibrant and heartfelt queer rom-com, set amidst the current San Francisco tech community, follows a young Armenian-American woman as she rediscovers her roots and embraces who she really is. When Nareh Bedrossian’s non-Armenian boyfriend […]
Dig into overlooked design history and get a sneak peek at Letterform Archive’s forthcoming research hub on women in metal type. Ever wonder who originally designed your favorite typefaces? Many of the fonts we use today (such as Futura, Helvetica, Baskerville) originated in the metal type era (late 1800s to 1950s) when hot metal typesetting […]
A colorful compilation of inspiring and unfathomable stories woven together by humor, pathos, confluences of fate, and the eternal guiding hands of the author's ancestors. Debbie Chinn begins this colorful memoir by tracing her roots back to China. Horrors of war, the Japanese occupation of China, the brutalities of starvation and poverty, and the Communist […]
Few writers have traced the sensuous connection between food and memory as powerfully as Michelle Zauner has done in her runaway hit memoir, Crying in H Mart. Legions of readers have kept the book on the bestseller list for more than 60 weeks, and for good reason. With breathtaking prose, Zauner delves into the experience of food—our […]