"This class makes me believe again in who I am."
What is Elder Project?
Elder Writing Project is an outreach project of the Litquake Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit registered in the state of California. Now in its fifth year, the Elder Project brings creative writing and storytelling workshops to retirement communities across San Francisco and Oakland. After twelve weeks of opening new pathways to self-expression and greater socialization, each class publishes an anthology and performs at a live reading for friends and loved ones in-person or online.
Know someone who might be interested in attending Elder Project classes?
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Testimonials
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"...urges us to dig deeper, go forward...it’s powerful."
"this project has been one of the best things I’ve experienced as a (somewhat begrudging) elder." |
"I just can't imagine my life now without the wonderful people I met in these classes."
"...helped me look for the poetry that's in everyday life." |
Watch the latest reading
Current Elder Project Sites
Bayview Dr. George Davis Senior Center Wednesdays @ 1pm PST, in person. In partnership with Bayview Senior Services. |
Cayuga Community Center Wednesdays @ 6pm PST, via Zoom. In partnership with the Community Living Campaign. |
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Litquake's Elder Project is supported in part by the California Arts Council, a state agency. Learn more at www.arts.ca.gov.
Our Mission
Litquake’s diverse live programs are created with the aim of inspiring critical engagement with the key issues of the day, bringing people together around the common humanity encapsulated in literature, and perpetuating a sense of literary community, as well as a vibrant forum for Bay Area writing.
Litquake’s diverse live programs are created with the aim of inspiring critical engagement with the key issues of the day, bringing people together around the common humanity encapsulated in literature, and perpetuating a sense of literary community, as well as a vibrant forum for Bay Area writing.