“This class makes me believe in who I am.”
What is Elder Project?
Litquake’s Elder Project brings creative writing and storytelling workshops to retirement communities and senior centers across San Francisco and Oakland. In each class—via Zoom or in person—seniors tell their stories, engage with others, and deepen their writing. The classes provide powerful moments of connection and creativity. Participants share their work in a printed anthology and at Litquake’s fall festival.
Interested in attending Elder Project classes, or know someone who might be?
Email kevdublin [at] gmail [dot] com
Email kevdublin [at] gmail [dot] com
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 our 2021 Litquake Festival Showcase
Current Elder Project Sites
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Litquake's Elder Project is supported in part by the California Arts Council, a state agency.
The Elder Project is also supported by The Joseph & Vera Long Foundation.
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.