Litquake Out Loud
Sun, Sep 28
|Yerba Buena Gardens Esplanade
A pre-fest series highlighting Bay Area’s BIPOC & LGBTQ+ writers and thought leaders, curated by Giovanna Lomanto.
Time & Location
Sep 28, 2025, 11:15 AM – 4:00 PM PDT
Yerba Buena Gardens Esplanade, 700 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA
About The Event
Sponsored by Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
The Litquake Out Loud series highlights the Bay Area’s BIPOC & LGBTQ+ writers and thought leaders, putting Litquake’s production resources into the hands of guest curators who in turn produce a vibrant, dynamic series of festival events. Plus live music! In conjunction with Litquake’s Small Press Book Fair! All are held outdoors at the Esplanade stage of Yerba Buena Gardens. FREE
Events curated by Sarah O’Neal, Diego Plascencia-Vega, and D’mani Thomas. Lead curation by Giovanna Lomanto. Music by TBA.
Sarah O’Neal is a queer Moroccan, Black, and Muslim artist and writer born and raised in the Bay Area. Sarah’s work grapples with the impact of colonial violence on familial memory and the way systems of oppression shape the most intimate detail of our lives.Sarah’s debut collection, Even Two Hands Pressed Together Are Split, brought together poetry, photography, and ephemera to create an immersive experience…