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A special 2020 edition of Lit Crawl for our virtual times |
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October 24th 10:30am—3pm |
Lit Crawl Global 2020
In 2020, many of the Lit Crawls in our worldwide network were cancelled due to Covid-19, so we decided to gather everyone for one big virtual literary hoedown. On October 24th from 10:30am-3pm we'll hear from the global literati in Boston, Los Angeles, Seattle, Wellington (New Zealand), Kells (Ireland), Cheltenham (England), Angers (France).
In 2020, many of the Lit Crawls in our worldwide network were cancelled due to Covid-19, so we decided to gather everyone for one big virtual literary hoedown. On October 24th from 10:30am-3pm we'll hear from the global literati in Boston, Los Angeles, Seattle, Wellington (New Zealand), Kells (Ireland), Cheltenham (England), Angers (France).
History
Since 2008, 14 cities worldwide have launched affiliated Lit Crawls. By partnering with a variety of organizations, many of them the leading literary entities in their regions, each Lit Crawl bolsters the local literary scene and captures its city’s unique flavor — all while getting book lovers and revelers alike drunk on words.
Seattle
Portland (Literary Arts)
Los Angeles
Austin (Texas Book Festival)
Denver (Crush Walls)
Chicago (Neo-Futurist Theater)
Minneapolis (The Loft Literary Center)
Boston (Boston Book Festival)
New York City (PEN America)
San Antonio (San Antonio Book Festival)
Wellington (Verb Wellington, New Zealand)
Cheltenham (Cheltenham Literature Festival, England)
Belfast (Belfast Book Festival, Ireland)
Kells (Hinterland Festival of Art and Literature, Ireland)
Angers (France)
Since 2008, 14 cities worldwide have launched affiliated Lit Crawls. By partnering with a variety of organizations, many of them the leading literary entities in their regions, each Lit Crawl bolsters the local literary scene and captures its city’s unique flavor — all while getting book lovers and revelers alike drunk on words.
Seattle
Portland (Literary Arts)
Los Angeles
Austin (Texas Book Festival)
Denver (Crush Walls)
Chicago (Neo-Futurist Theater)
Minneapolis (The Loft Literary Center)
Boston (Boston Book Festival)
New York City (PEN America)
San Antonio (San Antonio Book Festival)
Wellington (Verb Wellington, New Zealand)
Cheltenham (Cheltenham Literature Festival, England)
Belfast (Belfast Book Festival, Ireland)
Kells (Hinterland Festival of Art and Literature, Ireland)
Angers (France)
Check out an oral history here on Literary Hub, and this description of Lit Crawl NYC from the New York Times.
For more information about Lit Crawl Global, including sponsorship opportunities, please email hunter@litquake.org.
Lit Crawl® is a registered trademark of the Litquake Foundation.
For more information about Lit Crawl Global, including sponsorship opportunities, please email hunter@litquake.org.
Lit Crawl® is a registered trademark of the Litquake 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.