Litquake 2026

Jane Ganahl was the co-founder, with Jack Boulware, of Litquake. She is also a writer, teacher, and animal activist. As a Hearst newspaper journalist with the Examiner and Chronicle for 25 years, she covered the arts, and wrote the “Single Minded” column, which led to her mem... Read More →

Savala Nolan is a celebrated essayist, speaker, and teacher. Her newest book, Good Woman: A Reckoning, was named a Most Anticipated Feminist Book of 2026 by Ms. Magazine.  Her first book, Don’t Let It Get You Down: Essays on Race, Gender and the Body, was shortlisted for the 2... Read More →

Jilanne Hoffmann’s middle grade historical-contemporary novel in verse and prose, HeartLand, blends a coming-of-age story and family and friendship dynamics with environmental activism. It received a starred review from School Library Journal and glowing reviews from Booklist, ... Read More →

Khan Wong has a past as a poet, cellist, arts funder and internationally known hula hooper. His debut novel, The Circus Infinite, was longlisted for the British Science Fiction Association (BSFA) Best Novel category, and was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award. His second no... Read More →

Sudanese by way of Washington, D.C., Safia Elhillo is the author of Girls That Never Die, The January Children, Home Is Not a Country, and Bright Red Fruit, and co-editor of the anthology Halal If You Hear Me. She has received fellowships from Cave Canem and Stanford University, and her awards include a California Book Award, the Brunel International African Poetry Prize, and an Arab American Book Award. She has been a finalist for the Neustadt International Prize for Literature, the... Read More →