Our Programs
Uplifting Community Voices
City Stories
The City Stories program seeks to preserve diverse, interwoven and intersectional stories of San Fransico that are at risk of being erased due to gentrification. It offers free workshops and writing events to capture the experiences of the City's residents, chronicling a rich curation of local narratives.
Write from the Gut!
Write from the Gut, our longest-running reading series, platforms emerging artists in the Bay Area to share their works-in-progress and published pieces in a 3-min performance. Artists are asked to share whatever is on their mind, from the deepest parts of who they are, and not be afraid to express vulnerability.
Dispatches from Quarantine
Dispatches from Quarantine began at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic as a literary blog and then transformed into a collection of public readings, discussions, and workshops through 2023 with the help of the California Arts Council.
Professional writers from diverse backgrounds shared stories on how the pandemic impacted their lives, careers, social movements, and changed the field of creative writing. All the readings and discussions were held in-person or live-streamed and then published on the SFCWI's YouTube channel.
Professional writers from diverse backgrounds shared stories on how the pandemic impacted their lives, careers, social movements, and changed the field of creative writing. All the readings and discussions were held in-person or live-streamed and then published on the SFCWI's YouTube channel.
Kids & Teens Programs
Summer Camps with SF Rec & Park
We partner with the SF Rec and Park to offer writing classes to K-12 students with the Harvey Milk Summer Camp for the Arts (ages 8-11) and the Young People's Teen Musical Theatre Camp (ages 12-17).
After-School Enrichment Programs
We offer after-school enrichment workshops at New Traditions, an SFUSD elementary school for 2nd - 4th graders.
Private Summer Camp at Harvey Milk Center
We launched the Teen Creative Writing Summer Camp. We also offered private writing coaching and tutoring around the world.
We partner with the SF Rec and Park to offer writing classes to K-12 students with the Harvey Milk Summer Camp for the Arts (ages 8-11) and the Young People's Teen Musical Theatre Camp (ages 12-17).
After-School Enrichment Programs
We offer after-school enrichment workshops at New Traditions, an SFUSD elementary school for 2nd - 4th graders.
Private Summer Camp at Harvey Milk Center
We launched the Teen Creative Writing Summer Camp. We also offered private writing coaching and tutoring around the world.