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MFA in Writing at University of San Francisco Fiction (short story, novel), nonfiction, and poetry. Small class sizes. Acclaimed faculty. http://w

The MFA Program at USF offers students an intimate, personalized learning experience within San Francisco's vibrant and diverse literary scene. Set in a sanctuary city, the MFA program is designed to help writers develop their creative work (novels, short stories, memoirs, essays, poetry) and immerse them in a supportive community.

This fall, novelist Monica West Monica West is teaching “Friendship in Fiction,” a reading seminar that looks at the var...
10/13/2026

This fall, novelist Monica West Monica West is teaching “Friendship in Fiction,” a reading seminar that looks at the various roles friendships play in novels and what we, as writers, can learn to help inform our own storytelling.

The reading list for this class includes…

“Station Eleven” by Emily St. John Mandel
“The Nickel Boys” by Colsoj Whitehead
“Never Let Me Go” by Kazuo Ishiguro
“Sula” by Toni Morrison
“Cantoras” by Caro De Roberts

Tonight at Green Apple Books on the Park, we’re celebrating T.S. Leonard’s debut poetry collection, “Another Anthem of F...
10/05/2026

Tonight at Green Apple Books on the Park, we’re celebrating T.S. Leonard’s debut poetry collection, “Another Anthem of Fabulous Survival,” alongside Mukethe Kawinzi and Maw Shein Win!

Free to attend, please RSVP at greenapplebooks.com

Or Watch on YouTube Live at the Link Below
https://youtube.com/live/zX5bgslKNYs?feature=share

DATE:
Mon, 10/5/2026

TIME:
7:00pm

PLACE:
Books on the Park on 9th Avenue
1231 9th Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94122

10/03/2026

Happy publication week to Tomas Moniz, who’s new novel “The King of Aloe Vera is now available to buy from Algonquin Books, via your favorite local bookstore and Bookshop.org US

Follow Algonquin Books at Algonquin Books
And follow Tomas at Tomas Moniz

The Nook is open. ☕📚Starting Tuesday, October 6, join us every Tuesday and Thursday from 4:30–6:30 PM for coffee, cookie...
10/02/2026

The Nook is open. ☕📚

Starting Tuesday, October 6, join us every Tuesday and Thursday from 4:30–6:30 PM for coffee, cookies, and a little company before class.

Grab a cup in the MFA office, then settle into the Nook next door. Read, write, meet a friend, or simply take a breather—and feel free to wander between the spaces.

MFA students and faculty, make yourselves at home.

📍 MFA suite | USF MFA in Writing

The English Department USFCA English Department has set up a memorial table in the hallway outside of its office at Kal ...
09/30/2026

The English Department USFCA English Department has set up a memorial table in the hallway outside of its office at Kal Hall, where students / faculty/ staff / friends can write memories of Kimberly on cards that will be delivered to her immediate family.

Please stop by and share as many memories as you’d like, in honor of our beloved Kimberly V. Garrett.

Tonight, we are reading at the iconic Green Apple Books On The Park! Join us! Listen to our poems, our stories, our essa...
09/30/2026

Tonight, we are reading at the iconic Green Apple Books On The Park! Join us! Listen to our poems, our stories, our essays, our musings, our riffs and rants, our works in progress, and our freshly published writings as well.

This will be the first — but certainly not the last Word Night Reading Series event of the fall 2026 semester.

Here’s the details…

Word Night
Green Apple Books on the Park
6:30 PM PT to 8:30 PM
1231 9th Ave
San Francisco, CA 94122

Bonus: The Four Leaf Collective is also launching its latest zine at this very event, with new work from…

Opal Jane Ratchye
Leslie Lloyd
Katie Del Carlo
Carson C. McLeod
Sophia Feller
Kat Fox
Nerissa Liu
C. Scully Randlett
Blake Perkins
E.L. McIntire
Eli Allen
Richard Placencia
Saph Hotung
and Nate Olivarez-Giles

The Four Leaf Collective has produced a zine. And it. Is. Awesome. You’ll definitely want a copy. Trust us. You can grab...
09/29/2026

The Four Leaf Collective has produced a zine. And it. Is. Awesome. You’ll definitely want a copy. Trust us.

You can grab your copy by coming on down to Green Apple Books On The Park on Wed., Sept. 30th, at 7 PM for the USF MFA Program’s first Word Night Reading Series of the fall 2026 semester.

Thank you to our friends at Green Apple Books on the Park for hosting us so extremely graciously.

🙏🏽🍏📚🫶🏽

We hope to see y’all Wednesday night!

NPR’s All Things Considered interviewed Laleh Khadivi about her latest novel, “Female Life on Planet Earth,” on Sunday. ...
09/28/2026

NPR’s All Things Considered interviewed Laleh Khadivi about her latest novel, “Female Life on Planet Earth,” on Sunday.

Swipe through on this post for a couple key quotes from the interview. And give it a listen at…

https://www.npr.org/2026/09/27/nx-s1-5978855/laleh-khadivis-new-novel-asks-how-well-we-know-our-mothers

You can follow NPR at NPR
KQED at KQED
and All Things Considered at All Things Considered

“Female Life on Planet Earth” is published in the USA by Ecco Ecco and in the UK by Oneworld Oneworld Publications

Check out the interactive-art-project, made my Laleh and Sam McGinnis Sam, Female Lives on Planet Earth at Female Lives on Planet Earth

Autumn is gathering momentum at USF MFA Writing. 🍂In the coming weeks: Vanessa Hua on Bernice Bing—the q***r Chinese Ame...
09/27/2026

Autumn is gathering momentum at USF MFA Writing. 🍂

In the coming weeks: Vanessa Hua on Bernice Bing—the q***r Chinese American artist at the heart of San Francisco’s Beat-era art scene—plus WordNight! at Green Apple Books on the Park, a daylong writing retreat, an alumni meet-and-greet for prospective students, and an editing masterclass with The Believer editor Daniel Gumbiner.

📚 Sept. 29 — Vanessa Hua on Bernice Bing
🎤 Sept. 30, 6:30 PM — WordNight at Green Apple Books
✍🏽 Oct. 3 — Writing Retreat
👋 Oct. 7 — Alumni Meet & Greet
📝 Oct. 8 — Editing Masterclass

Swipe for details, save the dates, and come be part of the literary life of the city.

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