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The Writers Grotto @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social · 3d

This class will give you the tools you need to have that difficult conversation you've been avoiding, whether it's in a professional or personal setting.

Wednesday, Oct. 15th from 6-7:30pm PT. Via Zoom.

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#writing #writingcommunity

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Claudia Monpere @claudiamonpere.bsky.social · 20h

"One of the benefits of getting older is the perspective it brings. I have many things I want to express, hopefully in a way that touches or changes others in some way." Terrific interview b/w @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social & @swethaamit.bsky.social
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Interview with Patricia Q. Bidar about her forthcoming book, Pardon Me for Moonwalking

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Swetha Amit @swethaamit.bsky.social · 20h

Thank you 🙏

Swetha Amit @swethaamit.bsky.social · 1d

My interview with @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social up in @bendinggenres.bsky.social thank you @rgvaughan.bsky.social bendinggenres.com/interview-wi...

Interview with Patricia Q. Bidar about her forthcoming book, Pardon Me for Moonwalking

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Patricia Q. Bidar @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you, @bendinggenres.bsky.social and @swethaamit.bsky.social! It was fun being interviewed.

Click the link to see a funny photo of my face--which was called "impish."

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Interview with Patricia Q. Bidar about her forthcoming book, Pardon Me for Moonwalking

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Swetha Amit @swethaamit.bsky.social · 3d

Great reading last night!

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Grace Loh Prasad @gracelp.bsky.social · 13d

SAVE THE DATE: It’s October in the Bay Area and that means it’s @litquake.org season!!! My amazing AAPI writers collective 17 Syllables is back this year to do a reading and collaborative poem on Between Borders & Belonging—come join us at Red Poppy Art House on Sat, Oct. 25, 5-6pm. See you there!

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The Writers Grotto @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social · 12d

Congratulations to Grotto member @vanessahua.bsky.social!

Tin House @tinhouse.bsky.social · 13d

🎉Thrilled to publish debut nonfiction UPROOTED: A CHINESE AMERICAN STORY OF SURVIVAL AND RESISTANCE by @vanessahua.bsky.social — Spring 2027!

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The Writers Grotto @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social · 11d

Take some time for your writing this fall with our Write-In series.

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The Writers Grotto @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks, I Hate It: The Art of Writing a Bad Review is a crash course in how to write a well-justified bad review of a movie, television show, or book you hated for all right reasons.

Wednesday, Oct. 15, 6 PM - 8 PM PDT. Via Zoom.

www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-...

#writing #writingcommunity

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Brett Pribble @brettpribble.bsky.social · 12d

Read "The Flight" written by @swethaamit.bsky.social and illustrated by Brett J Barr.

"What was once soft human flesh was now covered in brown and white feathers."

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The Flight — Ghost Parachute

The change began subtly. At first, I noticed a strange stiffness in my joints, like the heavy, creaking doors of an old house. The mirror reflected my once-flowing cascade of dark curls, merging into ...

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The Writers Grotto @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social · 13d

Big thanks to Brandy Collins, Nate Olivarez-Giles, Lauren Markham, and Janine Kovak for an outstanding discussion at last night’s Grotto Nights at the SF Public Library! Stay tuned for more installments, moderated by Janine!
#WritersGrotto #GrottoNights #SanFranciscoPublicLibrary #FutureOfJournalism

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Swetha Amit @swethaamit.bsky.social · 13d

Humbling to have a story out in the ninth anniversary issue of Ghost Parachute along with big authors and writers I admire. Thank you so much @brettpribble.bsky.social 🙏 link to my story titled The Flight ghostparachute.com/issue/octobe...

The Flight — Ghost Parachute

The change began subtly. At first, I noticed a strange stiffness in my joints, like the heavy, creaking doors of an old house. The mirror reflected my once-flowing cascade of dark curls, merging into ...

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Swetha Amit @swethaamit.bsky.social · 13d

Congratulations

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Swetha Amit @swethaamit.bsky.social · 15d

Thank you for this nomination @soflopojo.bsky.social and editors! You can read my story shooting star here www.southfloridapoetryjournal.

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The Writers Grotto @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social · Sep 13

September's Grotto Night at the San Francisco Main Library on September 30, 6:00 pm:

Unchecked: The Future of Journalism in a Factless World.

Join Brandy Collins, Lauren Markham, Nate Olivarez-Giles, moderated by Janine Kovac.

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The Writers Grotto @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social · 29d

September's Reading & Meeting features Yeva Johnson, Brandy Collins, Audrey Ferber and Nate Olivarez-Giles reading from their works in progress. Emcee Christl Rikka-Perkins will lead a Q&A about their work and writing process.

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ninaschuyler.bsky.social @ninaschuyler.bsky.social · 29d

I'm thrilled that my novel/short story collection, In This Ravishing World, has won the 2025 PEN Oakland – Josephine Miles Literary Award! Immensely grateful!

It's a finalist for the Northern California Book Award and won the W.S. Porter Prize and the Prism Prize for Climate Literature!