Events
‘Words that Last’: A Book Launch with Keiko Honda
Join Keiko Honda to celebrate the launch of her third memoir, Words that Last, a reflective essay collection that sees Honda navigate loss, aging, and solitude while rediscovering meaning through Japanese literary traditions. Honda will be joined in conversation by Brenda Miller, an acclaimed American writer and one of the most influential contemporary figures in ...read more
Thursday, Oct 15 Upstart & Crow Studio
An (Early) Evening with Amanda Peters
Join us for a warm evening with the wonderful novelist Amanda Peters, whose new book The Birthing Tree is already an instant national bestseller. Peters will be in conversation with author Carleigh Baker. This event is free, but please RSVP here as capacity is limited and spaces will fill quickly! The Birthing Tree is a novel of family, legacy and ...read more
Friday, Oct 16 Upstart & Crow Studio
Writing Into Hope & Action: A Workshop with Renee Sarojini Saklikar
How can writing help us imagine a more hopeful, just, and livable world? Join award-winning author Renee Sarojini Saklikar for an inspiring writing workshop exploring how storytelling can become a source of possibility and action. Drawing from epic fantasy, eco-fables, climate fiction, novels in verse, and journaling, participants will experiment with different forms and approaches ...read more
Monday, Oct 19 Upstart & Crow Studio
KEEP GOING: A Workshop for Parent-Writers with Suzannah Showler
How do you make space for creative work when your time, brain, and access to privacy have been radically restructured? This is a practical workshop for writers whose work has been upended, paused, or otherwise rearranged by parenthood. You can expect to come away with a renewed sense of purpose in your work, a wider ...read more
Saturday, Oct 24 Upstart & Crow Studio
In Translation Book Club: The Song of Stork and Dromedary
Welcome to Upstart & Crow’s In Translation Book Club, a celebration of global literature and storytelling across languages and borders! This free, bi-monthly event in our studio space introduces readers to powerful voices writing in languages other than English, amplifying fresh perspectives, underheard narratives and bold ideas. On Wednesday, October 28 at 6:00pm, we’ll be ...read more
Wednesday, Oct 28 Upstart & Crow Studio
Write / Draw: Let’s Go Space Exploring
Drawers and writers! We’re thrilled to welcome back artist Louise Phillips for another one of her signature write/draw classes. These grounded and accessible gatherings lead participants through a series of writing and drawing exercises set on a different theme. This trip, we’ll venture into space — the area around, within and between — a surprisingly overlooked frontier ...read more
Sunday, Nov 1 Upstart & Crow Studio
Let’s Go on a Walk and Celebrate Women, Walking!
Join us on Saturday, November 7 at 11 a.m. for a walk (and talk) with Zahra Ebrahim about her newest anthology, Women, Walking! We’ll meet at the Upstart studio and go for a short stroll with Zahra and contributing essayist, Paty Rios, who will share more about the book and host a walking conversation about our experiences on ...read more
Saturday, Nov 7 Upstart & Crow Studio