Join us as we officially launch the 2021 San Diego Writers Festival with a celebration of words—spoken, written, and performed! After a brief welcome from festival cofounders, Marni Freedman and Jeniffer Thompson, we will start things off with beloved spoken word artist, Gill Sotu, who, along with teen poet laureates, Marissa Michel and Sasa Aakil, […]

Join us for the opening of festival day two with spoken word artist Gill Sotu and local San Diego poets sharing their work on the theme, Poetry as Protest. Hosts Marni Freedman and Jeniffer Thompson will present a 2021 SDWF award to Chris Baron, author of All of Me and The Magical Imperfect, and Matt […]