We Will Not Disappear: Queer/Trans Voices in a Time of Backlash

• Sat - May 31st, 2025 @ 11am

• Panelists: Nefertiti Asanti, Natasha Dennerstein, Edward Gunawan, Miah Jeffra, Baruch Porras-Hernandez & Grayson Thompson

• In association with Foglifter Journal & Press

• Contributors: 2024 Lambda Literary Writers Retreat fellows

• Editor: monét cooper

• Foreword: Roger Q. Mason

• Cover Art: Darryl DeAngelo Terrell

Offsite AWP VONA Reading & Social

• Wed - Mar 26th, 2025 @ 5pm

Peeling the Layers of Race & Identity Through Narrative Craft Panel

• Sat - Mar 29th, 2025 @ 9am: Rm 402B

• Moderator: Diana Diaz

• Panelists: Grisel Y. Acosta, Edward Gunawan, Connie Pertuz Meza & Vincent Toro

S.N.A.P. (Spotlight on New American Plays) Festival

• Mar 7 - 9th, 2025

• Playwright: Edward Gunawan

• Director: Wynne Chan

• Music Arranger: Ali Travis

• Cast: Kristy Aquino, Austine Delos Santo, Anthony Doan, and Joann Wu

• Project: BORN A PROBLEM Artist Book

• Artist: Paula Te

• Writer: Edward Gunawan

• “Trauma 4DX” by Hendri Yulius Wijaya

• Translated by Edward Gunawan

• Selected by special guest judge Corine Tachtiris

BORN A PROBLEM: Multimedia Exhibition

• Aug 16th to Sep 15th: “Art, Action, Change” Group Show
  at YBCA [ Creative Corps Initiative ]

SEP

• Sun, 1st @ 11am - 5pm: HOME MADE Zine-Makers at SF Zine Fest
  at City View — Metreon [ SF Zine Fest ]

• Saturdays @10:30am: Virtual Write-In
  Online [ HOME MADE ]

AUG

• Sat, 31st @ 1pm: HOME MADE Reunion Reading
  at YBCA [ Creative Corps Initiative ]

• Fri, 16th @ 5pm: “Art, Action, Change” Group Show — Opening Reading
  at YBCA [ Creative Corps Initiative ]

• Saturdays @10:30am: Virtual Write-In
  Online [ HOME MADE ]

JUL

• Wed, 31st @ 530pm PST: Fellows Reading
  Online [ Lambda Literary Writers Retreat ]

• Sat, 27th @ 7pm: #we
  at Chapter 510 [ Beast Crawl ]
  with Richard Loranger, Julia Serano & Shilpa Kamat

MAY

• 5th, Sun @ 5 pm: Closing Celebration
  at Gray Area [ USAAF 2024 ]
  featuring a special musical performance by Gamelan Sekar Jaya and readings by Cynthia Dewi Oka, Giovanna Lomanto, Jeddie Sophronius & May-Li Khoe

• 5th, Sun @ 230 pm: Erasure Poetry Workshop
  at Gray Area [ USAAF 2024 ]
  with Jason Wyman of Queerly Complex

• 3rd, Fri @ 530 pm: Panel Discussion
  at Gray Area [ USAAF 2024 ]
  with Dr. Jessica Elkind, Reuven Pinnata, Vincent Bevins & Dr. Viola Lasmana

• 1st, Wed @ 530 pm: Artist Talk
  at Gray Area [ USAAF 2024 ]
  with Paula Te & Colin Sullivan

APR

• 28th, Sun @ 530 pm: Opening Reception
  at Gray Area [ USAAF 2024 ]
  featuring poet laureates Ayodele Nzinga (Oakland), Kim Shuck (7th San Francisco) & Lee Herrick (California)

JUN

• 27th, Thu @ 7pm: Literary Speakeasy
  at Martuni’s
  with Nefertiti Asanti, K-Ming Chang, Luiza Flynn-Goodlett & saalhil m

MAY

• 9th, Thu @ 6pm: Bay Area Journal Editors Panel
  at ARTogether Center [ HOME MADE @ ARTogether ]
  with London Pinkney, Luiza Flynn-Goodlett & Noah Sanders

• 7th, Tue @ 6pm: Writer Meet-Up
  at ARTogether Center [ HOME MADE @ ARTogether ]

APR

• 16th, Tue @ 530pm: Writer Meet-Up
  at ARTogether Center [ HOME MADE @ ARTogether ]

MAR

• 23rd, Sat @ 2 pm: Zine-Making Showcase Celebration
  at ARTogether Center [ HOME MADE @ ARTogether ]
  with facilitator Anand Vedawala

• 12th, Tue @ 530 pm: Writer Meet-Up
  at ARTogether Center [ HOME MADE @ ARTogether ]

FEB

• Zine-Making Workshop
  at ARTogether Center [ HOME MADE @ ARTogether ]
  with facilitator Anand Vedawala

• 17th, Sat @ 5 pm: Writer Meet-Up
  at ARTogether Center [ HOME MADE @ ARTogether ]

• 1st, Thu @ 6 pm : Zine-Making Panel
  at ARTogether Center [ HOME MADE @ ARTogether ]
  with Anand Vedawala & Jingyu Li

JAN

• 25th, Thu @ 6 pm: Book Launch Celebration Reading
  at ARTogether Center [ HOME MADE @ ARTogether ]
  with Nicola Andrews & Elsa Valmidiano

• 16th, Tue @ 530 pm: Writer Meet-Up
  at ARTogether Center [ HOME MADE @ ARTogether ]