Hayward literary event to take to the streets

  • 2022-03-30
Next month, Hayward’s first LitCrawl will hit the streets of downtown to highlight local writing associations and their works.

In the spirit of pub or wine crawls like SantaCon, and the wine stroll that takes place in Hayward’s downtown area, the LitCrawl will follow this same sort of method in which attendees will travel to each designated venue, where they will find a different literature-themed event occurring.

The current line-up of writing groups for the April event includes the Peer Writing Group, B Street Writers, the AfroSurrealists, and the candidates for the Hayward youth poet laureate. There will also be various readers belonging to Hayward Unified School District and Chabot College.

Attendees will begin the crawl at Hayward Heritage Plaza and listen to readings from the poet laureates. They can then traverse downtown, visiting venues such as Snappy's, Books on B, Dirtybird, and Atlas Café. There will also be an after-party at either the Sun Galley or Bistro.

Literary events like this are often advertised on bulletin boards in libraries or bookstores. As such, organizers may find shops specializing in flyer printing to be helpful.

The Hayward LitCrawl is scheduled for Saturday, April 30 from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm. The Hayward Heritage Plaza is located on 835 C Street. The literature crawl is free and open to the public.
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