- California Poets in the Schools
- San Francisco
Program in which accomplished poets teach over 30,000 California students annually. Site includes student poems, poet biographies, calendar, and project information.
www.cpits.org
- Storytelling Association of Alta California
Dedicated to promoting storytelling as a living art form, in Northern California and the SF Bay Area. Sponsors of the annual Bay Area Storytelling Festival.
www.storysaac.org
- Young Leaves
- San Jose
Web presence of the Yuki Teikei Haiku Society, practicing traditional form and season word use. Activities include contests, publications, and retreats.
www.youngleaves.org
- Poetry Center at San Francisco State University
- San Francisco
Also hosts the American Poetry Archives.
www.sfsu.edu/~poetry
- Writer's Center of Marin
- San Rafael
Nonprofit organization devoted to serving and supporting writers of all genres.
www.writerscenterofmarin.com
- Bleeding Edge Spoken Word
- Silicon Valley
Home to the local performance art scene and hosts of the bi-monthly Silicon Valley poetry slam.
www.bleedingedgespokenword.com
- Mysteriours Writ, The
- Berkeley
Bay Area writing group focusing on but not limited to the mystery genre.
www.mysteriouswrit.org
- Albany Poetry Workshop
- Albany
Educational and inspirational poetry workshop that accepts submissions for review and critique.
www.sonic.net/poetry/albany
- California Writers Club, Redwood Brance
- Santa Rosa
Offers resources for local writers, including monthly speakers, workshops, conferences, contests, and scholarships.
www.redwoodwriters.org
- Marin Poetry Center, The
- San Rafael
Designed to nurture an environment of poetry. Offers a variety of activities for poets and lovers of poetry.
www.marinpoetrycenter.com
- Writer's Center of Marin
- Mill Valley
Nonprofit organization devoted to serving and supporting writers of all genres.
www.writerscenterofmarin.com
- small press traffic
- San Francisco
Nonprofit literary arts center. Featuring writing workshops, poetry and fiction readings, panels, and author receptions.
www.sptraffic.org
- Global Book Exchange, The
- Novato
Finds second homes locally and globally for used texts and library books.
bookexchange.marin.org
- California Writers Club South Bay Branch
- Silicon Valley
Information on dates and location of monthly meetings, plus members and local contacts.
www.southbaywriters.com
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