Join SF in SF Sunday, September 15th at our brand-new venue, The Lost Church in San Francisco!
SF in SF – Science Fiction in San Francisco
Our 20th year is shaping up to be extraordinary! THAT’S RIGHT! We’ve been around since 2004!
ANNALEE NEWITZ ~ ANDREA STEWART ~ JULIA VEE
Each author will read a selection from their work, followed by Q&A with the audience; book signing and schmoozing follows.
Event is moderated by author Cliff Winnig
SF in SF takes place at The Lost Church, located in North Beach, at 988 Columbus Avenue at Chestnut, across the street from Bimbo’s 365 Club.
Doors open at 4:00PM – event starts at 4:30PM —- ALL AGES WELCOME
PLEASE NOTE – Secure a guaranteed seat by purchasing tickets ahead of time! $15 per person via Lost Church, and at the door
tickets on sale here and available at the door!
Proceeds benefit The Lost Church, a 501(C)(3) nonprofit arts organization that serves the community by creating, sustaining, and defending spaces for live performance.
THERE’S A BAR! Beer, wine, and soft drinks are available during the evening, located on the main floor of The Lost Church
Books will be for sale courtesy of Fly By Night Books, and all attendees are welcome to bring their own books from home for signatures. If you cannot attend, but would like a signed book mailed to you, please contact flybynightbooks@gmail.com. They’ll be happy to help!
Our wonderful podcast hosts from Soma FM will be recording the evening’s talk for later broadcast – they are listener-supported, commercial-free radio broadcasting to the world! Catch up on previous SF in SF conversations and reading at our dedicated channel, here
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
ANNALEE NEWITZ writes science fiction and nonfiction. Their background includes being a policy analyst at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a lecturer in American Studies at UC Berkeley, the recipient of a Knight Science Journalism Fellowship at MIT, and they have a Ph.D. in English and American Studies from UC Berkeley. They are the author of three novels: The Terraformers, The Future of Another Timeline, and Autonomous, which won the Lambda Literary Award, and was nominated for the Nebula and Locus Awards. Their short story “When Robot and Crow Saved East St. Louis” was winner of the 2019 Sturgeon Award. In addition, they were the co-editor of the essay collection She’s Such A Geek and author of Pretend We’re Dead: Capitalist Monsters in American Pop Culture.
As a science journalist, they are the author of Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age and Scatter, Adapt and Remember: How Humans Will Survive a Mass Extinction, which was a finalist for the LA Times Book Prize in science. They are a writer for the New York Times and elsewhere, and have a monthly column in New Scientist. They have published in The Washington Post, Slate, Popular Science, Ars Technica, The New Yorker, and The Atlantic, among others. Previously, they were the founder of io9.com, and served as the editor-in-chief of Gizmodo. Stories Are Weapons: Psychological Warfare and the American Mind, is their latest book.
They are currently a freelance science journalist, a contributing opinion writer at The New York Times, and a columnist at New Scientist. In addition, they are the co-host, with Charlie Jane Anders, of the popular Hugo Award-winning podcast Our Opinions Are Correct. They can be found online at www.annaleenewitz.com.
ANDREA STEWART is the daughter of immigrants, and was raised in a number of places across the United States. Stewart is a Sunday Times Bestselling author whose short stories can be found in such venues as Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Daily Science Fiction, Galaxy’s Edge, and others. Her debut epic fantasy novel, The Bone Shard Daughter, was a finalist for the Locus Award for Best First Novel, the British Fantasy Award for Best Novel, the Goodreads Choice Award for Fantasy and Debut Novel, and the BookNest Award for Best Traditionally Published Novel. Her series, The Drowning Empire Trilogy, is now complete, with the titles The Bone Shard Daughter, The Bone Shard Emperor, and The Bone Shard War, all published by Orbit Books.
Her brand new title, just out, is The Gods Below, the first in a new trilogy. The series is set in a world ravaged by ancient magic, where precious gemstones bestow magical abilities on the few individuals able to harness their power. Full of clandestine power struggles and the battles between gods, the story follows Hakara, a young woman searching for her missing sister and who will do anything to find her — even lead a rebellion against the gods themselves.
Stewart now lives in sunny California, and in addition to writing, can be found herding cats, looking at birds, and falling down research rabbit holes. Learn more at www.andreagstewart.com
JULIA VEE loves stories of magic and monsters. Add East Asian dishes to the mix and you have the flavor profile of her writing. Julia’s academic focus on Asian Studies at U.C Berkeley only deepened her appreciation for the history and lore of that region. Though she has spent over two decades as a trial lawyer in Silicon Valley, she has always nurtured her creative spark, all the while teaching courses on business and property law as an adjunct faculty member in colleges and law schools. Outside of the courtroom, her heart beats strongest for the fantastical. She is a graduate of the Viable Paradise residential workshop. She often writes with co-author Ken Bebelle to craft fantasy adventure stories with East Asian elements. Their works include the Seattle Slayers series and their forthcoming trilogy, beginning with Ebony Gate, debuted from TOR in July of 2023, with Blood Jade published in July of 2024. A lifelong fan of comics, Julia met her spouse over a shared love of the medium. She is passionate about rescue dogs, knitting, and soup. Her fandoms include Elfquest, Avatar the Last Airbender, Kate Daniels, the Witcher, and Shang-Chi. Learn more at juliavee.com.
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SF in SF new home for events for 2024 is THE LOST CHURCH!
We are so excited to share this amazing performance space with you! All ages are welcome!!
The Lost Church is located at 988 Columbus Avenue (at Chestnut), North Beach, San Francisco. Bimbo’s 365 Club is across the street. The Lost Church is a nonprofit arts organization that serves the community by creating, sustaining, and defending spaces for live performances. The venue is ADA compliant: if you’d like to take the elevator down one floor to the performance space, please state that at the door.
Yes, we know….North Beach and parking are not always compatible! BUT – here is a link to parking garages in the area, more info on parking in the area, and street parking is free after 6PM. There are many easy ways to reach the venue by MUNI, or a combination of BART and MUNI! For MUNI options, please visit https://www.sfmta.com/muni-transit to plan your trip. For BART options, please visit https://www.bart.gov/planner. Make it a grand evening out, and visit here to find some excellent restaurants for dinner in the neighborhood!
For more information, The Lost Church can be reached at HQ@THELOSTCHURCH.ORG; for a recorded message with general information, call 415-320-1408
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SAVE THE DATES – COMING UP NEXT WITH SF IN SF!
Join SF in SF for these next authors on our calendar!
- Sunday, September 15, 2024 – 4:30PM – Annalee Newitz, Andrea Stewart, and Julia Vee
- Sunday, October 27, 2024 – DOUBLE TROUBLE DAY!
- 4:30PM – Special event with author GARTH NIX! The Lost Church, tickets go on sale September 20th
- 7PM – Special SPOOKTACULAR event with three horror writers at the amazing San Francisco Columbarium! Loren Rhoads, Emerian Rich, and Francesca Maria. $10 at the door
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We are beginning to book authors for 2025! If you are an author with a science fiction, fantasy, or horror book coming out next year, and would like to appear, please contact Rina Weisman at sfinsfevents@gmail.com. Let’s talk!