Introducing  the  Inaugural  Class  Of  Residents  

 The Brown Handler Writers Residents:

Chaney Kwak (fiction). Chaney, a San Francisco based writer who contributes to a variety of travel and food publications, is working on his new novel, Tenancy in Common. chaney.kwak.in/i
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Kathleen McClung (poetry). Kathleen has published three books of poetry, Fog Whistle, The Typists Play Monopoly, and Almost the Rowboat. As she writes her new collection of poetry she continues to teach writing at Skyline College and The Writing Salon. kathleenmcclung.com

Susie Nadler (young adult fiction). Susie, a native San Franciscan, is returning from a hiatus to embark on a young adult fiction novel set in San Francisco. FriendsSFPL.org/SusieNadler

Kevin Simmonds (poetry and memoir). Kevin is working on a poetry collection about the life and career of Leontyne Price. kevinsimmonds.com/#bioBox

K-Fai Steele (children’s picture books). K-Fai’s first book, Noodlephant, was released in January with two more set for release in 2019, Normal Pig, and Old MacDonald Had a Baby. k-faisteele.com

About

Friends & Foundation of the San Francisco Public Library and the San Francisco Public Library announce the creation of the Lisa Brown and Daniel Handler Writer’s Residency. Made possible by the generosity of Daniel Handler and Lisa Brown, the residency is designed to provide writers with free, adequate and accessible space in which to produce creative work, and to connect writers with the San Francisco Public Library in the course of producing and sharing their work in the community. 

Friends and the San Francisco Public Library have multiple interests in creating this residency: to nurture the creative expression of diverse writers; to engage writers with the Library as partners in creating and sharing work with the community; and to assist writers by providing writing studio space available at no cost at the Friends’ office.  
 
Reflecting the Library’s mission as a democratic, public and accessible institution, we are committed to supporting writers from a wide spectrum of ethnicity, race, gender, sexual orientation, ability and genre.  
 
Eligibility and Requirements Residencies will be offered to five writers for a period of one year, open to: 

• Fiction writers 
• Nonfiction writers 
• Children’s writers and illustrators 
• Poets 
​• Playwrights/screenwriters

Apply 

Next year's application is not yet open. Check this page for updates.
​​If you have additional questions, please contact: Marie Ciepiela at residency@friendssfpl.org