Owning Fear, Reaching for Freedom: Post-Soviet Writers + Translators Speak Out

A flyer displaying ten author's photos alongside  three quarters perimeter. In the center left, in black, title of the event:
OWNING FEAR, REACHING FOR FREEDOM: POST-SOVIET WRITERS AND TRANSLATORS SPEAK OUT
on the right, in red: LIT CRAWL SAN FRANCISCO
Below, in Blue:
Sat OCTOBER 25TH 5-6 PM
AT RUTH'S TABLE
2160 21st Street
Sponsored by California Humanities and Ruth's Table

Dear Punctured Lines community — please help us spread the word about the next San Francisco Bay Area reading by writers born in the former USSR. This event is a part of San Francisco’s annual Lit Crawl festival and will take place at Ruth’s Table (3160 21st Street) on October 25, 2025 at 5 pm.

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Punctured Lines Authors at San Francisco’s Lit Crawl

San Francisco Bay Area readers, take note: for the second year in a row, Punctured Lines is producing an event during San Francisco’s Lit Crawl.

On Saturday, October 21, 5 pm at 518 Valencia, a group of Bay Area authors will come together with poetry, stories and essays centered on Ukraine. Several of these authors have been regulars on our blog, and we’re delighted to introduce a few new names to our line up from last year.

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