FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
Sunday July 12, 2026 — 3:00PM – 5:00PM
The San Francisco Public Library Main Branch
Koret Auditorium, Lower Level
100 Larkin Street between Grove & Fulton
SF IN SF WELCOMES
MEG ELISON and SARAH GAILEY
Event is moderated by author Cliff Winnig
Each author will read a selection from their work, followed by Q&A with the audience. Booksigning and schmoozing follows!
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.
Our wonderful podcast hosts from Soma FM will be recording the 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:
MEG ELISON is an author and essayist. She writes science fiction and horror, as well as feminist essays and cultural criticism. She has been published in McSweeney’s, Slate, Fangoria, Fantasy and Science Fiction, Clarkesworld, and many other places. Her debut novel, The Book of the Unnamed Midwife won the 2014 Philip K. Dick Award. Her novelette, “The Pill” won the 2021 Locus Award. She is a Hugo, Nebula, and Sturgeon Awards finalist, and has been an Otherwise Award honoree twice. Her YA debut, Find Layla, named one of Vanity Fair’s Best 15 Books of 2020, was published in fall 2020 by Skyscape. Her parasocial thriller, Number One Fan was published in August 2022 by Mira Books. Big Girl, a collection of fiction and essays, plus interviews with Terry Bisson, is part of the Outspoken Authors Series from PM Press. Elison is a high school dropout and a graduate of UC Berkeley. Meg’s forthcoming satire novella, Foundling Fathers is out now from Tachyon Publications. Learn more about this amazing author at http://megelison.com/
SARAH GAILEY is a Hugo Award and British Fantasy Award winning, bestselling author of speculative fiction, short stories, and essays. They have been a finalist for the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus awards for multiple years running. Their bestselling adult novel debut, Magic For Liars, was published by Tor Books in 2019. Their most recent novel, Just Like Home, and most recent original comic book series with BOOM! Studios, Know Your Station, are available now. They have also written comics for Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Steven Universe, Predator, White Widow, and more. Their shorter works and essays have been published in Mashable, The Boston Globe, Vice, Tor.com, and The Atlantic. Their work has been translated and published around the world. They are the editor and publisher of the Stone Soup newsletter, and the successful Kickstarter-backed Love Letters: Reasons To Be Alive. You can find links to their work at sarahgailey.com.
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The San Francisco Public Library Main Branch is located on the corner of Larkin and Grove, off Hyde, with entrances on both Larkin and Grove. Parking is available in the Civic Center Garage across the street, and the Civic Center BART Station is located a block away in the UN Plaza. The 19 Polk MUNI bus has a stop directly in front of the library on Larkin Street. Check the website 511.org to easily plan your visit with public transportation!
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Stay tuned for a special SF in SF Event taking place at the upcoming World Fantasy Convention in Oakland, this October!
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