Calling Local Authors Have you recently published a book and want to share it with your community? San José Public Library (SJPL) and San José State University (SJSU) King Library invite you to take part in LocalLit, our annual celebration of local literary talent. What is LocalLit? LocalLit is a free, annual event that shines…
Congratulations Fall into Fiction 2026 Contest Winners!
About the Contest Congratulations to our 2026 Fall into Fiction Contest winners! This September, we challenged local aspiring authors to pen verses read in 5 minutes or less (8000 characters max), and our community certainly delivered! Stories of all kinds were submitted and will be added to our growing local collection of short form literature…
Spring into Poetry Contest 2026 Winners
About the Contest Congratulations to our 2026 Spring into Poetry Contest winners. We challenged local aspiring poets to pen verses read in 3 minutes or less (3500 characters max), and our community certainly delivered! Poems of all kinds were submitted and added to our growing local collection of short form literature published online through the…
Women in Graphic Novels
Women in graphic novels have often been overlooked. And yet with the latest graphic novel releases from last year and this year (so far), women predominantly play a role. It may be because women are getting more attention as being smart, perseverant, self-aware and courageous. And while several of the women in these graphic novels…
Poetry Prompt: Humor
It has been said, “Laugh, and the entire world will laugh with you, cry and you cry alone.” Personally, I prefer to laugh over the other alternative—it’s much better company! Poetry and humor have gone hand in hand for a very, very long time. Even William Shakespeare was aware of this, as one of his…
Graphic Memoirs
The Graphic Memoir: A graphic memoir illustrates a life in comic form. This genre has become increasingly popular, particularly after the success of Maus: A Survivor’s Tale by Art Spiegelman. After this work won the Pulitzer Prize (the only graphic novel to do so thus far), a wider acceptance of the graphic memoir opened up…
Young Adult Poetry
Young adults, leaving childhood and looking forward to adulthood and independence, have something important for all of us to learn. For younger children, it is the wisdom of what is to come, and to see what is next in store for their lives. For adults, it is to look back on the potential of what…
Congratulations Fall into Fiction Winners!
About the Contest Congratulations to our 2025 Fall into Fiction Contest winners! This September, we challenged local aspiring authors to pen verses read in 5 minutes or less (8000 characters max), and our community certainly delivered! Stories of all kinds were submitted and will be added to our growing local collection of short form literature…
LocalLit: Call for Local Authors
Calling Local Authors! Have you recently published a book and want to share it with your community? San José Public Library (SJPL) and San José State University (SJSU) King Library invite you to take part in LocalLit, our annual celebration of local literary talent! What is LocalLit? LocalLit is a free, annual event that shines…
Fall Into Fiction Writing Prompt: Romance
Writing prompt: Romance It has been said that when writers start a new work, they often start not with the characters, but with the dynamics between least two people. This can, potentially, lead to the topic of romance. There’s also something universal about love, something that everyone can relate to. Whether it’s the frustration of…
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