Kidquake
As part of our annual Litquake Festival, Kidquake consists of two days of in-person and virtual talks and meet-and-greets with a diverse array of children’s authors, paired with activities run by the Bay’s best interactive educators. Each student leaves with a new book and teachers receive a bag of books and other goodies. Serving thousands of Bay Area K-5 public school students. 100% free!
Sign-up forms are distributed early each fall to San Francisco schools. Last year, 100% of teachers noted that Kidquake reinforces lessons from the classroom, and prized Kidquake’s ability to inspire by affording students a connection to authors who look like them. Kidquake caters to San Francisco’s most diverse student bodies.
Sign-up forms are distributed early each fall to San Francisco schools. Last year, 100% of teachers noted that Kidquake reinforces lessons from the classroom, and prized Kidquake’s ability to inspire by affording students a connection to authors who look like them. Kidquake caters to San Francisco’s most diverse student bodies.
2023 Kidquake
For Grades K-2
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For Grades 3-5
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Kidquake Directors
Tam Putnam
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Bekah Puddington |
Tam Putnam is a former editor at Elle, Gourmet, and European Travel & Life magazines. Her work has been published in The East Bay Times as well as Sunset and Diablo magazines. She received her MFA in nonfiction writing from University of San Francisco.
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Originally from the Adirondack foothills in Northern New York, Bekah has lived in San Francisco since August 2018. The daughter of a public school teacher, she’s worked for many years as a K-12 educator and recently completed her MLIS at San Jose State University. Besides poetry, books, and stories in all forms—and the community that comes from sharing these—things that make Bekah feel alive include biking, outdoor adventures, and gardening. Seeing birds and whales is another one of her favorite things. She has done all 27 walks in Adah Bakalinsky’s Stairway Walks in San Francisco (7th edition) and would love to recommend one to you! Bekah is a passionate supporter and regular attendee of Litquake, and is thrilled to join the Kidquake team.
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Our Mission
Litquake’s diverse live programs are created with the aim of inspiring critical engagement with the key issues of the day, bringing people together around the common humanity encapsulated in literature, and perpetuating a sense of literary community, as well as a vibrant forum for Bay Area writing.
Litquake’s diverse live programs are created with the aim of inspiring critical engagement with the key issues of the day, bringing people together around the common humanity encapsulated in literature, and perpetuating a sense of literary community, as well as a vibrant forum for Bay Area writing.