Charles Hood, author of several Heyday publications, reads at the Catamaran fall launch party at the Mechanics’ Institute Library in San Francisco.

57 Post Street, San Francisco, CA. Tickets are free for members and $10 for the public. Readers include Joseph Francia, Jason Friedman, Tobey Hiller, Charles Hood, Robert Hutchinson, Kathryn Jordan, Joe Johnson, and Addie Mahmassani.

Catamaran Literary Reader, founded in 2012, is located in the Tannery Art Center in Santa Cruz. This beautiful, high quality, full-color quarterly magazine features fine art, poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction. The contributing artists and writers come from California and beyond. It has a loyal following of readers who celebrate culture, arts, books and museums. Catamaran also features a poetry prize for West Coast poets and an annual Catamaran Writing Conference during the summer. Visit the website at www.catamaranliteraryreader.com.

Charles Hood is a frequent contributor to Catamaran Literary Reader. He is the author of several Heyday publications including A Salad Only the Devil Would Eat, Nocturnalia, and A Californian’s Guide to the Birds Among Us, among others. His forthcoming book, Double Hyenas and Lazarus Birds: A Sideways Look at the Pacific Ocean and Everything in It, will be published in 2025 by Heyday.