This event is in the past.It took place on December 3, 2025 at Hagerty Lounge.
Literature TalkLiterature TalkLeila Mottley reads from Nightcrawling and The Girls Who Grew Big—novels praised by Oprah for their unflinching portrayals of Oakland's young women navigating injustice, incarceration, and community.
Literary reading
Contemporary fiction
Oakland voices
Social justice themes
Tips
🎓attendees get MFA application fee waiver
Afternoon Reading with Leila Mottley
Bolinger Canyon
Literature TalkLiterature TalkLeila Mottley reads from Nightcrawling and The Girls Who Grew Big—novels praised by Oprah for their unflinching portrayals of Oakland's young women navigating injustice, incarceration, and community.
Literary reading
Contemporary fiction
Oakland voices
Social justice themes
Tips
🎓attendees get MFA application fee waiver
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