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Genre ain’t a dirty word! Instant City call for submissions!

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Instant City is now accepting submissions for a genre issue: science fiction, speculative fiction, magical realism, westerns, mystery, cyberpunk, horror, steampunk, or whatever else your creative juices churn out—we are interested in reading it all! The only stipulation is that the story must be set in San Francisco, past, present or future. Please keep [...]



Shaken and Stirred: Litquake and Instant City rise to the occasion

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Shaken and stirred: Litquake’s Epicenter presents: Instant City
Get shaken and stirred by Litquake’s latest pairing with literary magazine Instant City!
Hosted by Instant City & Litquake in conjunction with Gypsy Honeymoon a Heart Wine Bar
1266 Valencia St SF CA
Sunday, July 18 6-8 pm
Mingle with Litquake cognoscenti and Instant City wits inside a real-life cabinet of wonders—Gypsy [...]



New Issue Out in April!

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Issue 7 “Bad Behavior” will finally see its release in April 2010. Thank you all for your patience and support.
Instant City is now accepting submissions for Issue 8 & Issue 9. One of these will be our first genre-only issue: science fiction, westerns, mysteries, etc. all set in the San Francisco Bay Area.



Instant City appears at Babylon Salon this Saturday

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Spring is coming and so is Instant City
3/6/10, 7pm Cantina SF, 580 Sutter Street, San Francisco
Join editor Gravity Goldberg and writer Matt Stewart, whose debut novel The French Revolution was released on Twitter.
Writer, agitator and provocateur, Kristina Marusic, will be reading from her work.
Reading begins at 7:30.
Featuring
Peter Orner, Toni Mirosevich, & Kemble Scott
Peter Orner wrote [...]



Literary Death Match rolls back into town

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Come cheer on the amazing Jim Nelson who will be reading for Instant City!
June 12:
LDM SF Ep. 19
When: Friday, June 12; Doors at 6:30, show at 7:15 p.m. (sharp)
Where: Elbo Room, 647 Valencia St.
Cost: $10 (and an issue of Opium 8–$2 off the cover price!)
Hosted by: Todd Zuniga & Alana Conner.
Readers: Michelle Richmond (No One [...]