Lit Crawl Columbia is a project of Unbound Book Festival and The Litquake Foundation. San Francisco’s Litquake literary festival runs October 9-25, 2025, with affiliated Lit Crawls across the United States and around the world.
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It's already been 10 years of Unbound Book Festival?! How? Join Unbound literary leaders as we recall the high notes, happy accidents, and author interactions that made this decade one for the books.
Speakers include: Brooke Collier, Katie Doherty, Alex George, Becca Hayes, Carrie Koepke, Joe Marshall, Phong Nguyen, Cam Wheeler
Thursday April 17, 2025 6:00pm - 7:00pm CDT Orr Street Studios106 Orr St, Columbia, MO 65201
OneMic is a creative collective in Columbia, Missouri, hosting bi-monthly open mics on the last Wednesday of the month. They spotlight local poets, artists, and musicians, providing a space where every voice is heard and celebrated. Come and listen to members of the OneMic Collective perform their work.
This session also welcomes other writers and poets with work to share. Sign ups will be in the room. Find a festival volunteer and they will be able to point you to the right person!
Thursday April 17, 2025 7:30pm - 8:30pm CDT Hitt Records10 Hitt St, Columbia, MO 65201
"Storytelling is the social and cultural activity of sharing stories, sometimes with improvisation, theatrics or embellishment. Every culture has its own narratives, which are shared as a means of entertainment, education, cultural preservation or instilling moral values." That's what Wikipedia says. Come see how two local storytellers, Larry Brown and Heather Harlan, bring this culture to life!
Thursday April 17, 2025 7:30pm - 8:30pm CDT Yellow Dog Bookshop8 S 9th St, Columbia, MO 65201
Three fearless midwest writers plumb the depths of people and place. Featuring Caylin Capra-Thomas, Chloe Chun Seim, and Esra Jackson and hosted by Jared McCormack. Co-sponsored by stop-gap projects in conjunction with Fold: exhibition and art book fair.
Readers: Caylin Capra-Thomas, Chloe Chun Seim, and Esra Jackson
Thursday April 17, 2025 9:00pm - 10:00pm CDT Stop-Gap Projects810 E Walnut St, Columbia, MO 65201
Joe Chevalier, proprietor of Yellow Dog Bookshop, has a deep and comprehensive knowledge of the world created by J.R.R. Tolkien in books such as The Hobbit, The Silmarillion and The Lord of the Rings trilogy. In "Tolkien Heads," the Columbia community will put Joe's Tolkien knowledge to the test in a light-hearted "Joe versus the audience" contest. Are you a Tolkien Head? Want to join the fun and face-off with the reigning Tolkien trivia champion? Join us at Hexagon Alley at 9:00pm on Thursday, April 17th for an epic battle of obscure fantasy knowledge!
Thursday April 17, 2025 9:00pm - 10:00pm CDT Hexagon Alley111 S 9th St #10, Columbia, MO 65201
Is it a "lit pop" quiz? Or a lit "pop quiz"? Or something else entirely? You decide.
A final hurrah to Unbound's opening night! A not-very-serious quiz game where writers and readers compete in rounds of "Two Truths and a Lie," found poetry on their Notes apps, guilty secrets (about their reading and writing habits), and a rousing finale of "complete this limerick!"
Thursday April 17, 2025 10:30pm - 11:30pm CDT Broadway Brewery816 E Broadway, Columbia, MO 65201
