Write On, Oceanside! Literary Festival

Write On, Oceanside! is an annual literary festival hosted by Oceanside Public Library and Oceanside Cultural Arts Foundation with the goal to celebrate, showcase and inspire local authors.

This year's 16^thAnnual Write On, Oceanside! celebration will take place on Saturday, October 11, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Civic Center Library Plaza, Courtyard, and Community Rooms, located at 330 North Coast Highway.

The event will feature local author readings, dramatic readings by high school drama students, spoken word poetry with Glassless Minds, and craft activities for kids. Additionally, two free workshops at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. will be offered in the Library Community Rooms:

• At 10:30 a.m., all are invited to "How to Publish," with authors Clive Gill, Pat Spencer, Christopher Long, and Jolie Tunnell. Each will share their individual experiences getting their books published.

• At 12:30 p.m., all ages are invited to the "Zine Workshop," where they can learn how to make a zine, a uniquely creative self-published booklet, with the help of graphic artist Vince Alvendia. Vince Alvendia is a local indie comic artist and illustrator native to San Diego.

The event will showcase over 20 local authors sharing from, selling, and signing their books. Winners of a six-word story contest will be announced during the event at 1:30 p.m.

Oceanside Public Library and the Oceanside Cultural Arts Foundation partner in aiming to empower the community by promoting literacy, information access, civic engagement, cultural inclusiveness and openness to new ideas. Call 760-435-5600, visit oceansidepubliclibrary.org, or follow @oceansidelibrary on Instagram and Facebook for more information and to stay up-to-date on Library events and services. Please visit ocaf.infoto learn more about the Oceanside Cultural Arts Foundation.

This event takes place in Oceanside CA Cultural District and is sponsored in part by the Friends of the Oceanside Public Library.