The 2nd Annual Lit Crawl L.A.: NoHo is Wednesday, October 22

Literature will hit the streets of the North Hollywood Arts District as thousands of Angelenos from all corners of the city are expected to come out for a night of literary mayhem. The 2nd annual Lit Crawl LA: NoHo, on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 from 7pm to 10pm, is a choose-your-own literary adventure with over 25 of NoHo’s restaurants, bars, galleries, theaters, and more hosting over 30 literary events.

Taking place in three 45-minute rounds, Lit Crawl LA: NoHo will showcase the best of L.A.’s thriving contemporary literary scene. From readings to performances, over 170 writers will share fiction, poetry, plays, and everything in between. The featured presenters include The Rumpus, 826LA, Los Angeles Review of Books, Avenue 50’s Poesía Para La Gente, Homeboy Industries, PEN Center USA, The World Stage, Beyond Baroque, Hot Dish, Tongue & Groove, The New Short Fiction Series, Flaunt Magazine, and others! Guests can choose just one event each round or “crawl” from venue to venue.

Lit Crawl L.A.: NoHo is free to attend, and is a project of the EMERGE fiscal sponsorship program of the Pasadena Arts Council and is also a project of the Litquake Foundation. San Francisco’s Litquake literary festival runs every October, with annual Lit Crawls in San Francisco, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Seattle, Austin, Iowa City, Miami, London and Helsinki.

The Crawl’s sponsors also include: City of Los Angeles; Los Angeles City Councilmember Paul Krekorian, District 2; Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky; Metro L.A.; County of Los Angeles Public Library; Los Angeles Public Library; NoHo Arts District; North Hollywood Business Improvement District; J.h Snyder Co.; Poets & Writers, Inc.; Knitting Factory Entertainment; Julia Drake PR; PEN Center USA; Flaunt Magazine; and others.

Lit Crawl is partnering with Metro LA to encourage Angelenos to “Go Metro” to the crawl. The crawl is easily accessible via Metro Red Line, Metro Orange Line and the Metro Bus. Participating Metro Destination Discount venues also offer specials for Metro ticket and TAP Card holders.

Get the complete Lit Crawl LA: NoHo line-up and schedule at http://www.LitCrawl.org/LA.