Live Event: Sept. 12 7 pm

While You Wait For the Show to Begin

While you wait for the show to begin, mix up your mocktail (or cocktail), make some tasty snacks, enjoy our on-theme playlist, and peruse the activities.

To download and print the PDF of the guide, click here.

SPOTIFY PLAYLIST

Spotify Playlist: Every song has a connection to a work of classic literature or to writing in general. Can you spot all the references? (Free Spotify account required)

Toast Bar Recipes

Recipes: 916 Ink Literary Toast Bar: Our toast bar is an annual crowd-pleaser at our in-person event. Make your own at home - whether you prefer the War and Peas, the Tomatoes in the Rye, the Shrimp Also Rises, or the House on Mandarin Street.

Selfie Photo Props: Download and print these selfie photo props. Cut them out, then tape to any sticks, straws, or sporks you find in your house. Snap a pic and post on social - make sure to tag us @916Ink and you could win a keepsake 916 Ink Anthology, t-shirt, and more fun swag! DOWNLOAD HERE.

Literary Fortuneteller: Download here!

While you’re waiting, check out this recent episode of Season 2 of our show for young writers - Ink TV! Warm up your imagination with improv games, and then feel free to write along with our Wordslinger Jay and guest Betsaida.

Schedule of Events

All times are approximate and subject to change.

6:50 pm: Zoom room opens
7:00 pm: Welcome and introductions
7:15 pm: Performance by singer/songwriter
Jessica Malone
7:20: Presentation by Ian Hadley, 916 Ink Executive Director
7:30: Two youth readers
7:45: Auction (auction closes at 8 pm) and live art-making with comic artist Robert Love and typewriter artist Shani Zuberi
7:55 pm: Performance by hip-hop artist Orlando Molina (AKA MC Zeps / Rhymosaurs)
8:05 pm: Final youth reader
8:10 pm: Fund a need and call to action by 916 Ink Board President DJ Waldow
8:15 pm: Closing performance by singer/songwriter Jessica Malone
8:20 pm: Thank yous, door prize and photo contest drawings, and goodnight!
8:30 pm: Event concludes

Silent Auction: Four One-of-a-Kind Packages

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A Book of One’s Own

916 Ink co-founder Katie McCleary will lead you and 9 guests on a 3-hour generative writing journey. We’ll then will work with you and your guests to get 1-2 pieces of writing per person into publication shape. The process will culminate in a professionally published anthology of your very own! Each guest will receive 2 copies, an 11x17 print of the book cover, and an e-book. See your own name and work in print, and commemorate a special evening with your nearest and dearest - or collect your friends to go in on this together!

Much Ado About Naming

Ever fantasized about seeing yourself (or someone you love) reflected as a character in a novel? Acclaimed author of Copy Boy, Shelley Blanton-Stroud, will allow the winner the opportunity to customize a character in her next novel! You pick the name and defining characteristics, and celebrate with 4-6 friends with a private (and socially distant) beer tasting at Big Stump Brewing Company in Midtown Sacramento. To sweeten the night, you and your friends will each go home with a signed copy of Blanton-Stroud's current novel and a keepsake 916 Ink anthology.

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Paints

Not just for the sisterhood, but we will indeed travel to you. We will deliver all supplies for a literary-themed, socially distant paint & sip party for up to 10 people. Each Sacramento-area guest will receive a bottle of wine, a 916 Ink wine glass, and the painting supplies for the party (canvas, paints, and brushes). We will hold a 3-hour online class over Zoom where we give live instruction on a book-themed painting, with lots of time for socializing as well! Enjoy a very special evening with your loved ones and create a beautiful keepsake.

The Not-Neverending Story

Do you have a work-in-progress that could use a fresh eye? The winner of this item will work with Developmental Editor Kristen Weber to get their own neverending story into shape! Her comments will mainly focus on content - and on everything from pace to character development, readability, and structure as well as smaller line notes. The piece can be a short story or a section of a longer work that you need help with. Note: The work has to be submitted by December 1, 2020, can be fiction or creative non-fiction, and should be less than 2,000 words. The entire editing process must be completed by January 30, 2021.