APAture 2025 Literary Arts Showcase, Co-presented by Litquake and Asian American Women Artists Association

APAture 2025: (UN)BECOMING | Literary Arts Showcase feat. Nicola Andrews
October 22, 2025 6:00 - 9:00 PM (PDT)(Doors at 6pm/reading starts 6:30pm)
Arc Gallery & Studios 1246 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA

$12/$60 All-Access Pass (entry to all ticketed events with free t-shirt, drink tickets, and more!)

Featuring Nicola Andrews

Curated by Julie Chang, Diana Fu, Jinju Kim, Leydn McEvoy, Aaron Oculto, Zixuan Liu

This year’s APAture Literary Arts Showcase features Maori poet Nicola Andrews, member of the Ngāti Paoa Māori iwi and winner of the AAALS Indigenous Writer's Prize in Poetry. Andrews currently works as the Open Education Librarian at the University of San Francisco, on Ramaytush Ohlone territory and is celebrating the publication of Overseas Experience, their debut full-length poetry collection (Āporo Press). Joining Andrews is a stellar line-up of emerging poets, storytellers, and essayists including Mahru Elahi, Sabina Khan-Ibarra, Ashley Sojin Kim, Linette Kingston, Grace Z. Li, stevie redwood, Danielle Shi.

The theme for this year is (UN)BECOMING. Being human is to be part of a great transformational journey. By shedding outdated identities and practices that no longer serve us, we create space for personal and collective growth, allowing new ideas to emerge. Through reinvention, we reshape how we use art as a tool to heal, connect, and foster positive change. What are you (un)becoming?