Truckee Literary Crawl: Full Schedule

1:00pm PDT

Poetry - Samantha Pfisterer and Teri Ketchie

Saturday April 11, 2026 1:00pm - 1:45pm PDT

Samantha Pfisterer shares poems from her anthology: Before I Knew Better (and other Poems of Becoming) to be published April 17, 2026.

Teri Ketchie Nephew reads Where is Rock Bottom? published in the anthology, Women in a Golden State, Gunpowder Press, summer 2025

Authors

Samantha Pfisterer

Samantha Jo Pfisterer is a Nevada-based poet and storyteller drawn to themes of becoming, resilience, and love in all its forms. Her debut anthology, Before I Knew Better (and Other Poems of Becoming), explores growth through heartbreak, healing, and self-discovery. When she isn’t... Read More →

Teri Ketchie

Former bilingual teacher and mentor in Watsonville, California, Teri writes poetry and volunteers as a docent at a local wetland. Her poems weave together themes of nature, travel and family. She was a featured reader at the 2024 and 2025 Santa Cruz Celebration of the Muse and has... Read More →

Saturday April 11, 2026 1:00pm - 1:45pm PDT
Gallery 5830 10060 Donner Pass Road, Truckee, CA, USA

Poetry

4:00pm PDT

Poetry - Jillian Makoutz, Teresa Breeden, and Nisha Srinivasa

Saturday April 11, 2026 4:00pm - 4:45pm PDT

Gallery 5830

Jillian Makoutz reads A Poem About Spring to be published in 2026 about embracing the beauty of the moment in the midst of the chaos of an unpredictable world.

Nisha Srinivasa shares a selection of poems from her book, The Synesthete's Rainbow, officially releasing April 28th, 2026.

Teresa Breeden will read poetry from her latest book., Handling Shadows, published in the Fall of 2025, which blends a tasty dollop of irony with a rich awareness of our shared vulnerabilities.

Authors

Teresa Breeden

Teresa earned her English degree from Loyal Marymount University and is a NV Arts Council Fellowship winner. She has one published novel (Falling by Tori Briar) and one book of poetry, Handling Shadows. Aware that words can both create and destroy, Teresa uses her words as a means... Read More →

Jillian Makoutz

Jillian Makoutz, author of Four Seasons in the Sierra, lives in Sierraville with her husband, three children, two cats and lots of chickens. Jillian loves writing poetry while in nature, but her love for language has taken her many places, including teaching English overseas in Croatia... Read More →

Nisha Srinivasa

Nisha Srinivasa is a writer, educator, and lover of the arts. Writing has always been her medium of self-expression, a way to explore and articulate the complexities of love, identity, and transformation. Beyond her own creative work, she is passionate about helping others— especially... Read More →

Saturday April 11, 2026 4:00pm - 4:45pm PDT
Gallery 5830 10060 Donner Pass Road, Truckee, CA, USA