January Speaker
Joan Griffin

Wednesday January 20. 2027 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon

 Our speaker will be Joan Griffin on “Submission Guidelines and Literary Citizenship for Successful Writers”

Joan Griffin is an author and former writing teacher, and her bestselling adventure memoir celebrating resilience, friendship, and the transformative power of stepping beyond one’s comfort zone is Force of Nature: Three Women Tackle the John Muir Trail (Black Rose Writing 2023). Her forthcoming memoir, Strangers in My Blood, explores the lifelong journey of adoption, identity, and family and is scheduled for publication in 2027. She currently teaches literature and history through the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Sierra College and UC Davis. For more info, visit https://www.joangriffin.us/.