Forging Better Writers
On Wednesday, January 15, 2025, from 10am to noon, our speaker will be Randy Landenberger His subject will be “Turning Your Story into an Audiobook: Here's the Reality.” This meeting will be held in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall. The public is invited. The meeting is free to attend. Click here for Rose Room […]
Wednesday, February 19.2025 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon, PDT Our speaker will be Rina Wakefield. Her subject will be “Intertwining the Oral Tradition with Spoken Word Poetry Performance.” This meeting will be […]
Our speakers will be Susan M. Osborn and Sarah Michie Pressler. Their subject will be “LETTUCE LAUGH: Adding humor to your writing.” This meeting will be a workshop. Please bring pen and paper. Laughing is good for the body and soul. We all turn to humor in our lives, as a natural part of communication. With […]
April Speaker Donna Levin Wednesday, April 16, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon, PDT Our speaker will be Donna Levin on the topic of "DIALOGUE: the rules, the revelations, and the room to experiment" This meeting will be held in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall. The public is invited. The meeting is free to attend. […]
Our speaker will be Chris Hennessy on the topic “WRITE IT, FILM IT, SHARE IT - The power of video for authors.” As a filmmaker, Chris Hennessy marketed, sold, and produced over 1,500 professional projects for clients including Google, eBay, the SF 49ers, Deloitte, Office Max, and The American Cancer Society from 1990 to 2018. […]
Our speaker will be Jennifer Basye Sander on the topic “Digging for Factual Treasure.” Former Random House Senior Editor, Jennifer Basye Sander worked in the acquisitions end of the publishing industry for twenty years. She is a New York Times bestselling author and has written more than sixty books. As a literary historian, Jennifer has presented research […]
Our speaker will be Jennifer K. Morita on “Querying A to Q — Pitching to Literary Agents.” A former newspaper reporter, Jennifer K. Morita is the author of Ghosts of […]
Our speaker will be Bob Stanley on “Why Is This a Poem?” Bob Stanley, Sacramento Poet Laureate Emeritus, taught English and Creative Writing at Solano College, Sacramento City College, and […]
Our speaker will be Anne Da Vigo on “Creating Fiction from Real Events” Anne Da Vigo is the author of Night Flight, inspired by the real-life 1955 airplane bombing out of Denver airport. It was released early this year. Her other thrillers include Bakersfield Boys Club and Thread of Gold, also based on actual events. She is a former journalist who covered police […]
Our speaker will be Catharine Bramkamp on “The Creative Impulse in an Age of False Perfection” Catharine Bramkamp is a writing coach and workshop facilitator; and she has authored 27 books, […]
Our speaker will be Matthew Minson on “Similarities in Writing Comedy and Horror.” Screenwriter and author Matthew Minson has written for Esther’s Follies and numerous comedians. He received the “Best Indie Book Award for […]
Monthly Speaker On 3rd Wednesdays, we host a Speaker Event from 10:00 am – 12:00 noon, PDT These meetings are held in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall. The public is invited. […]