Speaker

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Our speaker will be William O'Daly on “Imagination and Community: Translating Our Lives Into Poetry.” William O’Daly has translated eight books of the late-career and posthumous poetry of Chilean Nobel laureate […]

Our speaker will be Jojo Cook on “Social Action Writing: What Makes The Pen Mighty?” Jojo Cook is a native of Auburn and a graduate of CSU Monterey Bay’s Social Action […]