Forging Better Writers
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 Waikiki released by Crooked Lane Books in November 2024. Her debut novel won the Lefty Award for Best Debut Mystery Novel in 2025, and was […]
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 Sacramento State University before retiring in 2021. He was President of the Sacramento Poetry Center from 2007 to 2019. He was selected as Sacramento’s fifth […]
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, including fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Her most recent nonfiction book is Out Loud: A Writing Adventure for Women. She serves on the Board of Directors for […]
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 Humor” for Sun City: A Hilariously Addictive Story of Rebellion. Also, he wrote the psychological thriller and screen adaptation of Perspectives, which has been called “Misery meets The Girl with […]
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 Pablo Neruda, and most recently Neruda’s first volume, Book of Twilight — a finalist for the 2018 Northern California Book Award in Translation. O’Daly’s most […]
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 Writing Program. Jojo served as president and chief editor of CSUMB’s “In the Ords” Literary Arts Journal where her poetry appeared in several issues. […]
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. […]