Forging Better Writers
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]