Forging Better Writers
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 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. […]
Our speaker will be Karen A. Phillips on “Using Tropes to Strengthen Your Story.” Karen A. Phillips is a past president of Capitol Crimes, the Sacramento chapter of Sisters In Crime. Her books in the Rocky Nelson Boxing Mystery series, which features an amateur sleuth who boxes, are: A Deadly Combo (Book 1), A Deadly Match (Book 2), […]
Our speaker will be Geri Spieler on “Bringing Journalistic Rigor to Fictional Storytelling.” Former Investigative Journalist Geri Spieler landed an agent and a publisher for her breakthrough book, Housewife Assassin: The Woman Who Tried to Kill President Ford (Diversion Books), based on her extensive and vetted research. Subsequently, she landed an option for a ten-episode TV series based on the […]
Rebecca Inch-Partridge Wednesday July 15, 2026 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon Our speaker will be Rebecca Inch-Partridge on “The Trilogy Survival Guide: Do’s and Don’ts for Writers” Rebecca Inch-Partridge is the author of the Paraxous Star Cluster trilogy — with Escaping the Dashia (2023) and Hunting the Dashia (2026). The third book is scheduled for fall of […]
Monthly Speaker On 3rd Wednesdays, except in August and December, we host a Speaker Event from 10:00 am – 12:00 noon. These meetings are held in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall in Auburn, California. The public is invited. The meeting is free to attend. Click here for Rose Room address, map, and directions. Also, info […]
Monthly Speaker On 3rd Wednesdays, except in August and December, we host a Speaker Event from 10:00 am – 12:00 noon. These meetings are held in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall in Auburn, California. The public is invited. The meeting is free to attend. Click here for Rose Room address, map, and directions. Also, info […]
Monthly Speaker On 3rd Wednesdays, except in August and December, we host a Speaker Event from 10:00 am – 12:00 noon. These meetings are held in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall in Auburn, California. The public is invited. The meeting is free to attend. Click here for Rose Room address, map, and directions. Also, info […]
Monthly Speaker On 3rd Wednesdays, except in August and December, we host a Speaker Event from 10:00 am – 12:00 noon. These meetings are held in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall in Auburn, California. The public is invited. The meeting is free to attend. Click here for Rose Room address, map, and directions. Also, info […]
Monthly Speaker On 3rd Wednesdays, except in August and December, we host a Speaker Event from 10:00 am – 12:00 noon. These meetings are held in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall in Auburn, California. The public is invited. The meeting is free to attend. Click here for Rose Room address, map, and directions. Also, info […]
Monthly Speaker On 3rd Wednesdays, except in August and December, we host a Speaker Event from 10:00 am – 12:00 noon. These meetings are held in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall in Auburn, California. The public is invited. The meeting is free to attend. Click here for Rose Room address, map, and directions. Also, info […]