Speaker

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

 Our speaker will be Lisa Frenkel Riddiough on "I Am the Story" Lisa Frenkel Riddiough is the author of a middle grade novel — Elvis and the World As It Stands (Amulet 2021); […]

 Our speaker will be Dan Hanel on "History, Mystery and Murder - In the Shadow of Diablo Series" Dan Hanel is author of the In The Shadow of Diablo historical mystery series — Mystery of the Great Stone House, Death at the Healing Waters, Ghosts of Black Diamond, and Beneath the Tangled Vines. Dan worked in public education for forty […]

January Speaker Joan Griffin Wednesday January 20. 2027 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 noon  Our speaker will be Joan Griffin on “Submission Guidelines and Literary Citizenship for Successful Writers" Joan Griffin is an author and former writing teacher, and her bestselling adventure memoir celebrating resilience, friendship, and the transformative power of stepping beyond one's comfort […]