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 […]

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 […]

August Program Mary Jones & Rebecca Inch-Partridge Mentoring and Critique Groups Wednesday, July 19th, 2026 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon The program on August 19 is not “critiquing” but about our critiquing spin-off groups. Chery Anderson interviewed Mary and Rebecca last Wednesday, and here is what they expect to cover in their half of […]

September Speaker Teresa Jade LeYung Wednesday September 16, 2026 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon Our speaker will be Teresa Jade LeYung on “Attract ATTENTION Before and After Publication with […]