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March Speaker
Jojo Cook
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon
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.
Speaker meetings are held in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall.
Public Invited — Free
April Speaker
Karen A. Phillips
Wednesday, April 15, 2026 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon
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), and A Deadly Hook (Book 3). And yes, Karen does take boxing lessons. For more info and to subscribe to her newsletter, visit KarenAPhillips.com.
Speaker meetings are held in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall.
Public Invited — Free
May Speaker
Geri Spieler
Wednesday May 20, 2026 @ 10:00-12:00
“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 book. Geri has written for the Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, and Forbes; and has been interviewed by the New York Times, Washington Post, the Associated Press, the BBC, and by Brian Lamb, founder of C-SPAN. For more info, visit https://gerispieler.com/.
Speaker meetings are held in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall.
Public Invited — Free