by SDMWA | Jul 30, 2021 | Member Profiles
San Diego Memoir Writers Association is delighted to announce Lindsey Salatka as our August 2021 Member of the Month Please read Lindsey’s interview with SDMWA President Laura Engel and learn more about this outstanding member! LE: Lindsey congratulations! How did...
by SDMWA | Jun 3, 2021 | Member Profiles
Laura Engel Interviews Caroline Gilman, June 2021 Member of the Month I am excited to introduce our SDMWA member, Caroline Gilman as Member of the Month for June 2021. Caroline, thank you for being an outstanding member, for member participation, and for volunteering...
by SDMWA | Apr 30, 2021 | Member Profiles
May 2021 Member of the Month, Kathleen McCabe. Interview with Laura Engel, SDMWA President LE: Congratulations Kathleen. We are delighted to introduce you as our May Member of the Month. How did you first discover SDMWA? KM: I was taking a class with Marni...
by SDMWA | Feb 27, 2021 | Member Profiles
My Memoir Journey Kimberley Hirschi I have been attending the San Diego Memoir Writers Association meetings since its launch event on February 4, 2017. The speaker was Traci Foust, author of Nowhere Near Normal: A Memoir of OCD. I had heard of the event during a...
by SDMWA | Jan 30, 2021 | Member Profiles
February 2021 Member of the Month, Vincentia Schroeter. Interview with Laura Engel, SDMWA President LE: Congratulations Vin! We are delighted to introduce you as our February Member of the Month. How did you first discover SDMWA? VS: I heard about...
by SDMWA | Jan 5, 2021 | Member Profiles
January 2021 Member of the Month, Lisa Churchville. Interview with Laura Engel, SDMWA President LE: Congratulations Lisa! How did you discover SDMWA? LC: Through Writer’s Ink, a wonderful organization in San Diego that offers a wide variety of classes for...
by SDMWA | Dec 1, 2020 | Memoir Showcase Winners
Libby Knapp author of “My Day with A Homeless Criminal”. Winner in the 2020 San Diego Memoir Showcase. Interview by Laura Engel, SDMWA Board President LE: Libby, Congratulations! In a nutshell – tell us about your winning memoir piece for the 6th Annual San Diego...
by SDMWA | Dec 1, 2020 | Memoir Showcase Winners
Meghan Conley author of “Jungled Bus Stop”. Winner in the 2020 San Diego Memoir Showcase. Interview by Laura Engel, SDMWA Board President LE: Congratulations Meghan! In a nutshell – tell us about your winning memoir piece for the 6th Annual San Diego Memoir...
by SDMWA | Nov 30, 2020 | Member Profiles
December Member of the Month, Libby Knapp. Q & A with Laura Engel, SDMWA President LE: Congratulations Libby on being the SDWMA December 2020 Member of the Month! How did you discover SDMWA? LK: In August 2019 I went to a big book festival at Liberty Station in...
by SDMWA | Nov 26, 2020 | Memoir Showcase Winners
Janell Strube author of “Taking My Blonde Daughter to a Black Lives Rally”, Winner in the 2020 San Diego Memoir Showcase. Interview by Laura Engel, SDMWA Board President LE: Congratulations Janell on being a winner in the Showcase. In a nutshell – tell us about your...