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SUMMARY:Eat Your Words
DESCRIPTION:Join award-winning poet and author\, Jane Yevgenia Muschenetz\, for a short reading and generative writing workshop around food and memory.  Enjoy a poetic taste test and explore how your own stories about food can invite delicious and evocative writing.\n\nAbout Jane:\nJane Muschenetz arrived in San Diego as a Jewish child refugee from Soviet Ukraine. She’s been recognized for excellence in poetry performance by the County of San Diego and most recently won the 2025 National Federation of Press Women Communications Award in Creative Verse and the 2025 War Poetry Postcard Prize from Middlewest Press. Jane’s words appear in MIT Technology Review\, KPBS\, Spoken Word Paris\, and numerous other publications. Jane is the Poetry Director for the San Diego Writers Festival and Partnerships Director for San Diego Poetry Annual. Connect with Jane at www.PalmFrondZoo.com.
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/eat-your-words/
LOCATION:CA
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SUMMARY:Writing About Motherhood and Adoption
DESCRIPTION:Motherhood comes in many forms—through birth\, adoption\, foster care\, and reunion. This Saturday\, five remarkable memoir writers share their deeply personal adoption stories: a birth mother\, adoptees\, and an adoptive parent opening up about the courage it took to write what they lived. Join us for an honest conversation about family\, secrets\, healing\, and the challenges all memoir writers face when writing about motherhood in its many complicated forms.
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/writing-about-motherhood-and-adoption/
LOCATION:CA
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SUMMARY:Talk and Book Signing with Author Janell Strube
DESCRIPTION:Join Author Janell Strube in conversation with Marni Freedman\, editor\, writing coach and cofounder of the San Diego Writer’s Festival discussing Janell’s new novel\, Adelaide: Painter of the Revolution. \nJanuary 22\, 7:00 PM \nBarnes & Noble\, Encinitas\n1040 N El Camino Real Drive. \nEncinitas\, CA 92024 \n  \nIn a world where women are seen but rarely heard\, Adélaïde Labille-Guiard refuses to be silenced. \nThe daughter of Parisian shopkeepers\, Adélaïde dreams not of marriage or titles but of earning a place among the masters of French art. With Queen Marie Antoinette on the throne and a spirit of change in the air\, anything seems possible. But as revolution brews and powerful forces conspire to deny her success\, Adélaïde faces an impossible choice: protect her life—or fight for a legacy that will outlast her. \nInspired by the true story of one of the first women admitted to the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture\, Adélaïde: Painter of the Revolution is a sweeping\, evocative portrait of ambition\, courage\, and resilience in the face of history’s fiercest storm. \n  \n  \n  \nJanell Strube makes a mean barbecue sauce. She’s also a world traveler\, a baker\, and a bicyclist. But when she writes\, her identity as an adoptee often steers her attention to topics of alienation\, erased history\, and displacement. \nIn 2024\, a personal essay of hers was published in the anthology Adoption and Suicidality. Her work has also appeared in Shaking the Tree: brazen. short. memoir and A Year in Ink. Her short memoir\, “Taking my Blonde Daughter to a Black Lives Matter Rally\,” was selected for the 2020 San Diego Memoir Showcase\, an annual live storytelling event. \nWhile much of her writing is personal\, she enjoys the freedom that comes with crafting fiction. Her desire to learn about forgotten female artists who shaped the French revolutionary period motivated her to write Adélaïde: Painter of the Revolution. \nWhen not crunching numbers as a tax executive for a hotel chain\, she can be found hanging out with Shiloh the Wheaten and plotting her second book.
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/author-janell-strube-book-launch/
LOCATION:CA
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SUMMARY:New Year’s Vision Board Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The IMWA and SDWF are inviting you to a special community workshop:\nVision Boards\, Inspiration & Rejuvenation\nSaturday\, January 17\, 2026 (see Zoom link below)\n12 p.m. PT on Zoom (Just this once\, we are gathering at noon.)\nWe’ll start with a short presentation on Unblocking Creatively in 2026\, then shift into a relaxed\, supportive create-and-craft session where you can build your vision board and set your creative intentions for the new year.\nChoose your format:\n\n\nPhysical vision board: Have on the ready pens\, paper\, pictures\, markers\, and anything else that inspires you (magazines\, glue\, scissors\, stickers\, etc.).\n\n\nDigital vision board: We’ll share links on Saturday to help you get started dreaming up your creative new year.\n\n\nCommunity share:\nDuring our crafting time\, we’ll open the floor for anyone who’d like to share a short inspirational saying\, poem\, or phrase.\nWe’d love to see you there—and please feel free to invite a friend. This workshop is open to the whole community.
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/2026-new-year-workshop/
LOCATION:ZOOM Online\, CA\, United States
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SUMMARY:Book Launch for Babymaker by Vincent Schroeter
DESCRIPTION:Join December Member of the Month Vincentia Schroeter for her book launch and art show! Vin will be interviewed by Marni Freedman.
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/book-launch-for-babymaker-by-vincent-schroeter/
LOCATION:San Diego Writers\, Ink\, 2730 Historic Decatur Rd. #202-204\, San Diego\, CA\, 92106\, United States
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SUMMARY:Interactive writing workshop with author\, editor\, and healing instructor Matthew Pallamary
DESCRIPTION:Matthew J. Pallamary is an award-winning author\, editor\, and shamanic explorer whose works have been translated into six languages. His historical novel Land Without Evil won a San Diego Book Award and inspired an Emmy-nominated PBS episode. His nonfiction collaboration The Infinity Zone earned first place in the International Book Awards\, and his memoir Spirit Matters won the San Diego Book Award for Spirituality. Over his prolific career\, Matt has published numerous acclaimed novels and story collections exploring visionary states\, consciousness\, and the mystical intersections of science and spirit. He has appeared on Coast to Coast AM and other national programs\, and has taught writing and shamanism workshops across the U.S. for more than three decades\, including at the Santa Barbara Writers Conference\, where he serves as ombudsman. He is Editor-in-Chief of Mystic Ink Publishing and continues to inspire readers to explore the frontiers of imagination and awareness.
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/interactive-writing-workshop-with-author-editor-and-healing-instructor-matthew-pallamary/
LOCATION:ZOOM Online\, CA\, United States
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SUMMARY:11th Annual Memoir Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Save the date: \nThe 11th Annual Memoir Showcase theatrical performance will be at 7 p.m. on Friday\, November 14\, at the David & Dorothea Garfield Theatre in UTC. \nThe International Memoir Writers Association proudly presents the 11th Annual Memoir Showcase\, an unforgettable night of brazen\, short\, and compelling true stories inspired by the theme “No\, Really\, I’m Fine.” Actors bring our winning writers’ five-page memoirs to life on stage—from a midnight border crossing from a war-torn Bosnia and a sex cult in Japan\, to witnessing a bank robbery\, eating spacecakes in Amsterdam\, and more! Touching\, powerful\, funny\, and just plain brilliant. One night only!\nGet your tickets HERE
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/11th-annual-memoir-showcase/
LOCATION:David and Dorothea Garfield Theatre\, 4126 Executive Dr.\, la Jolla\, 92037\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251011T143000
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SUMMARY:Naked Writing For Memoirists
DESCRIPTION:Memoir writing comes alive when we drop into raw\, unfiltered truth — the kind that moves both writer and reader to tears\, laughter\, and recognition. But one of the hardest parts of memoir is not just writing those truths\, but daring to share them. \nIn this one-hour workshop\, Marijke McCandless\, award-winning author of Naked in the Now\, invites you to practice Naked Writing — a form of freewriting that quiets the inner critic and opens the door to surprise. Through simple\, open-ended prompts and timed exercises\, you’ll explore what’s waiting beneath the surface and allow your natural voice to emerge without striving for perfection. \nWe’ll also practice the art of sharing raw\, unedited words in a supportive space. By exposing our imperfect selves and listening with presence to others\, we discover courage\, connection\, and community. \nBring pen\, paper\, and a willingness to be surprised.
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/naked-writing-for-memoirists/
LOCATION:CA
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SUMMARY:San Miguel Writers Conference: How To Unblock and Become a Creative Force of Nature with Marni Freedman (virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Join acclaimed writer\, teacher\, and therapist Marni Freedman\, a member of our 2026 Conference faculty\, for a 5-week online course inspired by her upcoming Hay House book\, Artistic Badassery: How to Unblock and Become a Creative Force of Nature. \nUnlock Your Writing Creativity Before the San Miguel Writers’ Conference! \nJoin acclaimed writer\, teacher\, and therapist Marni Freedman\, a member of our 2026 Conference faculty\, for a 5-week online course inspired by her upcoming Hay House book\, “Artistic Badassery: How to Unblock and Become a Creative Force of Nature.“ \nThrough lively discussions\, neuroscience-based tools\, and fun exercises\, Marni will help you quiet your inner critic\, unlock your creative flow\, and write with confidence. You’ll learn to: \n\nStep into the Three Mindful Creative States—Allow\, Trust\, and Play—to deepen and enliven your writing practice\nRecognize and silence The Five Faces of the Inner Critic\nUncover your Creative Flow Style for writing that feels effortless\nShape-shift to move past writer’s blocks and stuck spots\nConnect with your Creative Guides to inspire your storytelling\nLearn evidence-based writing practices that will continuously spark the unstoppable force behind your writing\n\nIgnite your creativity and connect with Conference faculty before you even arrive in San Miguel this February! \nCost: $395 \nCourse dates: \nFridays\, October 10 – November 7*\n9:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Pacific time / 10:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. San Miguel time \nFriday\, October 10\, 2025\nFriday\, October 17\, 2025\nFriday\, October 24\, 2025\nFriday\, October 31\, 2025\nFriday\, November 7\, 2025 \n*Note: Sessions will be recorded so you can catch up on class if you need to miss one throughout the five-week series.  \n\n\nRegister Here\nAbout Marni Freedman:\nMarni Freedman (BFA\, LMFT) is an award-winning writer and therapist specializing in supporting artists. She began her career with the Disney-produced film\, Playing Mona Lisa. Marni is the Founder and Executive Director of the San Diego Writers Festival and serves as the Programming Director of the International Memoir Writers Association. \nAt the 2026 San Miguel Writers’ Conference\, Marni will be teaching two powerful workshops\, Memoir 101 – How to Write Your Life (on Wednesday\, February 11th) and Writing the Breakthrough Self-Help Book (on Friday\, February 13th). \nLearn more about Marni here.
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/san-miguel-writers-conference-how-to-unblock-and-become-a-creative-force-of-nature-with-marni-freedman-virtual/
LOCATION:ZOOM Online\, CA\, United States
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SUMMARY:Festival U
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to Festival U – SDWF Day Of Online Learning for Writers! Join us for a day filled with insightful workshops and engaging discussions tailored for writers of all levels. Whether you’re a seasoned author or just starting out\, there’s something for everyone at this virtual event. Learn from industry experts\, connect with fellow writers\, and grow your skills in a supportive online environment. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to expand your knowledge and inspireyour creativity. Register now and get ready to take your writing to the next level! \nSee Full Lineup and Register here
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/festival-u-3/
LOCATION:ZOOM Online\, CA\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250802T163000
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SUMMARY:Lisa Cheek talks about her debut memoir Sit\, Cinderella\, Sit
DESCRIPTION:Lisa Cheek talks about her debut memoir and (sort of) Cinderella story about a woman who’d been told she was “too old” to create magic. \nAbout Lisa Cheek:\nAfter twenty-five years editing and producing other people’s work\, Lisa Cheek decided to take her friends’ and coworkers’ advice and tell her own stories. Her first memoir\, “Sit\, Cinderella\, Sit” is an Amazon Bestseller\, a Zibby’s Most Anticipated Books for 2025\, and a People Magazine pick. She has written for both radio and television. You can find her musings “One Minute Thoughts From A Pink Head” on Substack. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband\, Chris Johnson\, two mutts\, Josie and Elvis Bruce Wayne\, and two kitties\, Eartha Kitt and Trixie. She is currently working on her next two books and has several film and television scripts in various stages of development. \n  \n\n\nSit\, Cinderella\, Sit\nA unique memoir blending fairy tale elements with the author’s true-life experience – this is an unusual and charming memoir sure to find readership in women’s book clubs.\n\n\n\n\nLisa Cheek loved editing TV commercials—almost as much as she loved her dog\, Ron Howard. Then\, she “aged out” of advertising\, at 45. After being let go\, Lisa got a call—at 2:45 AM—from a director who\, like everyone in Hollywood\, had a film he wanted to make: the original Cinderella story. Now\, his dream could come true—if Lisa granted his wish. \nIn Sit\, Cinderella\, Sit\, Lisa Cheek shares her adventures in editing a film made on location in China—along the Tibetan border—where Mandarin was the only language spoken by everyone but her. Stuck in a house with fourteen men she couldn’t understand\, literally\, she yearned for conversation and coffee. \nBut there were moments of wonder and laughter. Lisa forged a bond with her translator and a woman named Sunny. She rescued one dog\, and then another. “Everyone speaks Cinderella\,” the director had assured her. Maybe he was right. \nTold with humor and heart through a fairy tale lens\, with flashbacks into the author’s not-always-happy childhood\, Sit\, Cinderella\, Sit is a story about what can happen when you take a leap of faith\, look and hear beyond people’s differences\, and dare to believe in yourself. \n\n\n\n\n\nPraise\n“By turns funny and moving\, this book about a lonely woman who came into her own will appeal to animal lovers and anyone who appreciates the satisfaction of a hard-earned happily-ever-after. A feel-good memoir about embracing risk and finding the courage to love.”\n—Kirkus Reviews / read full review\n\n\n\n\n“This memoir is a heartwarming exploration of self-discovery\, perfect for those looking for a light yet reflective read.”\n—Readers’ Favorite\, 5-star review \n“In all seasons of life\, there are times we feel unmoored. Sit\, Cinderella\, Sit\, chronicles one such time with honesty\, insight\, and hope. It’s one of those stories that helps you remember that kindness and love are universal languages\, best spoken by dogs.”\n—Julie Barton\, New York Times Bestselling author of Dog Medicine\, How My Dog Saved Me From Myself  \n“With a quick-witted tone and the creative lens of a gifted filmmaker\, Lisa Cheek takes us through the mid-life resurrection of a woman who isn’t afraid to make her own way. In the end\, she reminds us that we aren’t meant to do life solo and that true surrender requires far more strength than weakness.”\n—Julie Cantrell\, New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of Perennials \n“With tenderness\, wit and curiosity\, Lisa Cheek takes you on an eye-popping adventure that proves it’s never too late to find your true place in the world.”\n—Rona Maynard\, Author of Starter Dog: My Path to Joy\, Belonging and Loving This World \n“Refreshingly candid and insightful\, Sit\, Cinderella\, Sit\, is an entertaining memoir of one woman’s international journey in search of authentic love — for herself\, for humanity\, and for those powerful teachers we call dogs.”\n—Michael Konik\, author of Ella in Europe: An American Dog’s International Adventure \n“Here is a fresh voice\, a wise old soul with a bouncy young attitude and the golden gift of capturing the bright shards of life. Her sketches of the precarious life of the people who make the wheels of Hollywood go round are totally convincing\, and she flings her central character\, a dreamy film editor\, into an unimaginable adventure filled with all the pain and joy of a complete life\, accompanied by charming animal helpers and strong doses of cappuccino.”\n—Christopher Vogler\, author of The Writer’s Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers \n“Out of work in her forties\, Lisa Cheek accepted a job offer that took her to China. Familiar work\, but made seemingly impossible because Cheek spoke no Chinese. Nevertheless\, she set out on what became an adventure into herself. It is a great story\, a triumphant story well told\, with the added bonus of two darling dogs that help along the way.”\n—Abigail Thomas\, New York Times best-selling author of A Three Dog Life: A Memoir \nwww.lisacheek.com
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/lisa-cheek-talks-about-her-debut-memoir-sit-cinderella-sit/
LOCATION:ZOOM Online\, CA\, United States
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SUMMARY:Mapping Memory: Top 3 Travel Writing Tips That Elevate Your Memoir with Lenore Greiner
DESCRIPTION:Mapping Memory: Top 3 Travel Writing Tips That Elevate Your Memoir: How techniques from great travel writing—scene-building\, sensory immersion\, and emotional resonance—can make your memoir more vivid\, layered\, and unforgettable. \nAbout Lenore:\n \nAn award-winning travel writer\, Lenore Greiner began her writing journey as a lifelong journal keeper. \nAt seventeen\, she took off for La Paz\, Mexico\, pen and journal in hand. At nineteen\, her passion for adventure led her to Italy’s heart to study at the University for Foreigners in Perugia and immerse herself in Italian language and culture.\nThere\, the seeds of her memoir were sown. \nA passionate storyteller\, Lenore has garnered eight prestigious Solas Awards for Best Travel Writing and was honored in Best American Travel Writing 2013\, edited by Elizabeth Gilbert. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times\, Fodor’s travel guides\, and three volumes of Shaking the Tree\, the International Memoir Writers Association’s annual anthology. \nA speaker and teacher\, she’s presented at the San Diego Writers Festival\, St. Louis Writers’ Guild\, and the International Memoir Writers Association. She teaches travel writing at San Diego Writers Ink. She holds a BA in Mass Communications from the University of California\, Davis.
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/mapping-memory-top-3-travel-writing-tips-that-elevate-your-memoir-with-lenore-greiner/
LOCATION:ZOOM Online\, CA\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250617T183000
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SUMMARY:How to Write a Winning Memoir Showcase Piece - A Free Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Free workshop on how to write a winning memoir showcase piece: \nJune 17 @ 5:30 pm (PT) on Zoom. \n 
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/how-to-write-a-winning-memoir-showcase-piece-a-free-workshop/
LOCATION:ZOOM Online\, CA\, United States
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SUMMARY:Book Publishing 1-2-3
DESCRIPTION:Grab a pen and join us for this lively class\, peppered with ideas and stories to inspire and empower writers of all types. We’ll start by checking out today’s book business (traditional and indie publishing)\, then share valuable resources to help aspiring authors approach industry professionals. \nNext up? Tips you can put to work immediately to boost your command of the craft\, followed by thoughts on reaching readers through marketing and promotion.\nMore highlights: Writing prompts to goose the muse\, four-page handout\, “Ask the Editor” Q&A. \nPresenter bio: Laurie Gibson is an editor with three decades of experience serving writers\, publishers\, organizations (e.g.\, the Southern Poverty Law Center)\, and universities (e.g.\, Stanford). She’s had the honor of proofreading the work of groundbreaking novelist Alice Walker\, business guru Brian Tracy\, and Yvon Chouinard\, founder of Patagonia. Additionally\, Laurie taught editing at both UCSD and UCLA Extension for years. She’s revising her first novel―featuring British punk rockers The Clash. Her love of story led her to create “Book Publishing 1-2-3” to help writers launch their work into the world.
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/book-publishing-1-2-3/
LOCATION:CA
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SUMMARY:Creativity as a Solution for the Heaviness of Reality
DESCRIPTION:Ray Bradbury said\, “You must stay drunk on writing\, so reality doesn’t destroy you.”\n\nJill Badonsky agrees and explains how creativity’s altered state keeps us buoyed even when harsh reality gives us a sinking feeling daily. Creativity is remembering who we are and\, as we do\, unearthing stories of resilience\, compassion\, and authenticity. Join Jill for an interactive workshop  where you will explore prompts and inspiration that will take your personal stories deeper.\n\nJill Badonsky is an inspirational humorist and author/illustrator of three books on the creative process\, creator and founder of Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coaching Certification training\, playwright\, and international retreat leader.
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/creativity-as-a-solution-for-the-heaviness-of-reality/
LOCATION:ZOOM Online\, CA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250405T080000
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SUMMARY:2025 San Diego Writers Festival
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URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/2025-san-diego-writers-festival/
LOCATION:Coronado Public Library\, 640 Orange Ave\, Coronado\, CA\, 92118
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SUMMARY:Writing about Survival and Resilience: An Important Conversation with Memoirist Brittany Means
DESCRIPTION:Please join us Saturday (3/1) at 2:30 p.m. PT for our March IMWA meeting with on “Writing About Survival and Resilience:” with memoirist Brittany Means\, author of Hell If We Don’t Change Our Ways. Brittany is also a panelist at the San Diego Writers Festival this year! \nPraise for Hell If We Don’t Change Our Ways: \nA PEOPLE magazine pick\, Best Books Fall 2023: “A breathtaking memoir about surviving a horrifying childhood; Means…transforms memories…into a work of art.” \nStarred review from Kirkus: “This book is an outstanding debut…A harrowing and soulful memoir to be read\, savored\, and reread.” \n“Brittany Means has pieced together the shards of a devastating childhood in this powerful memoir. It’s gut-wrenching but at the same time triumphant\, harrowing yet exquisitely told. Hell If We Don’t Change Our Ways is a story of survival that left me choked up and cheering.”\n–Jeannette Walls\, author of The Glass Castle \nAbout the Bestselling\, Debut Memoir: \n“I can’t write a story about myself as the sad\, quiet child of two drug addicts. That’s not how it was\, even when it was. To me\, sleeping in the car was normal. Better\, it was comfy and fun. I loved my bed made of clothes inside a trash bag that I sank into slowly like Uncle Fester from the Addams Family movie. . . . I loved the motels and their swimming pools and trashy daytime TV channels. . . . Nobody could tell us what to do.” \nBrittany Means’s childhood was a blur of highways and traumas that collapsed any effort to track time. Riding shotgun as her mother struggled to escape abusive relationships\, Brittany didn’t care where they were going―to a roadside midwestern motel\, a shelter\, or The Barn in Indiana\, the cluttered mansion her Pentecostal grandparents called home―as long as they were together. But every so often\, her mom would surprise her―and leave. \nAs Brittany grew older and questioned her own complicated relationships and the poverty\, abuse\, and instability that enveloped her\, she began to recognize that hell wasn’t only the place she read about in the Bible; it was the cycle of violence that entrapped her family. Through footholds such as horror movies\, neuropsychology\, and strong bonds\, Brittany makes sense of this cycle and finds a way to leave it. \nWhile untangling the web of her most painful memories\, Brittany crafts a tale of self-preservation\, resilience\, and hope with a unique narrative style―a sparkling example of the human ability to withstand the most horrific experiences and still thrive
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/writing-about-survival-and-resilience-an-important-conversation-with-memoirist-brittany-means/
LOCATION:ZOOM Online\, CA\, United States
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SUMMARY:Shaking the Tree 6 Book Signing Event at Warwick's
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Warwick’s on Thursday\, February 6 at 7:30 p.m. to celebrate the publication of What Just Happened? and hear Robert Kirk\, K’Cee Scoggins\, Dr. Heather Berberet\, Chuck Dunning\, Suzi Finkelstein\, and Nancy O’Sullivan read portions of their amazing stories. There will be book signings\, raffles\, and more! \nReserve your seat today here\n 
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/shaking-the-tree-6-book-signing-event-at-warwicks/
LOCATION:Warwick’s Bookstore\, 7812 Girard Ave.\, La Jolla\, CA\, 92037\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Art of Essay Writing with Lisa Lee Herrick
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our next IMWA meeting – The Art of Essay Writing with Lisa Lee Herrick. \nZoom information will be sent to all members.  To renew your membership or join please email Tjjones1@gmail.com \nAbout Lisa:\nLisa Lee Herrick is the daughter of Hmong refugees\, and she is an award-winning Hmong-American writer\, illustrator\, and producer based in California. Her creative nonfiction is honored in the Best American Essays (2020; 2021) and Best American Food Writing 2020. In 2019\, she was selected for a Writing X Writers fellowship at the Esalen Institute in California and named a finalist for the Paper Darts Short Fiction Prize. The following year\, she was a finalist for the 2020 Ploughshares Emerging Writers’ Contest and longlisted for the Creative Capital Award. In May 2021\, Lisa was awarded a PEN America Emerging Voices Fellowship and paired with best-selling Hmong American writer Kao Kalia Yang as her mentor. She was announced as a finalist for the Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing 2021 in September\, and she is working on her debut book—a memoir in essays—as well as several publishing projects examining contemporary issues affecting the Hmong in diaspora. \nLisa is also the co-founder of Fresno’s LitHop literary arts festival\, which she started after a decade working in journalism and television\, and currently serves as Editor-at-Large for Hyphen magazine. She is also a regular contributor to The Rumpus\, Emergence Magazine\, and advises nonprofit arts & public broadcasting organizations in media strategy and community outreach. She has been featured in and/or appeared on PBS\, NPR\, FOX\, ABS-CBN\, The Fresno Bee\, the Houston Chronicle and others. She has a B.A. in Comparative Literature from the University of California\, Davis\, where her first published personal essay is permanently archived in the Department of English’s Prized Writing catalogue. Twitter: @lisaleeherrick
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/the-art-of-essay-writing-with-lisa-lee-herrick/
LOCATION:ZOOM Online\, CA\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Girls of the Glimmer Factory Book Launch at the Coronado Public Library
DESCRIPTION:Author Jennifer Coburn – SDWF Instructor in Residence\, launches her latest novel\, The Girls of the Glimmer Factory at the Winn Room at the Coronado Library on January 22nd.\n\nFrom the author of Cradles of the Reich comes a poignant and inspiring tale of resistance\, friendship\, and the dangers of propaganda\, based on the real story of Theresienstadt\, for fans of The Forest of Vanishing Stars and The German Wife. \nHannah longs for the days when she used to be free\, but now\, she is a Jewish prisoner at Theresienstadt\, a model ghetto where the Nazis plan to make a propaganda film to convince the world that the Jewish people are living well in the camps. But Hannah will do anything to show the world the truth. Along with other young resistance members\, they vow to disrupt the filming and derail the increasingly frequent deportations to death camps in the east. \nHilde is a true believer in the Nazi cause\, working in the Reich Ministry of Enlightenment and Propaganda. Though they’re losing the war\, Hilde hasn’t lost faith. She can’t stop the Allied bombings\, but she can help the party create a documentary that will renew confidence in Hitler’s plans for Jewish containment. When the filming of Hitler Gives a City to the Jews faces production problems due to resistance\, Hilde finds herself in a position to finally make a name for herself. And when she recognizes Hannah\, an old childhood friend\, she knows she can use their friendship to get the film back on track. \nReserve your seat
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/the-girls-of-the-glimmer-factory-book-launch-at-the-coronado-public-library/
LOCATION:Coronado Public Library\, 640 Orange Ave\, Coronado\, CA\, 92118
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SUMMARY:10th Annual Memoir Showcase
DESCRIPTION:The10th annual San Diego Memoir Showcase true-life stories based on the 2024 theme “But I Did It Anyway.” will be performed on stage by professional actors in a live show taking place one night only on Friday\, December 6\, 2024\, at the David and Dorothea Garfield Theatre in the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center located in La Jolla starting at 7:00 p.m. \nThis year’s winning performed pieces and 20 additional stories will be published in the Showcase Anthology Shaking the Tree: Brazen. Short. Memoir\, Volume VIII. \nGET TICKETS
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/10th-annual-memoir-showcase/
LOCATION:David and Dorothea Garfield Theatre\, 4126 Executive Dr.\, la Jolla\, 92037\, United States
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SUMMARY:Short Form Memoir: Poetry as Narrative with Katie Manning
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our November IMWA monthly meeting featuring award-winning poet Katie Manning\, author of eight poetry collections. \nAn accessible and versatile form\, the poetry chapbook is a collection of no more than 30 poems\, united around a central theme. Along with the expediency and freedom of a contained\, shorter project\, the chapbook can offer writers the validation of early publication and serve as an entry point into biographical narratives that may later sustain a larger story. This discussion will cover tips on harnessing shorter poetic forms for memoir\, both as standalone projects and as steps on a path toward shaping a book. \nAuthor Bio: Katie Manning is the founding editor of Whale Road Review and a professor of writing at Point Loma Nazarene University. Winner of the Main Street Rag Poetry Book Award for Tasty Other\, she’s the author of eight poetry collections\, most recently Hereverent (Agape Editions\, 2023) and How to Play (Louisiana Literature Press\, 2022). Her writing has been featured on Poetry Unbound\, Verse Daily\, and many other venues. Find her online at katiemanningpoet.com.
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/short-form-memoir-poetry-as-narrative-with-katie-manning/
LOCATION:ZOOM Online\, CA\, United States
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SUMMARY:3 Secrets for Writing the Memoir Scene- An Interactive Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this dynamic interactive workshop where you will learn 3 game-changing tools to write better scenes! In-class exercises! Take home tools! Bring 3 pages\, and we will critique as many as possible! This session is for YOU!
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/3-secrets-for-writing-the-memoir-scene-an-interactive-workshop/
LOCATION:ZOOM Online\, CA\, United States
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SUMMARY:Festival U
DESCRIPTION:Festival U 2024 – A Fundraiser for SDWF\nOne Day ~ Online ~ 8 Amazing Workshops for only $60\nSpaces are limited \nGet Tickets \nSDWF is Proud to Partner with Zibby’s Bookshop! \n \nSDWF Festival U is our yearly fundraiser and online day of learning. The virtual program runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and includes 7 stellar classes\, workshops\, and discussions from world-class talent. This year our focus is on PUBLISHING and we are including some pre-recorded bonus material. This fundraiser helps the in-person festival remain 100% free. \nSpeakers for Festival U\n \nAnne Lamott\nAnne Lamott is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Hallelujah Anyway; Help\, Thanks\, Wow; Small Victories; Stitches; Some Assembly Required; Grace (Eventually); Plan B; Traveling Mercies; Bird by Bird; and Operating Instructions. She is also the author of seven novels\, including Imperfect Birds and Rosie. A past recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and an inductee to the California Hall of Fame\, she lives in Northern California.\nNeal Allen\nNeal Allen is a writer and spiritual coach. His focus is on removing the obstacles of the ego\, with the faith that whatever shines through the opening is your own personal freedom. A former journalist and corporate executive\, he holds a Master’s degree in Eastern Classics. His book Shapes of Truth was released in 2021. Better Days: Tame Your Inner Critic is due out later this year from Namaste Publishing. Anne Lamott is the renowned feminist\, Christian\, lefty author and speaker whose 19 best-sellers include novels\, books on faith\, hope\, and recovery (most recently Dusk Night Dawn)\, the classic on writing Bird by Bird\, and Operating Instructions on Childrearing. Married\, Annie and Neal live in Fairfax\, California. \nAgent Elise Capron\nSession: Ask an Agent Anything! \nAn hour to ask a top agent any question you have about the current state of the publishing industry\, query letters\, what agents are looking for\, how to avoid the slush pile\, best practices when reaching out to an agent\, and more! \nBio: Elise is an agent at the Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency. In addition to handling her own list\, she oversees the daily operations of the SDLA office. She is most interested in well-written narrative non-fiction (particularly trade-friendly history\, cultural studies\, and science) as well as character-driven literary fiction for the adult market. (Please note that she is handling much more non-fiction than fiction at this particular time.) \nA graduate of Emerson College\, Elise holds a BFA in Writing\, Literature and Publishing. She has been with the Dijkstra Agency since 2003. \nOn the non-fiction front\, Elise is looking for fascinating true stories told in a compelling way. She is especially interested in working with up-and-coming scholars (particularly historians) who are looking to transition from the academic market to a trade readership\, as well as journalists. Some of Elise’s representative non-fiction titles include Cynthia Barnett’s The Sound of the Sea: Seashells and the Fate of the Oceans (Norton) and Rain: A Natural and Cultural History (Crown)\, which was long-listed for the National Book Award and the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award; Meera Subramanian’s A River Runs Again: India’s Natural World in Crisis\, from the Barren Cliffs of Rajasthan to the Farmlands of Karnataka (Public Affairs); Luis J. Rodriguez’s From Our Land to Our Land: Essays\, Journeys\, and Imaginings from a Native Xicanx Writer (Seven Stories); Andrew Baker’s To Poison a Nation: The Murder of Robert Charles and the Rise of Jim Crow Policing in America (New Press); Jack Shuler’s This Is Ohio: The Overdose Crisis and the Front Lines of a New America (Counterpoint); Onaje X. O. Woodbine’s Take Back What the Devil Stole: An African American Prophet’s Encounters in the Spirit World (Columbia University Press); Tom Chaffin’s Odyssey: Young Charles Darwin\, The Beagle\, and The Voyage that Changed the World (Pegasus); Jonathon Keats’s You Belong to the Universe: Buckminster Fuller and the Future (Oxford University Press); and more. \nOn the fiction side\, Elise is interested in manuscripts that have unforgettable writing\, a distinctive narrative voice\, and memorable characters. She loves novels with an unusual or eccentric edge and is drawn to stories she has never heard before. She aims to work with writers who are getting their work published regularly in literary magazines and who have a realistic sense of the market and their audience. Some of Elise’s representative fiction titles include Tiphanie Yanique’s Monster in the Middle (Riverhead)\, Land of Love and Drowning (Riverhead) and How to Escape from a Leper Colony (Graywolf); Howard A. Rodman’s The Great Eastern (Melville House); Courtney Brkic’s The First Rule of Swimming (Little\, Brown); Rachel Toor’s On The Road to Find Out (FSG); Jonathon Keats’ The Book of the Unknown (Random House); Rikki Ducornet’s Netsuke (Coffee House Press); Maureen McHugh’s After the Apocalypse (Small Beer Press)\, which was picked as a “Top 10 Best of the Year” by Publishers Weekly\, and more. \nWebsite: https://www.dijkstraagency.com/agent-page.php?agent_id=Capron \nApril Eberhardt\, Agent\, Author Consultant and Retreat Leader in Chateau-du-Loir\, France\nApril Eberhardt is a self-described “literary change agent” and author advocate passionate about helping authors be published in the most satisfying way. After 25 years as a corporate strategist and management consultant\, April joined the literary world\, where she saw strategic opportunity to play a role in the changing world of publishing. She advises and assists authors as they choose the best pathway to publication\, and serves as a consultant to publishing startups serving indie authors. She represents a diverse group of clients in the U.S. and abroad\, and speaks at conferences worldwide. April serves on the Advisory Council for The American Library in Paris\, and is a reader for The Best American Short Stories series published annually by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. April divides her time between San Francisco\, New York and Paris. \nWebsite: https://aprileberhardt.com/ \n  \nNY Times Bestselling Author and Thought Leader\, Chip Conley\nSession: An Hour with NY Times Bestselling Author on his new book\, Learning to Love Midlife. \nFestival Director\, Marni Freedman sits down with Chip Conley to discuss his book\, his career\, and his profound business experiences that opened up a new way of viewing and dynamically living midlife. \nBio: New York Times bestselling author\, multiple-time TED talk speaker and MEA founder. \nA three-time TED speaker on the big stage\, Chip Conley is one of the world’s leading experts at the intersection of business innovation\, psychology and spirituality. As one of the creators of the boutique hotel movement and the ‘modern elder’ to the young Airbnb founders\, Chip’s been a disruptor and expert on entrepreneurship and business leadership. But what sets him apart as a speaker is the fact that he’s written 7 popular book and is a globally recognized thought leader on the future of work\, the value of corporate culture\, and the competitive advantage of a multi-generational workplace. Inspired by his experience of intergenerational mentoring as a ‘modern elder’ at Airbnb\, where his guidance was instrumental to the company’s extraordinary transformation from fast-growing start up to the world’s most valuable hospitality brand\, Chip founded MEA (Modern Elder Academny.) The world’s first midlife wisdom school.” Dedicated to reframing the concept of aging\, Chip and MEA support students in navigating midlife with a renewed sense of purpose and possibility. \nWebsite: https://chipconley.com/ \nThe midlife crisis is the butt of so many jokes\, but this long-derided life stage has an upside. What if we could reframe our thinking about the natural transition of midlife not as a crisis\, but as a chrysalis-a time when something profound awakens in us\, as we shed our skin\, spread our wings\, and pollinate our wisdom to the world? Drawing on the latest social science research\, inspiring stories\, and timeless wisdom\, Chip reveals 12 reasons why life gets better with age. \nChip Conley Featured on Oprah.com: https://www.oprahdaily.com/life/health/a44052600/modern-elder-academy-chip-conley/ \n  \nFamed Psychologist and Author\, Peter A Levine\, Phd\nSession:  Writing about Trauma – A Path to Healing \nFestival Director Marni Freedman sits down with famed psychologist and author Peter A. Levine\, Phd\, for a candid and thoughtful discussion of his latest book\, An Autobiography of a Trauma: A Healing Journey. The discussion will cover his wide-ranging career\, during which he developed Somatic Experiencing\, a therapeutic approach that has transformed modern therapy. \nBio: Peter A Levine\, PhD\, is the renowned developer of Somatic Experiencing\, the founder and faculty of the Ergos Institute of Somatic Education\, and the Founder and Advisor of Somatic Experiencing International. He holds a doctorate in medical and biological physics from the University of California at Berkeley and a doctorate in psychology from International University. The recipient of four lifetime achievement awards\, Peter is the author of several world-renowned books\, including Waking the Tiger\, which has now been printed in 33 countries and has sold over a million copies. \n“The most essential figure in the Somatic Therapy movement”  – The New York Times \n  \n  \nIn The Autobiography of  Trauma\, Peter Levine shares his personal journey to heal his severe childhood trauma\, describing the inner experience of being guided through Somatic Experiencing to untangle his traumatic wounds. He reveals the mysterious and unexpected dreams that have guided him through his life’s work as well as his breakthroughs on the path to create Somatic Experiencing. \n  \n  \n  \nAuthor and Woman Building an Empire\, Zibby Owens \n“NYC’s Most Powerful Book-fluencer” — Vulture \nBio: Zibby Owens is the author of Blank: A Novel\, Bookends: A Memoir of Love\, Loss and Literature and children’s book Princess Charming\, and the editor of two anthologies. A frequent contributor to Good Morning America and other outlets\, Zibby has been called “NYC’s Most Powerful Book-fluencer” (Vulture). Zibby is the creator and host of the award-winning\, daily podcast Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books\, co-founder and CEO of publishing house Zibby Books\, owner of Zibby’s Bookshop\, an independent bookstore in Santa Monica\, CA\, and creator of “ the Zibby-verse” community of book lovers for which she offers retreats\, classes\, special events\, a book club\, a writing group\, and more under the Zibby Media umbrella. A graduate of Yale University and Harvard Business School\, Zibby currently lives in New York with her four children ages 9 to 16 and her husband Kyle Owens\, co-president and founder of Morning Moon Productions. Follow her on Instagram @zibbyowens and Substack where she tells it like it is. www.zibbyowens.com \nA wife\, mother\, and frustrated writer faces an impossible deadline for turning her life around in a hilarious debut novel about family\, friendship\, success\, and exhilarating self-(re)discovery. \nPippa Jones is a fortyish former literary sensation who fears she will be a one-hit wonder. After the follow-up book she was almost done writing\, Podlusters\, had to be tossed (it ended up sharing a plot and title with superstar author Ella Rankin’s summer blockbuster!)\, she couldn’t write a thing. Months of staring at a blank page made her confidence vanish like a one-night stand. When she finds out that she has only five days left to finish (or rather\, start) or repay an advance she’s already spent\, Pippa has a brilliantly original idea. Okay\, fine\, her twelve-year-old son came up with it as a joke\, but Pippa and her teenage daughter approved. \nPippa’s not only going to make a bold statement\, but she’ll change the book world while she’s at it! Can she pull it off? At this point\, she doesn’t have a choice. \nWhen Pippa’s publisher gets intimately involved\, it unlocks a series of plot twists she never saw coming. From the courtyards of posh Beverly Hills hotels and Malibu mega-mansions to Brentwood and Santa Monica bookstores\, Pippa races against time―in her used Volvo―and discovers more about her career\, marriage\, family\, friends\, and herself than she ever could have dreamed up. \nTupelo Press\nSession: What Every Writer Needs to Know About Small Publishers \n \n  \n  \nThree Successful Small Publishers (Tupelo Press\, Agate Press\, and Ashland Creek Press) Discuss The Publishing Industry\, Common Mistakes Writers Make\, and Insider Tips to Connect with a Stellar Small Publisher \nKristina Marie Darling\, Editor-in-Chief for Tupelo Press and Tupelo Quarterly \nBio: Kristina Marie Darling is the author of over thirty books. An expert consultant with the United States Fulbright Commission\, a twice-awarded Fulbright Scholar\, and a member of the peer review panel for Fulbright grants\, Dr. Darling’s work has also been recognized with three residencies at Yaddo\, where she has held the Martha Walsh Pulver Residency for a Poet and the Howard Moss Residency in Poetry\, a 2024 Villa Lena Foundation Fellowship\, a 2024 Civita Institute Fellowship\, and ten juried residencies at the American Academy in Rome. Currently a faculty member at The Los Angeles Review of Books Publishing Workshop\, she has taught at Yale University\, the American University in Rome\, Stanford University\, where she leads a workshop in professional empowerment through their Continuing Studies Division\, the New School\, the University of Cyprus\, San Diego State University\, where she has served as Editor-in-Residence in partnership with Poetry International on three occasions\, and in Cedar Crest College’s Pan-European M.F.A. Program. Dr. Darling currently teaches in the Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing at Wilkes University and will serve as Visiting Researcher at Universidad Complutense de Madrid for the 2025-2026 academic year. Born and raised in the American Midwest\, she now divides her time between Greece\, Madrid\, and the Amalfi Coast. \nWebsite: https://www.tupelopress.org/tupelo-team/ \nAbout Tupelo Press: Tupelo Press\, Inc.\, which released its first five books in fall 2001\, is an independent\, literary press devoted to discovering and publishing works of poetry\, literary fiction\, and creative nonfiction by emerging and established writers. Tupelo Press is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit company. What we look for is a blend of urgency of language\, imagination\, distinctiveness\, and craft. What we produce and how we produce it — from design to printing to paper quality — honors the writing in books which boast the uniquely sensual look and feel of a Tupelo Press book. Readers and writers alike have already come to recognize both the aesthetic appeal and unique literary merit of Tupelo publications. No other press in America approaches the production standards of Tupelo Press. Tupelo has quickly established itself as the new standard among independent literary presses. \n \nDoug Seibold\, Founder of Agate Publishing \n \nBio: Doug Seibold has been a writer\, editor\, and publisher for 40 years. In 2002\, he founded Agate Publishing\, based in Evanston\, Illinois. Today\, the company comprises four trade imprints\, an educational content development division\, and a new career development and training program for publishing launched in late 2023. \n  \n  \n  \nWebsite: https://www.agatepublishing.com/ \nAbout Agate Press: Chicago-based indie publisher of food and lifestyle books; leadership and business books; and literature for all ages from African American voices. \nLatest news: Agate Rolls Out Its Publishing Academy \nDoug Seibold\, founder of Evanston\, Ill.–based Agate Publishing\, has begun the official rollout of the Agate Publishing Academy (APA). The goal of APA\, Seibold said\, is to provide an affordable professional development program for those interested in joining the publishing industry\, as well as for publishing professionals looking to improve their understanding of the business. \nAshland Creek Press \n \nMidge Raymond\, Co-Founder\, Author and Editor \nBio: Midge has more than twenty years of experience in writing\, editing\, and publishing. In addition to being a published fiction writer and journalist\, she has worked as an editor and copywriter with several New York publishing houses\, including Penguin and St. Martin’s. \nShe has held classes in writing and publishing at Boston’s Grub Street Writers\, San Diego Writers\, and Seattle’s Richard Hugo House\, and for six years she taught communication writing at Boston University\, where she earned her master’s degree in international communication. An award-winning writer\, she has published dozens of short stories in literary magazines\, including Bellevue Literary Review\, TriQuarterly\, Indiana Review\, North American Review\, Ontario Review\, and the Los Angeles Times magazine\, and has written articles about the art and craft of writing for such publications as Poets & Writers magazine and The Writer. \nAbout:  Ashland Creek Press is a boutique publisher dedicated to publishing books with a world view. We’re passionate about the environment\, animal protection\, ecology\, and wildlife\, and our goal is to publish books that combine these themes with compelling stories. \nOur books have received critical acclaim from Publishers Weekly\, Library Journal\, Booklist\, and Kirkus Reviews\, among others\, and have been recognized by national award juries\, including the Chautauqua Institution and the Lambda Literary Foundation. \nWebsite: https://ashlandcreekpress.com/ \nPraise for Ashland Creek Press \n“In an atmosphere of increasingly dire predictions for the future of the printed book\, Ashland Creek Press\, a small publishing house based in Oregon\, offers a flag not of surrender but of vigorous synergy and growth…The publishers are not only devoted to their authors\, as evidenced by the loving care of editing\, cover design\, and publicity but are equally committed to the happiness of their readers\, providing great works of stunning diversity…to thrill book readers everywhere.” — Huffington Post Books \nAnastasia Zadeik\nSession: Alternative Paths to Publishing with Award-Winning Author\, Anastasia Zadeik \nAnastasia Zadeik will discuss often uncovered paths to publishing to help writers break through myths and common misconceptions to uncover dynamic roads many writers miss. \nBio: Anastasia Zadeik is a writer\, editor\, and storyteller.  After graduating from Smith College with a degree in psychology\, she had an international career in neuropsychological research while raising her children. She now serves as Director of Communications for the San Diego Writers Festival\, as a mentor for the literary nonprofit So Say We All\, and as a board member for the International Memoir Writers Association. \nAnastasia’s debut novel\, Blurred Fates\, won both the 2023 Sarton Award and the 2023 NIEA for Contemporary Fiction. Her second novel\, The Other Side of Nothing (released May 28\, 2024) was chosen as a Zibby Summer Read and was awarded the 2024 IPPY Gold for Popular Fiction. \nLearn more about Anastasia on her website\, www.anastasiazadeik.com (check out the storytelling videos!) and follow her on Instagram\, Facebook\, Threads\, and X @anastasiazadeik. \nA moving exploration of family\, friendship\, and how far we are willing to go for the ones we love\, The Other Side of Nothing is a powerful read about loss\, self-determination\, and second chances. \n2024 IPPY Awards Gold Medalist for Popular Fiction \n2024 Zibby Summer Reads Selection \nThe day after her eighteenth birthday\, Julia Reeves checks herself into a psychiatric facility\, longing to find a way out of the grief and guilt that have engulfed her since her father’s untimely death. What she finds is fellow suicide attempt survivor Sam Lorenzo\, a brilliant twenty-three-year-old photographer. Sam brings beauty and light back into Julia’s life\, so when he asks her to escape with him on a cross-country odyssey\, she agrees. \nBefore Julia can process what she’s done\, the two young lovers are on the run. \nWhen Julia’s mother\, Laura\, learns Julia has disappeared and authorities will do nothing to help find her\, Laura forms an uneasy alliance with the sole person who has as much to lose as she does: Sam’s mother\, Arabella. Armed with only a handful of clues\, the two mothers embark on a journey of their own\, desperately hoping to save their children before they are lost forever \nElizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez\nSession: An Interview with celebrated Memoirist\, Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez \nIMWA President Tracy Jones Interviews author Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez about publishing her debut memoir\, My Side of the River and what it meant to her to be a New York Times Editor’s Pick. \nA New York Times Editor’s Pick\nA People Magazine Best Book to Read in February\nA Goodreads Most Anticipated Book of 2024 \n“My Side of the River is both fierce and poetic. It brilliantly reframes border writing while embracing nature and familial history. There are moments one sees greatness appear. This is one of those moments.” ―Luis Alberto Urrea\, New York Times bestselling author of Good Night\, Irene \nElizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez reveals her experience as the U.S. born daughter of immigrants and what happened when\, at fifteen\, her parents were forced back to Mexico in this captivating and tender memoir. \nBorn to Mexican immigrants south of the Rillito River in Tucson\, Arizona\, Elizabeth had the world at her fingertips. She was preparing to enter her freshman year of high school as the number one student when suddenly\, her own country took away the most important right a child has: the right to have a family. When her parents’ visas expired and they were forced to return to Mexico\, Elizabeth was left responsible for her younger brother\, as well as her education. Determined to break the cycle of being a “statistic\,” she knew that even though her parents couldn’t stay\, there was no way she could let go of the opportunities the U.S. could provide. Armed with only her passport and sheer teenage determination\, Elizabeth became what her school would eventually describe as an unaccompanied homeless youth\, one of thousands of underage victims affected by family separation due to broken immigration laws. \nMy Side of the River explores separation\, generational trauma\, and the toll of the American dream. It’s also\, at its core\, a love story between a brother and a sister who\, no matter the cost\, is determined to make the pursuit of her brother’s dreams easier than it was for her. \nBio: Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez is a storyteller\, advocate\, and the author of\, My Side of the Riber\, a memoir published by St.Martins Press in February of 2024. Born and raised near the U.S.-Mexican border in Tucson\, Arizona\, Elizabeth’s upbringing was marked by resilience and determination. At 15\, when her parents were forced to return to Mexico due to issues with their immigration status\, Elizabeth chose to remain in the U.S.\, navigating homelessness while fiercely pursuing her education. Her journey from adversity to achievement culminated in her graduation as valedictorian\, a testament to her unwavering resolve. Elizabeth then pursued higher education at the University of Pennsylvania\, where she graduation in 2018. During her time at Penn\, Elizabeth was selected as The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) Scholar of the year\, as a U.S. Department of State Gilman Scholar\, and as part of competitive business programs at both Harvard and Stanford. Since the publication of her memoir\, My Side of the River\, in February of 2024\, she has been featured on Hola Magazine & NPR. Her book has also been praised as a New York Times Editor’s Pick\, People Magazine Best Book to Read in February\, and as one of Goodreads Most Anticipated Books of 2024. \n\n\n\n\nAdd to calendar
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LOCATION:ZOOM Online\, CA\, United States
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SUMMARY:SDWF+Warwick’s Book Club: “The Majority” by Elizabeth L. Silver
DESCRIPTION:Inspired by history\, a riveting novel of love and friendship\, motherhood and ambition\, and one woman’s fight to be a Supreme Court justice. \nHalf of the United States is waiting for Justice Sylvia Olin Bernstein to die. The other half is praying for her to hold on. At 83\, “the contemptuous S.O.B.” doesn’t have much time left. What she has is a story\, one she has wrested from the grip of history to tell herself—of how she rose to her historic position on the Supreme Court\, and the barriers she broke along the way. \nTold over fifty years\, from losing her mother at a young age\, to falling in love\, to navigating an unplanned pregnancy and motherhood\, to learning how to spar with a sexist mentor\, Sylvia’s personal story reveals the intimate truth about who she was as she ascended to her modern throne: not just a brilliant mind\, but a daughter\, a best friend\, a wife\, mother\, and advocate. While caught in a dramatic tug of war between career and family\, truth and convenience\, progress and patience\, she will be given a chance to change the course of American history – and give voice\, at last\, to the majority. \nSet against the vibrant sweep of the 20th century\, THE MAJORITY brings us into the sacrifices\, heartaches\, and complex emotional life of a powerful woman ahead of her time\, whose life and work turn out to have supreme stakes. \n\n\nabout the author\n\nElizabeth L. Silver is the author of the novel\, The Execution of Noa P. Singleton\, which was an Amazon Best Book of the Year and published in seven languages. Silver has also worked as an attorney in California and Texas\, where she was a judicial clerk for the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals\, and currently teaches creative writing with UCLA. She has written for Harper’s Bazaar\, New York Magazine\, The Washington Post\, and lives in Los Angeles with her family. \n\n\npraise for…\n\nPraise for The Majority: \n“Silver is particularly persuasive when dramatizing what women faced when trying to maintain careers and families in the 1970s.”—The Washington Post \n“[Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s] legend lives on\, most recently in Elizabeth Silver’s new novel The Majority. It’s RBG-esque protagnist\, Sylvia Olin Bernstein\, 83\, considers her life as she looks back to her decades on the highest court. . .stealthily devastating . . . [an] important novel.”—The Los Angeles Times \n“Engrossing and thought-provoking. . .While The Majority is a clear homage to Ginsburg\, Silver paints a full portrait of Sylvia\, whose life unfolds during some of the most consequential events in American history. . .The Majority is more than an entertaining read\, although it is certainly that. It’s a profound contemplation of how women are treated by the law and how they administer the law. The Contemptuous S.O.B. is both a brilliant jurist and an all-too-human woman fighting against a system stacked against her.”—BookPage\n\n“Readers will\, of necessity\, think of real-life trailblazers Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg\, but Silver wisely brings a universality to Sylvia’s story of sacrifice and determination\, making it recognizable to women of every era\, background\, and profession who battle to forge their own paths against society’s limiting expectations.”—Booklist \n“Incisive. . .Silver wisely gives Sylvia her own path to travel\, emphasizing how her professional goals both shape and are shaped by her experiences as a woman. Ginsburg’s many admirers will be captivated by her literary counterpart.” —Publishers Weekly \n“Drawing from the life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg\, Silver’s novel depicts a fictionalized Supreme Court justice who navigates the misogyny of the world in which she finds herself. Even as she shoulders her own burdens of love\, career\, and motherhood\, Justice Sylvia Olin Bernstein also seeks to be a force of moral reckoning. In The Majority\, readers are given a look at a vivid life.”—Alta\n\n“A story of secrets\, impossible choices\, and how we negotiate the uneasy space between our personal and public lives. Like Curtis Sittenfeld’s American Wife\, The Majority transforms the life of a singular woman into a compelling narrative that illuminates the most important themes playing out in America today.”—Amanda Eyre Ward\, New York Times bestselling author of The Jetsetters \n“This is Justice Sylvia Olin Bernstein’s story but make no mistake\, Ruth Bader Ginsburg is hammering her heavenly gavel in approval. The Majority is replete with raw emotional context\, perception\, and humanity that resonates far beyond the page. Sure to be one of the most unforgettable reads of the year. It already holds that distinction for me.” —Sarah McCoy\, New York Times bestselling author of Mustique Island and Marilla of Green Gables  \n“With the story of one remarkable woman’s life\, The Majority reveals how the lives of ALL women have been altered over the course of the last eighty-some years. Exploring important questions about the sacrifices we both should and shouldn’t make for those we care about\, Silver has written a novel at once intimate and epic\, about how we are changed by experience\, and how the people we love are central to these transformations.” —Edan Lepucki\, New York Times bestselling author of California \n“The Majority is the great American novel you will urge your daughters and sisters and friends to read. From post-war Brooklyn to the gold-trimmed curtains of the Supreme Court\, the story of Sylvia Olin Bernstein is rendered with such clarity and compassion that readers will reconsider everything they thought they knew about the remarkable women who transformed American history.” —Julia Fierro\, author of Cutting Teeth and The Gypsy Moth Summer\n\n“This book should be required reading. The Majority is a tiny hammer in Silver’s hand\, undetectable and hovering overhead\, the act of reading like a trigger breaking you apart over and over again. I was literally lost in The Majority and it changed me.”—Natashia Deon\, NAACP-nominated author of Grace\n\n“Surprisingly personal . . .The complexity of Sylvia’s background and the personal cost of her commitment make for a thought-provoking read with many echoes of a certain departed Supreme Court Justice also known by three initials.” —Janet Fitch\, New York Times bestselling author ofWhite Oleander and The Revolution of Marina M.\n\n“Restored my faith in justice. I loved this novel.”—Lynn Steger Strong\, author of Want
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/sdwfwarwicks-book-club/
LOCATION:ZOOM Online\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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SUMMARY:Writing the Hybrid Memoir: Process and Product” with Shadab Zeest Hashmi
DESCRIPTION:The hybrid memoir is a fluid\, potentially powerful form that makes for an exciting project\, but there are pitfalls. This discussion will cover tips on harnessing the benefits of the genres we include in our hybrid manuscripts\, identifying the biographical material best suited to a particular genre\, navigating the motifs that emerge in the story as a whole\, and\, finally\, shaping the book. \nPlease join us for our August IMWA Monthly Meeting Featuring Memoirist Shadab Zeest Hashmi\, author of Comb. \nComb is the story of a girl “under the spell of history\,” growing up in the shadow of the legendary Khyber Pass which is both a bridge between disparate civilizations and an impassable divide. Shadab Zeest Hashmi reveals the tangles of empire and language\, history and myth\, exile and belonging — from the lens of childhood\, integrating memory with the history of one of the most significant geopolitical and cultural thresholds of the world. This is a book that honors thresholds in a time of closed doors\, written with a poet’s conviction in the regency of love.
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/hybrid-memoir-featuring-memoirist-shadab-zeest-hashmi/
LOCATION:ZOOM Online\, CA\, United States
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SUMMARY:Writing Together\, an In-Person Meet Up
DESCRIPTION:Join us in person for prompt and free writing at the beautiful Self Realization Gardens in Encinitas.  Bring paper\, a pen\, and an openness to write!
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/writing-together-an-in-person-meet-up/
LOCATION:CA
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SUMMARY:Zibby Owens discusses “Blank” in Conversation with Anastasia Zadeik
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, June 24th at 7:30pm Warwick’s and The San Diego Writer’s Festival will host Zibby Owens as she discusses and signs her new book\, Blank\, in conversation with Anastasia Zadeik. Zibby Owens — like Pippa Jones — wears a lot of hats. She is the award-winning podcast host of Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books; founder and CEO of Zibby Media\, which includes the publishing house Zibby Books\, an online magazine\, a book club\, retreats\, classes\, and events; and is the proud owner of Zibby’s Bookshop\, an independent bookstore in Santa Monica. Her previous books include Bookends: A Memoir of Love\, Loss\, and Literature\, children’s book Princess Charming\, and two anthologies that she edited. A frequent contributor to Good Morning America\, Katie Couric Media\, and other outlets\, she is – most of all! – the mother of four fabulous kids ages 9 to 16 — and wife to Kyle Owens\, founder of Morning Moon Productions. \nReserved Seating is available when Blank is pre-ordered from Warwick’s through the linked green “Reserve Seats Here” button above. Only books purchased from Warwick’s will be signed. \nReserve seats here
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/zibby-owens-discusses-blank-in-conversation-with-anastasia-zadeik/
LOCATION:Warwick’s Bookstore\, 7812 Girard Ave.\, La Jolla\, CA\, 92037\, United States
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SUMMARY:How to Write a Winning Showcase Piece
DESCRIPTION:A FREE class with Tracy and Marni for all members of IMWA. $7 Fee for\nnonmembers. \nRegister here
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/how-to-write-a-winning-showcase-piece/
LOCATION:ZOOM Online\, CA\, United States
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SUMMARY:Memoir Mondays- Virtual Writing Room
DESCRIPTION:Tracy J. Jones will take the first ten minutes to check in with any writers who want to share a success\, challenge\, or update on their writing projects. If you are interested\, there will be a prompt for each session. Come for 15 minutes or stay for two hours. \nAll genres are welcome!
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/memoir-mondays-virtual-writing-room/
LOCATION:ZOOM Online\, CA\, United States
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