The IMWA and SDWF are inviting you to a special community workshop: Vision Boards, Inspiration & Rejuvenation Saturday, January 17, 2026 (see Zoom link below) 12 p.m. PT on Zoom […]

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. January […]

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 […]

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 […]

Join us for the 7th Annual San Diego Writers Festival. The San Diego Writers Festival is a free, community-based event designed to celebrate the power of writing and storytelling.  Stories […]

Join bestselling author Anne Lamott and writer-spiritual coach Neal Allen in conversation with Marni Freedman for an inspiring and entertaining evening that will change the way you think about language. […]

Join us for a powerful and deeply human conversation as Annabelle Gurwitch, New York Times bestselling author, sits down with Tracy J. Jones and Marni Freedman to discuss her bold […]

Join the International Memoir Writers Association on June 6 for a powerful conversation with Mimi Nichter on “Writing About Trauma.” A finalist for the 2026 Tucson Festival of Books Literary […]