Events

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 […]

Every family has secrets. The memoirist's challenge is deciding what to reveal, what to protect, and how to tell the truth with both courage and care. Join USA Today bestselling […]

August 1 Writing about love, intimacy, and sexuality can be one of the most rewarding—and vulnerable—parts of memoir. How do you write honest, emotionally resonant scenes without holding back or […]

You’ve written your memoir—now comes one of the most intimidating parts of the publishing journey: the query letter. What makes an agent stop reading? What makes them ask for more? […]

What transforms a memoir into a movie? Join filmmaker Carlos de los Ríos as he explores the qualities that make certain life stories irresistible to filmmakers. Learn what creates cinematic […]

Every memoir begins with one brave act: showing up to the page. Join author and creativity teacher Marni Freedman as she shares powerful tools from her new book, Artistic Badassery: […]