Our lineup is packed with craft, conversation, and community. Here’s what’s ahead, month by month. Not a member yet? Join now to attend these events free and support your memoir-loving community. IMWA members also have access to meeting recordings if they can’t attend.

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  • Book Launch for Babymaker by Vincent Schroeter

    San Diego Writers, Ink 2730 Historic Decatur Rd. #202-204, San Diego, CA, United States

    Join December Member of the Month Vincentia Schroeter for her book launch and art show! Vin will be interviewed by Marni Freedman.

  • New Year’s Vision Board Workshop

    ZOOM Online CA, United States

    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 […]

  • Talk and Book Signing with Author Janell Strube

    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 […]

  • Writing About Motherhood and Adoption

    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 […]

  • Eat Your Words

    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 […]

  • San Diego Writers Festival

    Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA

    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 […]

  • Writing About Trauma with Mimi Nichter

    ZOOM Online CA, United States

    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 […]