Events

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 […]

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. From the author of Cradles […]

Join us for our next IMWA meeting - The Art of Essay Writing with Lisa Lee Herrick. Zoom information will be sent to all members.  To renew your membership or […]

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, […]

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 […]

Ray Bradbury said, “You must stay drunk on writing, so reality doesn’t destroy you.” Jill Badonsky agrees and explains how creativity's altered state keeps us buoyed even when harsh reality […]

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 […]

Free workshop on how to write a winning memoir showcase piece: June 17 @ 5:30 pm (PT) on Zoom.  

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. About […]