April 5, 2025 - 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
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Coronado Public Library
Thank you to all who came out to the 5th annual San Diego Writers Festival!
Adrienne Brodeur
Ed Zwick
Dr. Judith Orloff
Matthew Quirk
Patty Lin
photo by: Maxwell Poth
Rasheed Newman
Rachel Howzell Hall
Neal Allen
Jeniffer Thompson
photo by: Chad Thompson Photography
Lee Wind
photo by: Joanna Degeneres
Gill Sotu
Dean Nelson
photo by: Marcus Emerson
Laura Cathcart Robbins
photo by: Scott Slaughter
Anastasia Zadeik
photo by: Michele Goane
Matt Coyle
Marni Freedman
photo by: Michele Goane
Virginia Loh Hagan
Joe Ide
photo by: Kaori Suzuki
Lashon Daley
Anita Moorjani
Henry Hertz
Caroline Gilman
Past Speakers
The Writers Festival Brings the Very Best to You!
The San Diego Writers Festival offers free programming from world-class instructors and a chance to meet the storytellers.
Check out our stellar line-up over the years.
Zibby Owens (2022)
photo by: Catherine Tales
Shilpi Somaya Gowda (2022)
photo by: Stacy Bostrom Photography
James Patterson (2021)
photo by: Stephanie Diani
Tayari Jones (2021)
photo by: Tyson Alan Horne
Lee Child (2021)
photo by: Mark Coggins
Laraine Newman (2021)
photo by: Rob Lewine
Kaitlyn Greenidge (2021)
Rabbi Steve Leder (2019)
photo by: Lesley Pedraza
Gill Sotu (2019-2022)
Madhushree Ghosh
photo by: Natalie Joy Photography
Bill Clegg (2021)
photo by: Gary Doak
Scott Gimple (2020)
Headwriter of the Walking Dead
Lisa See (2021)
photo by: Patricia William
Joe Ide (2021)
photo by: Craig Takahashi
Piper Kerman (2019)
photo by: Michael Oppenheim
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Words. Stories. Community.
San Diego Celebrates Storytelling
Thank you San Diego!
We are so proud of what we have built together. We could not have accomplished all that we have without you! In 2019, our inaugural year brought out more than 1,200 people (live and in person); 2020 marked our first virtual event and was a huge success with more then 6,000 people checking in to join the fun across all four days! 2021, also virtual, brought in more than 10,000 viewers. On October 08, 2022 we were back in person at the Coronado Public Library and we are pleased to announce that more than 2,500 people came out to enjoy the festivities.
Storytelling matters! Your story matters, which is why all of our events are FREE and open to the public. If you have joined us in previous years, you are now part of our storytelling family.
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