Author Interview with Zoe Ghahremani
Q & A with author Zoe Ghahremani and Susan J. Farese of SJF CommunicationsSJF: In a nutshell, tell us about your book or written piece.ZG: Drawing from my bicultural life, I have written three English novels. Sky of Red Poppies was a One Book, One San Diego...
Author Interview with Stephen Silke
Q & A with author Stephen Silke and Susan J. Farese of SJF CommunicationsSJF: In a nutshell, tell us about your book or written piece.SS: My story "The Means of Production," published in Issue 51 of Fiction International, is written in the stylistic and tonal...
Author Interview with Jonathan Maberry
Q & A with author Jonathan Maberry and Susan J. Farese of SJF CommunicationsSJF: In a nutshell, tell us about your book or written piece.JM: I’m a high-output writer, so I generally have a number of new releases. 2018 ended with a hat trick — three novels released...
Author Interview with Sylvia Mendoza
Q & A with author Sylvia Mendoza and Susan J. Farese of SJF CommunicationsSJF: In a nutshell, tell us about your book or written piece.SM: My nonfiction The Book of Latina Women: 150 Vidas of Passion, Strength and Success is a collection of mini-biographies of 150...
Author Interview with Kelly Bargabos
Q & A with author Kelly Bargabos and Susan J. Farese of SJF CommunicationsSJF: In a nutshell, tell us about your book or written piece.KB: The memoir I’ve written about my brother, Bobby, Chasing the Merry-Go-Round: Holding on to Hope & Home When the World...
Author Interview with Margaret Dilloway
Q & A with author Margaret Dilloway and Susan J. Farese of SJF CommunicationsSJF: In a nutshell, tell us about your latest book.MD: My latest book, Summer of a Thousand Pies, is about a 12-year-old girl, Cady, who's sent to live with the aunt she didn’t even know...
Author Interview with Leigh Akin
Q & A with author Leigh Akin and Susan J. Farese of SJF CommunicationsSJF: In a nutshell, tell us about your written/performed Memoir Showcase piece.LA: "Red Speedo" is a very relatable, honest and funny story about a rule-following wife and mother who finds...
Author Interview with Chris Baron
Q & A with author Chris Baron and Susan J. Farese of SJF CommunicationsSJF: In a nutshell, tell us about your book or written piece.CB: All of Me is a middle grade novel in verse coming in June from Macmillan/Feiwel & Friends. Set in San Francisco, it is the...
Author Interview with Michelle Murphy Zive
Q & A with author Michelle Murphy Zive and Susan J. Farese of SJF CommunicationsSJF: In a nutshell, tell us about your book or written piece.MMZ: The talk I’m giving is about my experiences as a Ph.D. student at USD. I went to USD because in a span of a couple of...
Author Interview with Laura Engel
Q & A with author Laura Engel and Susan J. Farese of SJF CommunicationsSJF: In a nutshell, tell us about your book or written piece.LE: My scene being performed in the Best of the Best- Memoir Showcase is taken from my memoir in progress, You’ll Forget This Ever...
Author Interview with Lauren Halsted
Q & A with author Lauren Halsted and Susan J. Farese of SJF CommunicationsSJF: In a nutshell, - tell us about your book or written piece.LH: My book in progress, New for Me, is a story about my Uncle Fred as well as my journey learning about him. My Uncle Fred was...
Author Interview with Mahshid Hager
Q & A with author Mahshid Hager and Susan J. Farese of SJF CommunicationsSJF: In a nutshell, tell us about your book or written piece.MH: My book is a memoir, based on the true story of my family’s escape out of Iran after the Iranian revolution. It is a story...
Author Interview with Deborah Tobola
Q & A with author Deborah Tobola and Susan J. Farese of SJF CommunicationsSJF: SJF: In a nutshell, tell us about your book or written piece.DT: Here are the short and longer versions of the official description of my book: Short version – Alternating between tales...
Author Interview with Mary E. Pearson
Q & A with author Mary E. Pearson and Susan J. Farese of SJF CommunicationsSJF: In a nutshell, tell us about your book or written piece.MEP: Dance of Thieves is the first book of a duology set six years later in the New York Times Bestselling Remnant Chronicles...
Author Interview with Jennifer Coburn
Q & A with author Jennifer Coburn and Susan J. Farese of SJF CommunicationsSJF: In a nutshell, tell us about your book or written piece.JC: I have eight books; the most recent (and my favorite) is my mother-daughter travel memoir We’ll Always Have Paris, which...
Author Interview with Mickey Brent
Q & A with author Mickey Brent and Susan J. Farese of SJF CommunicationsSJF: In a nutshell, tell us about your book or written piece.MB: These are descriptions of my first two novels:Underwater Vibes, published in 2017 by Bold Strokes Books:Hélène Dupont, a...
Author Interview with Kirsten Imani Kasai
Q & A with author Kirsten Imani Kasai and Susan J. Farese of SJF CommunicationsSJF: In a nutshell, tell us about your book or written piece.KIK: The House of Erzulie was a personal exploration as much as a literary one. With this book, I wanted to write a gothic...
Author Interview with Kristen Fogle
Q & A with author Kristen Fogle and Susan J. Farese of SJF CommunicationsSJF: In a nutshell, tell us about your organization.KF: San Diego Writers, Ink (SDWI) aims to be a literary hub in San Diego. We have classes and programs for all kinds of writers . . ....
Author Interview with Alephonsion Deng
Q & A with author Alephonsion Deng and Susan J. Farese of SJF CommunicationsSJF: In a nutshell, tell us about your book or written piece. AD: Disturbed in Their Nests is the story of my story as a young man, a refugee, from Africa to City Heights in San Diego. It...
Author Interview with Robert Gilberg
Q & A with author Robert Gilberg and Susan J. Farese of SJF CommunicationsSJF: In a nutshell, tell us about your book or written piece.RG: I've written and published four books in the four-year period of 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018. I'm taking this year off!My...
Author Interview with Jack Webb
Q & A with author Jack Webb and Susan J. Farese of SJF CommunicationsSJF: In a nutshell, tell us about your book or written piece.JW: Bragging about oneself is always boring, both to the braggart and to their auditor. I’ve published more than 26 books — at least...
Author Interview with Lisa Kessler
Q & A with author Lisa Kessler and Susan J. Farese of SJF CommunicationsSJF: In a nutshell, tell us about your book or written piece.LK: I write paranormal romance novels and horror short stories. I love to weave paranormal elements into our world, and my goal is...
Author Interview with Sam Ledel
Q & A with author Sam Ledel and Susan J. Farese of SJF CommunicationsSJF: In a nutshell, tell us about your book or written piece.SL: My debut novel, Rocks and Stars, is a coming-of-age YA romance. It's about a young woman named Kyle who is going to play soccer...
Author Interview with Jill G. Hall
Q & A with author Jill G. Hall and Susan J. Farese of SJF CommunicationsSJF: In a nutshell, tell us about your book or written piece.JGH: My books, The Black Velvet Coat and The Silver Shoes are dual-timeline historical novels about women searching for their place...
Author Interview with Thomas Larson
Q & A with author Thomas Larson and Susan J. Farese of SJF CommunicationsSJF: In a nutshell, tell us about your book or written piece.TL: In my book-length essay Spirituality and the Writer, I survey the literary insights of authors old and new who have shaped...
Author Interview with Caitlin Rother
Q & A with author Caitlin Rother and Susan J. Farese of SJF CommunicationsSJF: In a nutshell, tell us about your book(s) or written piece.CR: Secrets, Lies and Shoelaces: A Story of Hardship and Healing: This memoir chronicles my marriage to a troubled alcoholic...
Author Interview with John Vorhaus
Q & A with author John Vorhaus and Susan J. Farese of SJF CommunicationsSJF: Tell us about your book or written piece. JV: My most recent book is A White Belt in Art, the story of my late-in-life journey from words to pictures and back again. After a lifetime of...
Author Interview with Judy Reeves
Q & A with author Judy Reeves and Susan J. Farese of SJF CommunicationsSJF: In a nutshell, tell us about your book or written piece. JR: I’m actually the panel moderator for ”Voice, Genre, and the Writer’s Perspective: The Many Paths to Publication,” so I won’t be...
Author Interview with Henry L. Herz
Q & A with author Henry L. Herz and Susan J. Farese of SJF CommunicationsSJF: In a nutshell, tell us about your book or written piece. HLH: I had three picture books published last year. How the Squid Got Two Long Arms is about a selfish squid who pays the price...
Author Interview with T. Greenwood
Q & A with author T. Greenwood and Susan J. Farese of SJF CommunicationsSJF: In a nutshell, tell us about your book or written piece. TG: My most recent novel, Rust & Stardust, is historical fiction based on the 1948 kidnapping of eleven-year-old Sally Horner,...
Meet Judy Bernstein, Co-Author Disturbed in Their Nests: A Journey from Sudan’s Dinkaland to San Diego’s City Heights
Q&A with Judy Bernstein Co-Author of Disturbed in Their Nests: A Journey from Sudan’s Dinkaland to San Diego’s City Heights and Susan J. Farese SJF: In a nutshell, tell us about your book or written piece.JB: Disturbed in Their Nests recounts the first...
Meet Alephonsion Deng
Alephonsion Deng is the author of Disturbed in Their Nests: A Journey from Sudan’s Dinkaland to San Diego’s City Heights. This memoir by a refugee from Sudan tells of the wonder—and disappointment—that he faced as he began to experience life in...
KidsWrite! San Diego
***CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS*** Children’s Writing Showcase: KidsWrite! San Diego Theme: My San Diego Story Submission due date: March 13, 2019 San Diego County is the unique backdrop for your story! From Pacific Ocean waves to Anza-Borrego sands, from the International...
Keynote Speaker: Piper Kerman
Announcing our Keynote Speaker: Piper Kerman, author of Orange Is the New Black! Headlining the Festival this year is Piper Kerman, renowned for her bestselling memoir, turned into the groundbreaking, Emmy Award-winning Netflix series, Orange is the New Black. Her...