Interview with San Diego Poet Laureate Ron Salisbury

Interview with San Diego Poet Laureate Ron Salisbury

Interview with San Diego Poet Laureate Ron Salisbury by Tania Pryputniewicz   1)     Congratulations on serving as San Diego’s first Poet Laureate. What did you find the most challenging and rewarding about being San Diego’s Poet Laureate? There is no instruction...
Interview with San Diego Poet Laureate Jason Magabo Perez

Interview with San Diego Poet Laureate Jason Magabo Perez

Interview with San Diego Poet Laureate Jason Magabo Perez by Tania Pryputniewicz 1)    Congratulations on being chosen as San Diego’s second Poet Laureate! Can you tell us about the poetry journey that brought you to this role? How did you fall in love with poetry?...
Q&A with 2022 Festival Sponsor- Author Sherrie Miranda

Q&A with 2022 Festival Sponsor- Author Sherrie Miranda

Why did you choose to sponsor the San Diego Writers Festival? I chose to sponsor the San Diego Writer’s Festival because of my history with Marni and my gratitude for all she and her workshops have done for me. When I put my wishes and dreams out there, they came to...
LOCAL WRITER SPOTLIGHT: NEIL KENDRICKS

LOCAL WRITER SPOTLIGHT: NEIL KENDRICKS

Interview with writer/artist Neil Kendricks and composer/musician Mike Mare on Temple of Story by Caroline Gilman I didn’t know what to expect as I drove down the coast to the Oceanside Museum of Art. I was pleasantly surprised by the museum and the impressive...

Herman and The Princess Gull by Captain Lew Maurer

When two unlikely characters find each other they decide that friendship is better than instinct. Remember that wonderful, feel-good moment when, for the first time, we see a tender, loving exchange between two animals? In Herman and the Princess Gull, it is...

Grief Hack by Madonna Treadway

Grief Hack, A Creative Process for Coping with Everyday Loss, written by award-winning author, Madonna Treadway, is a short, inspirational guide that walks readers through a unique creative process that can transform the pain of grief and loss into profound,...