Join Laura Cathcart Robbins, host of the popular podcast, The Only One in the Room, as she moderates an unflinching discussion about the challenges and rewards inherent in writing about culture. Gabriel Bump, author of Everywhere You Don’t Belong Anisha Bhatia, author of The Rules of Arrangement Carlos De Los Rios, author of Kids in […]
Facing a pandemic or life-threatening illness, tackling coming-of-age issues in rapidly changing times, getting a divorce, losing a loved one—though life crises are universal, people often sweep the pain under the rug and refrain from discussing its impact on our lives. For many of us, however, a book can be a lifeline; reading an account […]
Community PromptFest with SDWI - hosted by SDWI writing teachers, Rich Farrell and Tracy J. Jones Join two of San Diego Writers, Ink’s most popular teachers, editor Tracy J. Jones, and author Rich Farrell as they lead a fun, interactive prompt-writing session. It’s a prompt party full of entertaining and inspiring one-liners to spark your […]
Writers pitching agents one-on-one in a “live” Zoom room Participating agents include Elise Capron, BJ Robbins, and Jill Marr Top San Diego literary agents Elise Capron and Jill Marr (Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency) and Los Angeles-based agent BJ Robbins (BJ Robbins Literary Agency) will listen to 8-minute author pitches. Writers will be pitching agents one-on-one […]
Award-winning NYT bestselling author, 2021 Guggenheim Fellow, and Festival Keynote Tayari Jones discusses her unique approach to the craft of writing with festival co-founder Marni Freedman, followed by the presentation of the 2021 SDWF Writer of the Year Award. A NEW YORK TIMES AND WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE BOOK A 2018 BEST OF THE YEAR SELECTION […]
Join festival co-founder and host of The Premise podcast, Jeniffer Thompson, as she moderates this lively discussion about secrets and questions, pacing and plot twists, riveting yet relatable characters, and chapter-ending hooks that force your hand to turn “just one more page” until you find yourself at the end of the book. Featuring: Bill Clegg, […]