Book Club » Virtual Book Club: Warwick’s + SDWF Book Club Never Simple: A Memoir, featuring Liz Scheier

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Warwick's + SDWF Book Club: Never Simple: A Memoir, featuring Liz Scheier  Time: June16, 2022, 5:00-6:00 PM Pacific Time Buy the Book: Click here to buy from Warwick’s A Facebook Live Event. Click here to join. Liz Scheier’s darkly funny and touching memoir—with shades of Jeannette Walls’s The Glass Castle and Mira Bartók’s The Memory Palace—of […]

2022 Writers Festival » 2022 Writers Festival

Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Avenue, Coronado, California

Local award-winning author, Shilpi Somaya Gowda, author of Secret Daughter, The Golden Son, and The Shape of Family (Keynote) Qian Julie Wang, author of Beautiful Country: A Memoir (A NYT Bestsellter and Notable Book of 2021; One of President Obama's Favorite Books of 2021; NPR Best Book of 2021) (in conversation with Marni Freedman) Authors […]

Book Club » Warwick’s + SDWF Book Club present Hester: A Novel by Laurie Lico Albanese

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Warwick’s + SDWF Book Club: Hester: A Novel by Laurie Lico Albanese Time: Thursday, January 26, 2023, 5:00-6:00 PM Pacific Time Buy the Book: Click here to buy from Warwick’s A Facebook Live Event: Join us here Named a Most Anticipated Book for Fall by Goodreads • Washington Post • New York Post • BuzzFeed • PopSugar • Business Insider • An October Indie Next List Pick • An […]

Kids Programming » KidsWrite! Submissions Open

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KidsWrite! Submissions Open February 14, 2023 All writers in Kindergarten through 12th Grade who reside in San Diego County are welcome to submit.  The three literature categories are Poetry, Short Story, and Graphic Story (illustrated story). Poetry may be in any format, rhyming or free verse; Short Story is generally (but does not have to […]

Meet the Author- Edward Zuckerman at the Coronado Public Library

Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Avenue, Coronado, California

The San Diego Writers Festival is proud to partner with the Coronado Public Library on Feb 23rd. Emmy-award-winning writer Edward Zuckerman will be discussing his new novel, Wealth Management, at 7:00 p.m.in the Winn Room. Free to the public. Join us! About the Author: Edward Zuckerman began his career as a journalist, writing for Rolling […]

2023 Kowit Awards and San Diego Poetry Celebration

A do-not-miss event!The San Diego Writers Festival and The San Diego Poetry Celebration & 2023 Kowit Awards will take place this year at the San Diego Central Library. Come hear Lee Herrick, the California Poet Laureate, and Jason Magabo Perez, the 2023 San Diego Poet Laureate and celebrate the winners of the Kowit Awards! Get Tickets

Book Club » Warwick’s + SDWF Book Club – “Go as a River” with Shelley Read

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National Bestseller “An auspicious debut.”—Kirkus (starred review) “Shelley Read's lyrical voice is a force of nature, and when she lends it to a woman leading a hardscrabble life in rural Colorado, the result is tragic, uplifting—and completely unforgettable.”—Bonnie Garmus, bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry Rights Sold in 30 Territories * March Indie Next Pick * Apple […]

GupShup: Immigrant Stories, A Conversation

The San Diego Writers Festival in collaboration with Mingei Museum Community Monday series is delighted to present an honest, delicious dialogue about immigrant experiences and the food that shapes our lives. Sample foods and stories from India, Ukraine, Iraq, Sudan and San Diego in the newly renovated, beautiful cultural hub of Balboa Park. The panel […]