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 […]
Tired of hearing that your manuscript isn’t the right fit for an agent? Or worse, radio silence to your query? Find out what it takes to move from the slush pile to the client list. In this workshop, author Jennifer Coburn will share how she recently changed her approach to agent hunting and found her […]
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 […]
Join us for the opening of festival day two with spoken word artist Gill Sotu and local San Diego poets sharing their work on the theme, Poetry as Protest. Hosts Marni Freedman and Jeniffer Thompson will present a 2021 SDWF award to Chris Baron, author of All of Me and The Magical Imperfect, and Matt […]
Listen in as Brooke Warner, author, Publishers Weekly columnist, and co-host of the popular podcast, Write-minded, interviews Kaitlyn Greenidge, 2021 Guggenheim Fellow and award-winning author of We Love You, Charlie Freeman, about her newest book, Libertie. Libertie has been named One of the Most-Anticipated Books of 2021 by: O, The Oprah Magazine, The New York […]
Following their much-loved appearance during the 2020 Summer Festival Days, acclaimed journalist Dean Nelson and bestselling author Rabbi Steve Leder join us again in 2021 for a conversation about life, death, grief, and The Beauty of What Remains, an inspiring book about loss based on Rabbi Leder’s most popular sermon. As the senior rabbi of […]
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, […]
Producer and screenwriter, Carlos de los Rios hosts an honest conversation about the state of movies and television with a panel of professional producers and writers, including Los Angeles movie and television producer, Lee Caplin (producer of Columbia Pictures’ Ali, starring Will Smith and HBO’s True Detective), screenwriter Tony Griffin (Drop Zone with Wesley Snipes), […]
Join SDWF host Anastasia Hipkins and listen in on a conversation between Lee Child, Laurie R. King, Neil Nyren, and Frankie Y. Bailey about How to Write a Mystery, based on the new handbook of the same name from Mystery Writers of America. Edited by multi-award-winning NYT bestselling authors Lee Child and Laurie R. King, […]
The theme for this year’s anthology is “I Didn’t See That One Coming” Please join us on September 11th at 2:30 pm (PST) for a virtual book launch. We will have author readings, swag giveaways, and a lively Q and A session with the authors and editors.