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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Acclaimed journalist and author, Dean Nelson, interviews the world’s number one bestselling author, James Patterson, and First Sergeant US Army (Ret.) Matt Eversmann, part of the Ranger unit portrayed in the movie Black Hawk Down, about their new book, Walk in my Combat Boots: True Stories from America’s Bravest Warriors. "These are the stories America […]
Dr. Edith Eva Eger, international bestselling author of The Choice, about her newest New York Times bestselling book, The Gift: 12 Lessons to Save Your Life joins the San Diego Writers Festival, in conversation with Phyllis Olins, award-winning conflict resolution counselor, and author of How Not to Be a Jerk (or a Victim): Journaling from […]
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 […]
Laraine Newman, original cast member of SNL discusses her life in comedy and her experiences on SNL in her new audiobook/memoir - May You Live In Interesting Times Listen in as festival co-founder, Marni Freedman talks with Laraine Newman, one of the original cast members of SNL, about her sometimes wild, often groundbreaking life in […]
Join us as we officially launch the 2021 San Diego Writers Festival with a celebration of words—spoken, written, and performed! After a brief welcome from festival cofounders, Marni Freedman and Jeniffer Thompson, we will start things off with beloved spoken word artist, Gill Sotu, who, along with teen poet laureates, Marissa Michel and Sasa Aakil, […]
Join us for the SDWF's June Book Club! A Facebook Live Event. Click here to join. Featured Book: The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano Rose Napolitano is fighting with her husband, Luke, about prenatal vitamins. She promised she'd take them, but didn't. He promised before they got married that he'd never want children, but now […]
Join us for an interactive discussion and Q and A session with author, Liese O’Halloran Schwarz. “This brilliant portrayal of the lives of expats and their servants is also a suspenseful mystery with ever-darkening twists. For fans of A Little Life and The Goldfinch.” —People, Book of the Week Washington, DC, 2019: Laura Preston is […]
Want your words to have more impact? This class will explore the various techniques that can be employed to make your writing more engrossing, more powerful, and more relevant. By looking at the work of master poets and short story writers we will explore how you can make your words resonate. Carlos de los Rios is […]