2022 – Present
- 01/08: Brook Warner: What it Takes to Finish a Book: Warner_Event
- 02/12: Joey Garcia: Build an Author Platform that Sells Books: Garcia_Event
- 03/12: Constance Hale: Writing Character: Hale_Event
- 04/09: Stephanie Chandler: Advanced Book Marketing and Launch Strategies: Chandler Event
- 05/14: Grant Falkner: The Power of Writing with Abandon: Falkner_Event
2021
- 01/09: Frederick Foote: Creating Diverse Characters: Foote_Event
- 02/13: Penny Warner: Talking the Talk: How to Make Your Dialog Sound Realistic: Warner_Event
- 03/13: James Scott Bell: Write Your Novel from the Middle: A New Approach for Plotters, Pantsers and Everyone in Between: Bell_Event
- 04/10: Alan Brennert: Researching your Novel: Reality Matters: Brennert_Event
- 05/08: Kendra Levin: Be the Hero of Your Writing Process: Levin_Event
- 06/12: Liz Tucker: Writing Deeper into Theme: Tucker_Event
- 09/11: Alan Brennert: Researching Your Novel, Reality Matters: Brenert_Event
- 10/09: Susanne Lakin: Emotional Mastery: Lakin_Event
- 11/13: Ally Machate: Polishing your Work for Publication: Machate_Event
- 12/11: Heidi Eliason, Todd Bequette, Lucinda Jackson: Three of Our Own: Three_Of_Our_Own_Event
2020
- 01/11: Victoria Zackheim: Turning Ideas Into Prose: Zackheim_event
- 02/08: Rick Acker: Keeping it Real: Creating Tension with Believable Plot Twists
- 03/14: Penny Warner: Talking the Talk: How to Make your Dialogue Sound Realistic
- 04/11: Helen Sedwick: Using Real People in Your Writing: Sedwick_Event
- 05/09: Jill Hedgecock, Bill Stong: Setting the Stage: When Destination Matters: Hedgecock-Stong_Event
- 06/13: Kevin Fisher-Paulson: With a Trowel not an Axe: The Gentler Way of Editing: Paulson_Event
- 09/12: Joan Gelfand: Getting Published: You Can Be a Winning Writer Gelfand_Event
- 10/10: Christopher Locke: The Power of Book Reviews and How to Harness Them Locke_Event
- 11/14 Jane Cleland: Mastering Plot Twists Cleleand_Event
- 12/12 Penny Sansevier: Getting It Right: Top 9 Ways to Make Your Book Successful
2019
- 01/12: Kevin Fisher-Paulson: Writing as a Search for Meaning: Paulson_event
- 02/09: Steven Nightingale: The Art of Language: Nightingale_event
- 03/09: C.S. Lakin: The Four Foundational Pillars of Novel Construction: Lakin_event
- 04/13: Elizabeth Stark: Scene Making: The Essence of Storytelling: Stark_event
- 05/11: Rachael Herron: Making the Mud Pie into a Palace: How to Revise Your Novel: Herron_event
- 06/08: Bell McNeill: Trends in Bookselling Today: Mcneill_event
- 09/14: Dr. Ann Steiner: How to Successfully Promote Your Book: Steiner_event
- 10/12: Angie Powers: Screenwriting Tools for Sharpening Prose: Powers_event
- 11/09: Janine Kovak: It Takes a Village: Kovak_event
- 12/14: Marianne Lonsdale, Colleen Gonzales, Charla Gabert, Three of Our Own: Lonsdale, Gonzalez, Gabert_event
2018
- 01/13: Amanda McTigue: Pitching: Telling the Story of Your Story McTigue_event
- 02/10: Clive Matson: Finding Your Most Powerful Words Matson_event
- 03/10: Beth Barany: Writing Compelling Characters: Beyond the Five Senses Barany_event
- 04/14: Dean Gloster: Writing Humor—A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Death Scene: Why and How to Use Humor in Serious Stories Gloster_event
- 05/12: Veronica Rossi: Life is Fiction and Fiction is Life Rossi_Event
- 06/09: Brook Warner: An Exploration of Hybrid Publishing Warner_Event
- 09/08: Stephanie Chandler: Book Marketing and Launch Strategies Chandler_event
- 10/13: Penny Warner: How to Hook Your Readers… and Reel Them In Warner_event
- 11/10: David Corbett: The Compass of Character Corbett_Event
- 12/08: Janet Finsliver, Jim Hasse, Wendy Blakeley: Three of Our Own: Finsilver, Hasse, Blakeley_event
2017
- 01/14: Catherine Bramkamp: Finding the True Wizard: Social Media Strategies for Authors Bramkamp_event
- 02/11: Meghan Ward: Writing as a Team Sport: Discover Hidden Talents, Improve your Productivity, and Launch a Successful Writing Career Through Other Writers Ward_event
- 03/11: Stuart Horwitz: Finish Your Book in Three Drafts Horwitz_event
- 04/08: Helen Sedwick: How to Protect Your Writing Rights and Your Wallet Sedwick_event
- 05/13: Tim Meyers: Becoming a Writer Meyers_event
- 06/10: Molly Williams: Not Only a Cover, Judge a Book by its Pages Williams_event
- 09/08: Andrew Benzie: Promoting Your Book: Building a Successful Marketing Strategy Benzie_event
- 10/14: Jordan Rosenfeld: Get Intimate with Your Characters: Mastering Point of View for Dazzling Character Development Rosenfeld_event
- 11/11: Arlene Miller: Is this the New Normal? Grammar Gone Horribly Wrong! Miller_Event
- 12/09: Joanna Kraus, Michale Banister, Kymberlie Ingalls: Three of Our Own Kraus, Banister, Ignalls_event
2016
- 01/09: Tamara Monosoff: 5 Simple Stratagies to Boost Your Income Now, Monosoff_event
- 02/13: Roy Mash: Word Selection: Building a Strong Story Foundation, Mash_event
- 03/13: C. S. Lakin: The Fatal Flaws of Writing, Lakin_event
- 04/09: Tamim Ansary: Why Do We Write? Ansary_event
- 05/14: Heather Mackey: Turning Ideas into Stories Mackey_event
- 06/10: Leeanne Krusemark: Writing Irresistible Querry Letters Kruesmark _event
- 09/10: Anita Amirrezvani: Write from the Inside Out Amirrezvani_event
- 10/08: Marilyn Atlas: Dating Your Character Atlas_event
- 11/12: Joan Morris: Keeping the Hats On Straight Morris_event
- 12/12: Jil Plummer, Bill Stong, Leslie Rupley: Three of Our Own, Plummer_Stong_Rupley_event
2015
- 01/10 Jim Azevedo: The Secrets to Ebook Publishing Success, azevedo_event
- 02/14 Susan Shea: Writing What We Know: What Does That Mean?, shea_event
- 03/14 Jordan Rosenfeld: Writing the Page-Turner: Keep Your Readers Up Past Their Bedtime, rosenfeld_event_2
- 04/14 Eric Elfman: How to Hook them from the First Page, elfman_event
- 05/09 Young Writers Contest and Marissa Moss: Taking the Plunge: An Insider’s Tips for Writers, YWC_and_Marissa_Moss_event
- 06/13 Joshua Mohr: Plarachterization: Intersection of Plot and Character, mohr_event
- 09/12 Grant Faulkner: Writing with Abandon: Overcoming procrastination and learning how a goal and a deadline pay off, faulkner_event
- 10/10 Amanda McTigue: Writing Emotion to Move Your Readers, mctigue_event
- 11/14 David Congalton: Chasing a Creative Dream, congalton_event
- 12/12 B. Lynn Goodwin, Al Garrotto, Ann Steiner: The Path to Publication, goodwin_garrotto_steiner_event
2014
- 01/11 Victoria Zackheim: Building Your Masterpiece, Start to Finish, Zackheim_event
- 02/8 Janice de Jesus: Writing in Different Genres, de_jesus_event
- 03/8 Marilyn Atlas: Creating 3-Dimensional Non-Stereotypical Characters, marilyn_atlas_event
- 04/12 Jordan Rosenfeld: Plotting Your Novel One Scene at a Time, jordan_rosenfeld_event
- 05/10 Young Writers Award Banquet with Ellen Klages, YWC_klages_event
- 06/14 Mary Mackey: How to Travel Like a Writer, mary_mackey_event
- 09/13 Bridget Watson Payne: The Power of Words and Images, bridget_watson_payne_event
- 10/11 Amanda McTigue: What Voice Can Do for Your Writing, amanda_mctigue_event
- 11/8 C. S. Lakin: Sizzling Scenes, cslakin_event
- 12/13 Andrew Benzie, Dina Colman, Melanie Denman: Top Ten Tips on Publishing, benzie_colman_denman_event
2013
- 01/12 Constance Hale: Creative Use of Language in Fiction and Non-Fiction, constance_hale_event [note: this event did take place in 2013, despite the error in the date on the event page]
- 02/9: Nina Egert: Trimming the Fat from our Writing, nina_egert_event
- 03/14: Angela Schiavone: Smashwords and Best Practices of E-publishing, angela_schiavone_event
- 04/13: Jane Vanderburgh: Architecture of Long Works in Fiction and Nonfiction, jane_vanderburgh_event
- 05/13: Young Writers Award Banquet, with Mike Jung, mike_jung_event
- 06/13: Margit Lietsche: Weaving Stories Around Actual Events, margit_lietsche_event
- 09/13: Judith Newton: Publishing Both Short and Full-length Works, judith_newton_event
- 10/13: Ron Shoop: Confessions of a Bookseller, ron_shoop_event
- 11/13: Rick Acker: The Legal Aspects of Writing and Publishing, rick_acker_event
- 12/13: Three of our Own: Ann Damaschino, Lyn Roberts, & Elisabeth Tuck, Why Editing is Essential to Writing, three_of_our_own_december_2013_event
2012
- 01/14 Camille Minichino: She stepped in for Nick Mamatas at the last minute to the gratitude of the CWC Mt. Diablo Board and entire branch, camille_minichino_event
- 02/11 Elizabeth Rossner: Thinking Like A Poet Can Improve Your Writing, elizabeth_rosner_event
- 03/10 Sean Hazlett: Blogging to Build an Audience 101, sean_hazlett_event
- 04/14 Maria Murnane: Sell Your Book! Tons of Tips from a PR/Marketing Pro, maria_murnane_event
- 05/14 Young Writers Award Banquet, with Lindsey Grant, lindsey_grant_YW_event
- 06/09 Maxine Hong Kingston: “Woman Warrior’s Journey from War to Peace,” maxine_hong_kingston_event
- 09/08 W. Byron Parnell: “How a Book Gets Published — Or Not,” w_byron_parnell_event
- 10/13 Rick Reed: “Put Life Experiences Into Your Writing,” rick_reed_event
- 11/10 Nick Mamatas: “Beginnings and Endings for Fiction and Non-fiction,” nick_mamatas_event
- 12/8 Two of Our Own, two_of_our_own_event
2011
- 01/11 Ransom Stephens, the God Patent and the Future of Publishing, ransom stephens event
- 02/11 Tamim Ansary, Afghan American author and lecturer, Tamim_Ansary_event
- 03/11 Carla King, Self-publisher, carla_king_event
- 04/11 Naomi Epel, author, radio host and former head of a book-tour escort agency, naomi_epel_event
- 05/11 Young Writers Award Banquet, with Abigail Samoun, abigail_samoun_YW_event
- 06/11 Jeff Carlson, best-selling author, jeff_carlson_event
- 09/11 Victoria Zackheim, “From Sex to Senility: In Anthologies, Anything Goes!,” Victoria_Zackheim_event
- 10/08 Veronica Rossi, “Creating High Concept Fiction,” veronica_rossi_event
- 11/12 Jessica Inclán, “Who’s Telling the Story and When? Point-of-View and Tense,” inclan_event
- 12/12 Three of our Own, three_of_our_own_event
2010
- 01/10 Veronica Chater, Memoirist, veronica_chater_event
- 02/13 Suzanne Woods Fisher, Starting Small—Working your way from short pieces to book length projects, suzanne_woods_fisher_event
- 03/13 Nik C. Colyer, Grit-Lit Novelist, Poet, nik_colyer_event
- 04/10 Workshop—Martha Engber, Pyramid Tipping: How To Create Great Characters From the Top Down, martha_engber_event
- 05/15 Young Writers Banquet, Melissa Manlove, Editor, Chronicle Books, melissa_manlove_YW_event
- 06/12 Sophie Littlefield, Finish That Book, sophie_littlefield_event
- 09/11 Malena Watrous, novelist, malena_watrous_event
- 10/9 Robert Dugoni, Step Up and Swing the Bat, robert_dugoni_event
- 11/13 James Dalessandro, Similarities between Books and Screenplays, james_dalessandro_event
- 12/11 Three of Our Own: Bev Lauderdale, novelist; Deborah Davis, The Hard Questions to Ask Yourself When You Revise; Judith Marshall, From First Draft to Movie Option, three_of_our_own_event
2009
- 01/09 Laurel Ann Hill and Alice Wilson-Fried, The Long and Short of Writing an Award-Winning Novel, hill_wilson_fried_event
- 02/09 Robert G. Pimm, attorney at law, Legal Aspects of Writing and Publishing, robert_g_pimm_event
- 03/09 Stephanie Chandler, The Author’s Guide to Building an Online Platform: Leveraging the Internet to Sell More Books, stephanie_chandler_event
- 04/09 Priscilla Royal, Researching and Writing the Historical Novel, priscilla_royal_event
- 05/09 Young Writers Awards Banquet: Camille Minichino & David Alpaugh, minichino_alpaugh_YW_event
- 06/09 Verna Dreisbach, literary agent, verna_dreisbach_event
- 09/09 Janis Bell, Clean, Well-Lighted Sentences, janis_bell_event
- 10/09 Jack London Lecture: Ron Hansen, Why We Write, ron_hansen_event
- 11/09 Workshop: Janis Cooke Newman, Characters and Plotting, janis_cooke_newman_event
- 12/09 Three of Our Own: B. Lynn Goodwin, Aline Soules, Catherine Accardi, three_of_our_own_2009_event
2008
- 01/08 Elisa Southard, APR, Break Through the Noise: 9 Tools to Propel Your Marketing Message, elisa_southard_event
- 02/08 Hailey Lind, mystery novelist, hailey_lind_event
- 03/08 Meredith Maran, nonfiction workshop, meredith_maran_event
- 04/08 Emily Boyd, editor, North Atlantic Books, emily_boyd_event
- 05/08 Leslie Griffith, news anchor & HuffingtonPost.com columnist, leslie_griffith_YW_event
- 06/08 Martha Engber, Great Characters From the Ground Up, martha_engber_2008_event
- 09/08 Anita Amirrezvani, The Blood of Flowers, anita_amirrezvani_event
- 10/08 Darryl Brock, Practical Tips for Writing Novels, darryl_brock_event
- 11/08 Workshop: Penny Warner, Effective Plotting, penny_warner_event
- 12/08 Three of Our Own: Barbara Bentley, Gary Gwilliam, Katie Vecchio, three_of_our_own_2008_event
2007
- 01/07 Kate Nitze, MacAdam Cage editor; Janis Cooke Newman, cooke_nitze_event, jan_2007_photos
- 02/07 Simon Wood, mystery author, simon_wood_event, feb_2007_photos
- 03/07 Beth Proudfoot, Getting the Most out of Writing Conferences, beth_proudfoot_event, mar_2007_photos
- 04/07 Beth Lisick, humor essayist, memoir, beth_lisick_event, apr_2007_photos
- 05/07 Susan Taylor Brown, middle grade novelist,
- 06/07
- 09/07 Bryan Tolin & B.J. West, screenwriters, tolin_west_event
- 10/07 Ron Shoop, Random House sales representative, ron_shoop_event
- 11/07 Camille Minichino, workshop: Writing Cover Letters, Queries and the Synopsis, minichino_lind_event
- 12/07 Three of our own: Myles Knapp, Contra Costa Times book reviewer; Frank Thornburg, humorist; Fran Wojnar, crime novelist, three_of_our_own_2007_event
2006
- 01/06 Martha Alderson, Blockbuster Plots, alderson_event, jan_2006_photos
- 02/06 David Cole, Baytree Publishing, Book Marketing, cole_event, feb_2006_photos
- 03/06 Joshua Braff, novelist, How to Create Humor Within Serious Fiction, braff_event, mar_2006_photos
- 04/06 Judge James Marchiano, First District Court of Appeal, Learn the Criminal Justice System, marchiano_event, apr_2006_photos
- 05/06 Young Writers Contest Banquet: Kathryn Reiss, author, kathryn_reiss_YW_event, YW_2006_photos
- 06/06 Kathryn G. McCarty, playwright, artistic director, Galatean Players Ensemble Theatre, kathryn_g_mccarty_event, June_2006_photos
- 09/06 Andrew Sean Greer, novelist, The Confessions of Max Tivoli, andrew_sean_greer_event, Sept_2006_photos
- 10/06 Larry Habegger, executive editor, Travelers’ Tales, habegger_event, Oct_2006_photos
- 11/06 Jane Anne Staw, Unstuck: Working Through Writing Blocks; Donna Levin, Get That Novel Started, staw_levin_event, Nov_2006_photos
- 12/06 Two of Our Own: Beverley Lauderdale, articles, short stories; Sally Tubach, self-publishing, lauderdale_tubach_event, dec_2006_photos
2005
- 01/05 Mary Roach, nonfiction author, gonick_event, jan_2005_photos
- 02/05 John Billheimer, mystery novelist, billheimer_event, feb_2005_photos
- 03/05 Ted Weinstein, literary agent, weinstein_event, mar_2005_photos (note: photo head reads Feb, 2005, which is incorrect)
- 04/05 James Dalessandro, novelist and screenwriter, dalessandro_2005_event, apr_2005_photos (note: photo head reads Feb, 2005, which is incorrect)
- 05/05 Lynn Hazen, children’s author, hazen_YW_event, may_2005_photos
- 06/05 Claudia Kawczyska and Susan Tasaki, writing and editing team, Bark Magazine, kawczyska_tasaki_event, june_2005_photos
- 09/05 Nina Schuyler, Historical Fiction, schuyler_event, sept_2005_photos
- 10/05 Margaret Lucke, Short Story, Mystery Writing Secrets, lucke_event, oct_2005_photos
- 11/05 Charlotte Cook, editing, Al Garrotto, dialogue, Liz Pentacoff, character, Camille, Minichino, setting, cook_garrotto_pentacoff_minichino_event, nov_2005_photos
- 12/05 Jill Hedgecock, Essays; Lee Paulsen, Humor; Chasity Canfield and Tammy Maxon, newsletter editors, three_of_our_own_2005_event, dec_2005_photos
2004
- 01/04 Gonzalo Ferreyra, Bookstore Chains — Catching Their Eye, ferreyra_event, jan_2004_photos
- 02/04 Ann Parker, Getting It Right-Researching for Fiction, parker_event, feb_2004_photos
- 03/04 Thomas Farber, Meditations on Art, farber_event, mar_2004_photos
- 04/04 Jill Lublin, Guerrilla Publicity, lublin_event, apr_2004_photos
- 05/04 Richard Stockton, Laughing Thru the Writing Life, stockton_event, may_2004_photos
- 06/04 Loretta Ichord, Making History Fun, ichord_event, june_2004_photos
- 09/04 Marty Nemko, how-to book & article author, nemko_event, sept_2004_photos
- 10/04 Ying Compestine, cookbook and children’s author, compestine_event, oct_2004_photos
- 11/04 Karen Joy Fowler, novelist, fowler_event, nov_2004_photos
- 12/04 Three of our own: Donna Cook, self-publishing; Paul Cooper, columns; Ray Nelson, sci-fi, three_of_our_own_2004_event, dec_2004_photos
2003
- 01/03 Aaron Wehner/Gonzalo Ferreyra, TenSpeed Press Publishing, wehner_ferreyra_event, jan_2003_photos
- 02/03 Michael Larsen/Elizabeth Pomada, agents, Publishing, larsen_pomada_event, feb_2003_photos
- 03/03 Tess Uriza Holthe, Novel, Blending Fact and Fable, holthe_event, mar_2003_photos
- 04/03 Cara Black, Fiction and Mystery, black_event, apr_2003_photos
- 05/03 Panel: Three of our own: Liz Pentacoff, Al Garrotto & Camille Minichino, What Works for Me, three_of_our_own_may_2003_event, may_2003_photos
- 06/03 Marisa Montes, children’s author, Motivation and the Muse, montes_event, june_2003_photos
- 09/03 William Wong, Viewing a Technicolor World Through a Yellow Lens, wong_event, sept_2003_photos
- 10/03 Ron Borland, Looking For a Melody (Songwriting), borland_event, oct_2003_photos
- 11/03 Dena Fischer, Amy Rennert Agency, Writer’s Best Friend—Your Agent, fischer_event, Nov_2003_photos
- 12/03 Three of our own: Katrina Prado, Betty Fielding, and Pearl Atkins Schwartz, three_of_our_own_2003_event, dec_2003_photos
2002
- 01/02 Claudia MonPere, Essay and Memoir, monpere_event, jan_2002_photos
- 02/02 Rhys Bowen, Mystery, bowen_event, feb_2002_photos
- 03/02 Ethan Watters, Writers Community and Freelancing. watters_event, mar_2002_photos
- 04/02 James Kruger, Subsidy/Self-Publishing, kruger_event, apr_2002_photos
- 05/02 Debra Levi Holtz, Memoir, holtz_event, may_2002_photos; David Alpaugh, Poetry Workshop, may_2002_poetry_workshop_photos
- 06/02 Gennifer Choldenko, children’s author, choldenko_event, june_2002_photos
- 09/02 Wendy Lichtman, Freelance, Writing in First Person; Matt Wills, TV News Workshop, lichtman_event, sept_2002_photos
- 10/02 Richard Dry, Fiction, dry_event, oct_2002_photos
- 11/02 Jessica Barksdale Inclan, Fiction, inclan_event, nov_2002_photos
- 12/02 Barry Eisler, Fiction/Mystery, eisler_event, dec_2002_photos (note: photo head says Nov, 2002, which is incorrect)
2001
- 01/01 Tess Collins, Mystery and Writing, collins_event, jan_2001_photos
- 02/01 Frank Baldwin, Fiction, baldwin_event, feb_2001_photos
- 03/01 James Dalessandro, Screenwriting, Fiction and Nonfiction, dalessandro_2001_event, mar_2001_photos
- 04/01 Clive Matson, Facilitating Creativity and Non Fiction, matson_event, apr_2001_photos
- 05/01 Eric Maisel, Ph.D., Psychotherapy, How-To’s for Creative People, maisel_event, may_2001_photos
- 06/01 Katherine Sturtevant, Historical Fiction/Children’s, sturtevant_event, june_2001_photos
- 09/01 Elizabeth Fishel, Memoir, Nonfiction, fishel_event, sept_2001_photos
- 10/01 Catherine Coulter, Historical Romance/Suspense/Thriller, coulter_event, oct_2001_photos (note: photo head reads Sept, 2001, which is incorrect)
- 11/01 Matt Wills, Television News, wills_event, nov_2001_photos
- 12/01 Fritz Tubach/Bernie Rosner/Sally Tubach, Nonfiction, tubach_rosner_tubach_event, dec_2001_photos
2000
- 01/00 Beverly Lauderdale, Freelance Writing, lauderdale_event, jan_2000_photos
- 02/00 Christine Walker, Facilitating Creativity, walker_event, feb_2000_photos
- 03/00 Gail Tsukiyama, Historical Fiction, tsukiyama_event, mar_2000_photos
- 04/00 David Alpaugh, Poetry, alpaugh_event, apr_2000_photos
- 05/00 Gil Mansergh, Movies, mansergh_event, may_2000_photos
- 06/00 Marilyn Sachs, Children’s Books, sachs_event, june_2000_photos
- 09/00 Journalists Panel, How to Sell to the Print Media, billings_biro_event, sept_2000_photos
- 10/00 Carol Lynn Pearson, Poetry, Plays, Nonfiction, pearson_event, oct_2000_photos
- 11/00 Sarah Andrews, Mystery, andrews_event, nov_2000_photos
- 12/00 Susan Page, Inspiration and How to Get Published, page_event, dec_2000_photos
1999
- 01/99 Penny Warner, mystery, warner_event, jan_1999_photos
- 02/99 Gary Bogue, wildlife, bogue_event, feb_1999_photos
- 03/99 Jean Hegland, futuristic author, hegland_event, mar_1999_photos
- 04/99 Cynthia Bass, historical novelist, bass_event, apr_1999_photos
- 05/99 Molly Giles, short story, giles_event, may_1999_photos
- 06/99 Three of our best: Joanna Kraus, plays; Susan hart Lindquist, children’s author; Lori Marquest, publisher and editor, three_of_our_best_1999_event, june_1999_speaker_photos, june_1999_other_photos
- 09/99 Mary Jane Ryan, nonfiction publisher, ryan_event, sept_1999_photos
- 10/99 Eric Maisel, Ph.D., psychotherapist, How-To For Creative People, maisel_1999_event, oct_1999_photos
- 11/99 Stephen D. Gutierrez, Short Story and Essay, gutierrez_event, nov_1999_photos
- 12/99 Lori Fairweather, mystery author, fairweather_event, dec_1999_photos
1998
- 01/98 Jonnie Jacobs, mystery author
- 02/98 Muriel James, nonfiction author
- 03/98 Michael Larsen and Elizabeth Pomada, literary agents
- 04/98 Molly Giles, short story author
- 05/98 Ray Nelson, screenwriter
- 06/98 Beverly Lauderdale, author
- 09/98 Ruth Heller, children’s books, heller_event
- 10/98 Thaisa Frank, Finding Your Writer’s Voice; a Guide to Creative Fiction, frank_event
- 11/98 Marion Cunningham, cookbooks, cunningham_event, nov_1998_photos
- 12/98 Brenda Hillman, poetry, hillman_event, dec_1998_photos
1997
- 01/97 Joanne Pence, Gourmet Food And Murder
- 02/97 Joanna H. Kraus, Playwriting, From Page to Stage!
- 03/97 Carol Fowler, How to Write About Peripatetics
- 04/97
- 05/97 Alfred J. Garrotto & Shyrle Hacker, Summer Sendoff
- 06/97
- 09/97 Karen Cushman, author
- 10/97 Marjorie Wallace, copyrights
- 11/97 Joan Morris, Contra Costa Times, columnist
- 12/97 Persia Woolley, Historical Fiction
1996
- 01/96 Peg Jordan, Script Writing/Jumpin’ Productions
- 02/96 Brenda Love, Encylopedia Of Unusual Sex Practice
- 03/96 Roger Schuester, What The IRS Wants You To Know
- 04/96 Jon Carroll, San Francisco Chronicle writer
- 05/96 Eric Maisel, Ph.D.
- 06/96 Jane Trittipo, The Marvelous Microwave: Good Food in Practically No Time
- 09/96 Sally Patterson Tubach, The Experimental Novel
- 10/96 Sarah Wilson, children’s author
- 11/96 Ella Leffland, Rumors Of Peace
- 12/96 Jane Trittipo, How to Win at the Self Publishing Game
1995
- 01/95 Shirley Strevensky
- 02/95 Cynthia Bass, Sherman’s March
- 03/95 Jane Bonander
- 04/95 Louise Murphy, The Sea Within
- 05/95 Panel: Ted Fuller/Denella Kimura/Ginger Wadsorth
- 06/95 Diane Stevens, Liza’s Blue Moon
- 09/95 Roger Rapaport, Berkeley publisher
- 10/95 Ella Ellis
- 11/95
- 12/95
1994
- 01/94 Patricia Evans, The Verbally Abusive Relationship
- 02/94 Lyn Stegner
- 03/94 Susan Holtzer
- 04/94 Ginger Wadsworth, children’s nonfiction
- 05/94 Diane Weddington, How To Bat 1000 With Your Book Proposal
- 06/94 Eric Maisel, Ph.D., Sharing Your Work Speaking
- 09/94 Shyrle Hacker
- 10/94 Richard Silberg, poet, editor of Poetry Flash
- 11/94 Gunther Boccius
- 12/94 Penny Warner
1993
- 01/93 Eric Maisel, Surviving As A Writer
- 02/93 Joe Gore, screen writer, novelist
- 03/93 Linda Grant, Writing Your First Novel
- 04/93 Marc Weidenbaum, Pulse!
- 05/93 Marc Weidenbaum, Relationship Between Editors And Freelancers
- 06/93 Ida Rae Egli, No Rooms Of Their Own: Women Writers of Early California
- 09/93 Andrea Brown, agent
- 10/93 Michael Litchfield, It’s A Conspiracy
- 11/93 Jim Scala
- 12/93 Richard F. Carter, The Golden Years Are A Crock
1992
- 01/92 Deborah Lee Rose, How To Write Children’s Books
- 02/92 Alan Rinzler, Editor; Friend Or Foe?
- 03/92 Sister Carol Anne O’Marie, Murder After Mass
- 04/92
- 05/92 Laurie Harper, The Outlook For Publishing
- 06/92 Dave Newhouse, syndicated columnist, The Jim Plunket and Heismann After-Story
- 09/92 Bud Gardner, Turning Your Dreams Into Sale
- 10/92 Networking exchange with members “Old” and “New”
- 11/92 Candice Fuhrman, literary agent
- 12/92
1991
- 01/91 David O’Rourke, Writing The Way You Talk
- 02/91 Dorothy Stroup, Writing, Publishing And Surviving Your First Novel
- 03/91 M. Larsen/E. Pomada, The 100% Solution To Becoming A Best Selling Author
- 04/9 Ila Berry, On Poetry
- 05/91 Sue Olson, Ghost Writing Can Be Scary
- 06/91 Ginger Wadsworth, Writing Biographies
- 09/91 Jon Herren, Breaking Into A Small Press Market
- 10/91 Sue Bender, Following The Path To Your Heart
- 11/91 Patricia J. Hall, What A Small Press Can Offer You
- 12/91 CWC panel
1990
- 01/90 Sam Metnick, How To Be Published
- 02/90 Linda-Mane Singer, How To Interview Celebrities
- 03/90 Maggie Switzer, George Emanuel and Danard Emanuelson, Self-Publishing
- 04/90 Nancy Cherich, Cliffhanger Press
- 05/90
- 06/90 Ted Fuller, Self-Publishing
- 09/90 Alan Rinzler, What Editors Want
- 10/90 James Frey, How To Write A Damn Good Novel
- 11/90 Dr. Arlan Cohn, How To Kill As Few Patients As Possible
- 12/90 CWC panel, A Writing Panorama
1989
- 09/89 Janet Fullwood, Sacramento Bee travel editor
- 10/89 Robert McDowell, Quiet Money
- 11/89 Myna Courtney, Travel Writing
