CWC Mt. Diablo Branch
Speakers List 1989-2009

2010
01/10 Veronica Chater, Memoirist
02/13 Suzanne Woods Fisher, Starting Small—Working your way from short pieces to book length projects
03/13 Nik C. Colyer, Grit-Lit Novelist, Poet
04/10 Workshop — Martha Engber, Pyramid Tipping: How To Create Great Characters From the Top Down
05/15 Young Writers Banquet, Melissa Manlove, Editor, Chronicle Books
06/12 Sophie Littlefield, Finish That Book

2009
01/09 Laurel Ann Hill and Alice Wilson-Fried, The Long and Short of Writing an
Award-Winning Novel
02/09 Robert G. Pimm, attorney at law, Legal Aspects of Writing and Publishing
03/09 Stephanie Chandler, The Author's Guide to Building an Online Platform: Leveraging the Internet to Sell More Books
04/09 Priscilla Royal, Researching and Writing the Historical Novel
05/09 Young Writers Awards Banquet: Camille Minichino & David Alpaugh
06/09 Verna Dreisbach, literary agent
09/09 Janis Bell, Clean, Well-Lighted Sentences
10/09 Jack London Lecture: Ron Hansen, Why We Write
11/09 Workshop: Janis Cooke Newman, Characters and Plotting
12/09 Three of Our Own: B. Lynn Goodwin, Aline Soules, Catherine Accardi

2008
01/08 Elisa Southard, APR, Break Through the Noise: 9 Tools to Propel Your Marketing Message
02/08 Hailey Lind, mystery novelist
03/08 Meredith Maran, nonfiction workshop
04/08 Emily Body, editor, North Atlantic Books
05/08 Leslie Griffith, news anchor & HuffingtonPost.com columnist
06/08 Martha Engber, Great Characters From the Ground Up
09/08 Anita Amirrezvani, The Blood of Flowers
10/08 Darryl Brock, Practical Tips for Writing Novels
11/08 Workshop: Penny Warner, Effective Plotting
12/08 Three of Our Own: Barbara Bentley, Gary Gwilliam, Katie Vecchio

2007
01/07 Kate Nitze, MacAdam Cage editor; Janis Cooke Newman, Mary
02/07 Simon Wood, mystery author
03/07 Beth Lisick, humor essayist, Memoir
04/07 Mini-Conference
05/07 Susan Taylor Brown, middle grade novelist
06/07
09/07 Bryan Tolin & B.J. West, screenwriters
10/07 Ron Shoop, Random House sales representative
11/07 Camille Minichino, workshop: Writing Cover Letters, Queries and the Synopsis
12/07 Myles Knapp, Contra Costa Times book reviewer; Frank Thornburg, humorist

2006
01/06 Martha Alderson, Blockbuster Plots (Morning Book Group: The Great Gatsby,
led by Maureen Biro, Mt Diablo member)
02/06 David Cole, Baytree Publishing, Book Marketing
03/06 Joshua Braff, novelist (Morning Book Group: The Last Tycoon, led by Maureen Biro, Mt Diablo member)
04/06 Judge James Marchiano, First District Court of Appeal, Learn the Criminal
Justice System
05/06 Young Writers Contest Banquet: Kathryn Reiss, author
06/06 Kathy G. McCarty, playwright, artistic director, Galatean Players Ensemble Theatre
09/06 Andrew Sean Greer, novelist, The Confessions of Max Tivoli
10/06 Larry Habegger, executive editor, Travelers’ Tales
11/06 Workshop: Al Garrotto, Liz Koehler-Pentacoff, Camille Minichino
12/06 “Three of Our Own”: Lee Paulsen, Humor; Jill Hedgecock, Essays;
Chasity Canfield and Tammy Maxon, newsletter editors

2005
01/05 Mary Roach, nonfiction author
02/05 John Billheimer, mystery novelist
03/05 Ted Weinstein, literary agent
04/05 James Dalessandro, novelist and screenwriter
05/05 Lynn Hazen, children’s author
06/05 Claudia Kawcznska, editor, and Cameron Woo, publisher, Bark Magazine
09/05
10/05 Larry Habegger, executive editor, Travelers’ Tales
11/05 Mini-Conference
12/05 Beverly Lauderdale, novelist, and Sally Tubach, e-publishing author

2004
01/04 Gonzalo Ferreyra, Bookstore Chains -- Catching Their Eye
02/04 Ann Parker, Getting It Right-Researching for Fiction
03/04 Thomas Farber, Meditations on Art
04/04 Jill Lubin, Guerrilla Publicity
05/04 Richard Stockton, Laughing Thru the Writing Life
06/04 Loretta Ichord, Making History Fun
09/04 Marty Nemko, how-to book & article author
10/04 Ying Compestine, cookbook and children’s author
11/04 Karen Joy Fowler, acclaimed novelist
12/04 Mt Diablo author panel

2003
01/03 Aaron Wehner/Gonzalo Ferreyra, TenSpeed Press Publishing
02/03 Michael Larsen/Elizabeth Pomada, agents, Publishing
03/03 Tess Uriza Holthe, Novel, Blending Fact and Fable
04/03 Cara Black, Fiction and Mystery
05/03 Panel: Liz Pentacoff, Al Garrotto & Camille Minichino, What Works for Me
06/03
09/03 William Wong, Viewing a Technicolor World Through a Yellow Lens
10/03 Ron Borland, Looking For a Melody
11/03 Amy Rennert, Writer's Outlook-Your Agent
12/03 Katrina Pradol, Betty Fielding, and Pearl Atkins Schwartz, CWC panel

2002
01/02 Claudia MonPere, Essay and Memoir
02/02 Rhys Bowen, Mystery
03/02 Ethan Watters, Writers Community and Freelancing
04/02 James Kruger, Subsidy/Self-Publishing
05/02 Debra Levi Holtz, Memoir; David Alpaugh, Poetry Workshop
06/02 Gennifer Choldenkao, children's author
09/02 Wendy Lichtman, Freelance, Writing in First Person; Matt Wills, TV News Workshop
10/02 Richard Dry, Fiction
11/02 Jessica Barksdale Inclan, Fiction
12/02 Barry Eisler, Fiction/Mystery

2001
01/01 Tess Collins, Mystery and Writing
02/01 Frank Baldwin, Fiction
03/01 James Dalessandro, Screenwriting, Fiction and Nonfiction
04/01 Clive Matson, Facilitating Creativity and Non Fiction
05/01 Eric Maisel, Ph.D., Psychotherapy, How-To’s for Creative People
06/01 Katherine Sturtevant, Historical Fiction/Children's
09/01 Elizabeth Fishel, Memoir, Nonfiction
10/01 Catherine Coulter, Historical Romance/Suspense/Thriller
11/01 Matt Willis, Television News
12/01 Fritz Tubach/Bernie Rosner/Sally Tubach, Nonfiction

2000
01/00 Beverly Lauderdale, Freelance Writing
02/00 Christine Walker, Facilitating Creativity
03/00 Gail Tsukiyama, Historical Fiction
04/00 David Alpaugh, Poetry
05/00 Gil Mansergh, Movies
06/00 Marilyn Sachs, Children’s Books
09/00 Journalists Panel, How to Sell to the Print Media
10/00 Carol Lynn Pearson, Poetry, Plays, Nonfiction
11/00 Sarah Andrews, Mystery
12/00 Susan Page, Inspiration and How to Get Published

1999
01/99 Penny Warner, mystery
02/99 Gary Bogue, wildlife
03/99 Jean Hedland, futuristic author
04/99 Cynthia Bass, historical novelist
05/99 Molly Giles, short story
06/99 CWC panel
09/99 Mary Jane Ryan, nonfiction publisher
10/99 Eric Maisel, Ph.D., psychotherapist, How-To For Creative People
11/99 Stephen D. Gutierrez, Short Story and Essay
12/99 Lori Fairweather, mystery author

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
10/98 Thaisa Frank, Finding Your Writer's Voice; a Guide to Creative Fiction
11/98 Marion Cunningham, cookbooks
12/98 Brenda Hillman, poetry

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 1.000 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
12/89

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