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Joseph Adams |
Joseph AdamsA first time author, I am looking to share my own brand of creativity with the world. I love speculative fiction and am currently working on two novels that can best be described as "metaphysical adventures."
Website: http://www.facebook.com/joe.adams.98229241 |
Ella Ananeva |
Ella AnanevaScience Fiction Author, Nanowrimo Winner. I love creating worlds and thinking of stories which could happen there.
Website: http://ellaananeva.com |
Sheila Bali |
Sheila BaliSheila Bali, historical fiction writer, is soon to complete her novel, Swans and Cranes, based on a family’s escape from the iron grip of post–WW II Russia during the turbulent 1956 Hungarian Revolution. The book focuses on a young girl’s experiences as her family’s world is uprooted, forcing them to flee their home and country to save their lives. Sheila holds a Fine Arts Degree from Concordia University, plus two graduate degrees from McGill University in art education and special education. She now lives in San Francisco Bay Area of California and paints with colorful words. Sheila is a member of CWC Tri-Valley Branch.
Website: http://www.sheilabali.com |
Jennifer Banarez |
Jennifer BanarezI am a medical school graduate turned aspiring author. |
Erin Bank |
Erin BankErin M. Bank is a PhD-trained scientist who actually liked writing her thesis—in fact, arguing about the use of “that” and “which” was sometimes more exciting than the data. She got out of the lab and into grant writing, and it turns out she has more to say. Her blog at bankoferin.com is a collection of personal essays on the complexities of navigating depression and finding her voice (since apparently she didn’t actually find it in her twenties). She brings this self-awareness and vulnerability to her fiction writing, which includes a women's fiction novel she's currently querying. Bank also writes for the local Sunset Beacon/Richmond Review newspapers and has been published in the Adelaide literary journal. She’ll attend the
Website: http://bankoferin.com |
Jennifer Bearss |
Jennifer BearssI am a fiction/poetry writer from the Bay Area. I am also a member of the Women’s National Book Association and the California Writer’s Club. I practice yoga and am a member of Walk Strong Bay Area a non profit that walks and raises funds for breast cancer. I attended the SFWC last year and LOVED IT!
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Brooke Beauchemin |
Brooke BeaucheminBrooke has been a volunteer for the SFWC since 2010. |
Deborah 'Jordan' Bernal |
Deborah 'Jordan' BernalDeborah 'Jordan' Bernal is the author of The Keepers of Éire & The Keepers of Alba, from her Celtic Dragonriders series that encourages adult readers to let their imaginations take flight. Love of fantasy inspires her to write and publish through, Dragon Wing Publishing, her independent press. The Keepers of Éire is the 2104 Global Ebook Gold Award Winner and the Bella Online Gold Award Winner. In 2017, Jordan released her middle-grade, anti-bully spin off novel, Reluctant Paladin. In 2020, she published The Keepers of Alba. She has been a member of the California Writers Club Tri-Valley Branch since 2010, and served as president from 2014-2016 and again from 2020 to present. Jordan enjoys reading, traveling, photography, and her Pome
Website: http://www.jordanbernal.com |
Tessa Bertoldi |
Tessa BertoldiFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/tessa.bertoldi |
Robert Blaine |
Robert BlaineI am an author and screenwriter who is passionate about fantasy, sci-fi, thrillers, comedy and more. I have completed a YA fantasy novel that I'm currently excited about. I love being around writers, agents, and anyone involved in the literary world. It is a profession I'd love to join so I can turn writing into a career.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bobbycblaine |
Joyce Brady |
Joyce BradyI am a writer and poet. My poems and essays have been published in anthologies and psychology journals; Spring91 A Journal of Archetype and Culture : Women's Voices. I am a resident of San Francisco, since 1978, transplanted from New York City.
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Donna Brown |
Donna BrownDonna Brown, a finalist in the 2019 San Francisco Writers Conference writing contest for her novel-in-progress, Emergency Landing, holds an MA in English and an MFA in Creative Writing from San Francisco State University. Her short story, “Sleepwalking,” was published in the 80th issue of Transfer. (Associated Students, 2000) Donna has also been published in the travel itinerary section of the Points East Coastal Drive website in Prince Edward Island, Canada: (https://pointseastcoastaldrive.com/day-trips/entry/orwell-bays-country-charm). She is a member of Gold Country Writers and can be contacted via email at runandwrite@gmail.com or you can find her on Facebook. |
Linda Brown |
Linda BrownLinda Brown is an advocate. She writes about the pitfalls facing unsuspecting homeowners who own and live in a condominium or other home governed by a association, typically a dysfunctional homeowners association (HOA). She advocates for legislative solutions and offers tips on how to deal with the hidden problems in the village many would not join if they knew the risks to health, home, and life savings. Linda has served in many capacities of the California Writers Club, including past president of the Berkeley Branch.
Website: http://www.browncalifornia.com |
AJ Busta |
AJ BustaAJ enjoys sailing in the San Francisco Bay where she refreshes her soul and gains creative inspiration. Being on the water helps her reflect on new and exciting ideas to include in her writing adventures.
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Eleanor Chicolo |
Eleanor ChicoloAs a retired executive from the financial sector, Eleanor began to actively pursue her passion -- writing. She has been a volunteer at the San Francisco Writers Conference since 2010, a member of Book Writing World, a participant in the Women’s Writer’s Fiction Festival and writing brainstorming sessions in Matera, Italy. Eleanor is a member of the Romance Writers Association and is currently writing women’s fiction novels. She volunteers with various small businesses mentoring from project inception to implementation utilizing her excellent communication skills and technical expertise. Eleanor utilizes her project management skills to offer her clients accountability to meet aggressive publishing deadlines.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eleanor-chicolo-59a65b2 |
Paula Chinick |
Paula ChinickPaula Chinick is the publisher of Russian Hill Press. She is the author of the WWII spy thriller "Red Asscher" series, which received a goal and silver metal. She is a member of CWC Tri-Valley Writers.
Website: http://www.russianhillpress.com |
Christabel Choi |
Christabel ChoiChristabel is a passion-driven author who uses adventure, daily life and diversity to inform her writing. She loves meeting other writers, who seem to share that peculiar delight in the inevitable stories behind misadventure. Her current opus-in-progress is an adventure novel of the Mongol Empire.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/christabel8/ |
Amanda J. Clay |
Amanda J. ClayAmanda J. Clay is the author of fifteen published novels, mostly gripping mysteries and domestic thrillers. A Bay Area native, she currently resides in Colorado with her husband and toddler. She is the SFWC Volunteer Director and also speaks on the craft of writing and teaches a fiction Masterclass.
Website: http://amandajclay.com |
Chris Cook |
Chris CookWhen not working in Commercial Construction, I'm working on one of my many writing projects. I have one completed novel, "Schrodinger's Brother" with publication pending. While my primary focus is Science Fiction, I'm interested in Fantasy, LITRPG, Gamelit, Detective Fiction, and Historical Fiction. I have an English Degree from U.C. Berkeley and host a weekly writing critique group in Fremont. I have a passion for the written word and love inspiring and encouraging other authors. |
Katie Creegan |
Katie CreeganCo-wrote a Climate Change Journal and an educational chapter book about talking polar bears that struggle to adapt to climate change, includes STEM lesson plans. Wrote a YA novel featuring three young teens from rough beginnings who compete for a coveted life-changing scholarship. They struggle to make sense of complex family and social dynamics, and tenaciously hang onto their dreams. A medicine man and his assistant intervene with ancient magical arrowheads, and then mysterious events set them on unpredictable trajectories. PMP (Project Management Professional) and Technical Writing certifications, business writer. Masters in English, Creative Writing. Credentialed, permitted substitute teacher.
Website: https://www.katiecreegan.com |
Aaron Davis |
Aaron DavisAs a former NRA employee who was featured prominently in The New Yorker's expose of greed, secrecy, and self-dealing at the organization, I'm a podcaster, writer, and speaker on the Second Amendment. I interview those with well-thought-out views on guns, safety, hunting, community organizing, mental health, constitutional law, violence, masculinity, and political leadership. My guests are attempting to call out lies, inspire with hope, and want to help us find common ground on issues that keep us isolated, angry, and afraid. I believe these guests will make a meaningful difference in the gun debate and bring us all a safer future.
Website: http://www.aaronleedavis.com |
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Peter Dudley |
Peter DudleyAuthor of urban fantasy LIFELIKE as well as the post apocalyptic trilogy that begins with SEMPER, continues with FORSADA, and finishes with FREDA, Peter writes stories and verse for teens and adults with a sense of adventure or a sense of humor. An Electrical Engineering grad from UC Berkeley, Peter has worked on the B-2 bomber, the first PDA, and the first smart phone. A Connecticut native, he lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and two cats, and he's the proud parent of two grown children: A transgender woman, and an Eagle Scout. Check him out at www.peterdudley.com
Website: http://www.peterdudley.com |
Rebecca Fancy |
Rebecca FancyI am a writer and an assistant/ PR representative. My area of interest is pleasure-focused sex education. I am passionate about forwarding the message of pleasure because we, as a society, do not place value or importance on this very fundamental part of life. I believe it is the key to raising the next generation with happiness, health and respect for themselves and each other.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bfancy |
Missy Kirtley |
Missy KirtleyAfter graduating from Harvard's Law School, Missy Kirtley accepted an Academy Award for screenwriting. Her award acceptance speech left no dry eye in the house. Later, she created a cure for cancer and was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize for her work. After Missy and her husband were married, they took a quick trip around-the-world in a hot air balloon. Upon her return, Missy gave the UN her guide map to World Peace and has thus ended all wars. Missy's first daughter was born in 2009, but that didn't stop her from running a triathlon that same year. Her second daughter came in 2012, as she was beginning to prepare Mars for human colonization. Without slowing down in the slightest, Missy continues to improve the planet simply by living on it.
Website: http://missykirtley.com |
Tara Farquhar |
Tara FarquharTara Farquhar writes fiction, memoir and poetry. She explores the topics of love, loss, courage, self image and self awareness.
Website: https://tarafarquhar.com |
Matthew Felix |
Matthew FelixMatthew Félix is an author and podcaster. Matthew’s With Open Arms: Short Stories of Misadventures in Morocco has topped the Amazon Africa category, as well as the Morocco one three times. The 2019 BookLife Prize called Matthew’s debut novel about a young Spaniard’s awakening to his intuition, A Voice Beyond Reason, “(a) highly crafted gem.” Matthew’s latest book, Porcelain Travels, recounts his experiences in and around bathrooms encountered on his travels. Porcelain Travels won Gold for Humor in the 2019 Readers’ Favorite Awards and was a Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award finalist. Matthew’s story “The Citroën and the Pomegranate” won Silver Grand Prize for Best Travel Story of the Year in the 2019 Solas Awards.
Website: https://www.matthewfelix.com |
Lindajoy Fenley |
Lindajoy FenleyAs a former journalist in US and Latin America, I've lived a third of my life abroad. I continue to write, travel and work with musicians. |
Linda Fiddler |
Linda FiddlerLinda Fiddler has written food columns, grants,political messanging and research but has just found her voice as a story teller these last few years. She has written a memoir about the conflict between her mid-twentieth century gender-traditional upbringing and the Women's Movement.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fiddlerlinda |
Ivy Ge |
Ivy GeAuthor of The Art of Good Enough, winner of the 2020 Reader's Favorite International Book Award Silver Medal.
Website: https://ivyge.com |
Jennifer Gerhart |
Jennifer Gerhart2020 will be my third time volunteering at the San Francisco Writers Conference. I am excited to connect with this wonderful community yet again! I originally participated as a way to meet fellow writers and learn more about the industry. Now, I look forward to this experience every year. This community rocks! I write and illustrate my own stories, often fantastical, and also illustrated a beautifully written tarot book and deck tailored specifically for writers. |
Jane Glendinning |
Jane GlendinningAm thrilled to volunteer again at the San Francisco Writers Conference. This is like having a back stage pass to the best show of the year!
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Breanna Hardy |
Breanna HardyBreanna Hardy is a poet who studied creative writing at San Francisco State University and graduated magna cum laude in 2017. She is currently writing her first collection.
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Barbara Hawkins |
Barbara HawkinsBarbara Hawkins has lived a variety of lives: as a botanist--collecting plant specimens from Latin American jungles, engineer--building wetlands, parks, and bridges, finally as an author of historical fiction, science fiction, and international travelogues. Adventure travel is a hobby she's had since before it had a name. If she isn't at home writing, she's traveling somewhere...
Website: http://barbarahawkins-writer.com |
Richard Held |
Richard HeldMy name is Richard Held. After practicing acupuncture for 18 years I began researching and teaching communication and sensuality. Along the way, I met Yvonne, who was on a similar path. One day she invited me to team up with her in writing a book on pleasurable menopause, Ever since then, creating this book with her has been a major focus of my life.
Website: http://www.mediterrasianlandscapes.com |
Rebecca Inch-Partridge |
Rebecca Inch-PartridgeRebecca Inch-Partridge lives in Auburn, CA where she leads several critique groups for Gold Country Writers and co-hosts Open Mic for the Spoken Word. She works as a freelance editor and serves as a slush pile reader for Amazing Stories, the world's oldest science fiction magazine. Several of her short stories and articles have appeared in online and small press magazines. Her story "Nontact," will appear in the spring issue of Nova Science Fiction Magazine. She invites you to listen to some of her short stories for free at www.ripartridge.com Facebook: http://@RIPartridge Twitter: https://twitter.com/RIPartridge
Website: http://www.ripartridge.com |
Lisa Renee Johnson |
Lisa Renee JohnsonLisa Renee Johnson is a bestselling fiction writer who loves weaving suspenseful tales. She also leads personal and professional development workshops and training programs that teach individuals to shine in life and their book business. Lisa is a closet mixologist and loves red velvet cupcakes. A lover of the written word, she is the CEO of Brown Girl Press, an independent publishing company that mentors authors, writers and coaches through the self-publishing process. A true sunshine girl at heart, Lisa Renee was born in Florida, reared in Texas and now resides in Northern California with her family. Lisa Renee inspires individuals to shed their excuses, live life out loud, and to define success and happiness on their own terms.
Website: http://www.lisareneejohnson.com |
Julaina Kleist-Corwin |
Julaina Kleist-CorwinJulaina Kleist-Corwin teaches creative writing. She writes non-fiction, women's fiction, multidimensional novels, and YA. She has won several first place awards in short story contests. Her work is published in The California Writers Club Literary Review and Harlequin's Christmas collections among several other books. Her anthology, WRITTEN ACROSS THE GENRES, is available on Amazon as well as her #1 Amazon best seller, CAPTIVATE AUDIENCES TO CREATE LOYAL FANS. In 2019, Julaina's recent anthology, THE CHOICE MATTERS, was published. She lives in the San Francisco East Bay area with her husband. She enjoys nature walks, reading a page-turner, and being with animals.
Website: http://www.timetowritenow.com |
Catherine Kornreich |
Catherine KornreichI am passionate about everything creative. From writing to illustrating to thinking, anything that gets the creative juices flowing gets me excited. I've been a graphic designer for over forty years, and am now focusing more on writing and illustrating about my travels.
Website: http://kdadesign.com |
Ed Kressy |
Ed KressyEd Kressy's work appears in The Washington Post, the San Francisco Chronicle, and in Vox. His book, entitled My Addiction and Recovery: Just Because You're Done with Drugs, Doesn't Mean Drugs Are Done with You (Lifestyle Entrepreneurs Press, April 2020) chronicles his harrowing descent into methamphetamine addiction. He got clean in 2008, overcame mental health challenges, and went on to be recognized with the FBI Director's Community Leadership Award, for his work helping persons who are/were incarcerated start businesses and gain employment.
Website: http://www.edkressy.com |
Ela La Londe |
Ela La LondeI write personal growth essay, dating advice, poetry, travel blogs, and business consulting materials. Travel blog: www.fromboardroomtobuddhism.blogspot.com and Personal Growth Blog: IJustTurned50NowWhat.blogspot.com
Website: http://elalalonde.com |
Richard La Rosa |
Richard La RosaWriter and publisher of 336 Journal, an online magazine of concise prose.
Website: http://www.336journal.com |
Denise Larson |
Denise LarsonI worked as an actress, theater director, playwright , producer and administrator in the satirical women's theater company, Les Nickelettes, in the '70s & '80s. Switching gears, motherhood led to me to a 20 year career as a preschool teacher and then center director for San Francisco Head Start. I retired six years ago and began writing my memoir of the free and anything-goes ethos in the seventies San Francisco counterculture theater scene. My memoir is titled: "Anarchy In High Heels: My True Adventures in Les Nickelettes - Offbeat '70s Feminists Camping It Up Ahead of Their Time." Les Nickelettes, an all-women group, unleashed their unique satire in an era when being a funny feminist was considered an oxymoron. "Anarchy In High
Website: http://anarchyinhighheels.wordpress.com |
Robin Levin |
Robin LevinThis will be my eighth year as a volunteer at the San Francisco Writer's Conference. I am a retired Clinical Laboratory Scientist. I have published five books on Ancient Rome, The Death of Carthage, Maximus, Warts and All, Sempronia the Sister of the Gracchi, In the Wake of Hannibal, and The Last Carthaginian and have co-published Dialogue Between a Christian Believer and a Non-Believer with Noelle Shepperd. I have a work in progress on the Life of Scipio Africanus called You Won't Even Have My Bones. I live in San Francisco and have a BA from U.C. Berkeley in Anthropology and Zoology.
Website: http://thedeathofcarthage.com |
Steven Levine |
Steven LevineI live in The Sierra foothills. I worked in the Data/tele communications field and held multiple positions with CWA/AFL CIO. But I have recently retired. I live on a horse ranch and ride and train horses which is where I do my reading and writing of commercial fiction. I also play music and fish for my sanity.
Website: http://www.SFWriters.org |
Robb Lightfoot |
Robb LightfootRobb Lightfoot is a humorist, teacher and publisher who lives and works in Northern California. His fourth book, "Problem Child - The View From the Principal's Office" is available on Amazon. It's first in the series of Improbable Tales From A Hyper-Active Childhood.
Website: http://www.thinkingfunny.com |
Judy Lussie |
Judy LussieJudy Lussie writes multi-cultural romance fiction. She is the author of Second Time Around, a novel published in 2018. Her novella, Lake Biwa Wishes, has been published in 2016. She began writing after her retirement as the Technical Information Department Head from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Her short stories have been included in all CWC Tri-Valley Branch’s anthologies. Other short stories have been included in several Las Positas College Anthologies, and in anthologies of Creative Writings by Seniors, Oakland, CA. She is owner/proprietor of Sursum Corda Press LLC. Judy is a member of the CWC Tri-Valley Branch.
Website: https://accessibletravelblog.wordpress.com/ |
Gia Lynne |
Gia LynneGia wrote "On Blossoming," a sex ed book for youth and parents of teens that is focused on the how-to's of pleasure and sex positivity, that published in May 2019 via Skyhorse Publishing. Born in San Francisco, Gia uses her unique perspective of growing up communally in both the Bay Area and in rural Northern CA to tell her story through her creative non-fiction work. Gia studied at UC Berkeley and the University of Cambridge, graduating in 2011 with a BA in English Literature. She is currently pursuing a master's degree in Sexuality Studies.
Website: http://www.gialynne.com |
Joan Maiden |
Joan MaidenHaving spent many years as an administrative assistant, I followed my life-long dream to write my first book in my 60s. I let go of the security I thought I needed, moved to the Central Coast of California to make writing my priority.
Website: http://www.maidenpower.com |
Danine Manette |
Danine ManetteDanine Manette is the author of Ultimate Betrayal: Recognizing, Uncovering and Dealing with Infidelity, and Messages for Joey: A Few Things I Need You to Know. She has appeared as a guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show, NBC’s Today Show, and currently appears weekday evenings as a commentator on the HLN Dr Drew On-Call show. Danine has additionally been interviewed as an expert on the topic of affairs and relationships for several other national and international television, radio, newspaper, magazine and Internet pieces. Danine received a Bachelors Degree in Social Welfare from the University of California at Berkeley and went on to earn her Doctorate from Hastings College of Law in San Francisco, California. She has worked as a Milieu T
Website: http://www.manettemedia.com |
Robin Martin |
Robin MartinWebsite: http://www.twosongbirdspress.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/sacramentorobin |
Sylvia McCleary |
Sylvia McClearyTravelled around the world and have visited over 80 countries. I'm finishing up a couple of books that I hope to get published next year. I currently write for a number of news and magazines on Art, Events, Entertainment and Travel. Born and raised in Liverpool, England but have lived in 4 countries. Working on two books at the moment: Letters from my Fathers and Growing up Beatle. Hopefully will have first couple of chapters ready for conference. |
Diana McDowell |
Diana McDowellSince she was a child, Diana wanted to be a writer. But her dreams were sidelined as life had other plans. Then one day she signed up for a writing course and wrote what she liked to read – Romance, Fantasy, and Woman's Fiction. Diana Lynn continues to hone her writing skills and knowledge by attending a local creative writing and critique group. She participates in online Webinars, attends various writing conferences and retreats. She is a member of the California Writers Club, Tri-Valley Branch and the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). Diana enjoys writing, sewing, painting, designing, or creating other types of books. She’s published several coloring books and journals and participated in the NaN
Website: http://www.dianalynnwrites.com |
Kristina Meister |
Kristina MeisterI am an author of YA/scifi, a cos-player, and an ambulothanatophobic (fear of the walking dead). It's not a huge deal. I cope. The swords help.
Website: http://www.kristinameister.com |
Carmen Micsa |
Carmen MicsaBorn and raised in Romania, Carmen Micsa moved to America in 1995. She earned a BA and MA degree in English (Creative writing) from Sacramento State University. Besides writing, Carmen Micsa enjoys being a mother to her two beautiful children Alex and Sophia. She owns her own company Dynamic Real Estate and prides herself for being organized and efficient in leading a balanced life. Carmen Micsa just published Change Your Grip on Life through Tennis in Dec. 2016 through Wistful Press. She is working now on a poetry book that she will publish in 2020. She also writes short fiction, travel articles, and picture books. Carmen also completed 10 marathons and qualified to run the Boston marathon in 2019.
Website: http://www.carmenmicsabooks.com |
Cat Miller |
Cat MillerI am a performing arts teacher in San Jose, Ca - writing allegorical stories and scripts for ordinary children and brave adults.
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Mary Murphy |
Mary MurphyI am an avid reader and writer. Women's fiction and family dynamics are my greatest interests.
Twitter: MzMurf@MurfMz |
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Lorrie Nicoles |
Lorrie NicolesLorrie Nicoles is a Written Word Consultant & Content Editor and founder of Tora Writing Services. A true Word Nerd, Lorrie loves crafting written messages. Her passion for Clear Communication led her through a short career as a Mine Planning Engineer, over a decade translating other engineers for the rest of the population through software documentation, and eventually starting her own business. As a person of many skills, talents, and personalities, Lorrie repeatedly proves that if she can understand a topic, she can write about it. She regularly credits the combination of growing up in “the Land of the Leftover Hippies” (the Rockridge Neighborhood of Oakland, CA), her marketing mom, forestry dad, and uber-organized banking step-m
Website: http://torawriting.com |
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Kathleen Orosco |
Kathleen OroscoTeacher/intervention specialist teaching children who have Autism throughout Oakland Unified School District. Alameda Sun, October 2015 published ghost story "Ghost At Twin Towers". 10 chapter book in progress
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Amarjit Pannu |
Amarjit PannuI am a scientist turned writer. My novel Splintered Waters: Tryst with Destiny, a historical fiction is presently with the publisher and would be launched shortly. I am bilingual. My collection of short stories including a science fiction written in Punjabi was very well received and I have been honored by several Punjabi Literary Organizations in Canada and India.
Website: http://amarjitpannu.com |
Urmila Patel |
Urmila PatelI am an author, personal life coach, Reiki Master and Yoga therapist – and a firm believer in the power of self-healing. My life has been full and rich; I have lived in several different countries enjoying varied cultures, climates and foods. My first book, “Out of Uganda in 90 Days”, is my memoir of escape and survival from the brutal dictator Idi Amin. It was a major stepping stone and helped me reconnect with my true self. I am now looking forward to publishing my second memoir this year. Besides writing and learning, I love traveling.
Website: https://mila-patel.com/ |
E Provost |
E ProvostE is an editor of poetry and juvenile fiction, as well as a prolific aspiring fantasy writer.
Website: http://newalexandriacg.com |
Praveena Raman |
Praveena RamanA Medical Communications professional, enjoys writing about travel, culture and science - special interest: National Parks
Website: https://www.praveenaraman.com |
Venkat Raman |
Venkat RamanI am a Direct Response Copywriter specializing in helping B2B companies boost their revenue through Content Marketing. My services include writing articles, case studies, white papers, press releases, email promotions, newsletters and more. I have over 30 years of experience as a software engineer and hence I focus my efforts on software companies as a content marketing consultant. I like to write from time to time. It is great fun to volunteer at the SF Writers Conference and meet fellow volunteers and help with the technology.
Website: https://ramancopywriting.com |
Rebecca Redfield |
Rebecca RedfieldForeign Language specialist (BA Linguistics University of Wisconsin), I am a life-long batik artist and lover of all things Indonesian. Spent Covid writing vanity pieces such as an adventure memoir and a large Wikipedia page on an ancestor. Enjoys long hikes and Tai Chi in Alameda.
Website: http://longlifepen.com/index.html |
Debbie Reynolds |
Debbie ReynoldsDebbie Reynolds was born in Northern California, raised in between Texas, and San Diego. She attended college in Northern California where she majored in Nursing. Debbie developed an early love for reading, and fostering it, by reading everything she could get her hands on. This love developed into a desire to write. She spends most of her time working as a Registered Nurse and the remainder of it, writing. She currently resides in Northern California with husband and children; where she enjoys running, traveling, and watching movies. Writing her first young adult novel entitled, “Shadows” which addresses many challenges that face teens today, like family life. Debbie was adopted at a young age and enjoys sharing her experience with p
Website: http://www.debbierreynolds.com |
Allie Rigby |
Allie RigbyAllie Rigby is a Bay Area poet and environmental educator with roots in the chaparral of southern California. Her poems are published in Manzano Mountain Review, Living on Earth Radio, The Kerf Seeks, Cholla Needles, Adelaide Literary Magazine, and Open Ceilings. One of her writing projects right now is The Herd.
Website: http://www.allierigby.com |
Julie Royce |
Julie RoyceI have self-published a legal thriller, PILZ, authored two travel books, Traveling Michigan’s Thumb and Traveling Michigan’s Sunset Coast (Thunder Bay Press), and in 2017 published Ardent Spirit, a historical fiction novel that recounts the life of Native American fur-trader, Magdelaine LaFramboise. I also enjoy writing short stories and have had several published in magazines, collections and anthologies.
Website: http://www.jkroyce.com |
Sheila Rutz |
Sheila RutzSheila earned her BA from Stanford in Latin American Studies. As a translator, she specializes in Portuguese to English, focusing on environmental and social justice issues. Currently volunteering at the Presidio Theatre and the United Irish Cultural Center and SF Botanical Garden libraries
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Judy Salamacha |
Judy SalamachaJudy Salamacha served as director of the Central Coast Writers' Conference at Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo from 2009-2014. Formerly a weekly columnist for the San Luis Obispo TRIBUNE, she is a feature writer for publications owned by simplyclearmarketing.com based in San Luis Obispo, CA. Her creative nonfiction book COLONEL BAKER'S FIELD: An American Pioneer Story co-written with Sandra Mittelsteadt (Bear State Books 2013) is in its second printing and 2,500 copies about Colonel Thomas Baker, the namesake of Bakersfield, CA, are currently in all Middle Schools in Kern County. She is currently working on a middle grade historical fiction series based in America, 1869. Judy is a member of the California Writers Club, Writers of Kern and
Website: http://www.judysalamacha.com |
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Caroline Smadja |
Caroline SmadjaVolunteering for the SF Writers' Conference was one of the highlights of 2017. To me, that was the most vibrant, productive, hands-on writers' conference I'd ever attended. I'm looking forward to my fourth year as a volunteer. I'm a French-born writer of fiction, poetry and non fiction, I returned to San Francisco in 2014 ago after years overseas and am looking for ways to make a contribution and take an active part in the local and national writers' community and literary scene. My work has been published in literary magazines in the US, France, Canada and South Africa, as well as in two anthologies published by Seal Press and SUNY Press respectively. I'm an MFA graduate from Pacific University, OR, am a teacher specialized in
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Adair Spence |
Adair SpenceI am a middle school History and Journalism teacher in the East Bay turned Librarian! I am now at the high school working on my Library Science Masters. I enjoy my time running around with my husband and two kids (ages 3 and 5). Books and TV shows that were produced with a teenage audience in mind are my favorite escapes when I have downtime. I enjoy writing within the contemporary young adult genre and wish I had more time to do so. This year I will be jumping into writing Urban Fantasy as well.
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Jay Swartz |
Jay SwartzJay has been writing and studying story development for over 30 years. Through the critique group in Fremont, he has helped many writers find their stories and complete their manuscripts.
Website: http://www.triloci.com |
Terry Tierney |
Terry TierneyTerry Tierney is the author of a poetry collection, The Poet’s Garage, and the novels Lucky Ride and The Bridge on Beer River (scheduled for 2023), all published by Unsolicited Press. His stories and poems have recently appeared in Ghost Parachute, Flash Fiction Magazine, Rust and Moth, Typishly, Valparaiso Poetry Review, The Lake and other publications. After earning a PhD in nineteenth-century literature and teaching college composition and creative writing, he survived several Silicon Valley startups as a software engineering manager. His website is http://terrytierney.com.
Website: https://terrytierney.com |
J. Kay Tolman |
J. Kay TolmanJ. Kay Tolman is a writer and educator living in the Bay Area. She's writing a novel of historical fiction for young adults and adults, titled The Compromise: An American Novel. It is literary, historical, and supports literacy and learning in the humanities. The setting is Missouri in the 1840s. She has degrees in English Literature and has taught creative writing in high schools and college composition.
Website: https://compromise.blog |
Marilyn Tullius |
Marilyn TulliusMarket communications specialist focusing on job changers (resumes + more), gig professionals (outreach), and entrepreneurs (start-up communications)
Website: http://marilyn@deltastrategies.com |
Cathy Turney |
Cathy TurneyWinner of American Business Awards Best Business Book of the Year for "Laugh Your Way to Real Estate Sales Success" (2015) and "Get 10,000+ Twitter Followers - Easily, Quickly, Ethically" (2018). "Laugh Your Way..." named "One of the Top Business Books of 2019" by Book Authority. Past speaker at SFWC17. Regular attendee at SFWC. Linda Lee did my writer's website, and it rocks 🙂 .
Website: http://www.CathyTurneyWrites.com |
Kimberly Unger |
Kimberly UngerKimberly Unger's debut novel NUCLEATION will be out in NOV of 2020! She made her first videogame back when the 80-column card was the new hot thing and fter 20+ years as a pro in that industry, the magic still hasn’t faded. Now she sources leading-edge content for VR, lectures on the intersection of art and code for UCSC’s Baskin School of Engineering, wrangles a monthly column on science-fiction in videogames over at Amazing Stories and writes science fiction about how all these app-driven superpowers are going to change the human race. You can find her on Twitter at @Ing3nu or on her blog at www.ungerink.com.
Website: http://www.ungerink.com |
Margie Yee Webb |
Margie Yee WebbMargie Yee Webb, author/photographer, CAT MULAN'S MINDFUL MUSINGS: INSIGHT AND INSPIRATION FOR A WONDERFUL LIFE gift book (awarded Cat Writers’ Association Certificates of Excellence); co-creator, NOT YOUR MOTHER'S BOOK . . . ON CATS anthology (awarded CWA MUSE™ Medallion); and contributor, DEAR FRIEND: LETTERS OF ENCOURAGEMENT, HUMOR AND LOVE FOR WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER. Director of Speaker Programs, Gold Country Writers; member, Capitol Region Writers Coffeehouse; and member, Women’s National Book Association—San Francisco Chapter. With director Emmanuel Itier and executive producer Sharon Stone, Margie is one of several producers of inspirational films – FEMME: WOMEN HEALING THE WORLD, THE CURE, and WE THE PEOPLE.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MargieYeeWebb |
Pauline Wiles |
Pauline WilesPauline Wiles is a website designer who builds simple, stylish sites for authors and writers. She also writes romantic comedies for Anglophiles and enjoys connecting with other indie authors. Her debut novel, Saving Saffron Sweeting, reached the quarter final in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award. Pauline loves tea and cake, followed by running to burn it off. British born, she's now contented in California.
Website: https://www.paulinewiles.com |
Ced Wilson |
Ced WilsonJust trying to write the next great spy series for the shelves and big screen.
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Emily Wilson |
Emily WilsonEmily Wilson is a college student majoring in English, with a love for all things literature and coffee-flavored. When she is not procrastinating writing her first novel, you can find her crying over fictional characters from other stories or studying.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/barelybythebook |
Nanci Lee Woody |
Nanci Lee WoodyBefore Nanci Lee Woody wrote her prize winning novel, "Tears and Trombones," she was an instructor, textbook author and Dean of Business at American River College. "Tears and Trombones" won an Independent Publishers (IPPY) medal for "Best Fiction in the Western Pacific Region,” a five-star review and two medals from Readers Favorites for “literary fiction” and “YA, Coming-of-Age.” Her short stories and poems were published in the CWC Literary Review, Sand Hill Review, Carry the Light Anthologies, Fault Zone, Enthralled, and online. She wrote the book and lyrics for "Hello to Life!," a musical produced in Sacramento. Her photo, "Supermoon," won the Juror's Award in Fine Arts at the CA State Fair, 2017 and the Curator's Award at
Website: http://nancileewoody.com |
Yvonne Wray |
Yvonne WrayAuthor Bio: A Baby boomer with a degree in computer science, Yvonne Wray retired at age 32 from a high-tech career in Silicon Valley eluding the dot-com bust to pursue an unconventional path as a sensual researcher. She spent the next phase of her life in San Francisco intensively researching, teaching and documenting her experiences in female sexuality and pleasurable living. Her newest endeavor at age 50 in the mountains of Northern California, is writing, where she combines her intellect as a classically-trained scientist with her dynamic and confident sensuality. Through her vivid storytelling, personal discoveries are made attainable and practical for others, but more importantly they intuitively come alive on the page.
Website: http://www.menopause-flashes.com/p/about-menopause-flashes.html |
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