The Creative Side of Research — A Workshop with Amy Shea — 4/22/23
In The Creative Side of Research: The Anatomy of a Creative Essay, essayist and writing teacher Amy Shea shares the power of incorporating research into your narrative nonfiction, longform essay, and creative nonfiction.
April 22, 2023, 10-12am on Zoom
How does a writer decide when, how, and how much research to include in a creative essay? In this workshop, discussion will focus on ...
Un-Erasing Charmian Kittredge London with Iris Jamahl Dunkle — October 17th, 2021
October 17th as Iris Jamahl Dunkle Takes us Into the Life of a Trailblazer, Author, and Adventurer
At our Sunday, October 17th meeting, award-winning literary biographer Iris Jamahl Dunkle will take us on the adventure of Charmian Kittredge London's life. We'll learn about her time living in Oakland and Berkeley, working in San Francisco, and her career as a writer. Dunkle will talk ...
June 17th SPEAKER — “Sci-Fi Speaks!” with AYIZE JAMA-EVERETT
Join acclaimed science-fiction author Ayize Jama-Everett as he delves into the history of the pulp genre and considers its relationship to literature, gender, and race. Focusing mostly on science fiction, Ayize will lecture on the connection between pulp novels of the early 19th century and the comic-book age of the thirties, which in turn impacted the current media landscape of ...