Coming Full Circle at the SFWC By Meredith Jaeger In the early aughts, I dreamed of becoming a novelist. At my office job, I imagined what my characters might be doing—their lives were far more exciting than mine. For six months, I took classes through The Writing Salon at night, until finally, I had completed
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WHEN THERE IS NO ARCHITECTURE
Maya Lyn Viet Nam Veterans Memorial WHEN THERE IS NO ARCHITECTURE When Veteran’s Day came last weekend here in the US war wasn’t hard to imagine. The daily news of Russia/Ukraine and Israel/Hamas. What can we do? Maya Lin was a college student at Yale when her design was chosen. The monument was dedicated
Read MoreA SFWC Success Story!
We love sharing success stories that come out of our San Francisco Writers Conference. It gave us so much joy to recently learn about one of our alumnae, Janet Garber, who found inspiration and a connection at our 2019 SFWC. Here’s what Janet had to say: “In February 2019 I decided to fly to San
Read MoreTHE CITY OUR WRITING TEACHER: BUILDING A CITY OF THE HEART
by Mary Rakow Building a City of the Heart is about connecting. Last time I wrote about coming undone. We all do, at some point. When one of the group finds life too much to bear and takes his life, you gather. Les was the author of three novels, “The Last Bongo Sunset” (1995), “Slow
Read MoreHer muse laughed, then came tough love
By Lisa Tener Even the most prolific of writers can get stuck. Elizabeth Bohorquez has written and published over 400 CD programs, articles and books. And since childhood she derived both creative inspiration and strength from her muse. “My muse has been sitting by my side throughout my life—inspiring my writing and quiet contemplation in
Read MoreSFWC FAQ: How will the San Francisco Writers Conference be changed by Covid?
By Lissa Provost Nobody can avoid pandemic disruptions to their usual way of doing things. We have been disrupted in numerous ways. Vaccination proof or evidence of a negative Covid test (within 48 hours) will be required for everyone involved: attendees, speakers, volunteers, guests, everyone. While there is no government mandate for this requirement or
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