READERS & WRITERS CALENDAR: FROM DECEMBER 13, 2015

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December 12, 2015 (San Diego's East County) - December 13 (Sunday, 12:00 pm) — Local Author Meet and Greet. Mysterious Galaxy brings you the local talent of more than a dozen authors — in our genres and beyond — who are enthused to share their work. We will mingle, hear about each author’s work with some holiday refreshments to top off the afternoon. There will be a variety of genres and subjects ranging from pixies to ghosts, from memoirs to mystery, and from pictures books to novels to non-fiction. These fun gatherings are a great opportunity to meet new people and support our local authors. You might just be the first to support a future best-selling author of our time! Participants so far include: Dennis Greenhill, Lauri Taylor, Fraser C. Heston, Heather J. McAdams, Cindy C. Murray, William Anthony, Marcia Berneger, David J. Schmidt, Janet Elizabeth Lynn, Will Zeilinger, Dick Holt, Jill G. Hall, Leslie Johansen Nack, Elizabeth Comer, and Lynn Lipinski.

The event will also feature local publisher Richard Hansen, and his Poems For All project. Richard started the Poems for All project in 2001, creating miniature books of poetry and distributing them for free. He has produced more than 1,000 titles and has made tens of thousands of copies. He incorporates the work of both amateur and professional writers, and designs the covers himself.

Mysterious Galaxy, 5943 Balboa Ave, Suite 100, San Diego. For additional information, go to http://www.mystgalaxy.com/ or call (858) 268-4747.



December 16 (Wednesday, 7:00 to 9:00 pm) — New Alchemy Poetry Night Hosted by Local Poets Seretta Martin and Fred Longworth

Participate in the discussion and share your own poetry with the group. Each meeting features an open mic segment. Come and be a part of San Diego’s lively poetry scene! Featured Poets: Karen Keyon and Ish Von Hendrick.

January 7 (Thursday, 6:30 pm) — AuthorPreneurs™ is pleased to host our monthly dinner meeting for writers and published authors, featuring former KPBS Fundraising Producer, Andy Trimlett, at Filippi’s Pizza Grotto, 5353 Kearny Villa Rd., San Diego, CA, 92123. The event is ticketed ($35) and is open to the public.

About the Event: Join Andy Trimlett, successful crowdfunding consultant, for a talk on How to Prepare a Crowdfunding Campaign for Your Book. He will discuss how to begin preparing your campaign, proven fundraising tactics, and how to get the word out once you have devised a plan. Event will include a dinner of pizza, salad, bread, wine, tax and gratuity, as well as, Q&A and the opportunity to speak in depth with Andy.

About the Author: Andy spent eight years as a fundraising producer at KPBS Public Broadcasting in San Diego, where he served as a writer, producer, and editor for campaigns that raised millions of dollars for the station every year. He is now a freelance fundraising consultant, working for PBS and a number of local stations across the country. The campaign for his upcoming documentary about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict raised over $59,000.

For more information regarding the event, please contact Susan McBeth at (619) 300-2532 or at susan@adventuresbythebook.com.

 

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Olin Thompson has written over 20 exciting adventure books in hardback and eBooks including police procedural, crime, mystery, western and military. They can be ordered through Amazon or



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December 13 (Sunday, 12:00 pm) — Local Author Meet and Greet. Mysterious Galaxy brings you the local talent of more than a dozen authors — in our genres and beyond — who are enthused to share their work. We will mingle, hear about each author’s work with some holiday refreshments to top off the afternoon. There will be a variety of genres and subjects ranging from pixies to ghosts, from memoirs to mystery, and from pictures books to novels to non-fiction. These fun gatherings are a great opportunity to meet new people and support our local authors. You might just be the first to support a future best-selling author of our time! Participants so far include: Dennis Greenhill, Lauri Taylor, Fraser C. Heston, Heather J. McAdams, Cindy C. Murray, William Anthony, Marcia Berneger, David J. Schmidt, Janet Elizabeth Lynn, Will Zeilinger, Dick Holt, Jill G. Hall, Leslie Johansen Nack, Elizabeth Comer, and Lynn Lipinski.

The event will also feature local publisher Richard Hansen, and his Poems For All project. Richard started the Poems for All project in 2001, creating miniature books of poetry and distributing them for free. He has produced more than 1,000 titles and has made tens of thousands of copies. He incorporates the work of both amateur and professional writers, and designs the covers himself.

Mysterious Galaxy, 5943 Balboa Ave, Suite 100, San Diego. For additional information, go to http://www.mystgalaxy.com/ or call (858) 268-4747.

 

December 13 (Sunday, 10 am to 3 pm) — Family Stories Writing Retreat and Workshop with Judy Reeves. Come to this retreat and write your family stories. This retreat can be especially helpful for memoirists looking to generate material from life. 

The Ink Spot, NTC Liberty Station, 2730 Historic Decatur Rd., Barracks 16, Suite 202, San Diego. http://www.sandiegowriters.org/1213-family-stories-writing-retreat-and-workshop-with-judy-reeves/

December 14 (Monday) — Deadline: Writer's Digest is looking for short stories! Think you can write a winning story in 1,500 words or less? Enter the 16th Annual Writer’s Digest Short Short Story Competition for your chance to win $3,000 in cash, get published in Writer’s Digest magazine, and a paid trip to our ever-popular Writer’s Digest Conference! The winning entries will be on display in the 16th Annual Writer’s Digest Competition Collection.

http://www.writersdigest.com/writers-digest-competitions/short-short-story-competition?et_mid=795955&rid=249064798.



December 15 (Tuesday, 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm) — Manifest Your New Year with Lydia Lea Real. What if I told you you could fulfill all your creative goals next year? Join us in a guided meditation, gratitude activities and goal setting exercises designed to assist you in identifying your vision and keeping your attention on your intentions. 

The Ink Spot, NTC Liberty Station, 2730 Historic Decatur Rd., Barracks 16, Suite 202, San Diego. http://www.sandiegowriters.org/1215-manifest-your-new-year-with-lydia-real/

December 17 (Thursday, 1 pm to 4 pm) — Fall for Soul Collage: "Returning Light" Open Studio with Mary Lee Moser. Soul College and Journal to self are two enjoyable expressive processes that, when combined, can enhance both creativity and insight. The emphasis will be on allowing plenty of time for peaceful, unhurried art-making and writing. 

http://www.sandiegowriters.org/1217-fall-for-soulcollage-returning-light-open-studio/

The Ink Spot, NTC Liberty Station, 2730 Historic Decatur Rd., Barracks 16, Suite 202, San Diego.

December 20 (Sunday, 10 am to 1 pm) — Action Stories with Mark O'Bannen. Action stories are among the most popular genres and the highest grossing films in Hollywood. Come out to learn how to write in the action form. 

The Ink Spot, NTC Liberty Station, 2730 Historic Decatur Rd., Barracks 16, Suite 202, San Diego. http://www.sandiegowriters.org/1220-action-stories-with-mark-obannon/

December 20 (Sunday, 10 am to 1 pm) — Salvage your December with Tania Pryputniewicz. Come brainstorm potential submission targets for the New York for your work; that way you can relax for the rest of the holiday season knowing you have a map for January 1, 2016! 

The Ink Spot, NTC Liberty Station, 2730 Historic Decatur Rd., Barracks 16, Suite 202, San Diego. http://www.sandiegowriters.org/1220-salvage-your-december-with-tania-pryputniewicz/



December 20 (Sunday, 1 pm to 5 pm) — Winter Solstice Writing Retreat and Workshop with Judy Reeves. As the longest night of the year approaches, we'll gather in the evocative atmosphere of (Inspirations Gallery) where we'll light our Solstice candles and write our way through the afternoon into sunset and on into the dark. 

The Ink Spot, NTC Liberty Station, 2730 Historic Decatur Rd., Barracks 16, Suite 202, San Diego. http://www.sandiegowriters.org/1220-winter-solstice-writing-retreat-and-workshop-with-judy-reeves/

December 27 (Sunday, 10 am to 2 pm) — How to Design a Series (Both Novels and TV Series) with Mark O'Bannon. If you have ever wanted to create a series of novels, novellas, or hot to design a TV series, come out to learn some new techniques. 

The Ink Spot, NTC Liberty Station, 2730 Historic Decatur Rd., Barracks 16, Suite 202, San Diego. http://www.sandiegowriters.org/1227-how-to-design-a-series-both-novels-and-tv-series/

 

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