READERS & WRITERS CALENDAR: FROM JANUARY 25, 2015

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Readers

January 1 - February 1 — Plays by Young Writers at The Old Globe Theatre. Get your tickets now!

January 25 (Sunday, noon to 2:00 pm) — As part of their ongoing Weekend with Locals Program Warwick's will be hosting Matthew Wolf author of Citadel of Fire.

For more information regarding the event, please contact Warwick's Books | 7812 Girard Avenue | La Jolla, Ca | 92037 | Ph. (858) 454-0347 | http://www.warwicks.com |

January 25 (Sunday) — Open Mic Poetry Reading $5 suggested donation. For additional information, go to: http://www.sandiegowriters.org.

January 25 (Sunday, 3:00 pm) — Presentation & Book Signing with Local Author Raquel Perez who is the author of Legends of The Californios: Nana's Stories of Our Family Roots.

Perez takes you on a journey through time with three legends, set in a time when California was under Spanish rule and then under the Mexican Flag. Whether it is Carmen's story, the young beauty, daughter of gypsies and hated by the San Diego townspeople, then, under Mexican rule; or Floriana, a Spanish belle with a surprisingly spooky and unfortunate past; or Magdalena and Reyes, a Mestiza and a young Spanish Presidio Soldier with a secret. Come discover their stories.

Upstart Crow Bookstore and Coffeehouse, 835 W. Harbor Drive, Suite C, San Diego; (619) 232-4855; http://www.upstartcrowtrading.com.

January 26 (Monday, 6:30 pm) — At the every 4th Monday meeting of the San Diego Writers/Editors Guild, The speaker is Kathi Diamant: The Art of Giving and Receiving Critiques. Kathi Diamant, whom you may remember from watching KPBS, who also writes, teaches writing at SDSU Osher Institute, and has researched world-wide on behalf of The Kafka Project, will be our speaker in January. She will share with members the art of giving and receiving critiques of our work – a crucial skill for any writer. Critiques should not discourage a vulnerable writer; benefit from critiques requires an open mind and heart.

What should a reader look for when reading a work, wanting his/her comments to be helpful to the writer? Realizing what you say as well as how you say it are both important; are there perspectives for the reader and writer to keep in mind? Are there guidelines that might be used in your read and critique group? Perhaps Kathi can be persuaded to also share her work on Kafka’s Last Love, and the travels, research and people around the world she has met while writing the story of Dora Diamant, and adding previously unknown letters and papers to the history of this influential writer. See you Jan. 26th!

A $5 donation from non-members is recommended. For additional information, go to: http://sdwritersguild.org/.

January 28 (Wednesday, 7:30 pm) — Warwick's is hosting author Jay Stout who will present his epic tale, Hell's Angels: The True Story of the 303rd Bomb Group in World War II. Lt. Col. Jay A. Stout, USMC, retired currently works as a senior aviation analyst for one of the world's preeminent defense corporations. His writing has been read on the floor of the US Senate, and he has been widely hosted as an aviation and military expert on various television and radio news shows, including Fox, NPR, and Al Jazeera. He is the author of several works of military history. Reserved Seating is available. Only books purchased from Warwick's will be signed. Please call the Warwick's Book Dept. (858) 454-0347 for details.

For more information regarding the event, please contact Warwick's Books | 7812 Girard Avenue | La Jolla, Ca | 92037 | Ph. (858) 454-0347 | http://www.warwicks.com |

January 29 (Thursday, 6:30 pm) — The Santee Library will host local author, Raymond M. Wong. Wong always had difficulty relating to people. He was an introvert, an outsider, and a loner. Then a trip to Hong Kong and mainland China changed his world and he learned to connect with people through writing. He will talk about his memoir, I’m Not Chinese: The Journey from Resentment to Reverence.

Santee Library, 9225 Carlton Hills Blvd., #17, Santee; (619) 448-1863; http://www.raymondmwong.com.

January 29 (Thursday, 7:30 pm) — Warwick's is hosting Stewart O'Nan, national bestselling author and finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, who will present his biographical novel of F. Scott Fitzgerald, West of Sunset. Stewart O'Nan's novels include Snow Angels, The Speed Queen, A Prayer for the Dying and The Night Country. Granta has named him one of the Twenty Best Young American Novelists. Reserved Seating is available. Only books purchased from Warwick's will be signed. Please call the Warwick's Book Dept. (858) 454-0347 for details.

For more information regarding the event, please contact Warwick's Books | 7812 Girard Avenue | La Jolla, Ca | 92037 | Ph. (858) 454-0347 | http://www.warwicks.com |

January 30 (Friday, 7:30 to 9 pm) — By invitation only, The San Diego Central Library very much looks forward to having you at the Local Author kick-off event happening – an exclusive party just for YOU which includes a keynote speaker, a live band and dessert catering to name a few! Invitations will be sent electronically in the next week or so.

More info such as parking, directions, what to expect, etc. will be sent closer to the event. Just another reminder to add localauthor@sandiego.gov to your contacts as all Local Author correspondence will be sent from that email address. Any questions/comments you have about the exhibit or special event please use that email as well.

January 30 (Friday, 7:00 pm) — Meet the Speaker & Book Signing with Lecture: Visualizing Native Americans as Agents of History.

Richard Carrico, one of the foremost authorities on the prehistory and archaelology of San Diego County, offers a historically and culturally accurate description of the Kumeyaay (Ipai/Tipai), Luiseno,Cahuilla, and Cupeno Indians. Mr. Carrico is a professor of American Indian Studies at SDSU, with a B.S. in anthropology and a Master's in history. He is a specialist in California Indian history and a popular speaker and lecturer.

Borrego Performing Arts Center, 590 Palm Canyon Dr. Borrego Springs. View for more information http://www.abdnha.org/calendar1.htm

January 31 (Saturday, 3:oo pm) — Author Richard Torregrossa (best known for Cary Grant: a Celebration of Style) says he researched and wrote part of his latest book at the San Diego Public Library. A Terminal Life is Torregrossa’s eighth book but his first novel and has already garnered a slew of good reviews. The New York Journal of Books said “the tension and breakneck pace begin on the first page and refuse to relent until the very last.” The work has also been covered in Booklist, Library Journal and Publishers Weekly. It features a Special Forces hero returning home after a tour in Afghanistan. Torregrossa will talk about this and his other work at the La Jolla/Riford Library.

January 31 (Saturday, 2:00 – 4:00 pm) — Former Antelope Valley Press staff editor and author, Karla Tipton, will appear at Unicorn Books & Gifts to sign copies of her second historical fantasy novel, Dangerous Reflections a time travel mystery involving a modern-day graduate student, who stumbles into a world of magic mirrors, evil wizards, and English alchemy. Dangerous Reflections follows the release of Tipton’s first romantic fantasy, Rings of Passage, a historical time travel novel featuring England’s King Richard III.

Unicorn Books & Gifts is located at 738 Main Street, Ramona, CA 92065.

February 6 (Friday, 12:00 pm) — Vermin on the Mount at MCASD! Join them for an afternoon of irreverent readings from Lisa Brackmann, Sean Carswell, Steph Cha, Heather Fowler, Ben Loory & your host Jim Ruland.

Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego. 1100 Kettner Boulevard, San Diego. Email verminonthemount@yahoo.com.

February 7 (Saturday, 2:00 pm) — Raymond M. Wong will speak at the Fletcher Hills Library. Wong spent most of his life running from his family and culture in an attempt to "fit in." No matter how hard he tried, he was still an outsider in every area of his life. In this presentation, he will reveal why he didn't want to be Chinese and the trip back to Hong Kong that made him face his truth.

Fletcher Hills Library, 576 Garfield Avenue, El Cajon; (619) 466-1132; http://www.raymondmwong.com.

February 8 (Sunday, 5:00 pm) — Adventures by the Book, together with Paris Writers Press, is pleased to present a Naughty…but Nice Champagne Adventure featuring award winning author and Parisian tour guide Heather Stimmler-Hall, who will discuss and sign her book, Naughty Parisat at Kapreeza European Fine Lingerie Shop, 1772 Kettner Blvd., San Diego 92101. This is a ticketed event open to the public ($35 per person).

About the Event: Just in time for Valentine’s Day, and with generous support from Paris Writers Press, allow us to pamper you with a glass of champagne as you arrive to meet Kapreeza owner Renata Carlssen. Hear from San Diego’s premiere lingerie expert about the fine European lingerie that will make women feel sexy every day, regardless of age, size, or shape, after which Heather will share why she thinks Paris is considered to be the sexiest city in the world, and why she was inspired to write Naughty Paris. Event includes champagne, chocolate, and $25 Kapreeza gift card.

About the Book and Author: Gold medal winner at the Independent Publisher Book Awards, the second edition of Naughty Paris is a classy mini-coffee table book offering tips, photos, and insider info on sexy boutiques, intimate hotels, fun cabarets, couples clubs, sexy art galleries, as well as French seduction techniques to help you get in the mood at home or when you travel to Paris. And who knows better than author, editor, and Parisian tour guide Heather Stimmler-Hall, who has lived in Paris for over twenty years.

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

February 13 (Friday, 6:30 pm) — Poetry & Art Series 2015 presents SDSU’s Poetry International and 25th MFA Anniversary.  People’s Choice Poem Awards follow the performances.  This interactive arts and culture experience will include wine, snacks and plenty of time to mingle.  Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7:00 pm. Members are free, nonmembers are $5 at the door, or bring wine to share and get in free.  The event takes place in the Museum of the Living Artist, 1439 El Prado, Balboa Park.

Poetry International is an annual literary journal published by SDSU with Ilya Kaminsky as editor-in-chief.  SDSU’s MFA program is celebrating its 25th year.  Alumni and current scholars will read from their original work at Poetry & Art.

The People’s Choice Poem Performance Award – All participants read/perform one poem under three minutes long. Audience members choose (by secret ballot) their favorite poem based on content and performance. Props, artwork, singing, music, dancing, all accompaniment is allowed and anything goes. Top poem performances (the poems that receive the most votes) win $50. Audience members will be encouraged to hoot for their favorites and try to influence the rest of the audience.

Writers/artists who would like to participate in the People’s Choice Poem Performance Awards can get their names in the hat ahead of time at mkklam@gmail.com or sign in on the night of the show.

There will be goodies and wine as always. Bring beverages or snacks/desserts/dishes to share and get in free. Please contact host Michael Klam with any questions: 619-957-3264 (cell) or 619-236-0011 (museum).

Visit us online at sandiego-art.org; Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/events/483949905078065/.

 Writers

Workshops, Classes, Seminars, Book Festivals, Contests and Authors Exhibits

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January 21 (Wednesday, 4:30 pm) — UCSD's New Writing Series is excited to announce an upcoming reading from Peter Middleton. The reading will take place in the Visual Arts Performance Lab (SME 149) at UC San Diego. This event is FREE and open to the public!

For more information and directions: http://literature.ucsd.edu/news-events/new-writing-series/nws-winter2015... or contact Kim Schreiber: kaschrei@ucsd.edu.

January 23-25 (Friday thru Sunday) — SDSU Writers Conference: Whether you're a beginning writer or a published professional, the San Diego State University Writers' Conference is for you. Now in its 31st year, this writers' conference is designed to help every writer at every writing level. Learn how to improve your writing skills, develop your marketing awareness, and meet one-on-one with top editors and agents to facilitate the next step in your publishing career.

For additional information go to: http://www.ces.sdsu.edu/wc.

January 26 (Monday, 6:30 pm) — At the every 4th Monday meeting of the San Diego Writers/Editors Guild, Kathy Diamant, author, PBS moderator, and SDSU Osher instructor will discuss Giving and Receiving Critiques. Summer 2015 – Will you be ready for the next Open Mic night?

A $5 donation from non-members is recommended. For additional information, go to: http://sdwritersguild.org/.

January 27 (Tuesday, 6:30 to 8:30 pm) — Hera Hub Authors' Salon featuring two local children's authors. The evening program will feature award-winning children’s writer Edith Hope Fine, author of 15 books. She writes picture books, biographies, and fun books about grammar (really). Her latest indie book is Jump, Froggies! Writing Children's Books: 89+ Beginners' Tips and her latest picture book is Sleepytime Me, Random House, 2014.

Edith will be joined by author Nancy Johnson who writes Civil War stories for young people. Shenandoah: Daughter of the Stars, her latest title, completes her Civil War trilogy. The first two titles were published by Down East Books and Shenandoah is self published.

Linda Scott, founder of eFrog Press, and an author herself, will facilitate the panel discussion. Cost $15 includes wine, dessert, and presentation. Advanced registration requested at http://bit.ly/AuthSal. Limited seating.

Hera Hub Carlsbad, 5205 Avenida Encinas, Suite A, Carlsbad.

January 31 (Saturday) — Novel Writing I with T. Greenwood. For additional information, go to: http://www.sandiegowriters.org.

January 31 (Saturday, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm) — Publishers and Writers of San Diego (PWSD) will hold its monthly meeting at the Carlsbad Dove Library, 1775 Dove Ln, Carlsbad, CA 92011. The topic for the meeting is 16 Secrets of the Bestselling Ebook Authors: Best Practices for Ebook Publishing, presented by Mark Coker, founder of Smashwords.

Anyone interested or involved in writing, editing, publishing, designing, or anything related to books is welcome to attend. Members cost $10, non-members $20. Visit http://www.PublishersWriters.org for more information and to register for the meeting.

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