by Web Editor | Jun 25, 2026 | Speaker Recap
The Importance of Setting in NovelsRecap by Bill Baldwin We were honored to host Karen Joy Fowler, author of The Jane Austen Book Club, at our June gathering, and hear her wisdom on “The Importance of Setting in Novels.” She cautioned us, at various points, to take...
by Web Editor | Jun 1, 2026 | Board View
Attendees Shari, Alice, Edie, Hal, Tonya, Amanda, Carolyn, Ryan, Bill, Vanessa Decisions Alice will coordinate with Vanessa to provide a check for $150, which the board approved in order to become a sponsor of the San Jose Book Festival. Members who help staff the...
by Web Editor | May 22, 2026 | Event, Speaker
Acclaimed Author Karen Joy Fowler Talks About Novel Settings By Shari Clare The South Bay Writers club is honored to welcome a world-renowned writer as our June speaker. Karen Joy Fowler is the award-winning author of eight novels and three short story collections....
by Web Editor | May 22, 2026 | Speaker Recap
Writing Memoir in FlashesBy Bill Baldwin It was delightful to welcome Lita Kurth to our May meeting. Lita has a long association with South Bay Writers, stretching back to our East of Eden Conferences in the early 2000s. She has written extensively about flash...
by Web Editor | Apr 15, 2026 | Event, Speaker
May Meeting Preview: Lita Kurth By Shari Clare The South Bay Writers club welcomes Lita Kurth as our May speaker. Lita is a creative writing instructor at De Anza College and the co-founder of the long-running spoken word venue Flash Fiction Forum, where writers read...
