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April 7, 2025 – Dinner Meeting at China Stix Restaurant
April's South Bay Writers Member meeting will be a special dinner at the China Stix Restaurant in Santa Clara. In addition to fine food and friends, there will be several other events: There will be a special panel to discuss the impact of AI on writing A number of...
Monthly Meeting Location WVL
West Valley Branch Library Community Room: 1243 San Tomas Aquino Rd, San Jose 10:30 am, 2nd Saturday of the month except July and December.
Mar. 8th, 2025 – Elizabeth Kracht, Literary Agent
Elizabeth Kracht, Literary Agent at https://www.elizabethkracht.com Elizabeth Kracht is a literary agent with Kimberley Cameron & Associates and the author of The Author’s Checklist: An Agent’s Guide to Developing and Editing Your Manuscript. She also works as a...
Feb 8, 2025: Julia Prodis Sulek – The soul of the story: mining meaningful details to bring emotions to life
Julia Prodis Sulek specializes in breaking news and narrative storytelling at her hometown paper, the Mercury News. She has covered everything from plane crashes to presidential campaigns, murder trials to NBA Finals and nearly every major wildfire in Northern...
Jan 11: Writing Hannibal
How many students have dozed off during history lessons because of dull textbooks that fail to spark their curiosity? History is filled with captivating stories and vital lessons that deserve to be told with passion and energy. Our January speaker, Patrick Hunt,...
Monthly Meeting Location WGL
Willow Glen Branch Library Community Room: 1157 Minnesota Ave San Jose 10:30 am, 2nd Saturday of the month except July and December. FROM THE NORTH: Take 101 south to 87 south, exit Alma Ave, keep right toward Alma Ave, turn left onto Lelong St, then right on W Alma...
SBW Holiday Bash – Sunday, December 8
Come join your fellow South Bay writers for a wonderful and festive evening of food, drinks and gift exchange. No general meeting in December. When: Sunday, December 8th 4:00PM – 8:00PM Potluck - Bring a dish according to your last name:A – G Salad or Side DishH – N...
UPDATE: November 9 – Motivate Yourself to Write Every Day – A Discussion
Life can be as unpredictable as a mystery novel and once again our proposed speaker, dear Heather Haven, recently recovered from a broken wrist and laryngitis has been detained with illness. We wish her a speedy recovery and are taking advantage of the change in...
Nov 9: “The Publishing Journey” with Heather Haven
Hooray! Heather will be here in November! Life can be as unpredictable as a mystery novel. Despite a broken wrist, Heather Haven planned to speak at our August meeting. But severe laryngitis proved too much, even for her. Luckily, Edie Matthews stepped in, giving...
Oct 12: “The End! – Writing Compelling Endings” with Jill Hedgecock
Jill Hedgecock, Author at https://www.jillhedgecock.com As writers, it seems obvious our goal is to keep readers engaged, especially in longer works where each chapter's end should leave them wanting more. Jill Hedgecock emphasizes the art of finding the right chapter...