2020
See home page for the upcoming 2020 lineup
January - Judy Reeves - "Tell Me A Stry: Using Techniques of Fiction to Craft a Compelling Memoir or Narrative Nonfiction"
February -Nancy Lynée Woo - "Surprise the Line: Poetry for All Writers"
2019
January - Tom Jordan - “Writing Out Loud: Turning Your Work into an Audiobook”
February - Janet Simcic - “Turning My Travel into Fiction”
March - Gwendolyn Womack - “Intuitive Writing: Strengthening Your Sixth Sense At The Keyboard”
April - Greta Boris - “Choosing Your Characters’ Personality Types”
May - Anne Cleeland - “Have You Found Nemo? How To Turn Your First Draft Into An Engaging And Cohesive Page-Turner”
June - Ara Grigorian - “Story Beats: Your Story’s Heartbeat”
July - Panel: “How To Build A Brand And Market Your Work”
Jynafer Yanez – Marketing Consultant, Sarah Dupree – Personal Brand Photographer, J.L. Hendricks, USA Today Bestselling Author
August - Glen Erik Hamilton - “First Class Ticket: Your Setting Is Your Hook”
September - Matt Pallamary: “Guerrilla Marketing”
October - Nancy Cole Silverman: “From Concept To First Draft In Six Months Or Less: A Writer’s Guide To Expediting A Writer’s Process”
November - Christopher Lentz: “Location, Location, Location: Using Iconic Historical Places In Fiction”
February - Janet Simcic - “Turning My Travel into Fiction”
March - Gwendolyn Womack - “Intuitive Writing: Strengthening Your Sixth Sense At The Keyboard”
April - Greta Boris - “Choosing Your Characters’ Personality Types”
May - Anne Cleeland - “Have You Found Nemo? How To Turn Your First Draft Into An Engaging And Cohesive Page-Turner”
June - Ara Grigorian - “Story Beats: Your Story’s Heartbeat”
July - Panel: “How To Build A Brand And Market Your Work”
Jynafer Yanez – Marketing Consultant, Sarah Dupree – Personal Brand Photographer, J.L. Hendricks, USA Today Bestselling Author
August - Glen Erik Hamilton - “First Class Ticket: Your Setting Is Your Hook”
September - Matt Pallamary: “Guerrilla Marketing”
October - Nancy Cole Silverman: “From Concept To First Draft In Six Months Or Less: A Writer’s Guide To Expediting A Writer’s Process”
November - Christopher Lentz: “Location, Location, Location: Using Iconic Historical Places In Fiction”
and many, many more...
Cal Writers, Orange County Branch, was founded in 2001 and has hosted more than 100 speakers since then. In the box to the left are some of the other names:
Katie Mayberry
20 Years of Program History
Carolyn See
Christina Hoag
J. Ryan Stradal (Kitchens of the Great Midwest)
D. P. Lyle, M.D.
Susan Straight
D. P. Lyle
Lisa Napoli
Carolyn See
Andrew Tonkovich
Nick Cole
Denise Hamilton
J. Ryan Stradal
Martin J. Smith
David Putnam
Diane Vallere
Claudie Suzanne
Christopher Lynch
Laurie Stevens
Mike Foley
Jill Amadio
Lee Ann Krusemark
Helen Sedwick
Katie Mayberry
Larry and Lorna Collins
Amy Friedman
David Congalton
Alison Singh Gee
Nancy Spiller
...and many more