READERS & WRITERS CALENDAR: FROM APRIL 12, 2015

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Readers

April 12 (Sunday, 3:00 pm) — Book signing of Behind Every Great Man by Marlene Wagman-Geller at at Barnes and Nobel Otay Ranch.

The premise of the volume is to profile forty women whose lives have been regulated to a mere historic footnote as they were lost in the considerable shadow cast by their alpha male spouses. A sampling of the historic ladies profiled: from literature, Mrs. Oscar Wilde, from film, Mrs. Alfred Hitchcock, from music, Mrs. Robin Gibb, from politics, Mrs. Mahatma Gandhi.

The opening quotation by Virginia Woolf embodies its concept, “For most of history, Anonymous was a woman.” It is my hope that my book will take these remarkable women from under the cloak of anonymity, to make the slogan “Behind every great man” more than merely a girl-power chant.

For additional information go to: http://www.dailypress.com/entertainment/books/dp-fea-womens-history-review-20150314-story.html

April 13 (Monday, 7:30 pm) — Warwick's is excited to host a double presentation from two incredible. Jan Moran will present her newest romance novel Scent of Triumph. Anita Hughes will present her compulsively readable French Coast. Only books purchased from Warwick's will be signed. Please call the Warwick's Book Dept. (858) 454-0347 for details.

Scent of Triumph: When French perfumer Danielle Bretancourt steps aboard a luxury ocean liner, leaving her son behind in Poland with his grandmother, she has no idea that her life is about to change forever. The year is 1939, and the declaration of war on the European continent soon threatens her beloved family, scattered across many countries. Traveling through London and Paris into occupied Poland, Danielle searches desperately for her the remains of her family, relying on the strength and support of Jonathan Newell-Grey, a young captain. Finally, she is forced to gather the fragments of her impoverished family and flee to America. She vows to begin life anew, in 1940s Los Angeles.

There, through determination and talent, she rises high from meager jobs in her quest for success as a perfumer and fashion designer to Hollywood elite. Set between privileged lifestyles and gritty realities, Scent of Triumph is one woman’s story of courage, spirit, and resilience.

French Coast: Serena has the job she's always dreamed of and Chase, the man her heart never dared to. As a new editor at Vogue, she bags the biggest interview of the year with Yvette Renault, the infamous former editor of French Vogue, in The Carlton-InterContinental Hotel during the Cannes Film Festival. She eagerly jets off to France while Chase stays home, working with her father, a former senator, on his upcoming mayoral campaign.

Everything feels unbelievably perfect...until the hotel loses her reservation hours before her big interview. Serena fears that she'll have to go home without her story, but then she meets Zoe, a quirky young woman staying in the suite below Yvette's who invites Serena to stay with her. Serena is grateful for her mysterious roommate's generosity, but it seems that there's more to her story than meets the eye. To make matters worse, soon after arriving in Cannes, Serena learns a shocking secret about her parents' marriage, and it isn't long before she begins to question her own relationship. With her deadline looming and pressure mounting, Serena will have to use her investigative journalism skills, new friendships, and a little luck to get her life and love back on track. Fast paced and impeccably written, French Coast will draw readers in to the intoxicating world of the Cote D'Azur. Hughes' beautiful prose and sense imagery bring the food, fashion, and feel of the ocean to life in this audacious new novel.

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 |

April 14 (Tuesday, 6:00 to 7:30 pm) — Writers Read at Fallbrook Library presents a National Poetry Month reading, featuring Shy But Flyy, Kari Hawkey and Conney D. Williams. 124 S. Mission, Fallbrook, CA. For more information, contact K-B Gressitt at kbgressitt@gmail.com or 760-522-1064, or visit http://www.excusemeimwriting.com/writers-read/.

April 14 (Tuesday, 7:00 pm) — San Diego Writers, Ink will host its Annual Anthology Release Party, featuring local authors in A Year in Ink: Volume 8. Cygnet Theatre, 2410 Congress St., San Diego.

April 15 (Wednesday, 7:00 to 8:45 pm) — San Diego New Alchemy Poetry Series hosted by Seretta Martin & Fred Longworth on the third Wednesday of the Month.

April is "Poetry Month" and there will be an "Open Mic" for anyone who wishes to share their own poetry or the works of other poets.

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

​April 15 (Wednesday, 12:00 noon) — Adventures by the Book is pleased to present a Culture and Cuisine of the Middle East Lunch Edventure, featuring 2014 San Diego Book Award winner Layla Fiske at Aladdin Mediterranean Cafe, 3900 Vermont St., San Diego 92103. The event is ticketed and is open to all SDSU Osher members. Membership is available to everyone over the age of 50.

About the Event: Isolated, tradition-bound villages such as those high above the Jordan River have been particularly vulnerable in history to invaders. How many families have been affected by such acts of aggression, but were never able to tell their stories? Join author Layla Fiske over an authentic Middle Eastern lunch as she shares one particularly story that has not been lost.

About the Author: In an isolated tradition-bound village high above the Jordan River, Fiske introduces fifteen year old Nisrina Huniah as she is about to be married to a man she has never met. Although she quickly falls in love with him, her joy is short-lived when the encroaching World War fiercely shatters her reality, propelling her on an unexpected journey. Inspired by her own grandmother’s story, Layla brings to life a story of hope and redemption set against the backdrop of life in early twentieth century Middle East.

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

April 15 (Wednesday - 4:30 pm) — Terry Shames signs in San Diego. Terry’s debut mystery novel, A Killing in Cotton Hill, won a Macavity Award for Best First Mystery Novel in 2014 and was also named one of the top five debut mystery novels by MysteryPeople. She hasn’t stopped since then, proceeding to write three more novels featuring likeable retired police chief, Samuel Craddock. Now in the fourth book of this Texan small-town mystery series, A Deadly Affair at Bobtail Ridge, Craddock promises a dying woman to keep watch over her daughter, Jenny, who she believes is in danger. Craddock soon realizes that Jenny’s mother was right, and it’s up to him to uncover.

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

April 15 (Wednesday, 12:00 noon) — Layla Fiske signs The Fig Orchard. This is a ticketed event and is open to all SDSU Osher members.

Aladdin Mediterranean Cafe, 3900 Vermont St., San Diego. Contact Susan McBeth at (619) 300-2532

April 16 (Thursday, 6:30 pm) — Georgeanne Irvine signs Blanca and Arusha: Tales of Two Big Cats. This is a ticketed event.

Community Room, SDA Church, 11260 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., San Diego. Contact Susan McBeth at (619) 300-2532

April 16 (Thursday, 11:00 am) — Southwestern College Guest Writers Series 2015 Spring Literary Festival will present an anthology and four great poets from our San Diego region, including our very own Heather Eudy (SWC Professor of English Composition) in Student Union East.

Lantern Tree: Four Books of Poems is a luminous collaboration that explores the lanterns of relation, journey, spirit, desire, loss, and home. At once disparate and entangled, the voices found here are those of Chris Baron in Under the Broom Tree, Heather Eudy in Bills of Lading, Cali Linfor in A Book of Ugly Things, and Sabrina Youmans in Pacific Standard Time.

Marilyn Chin writes of Lantern Tree: “There is so much love in these four books. They tell ecstatic and transcendent tales about the diversity of Southern California lives. Both magical and local, the four voices merge into a splendid swirl. And the reader is catapulted into a rich mecca that includes both the sacred and the profane: of “beltless” romances and the “opening star” of a persimmon, of trickster deer women, barflies and hills of Quetzalcoatl’s rainbow yucca, of electrical currents and hips holding the endless light, and ample doses of Torah lessons and grandma’s latkes. The landscapes/inscapes are both spiritual and tactile. And we witness the Whitmanesque melding of body and soul—where the brilliant images shout out persistent invitations: yes, this is a neighborhood party that you don’t want to miss!”

For additional information go to: http://www.lanterntree.org/

April 16 (Wednesday, 5:30 to 6:45pm) — Raymond M. Wong stopped being Chinese at age five because he didn't want to be different. How many of us push away a part of ourselves to fit in? What's the cost of doing so? In this presentation, Raymond Wong will reveal the reasons he disowned his culture and how a trip to Hong Kong made him realize how much he had lost. Proceeds from book sales of I’m Not Chinese: The Journey from Resentment to Reverence and Chicken Soup for the Soul anthologies will benefit the Chinese Culture Club at Mesa College. Light refreshments served. Prize drawings.

Mesa College, 7250 Mesa College Dr., Room G-102, San Diego, CA 92111 (619) 388-2360. E-mail: sshi@sdccd.edu Site: http://www.raymondmwong.com.

April 16 (Thursday, - 7:00 am) — Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim. Mysterious Galaxy will be at Star Wars Celebration which bills itself as “the ultimate fan experience focused on a galaxy far, far away...” This is an exciting time to be a Star Wars fan, and Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim, CA will bring fans of all ages together, from all around the world, to celebrate the pop culture phenomenon that is Star Wars - all on the cusp of new Star Wars movies and television shows! Celebration - Lucasfilm’s love letter to fans - offers four fun-filled days all in the setting of the ever-evolving Star Wars universe. Look for Mysterious Galaxy in the Exhibit Hall in Booth #960.

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

April 18 (Saturday, 3:00 pm) — Adventures by the Book is pleased to partner with the Carlsbad City Library to present its 2015 Carlsbad Reads Library Adventure featuring New York Times bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize finalist Diane Ackerman, who will discuss and sign her new book, The Human Age: The World Shaped By Us at Carlsbad City Library, 1775 Dove Lane, Carlsbad. This is a free event and is open to the public.

About the Book and Author: Diane Ackerman has been the finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for non-fiction, in addition to many other awards and recognitions for her work, which includes the bestselling The Zookeeper’s Wife, a former One Book One San Diego selection, and A Natural History of the Senses. Her memoir One Hundred Words for Love was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. She has hosted the PBS series, Mystery of the Senses, and has the rare distinction of having a molecule named after her.

In her newest book, The Human Age: The World Shaped by Us, Ackerman helps readers to cultivate a planetary sense of thinking, with an equal attention to matters of human psychology, ecology, and geology. Once again, she shows herself as a master of humanizing the scientific and offering hope.

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

April 18-19 (Saturday - Sunday) — Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. Mysterious Galaxy will be hosting dozens of authors in our booth on the grounds of USC University Park Campus as part of the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. Mysterious Galaxy’s booth location is Booth #368. Signing schedule to come. For additional information please visit The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books Official Website.

April 18 (Saturday, 3:00 pm) — Kate Mulgrew will sign copies of Born with Teeth purchased from Mysterious Galaxy on Saturday,

Raised by unconventional Irish Catholics who knew "how to drink, how to dance, how to talk, and how to stir up the devil," Kate Mulgrew grew up with poetry and drama in her bones. But in her mother, a would-be artist burdened by the endless arrival of new babies, young Kate saw the consequences of a dream deferred. Determined to pursue her own no matter the cost, at 18 she left her small Midwestern town for New York, where, studying with the legendary Stella Adler, she learned the lesson that would define her as an actress: "Use it," Adler told her. Whatever disappointment, pain, or anger life throws in your path, channel it into the work.

It was a lesson she would need. At twenty-two, just as her career was taking off, she became pregnant and gave birth to a daughter. Having already signed the adoption papers, she was allowed only a fleeting glimpse of her child. As her star continued to rise, her life became increasingly demanding and fulfilling, a whirlwind of passionate love affairs, life-saving friendships, and bone-crunching work. Through it all, Mulgrew remained haunted by the loss of her daughter, until, two decades later, she found the courage to face the past and step into the most challenging role of her life, both on and off screen.

We know Kate Mulgrew for the strong women she's played – Captain Janeway on Star Trek; the tough-as-nails "Red" on Orange is the New Black. Now, we meet the most inspiring and memorable character of all: herself. By turns irreverent and soulful, laugh-out-loud funny and heart-piercingly sad, BORN WITH TEETH is the breathtaking memoir of a woman who dares to live life to the fullest, on her own terms.

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

April 18 (Saturday, 12:00 pm) — Adventures by the Book is pleased to announce that renowned author Diane Ackerman has been selected as the 2015 Carlsbad Reads author, and you are invited to the launch event. Join Diane as she discusses and signs her newest book, The Human Age: The World Shaped by Us. In this landmark book, Ackerman confronts the fact that the human race is now the single dominant force of change on the planet. It takes the reader on an exciting journey to understand this bewildering new reality, introducing us to many of the people and ideas now creating, perhaps saving, our future. Carlsbad Reads Together brings community members together and engages them in discussion about the same book at the same time.

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

April 19 (Sunday, 11:30 am) — Joshua Davis signs Spare Parts: Four Undocumented Teenagers, One Ugly Robot, and The Battle for the American Dream at the La Habra Library. Spare Parts, recently released as a motion picture, is the story of four undocumented Mexican- American teens from West Phoenix who, ten years ago, represented their underfunded high school in a national NASA sponsored robotics competition in California. These four teens risked the threat of deportation and other obstacles; follow them as they battle for the American dream.

In 2004, four Latino teenagers arrived at the Marine Advanced Technology Education Robotics Competition at the University of California, Santa Barbara. They were born in Mexico but raised in Phoenix, Arizona, where they attended an underfunded public high school. No one had ever suggested to Oscar, Cristian, Luis, or Lorenzo that they might amount to much – but two inspiring science teachers had convinced these impoverished, undocumented kids from the desert who had never even seen the ocean that they should try to build an underwater robot.

And build a robot they did. Their robot wasn't pretty, especially compared to those of the competition. They were going up against some of the best collegiate engineers in the country, including a team from MIT backed by a $10,000 grant from ExxonMobil. The Phoenix teenagers had scraped together less than $1,000 and built their robot out of scavenged parts. This was never a level comp became a key inspiration to the DREAMers movement – will go on to include first-generation college graduations, deportation, bean-picking in Mexico, and service in Afghanistan.

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

April 19 (Sunday, 12:00 to 2:00 pm) — As part of our ongoing Weekend with Locals Program we will be hosting Paige MacDonald author of Kaya's Undersea Adventure.

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 |

April 20 (Monday, 7:00 pm) — Upstart Crow Book Club on the 3rd Monday of the Month. Join us to discuss: UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand. Book Club Members also receive 25% off the selected book of the month.

On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared. It was that of a young lieutenant, the plane's bombardier, who was struggling to a life raft and pulling himself aboard. So began one of the most extraordinary odysseys of the Second World War.

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

April 21 (Tuesday, 7:30 pm) — Warwick's is hosting bestselling author Les Standiford on Thursday, April 21st at 7:30pm to present his insightful new book, Water to the Angels: William Mulholland, His Monumental Aqueduct, and the Rise of Los Angeles.

Les Standiford is the bestselling author of twenty books, including Bringing Adam Home, the John Deal mystery series, and the works of narrative history The Man Who Invented Christmas (a New York Times Editor's Choice) and Last Train to Paradise. He is the director of the creative writing program at Florida International University in Miami. This event is free and open to the public. 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.

The author of Last Train to Paradise tells the story of the largest public water project ever created – William Mulholland's Los Angeles aqueduct – a story of Gilded Age ambition, hubris, greed, and one determined man who's vision shaped the future and continues to impact us today.

In 1907, Irish immigrant William Mulholland conceived and built one of the greatest civil engineering feats in history: the aqueduct that carried water 223 miles from the Sierra Nevada mountains to Los Angeles – allowing this small, resource-challenged desert city to grow into a modern global metropolis. Drawing on new research, Les Standiford vividly captures the larger-then-life engineer and the breathtaking scope of his six-year, $23 million project that would transform a region, a state, and a nation at the dawn of its greatest century.

With energy and colorful detail, Water to the Angels brings to life the personalities, politics, and power – including bribery, deception, force, and bicoastal financial warfare – behind this dramatic event. At a time when the importance of water is being recognized as never before – considered by many experts to be the essential resource of the twenty-first century – Water to the Angels brings into focus the vigor of a fabled era, the might of a larger than life individual, and the scale of a priceless construction project, and sheds critical light on a past that offers insights for our future.

April 22 (Wednesday, 7:30 pm) — Warwick's is hosting author Brian Fagan who will present his book, The Intimate Bond: How Animals Shaped Human History. Brian Fagan is emeritus professor of anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He has decades of experience at sea and is the author of several titles for sailors, including the widely praised The Cruising Guide to Central and Southern California. He lives in Santa Barbara, California. This event is free and open to the public. Reserved Seating is available. Only books purchased from Warwick's will be signed.

Through an in-depth analysis of six truly transformative human-animal relationships, Fagan shows how our habits and our very way of life were considerably and irreversibly altered by our intimate bond with animals. Among other stories, Fagan explores how herding changed human behavior; how the humble donkey helped launch the process of globalization; and how the horse carried a hearty band of nomads across the world and toppled the emperor of China. With penetrating insight, Fagan shows how the powerful bond between Homo Sapiens and other species has determined the course of civilizations, and shaped human character.

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 |

April 22 (Wednesday, 4:00 pm) — The San Diego Book Discussion Group is led by Fearless Leader Christine. Participation is open to all readers; readers need not have completed a particular book to attend – it’s the perfect opportunity to branch out and find new favorites! Attendees receive 20% off of the current book club selection, The Martian by Andy Weir. Patrick’s review notes, “the whole novel reads like a heartwarming/stopping action movie ... and I loved every page-turning, non-cynical, hero-filled word of it.”

Description: Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there. After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he's alive – and even if he could get word out, his supplies would be gone long before a rescue could arrive.

Chances are, though, he won't have time to starve to death. The damaged machinery, unforgiving environment, or plain-old "human error" are much more likely to kill him first. But Mark isn't ready to give up yet. Drawing on his ingenuity, his engineering skills – and a relentless, dogged refusal to quit – he steadfastly confronts one seemingly insurmountable obstacle after the next. Will his resourcefulness be enough to overcome the impossible odds against him?

About the Author: Andy Weir was first hired as a programmer for a national laboratory at age fifteen and has been working as a software engineer ever since. He is also a lifelong space nerd and a devoted hobbyist of subjects like relativistic physics, orbital mechanics, and the history of manned spaceflight. "The Martian" is his first novel.

Praise for The Martian: "Brilliant...a celebration of human ingenuity [and] the purest example of real-science sci-fi for many years...Utterly compelling." – Wall Street Journal

"Gripping...[features] a hero who can solve almost every problem while still being hilarious. It's hard not to be swept up in [Weir's] vision and root for every one of these characters. Grade: A." – AVClub.com

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

April 24 (Friday, 4:30 pm) — Vince Aiello, a Southern California attorney and novelist, reinvigorates the legal thriller genre, with his stories about lawyers, mostly set in America’s Finest City, San Diego. Legion’s Lawyers, released in winter 2014, places the head of a prestigious San Diego law firm in the middle of a turf war between a Mexican drug cartel and a local gangster. Faith Full sets two Carlsbad men on a collision course where faith will be challenged, faith will be doubted, and faith will be tested.

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

April 24 (Friday, 2:00-3:00 pm) — Looking In A Mirror: Raymond M. Wong always seemed to be at odds with his mother. They were opposites in every way. She was an extrovert who loved being around people. He was an introvert who only felt safe in a world of books. She came from China and maintained her ties to her culture. He wanted to be an American. She yearned to be a grandmother. He did not want the responsibility of being a parent. It took a journey to Hong Kong, a city they had long ago abandoned, to bring these two together as mother and son.

San Carlos Library, 7265 Jackson Drive, San Diego, CA 92119 (619) 527-3430. Site: http://www.raymomdmwong.com

April 24 (Friday, 7:00 pm) — Book Signing of WAKING THE BEAST with Author Dustin Hall.

In the midst of W.W.II a small town in Southern California would experience something horrible, which would later grow into a morbid legend. Tragically, a series of disappearances would end just as abruptly as they began. Left in the aftermath, seventeen people vanished without a trace. The disappearances stumped authorities and the community was left furious. With no one ever able to figure out exactly what happened during that short period of three weeks, the towns morale was devastated.

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

April 25 (Saturday, 8:00 am) — Come join us at the Granada Hills Woman’s Club for a fun-filled afternoon with cozy mystery author, Laura Levine, of the popular Jaine Austen mystery series. In her latest title, Killing Cupid, the freelance writer lands a job writing copy for the Dates of Joy match-making service. When the ruthless conniving matchmaker winds up dead, Jaine realizes the killer could be any number of vengeful employees or disgruntled clients. In order to clear her own name, Jaine must navigate her way through various lovesick Lotharios to find the real killer. Once again, Laura entertains us with the adventures of the unlucky-in-love Jaine, and fans of this charming series won’t be disappointed. This event requires registration by April 15. Please contact Yolanda Petroski at 818.363.9844 with questions, or to register.

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

April 26 (Sunday, 3:00 pm) — Book Signing of WAKING THE BEAST with Author Dustin Hall.

In the midst of W.W.II a small town in Southern California would experience something horrible, which would later grow into a morbid legend. Tragically, a series of disappearances would end just as abruptly as they began. Left in the aftermath, seventeen people vanished without a trace. The disappearances stumped authorities and the community was left furious. With no one ever able to figure out exactly what happened during that short period of three weeks, the towns morale was devastated.

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

April 26 (Sunday, 12:00 pm) — Warwicks is hosting Kat Cowley author of Week To Strong.

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 |

Writers

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

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For a complete list of all the classes & Events for Writers Ink go to: http://www.sandiegowriters.org.

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APRIL IS NATIONAL POETRY MONTH AND SAN DIEGO WRITERS, INK IS CELEBRATING ALL MONTH LONG

According to poets.org, National Poetry Month “is the largest literary celebration in the world, with tens of millions of readers, students, K-12 teachers, librarians, booksellers, literary events curators, publishers, bloggers, and, of course, poets marking poetry’s important place in our culture and our lives.”

The Academy of American Poets founded National Poetry Month in April 1996.

San Diego Writers, Ink will celebrate the month by offering poetry read and critique groups, workshops, and readings. Many of our members and instructors have won awards for their poetry, most notably Steve Kowit, whose honors include the National Endowment Fellowship in Poetry, two Pushcart Prizes, the Atlanta Review Poetry Prize, the Ouroboros Book Award, the 2006 Tampa Review Poetry Prize, and most recently the San Diego Theodore Geisel Award. His collection of poems, The Dumbbell Nebula, was a San Francisco Chronicle’s Notable Book of the Year.

Plan on attending these events at the InkSpot located at NTC Liberty Station during Poetry Month.

•The List Poem Beginning with Artist Manifesto, Sunday April 12 with Emily Vizzo at the Ink Spot. http://www.sandiegowriters.org/0412-the-list-poem-beginning-with-artist-...

•Native American Poetry, Sunday April 12 with Jim Moreno at the Ink Spot. http://www.sandiegowriters.org/0416-native-american-poetry-with-jim-moreno/

•Read & Critique, Saturday, April 25 from 2 to 5 p.m. with Seretta Martin at the Ink Spot. http://www.sandiegowriters.org/monthly-4th-sat-poetry-read-critique-with...

•Poetic Brew, Tuesday, April 21 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Rebecca’s Coffeehouse in South Park. http://www.sandiegowriters.org/poetic-brew-open-mic-night-monthly-event-...

•Open Mic Poetry Reading, April 26 from 4:15-5:30 p.m. at Inspirations Gallery. http://www.sandiegowriters.org/0125-art-reception-poetry-reading-open-mic/

•(Not) Dead (Yet) Poets’ Society, every Wednesday 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. with Anna DiMartino and Ron Salisbury at the Ink Spot. http://www.sandiegowriters.org/0205-not-dead-yet-poets-society-every-wed/

For a complete list of all the classes & Events for Writers Ink go to: http://www.sandiegowriters.org.

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 April 12 (Sunday, 3:00 pm) — Annual SPJ Movie Day. It's almost time for our annual journalism movie get-together. We'll be watching a San Diego favorite: Anchorman. Where: Waypoint Public, 3794 30th St, San Diego.

 April 13 (Monday) — Deadline to enter SPJ's New and Improved Contest. The 2015 SPJ San Diego-Area Journalism Competition and our SPJ Scholarship Competition is now accepting entries for work performed in calendar year 2014! Get your submissions in soon.

For more details, go to http://sdwriteway.org/writiers_lounge/contests_fextivals.htm.

 April 14 (Tuesday, 7:00 pm) — Supporters of the San Diego creative writing community are encouraged to come out to the Annual Anthology Release Party presented by San Diego Writers. Authors who were blind chosen for their superior work from hundreds of submissions will be reading from their winning entries.

An Upcoming Event You'll Want To Attend. Listen to a handful of authors read their chosen work from hundreds of submissions at the Year in Ink Volume 8 Release Party. There will be readings from the latest anthology and refreshments. The event will take place at the Cygnet Theatre in Old Town. There is a $5 suggested donation or bring a bottle of wine. It is sure to be an exciting evening! (Doors Open 6:30 pm).

For More Information go to: http://www.sandiegowriters.org/.

 April 16 (Thursday, 2:00 to 4:00 pm) —SDWI instructor Jim Moreno will offer a one day poetry workshop in April (National Poetry Month) entitled The Medicine Wheel: Finding Direction & Inspiration with Native American Poetry.

Workshop participants will write original poetry from Moreno’s knowledge of the Medicine Wheel and the Dreamcatcher as well as from prompts derived from themes of Native American poems. Authors such as Joy Harjo, N. Scott Momaday, Mary Tallmountain, Paula Gunn Allen, Louise Erdrich, Moreno’s verse, and others will enliven and enlighten workshop participants in Medicine Wheel themes.

In addition program participants will be guided in making Dreamcatchers by Moreno and then write a final poem about catching your dreams from the guiding symbols of the Medicine Wheel and the Dreamcatcher. Jim has also included writing style quotes from Indian authors and listed additional readings for workshop poets.

Jim Moreno is on the Program Committee and the Patrice Lumumba Committee of San Diego Writers, Ink. He was adopted by the Barareno Chumash tribe in 1995 by the Moreno family. He is the author of Dancing in Dissent: Poetry For Activism (Dolphin Calling Press, 2007) and two CD’s of music and poetry. His poetry manuscript, Songs From Grandfather, about his experiences in the sweat lodge ceremony and Native American reservations, will be published this year. Jim is not a medicine man and claims no special powers other than a powerful love of poetry. Members of San Diego Writers, Ink $60 Nonmembers $72

At the Ink Spot, NTC Liberty Station, 2730 Historic Decatur Rd., Barracks 16, Suite 202, San Diego. Go to http://www.sandiegowriters.org and click on Classes & Workshops.

 April 17 (Friday, 6:30 to 8:30 pm) — SD Association of Black Journalists Scholarship Shindig. The San Diego Association of Black Journalists is excited that Los Angeles Times Multimedia Journalist Ann Simmons will be the group's keynote speaker at this year's scholarship reception.

The scholarship reception - which includes some local delicious food - at National University Spectrum Center campus, 9388 Lightwave Ave, San Diego CA 92123. Tickets are $25 in advance and $35 at the door.

You can purchase tickets and get more details at http://www.sdabj.org/archives/2793.

 April 17-18 — Society of Professional Journalists SD Regional Conference in San Francisco.

Society of Professional Journalists NorCal is hosting this year's Region 11 conference and they've got lots of great sessions scheduled on everything from lady journo leaders and data security to innovative approaches to investigative reporting.

Register for the conference today to get the early-bird discount: http://bitly.com/spjregion11. For more information, visit our the conference website at http://regionalconference2015.spjnorcal.org.

 April 18 (Saturday, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm) — Creating Unforgettable Characters with Marni Freedman.

Introduceing a new, creatively organic, step-by-step approach to character that draws on the wisdom of many great dramatists and thinkers. By the end of the workshop you will walk away with:

 - A 9 Element Character Template that You Can Use to Create Every Character You Ever Write!

 - An Understanding of The 5 Step Secret to Creating a Solid Character Arc

 - The Secrets to Unlocking the Power of Archetypes (Including How to Turn Archetypes on Their Heads for Wild Originality)

 - Tools to Create (not just one but) a Full Cast of Real, 3 Dimensional Characters

 - How and when to use a foil, a mentor, an antagonist and a confidante.

 - An Understanding of where most writers Fail When Crafting Their Characters

 - Uncovering your character’s wound to create depth and complexity.

 - Tools to Assess When Your Character is Complete –>The Walmart Test

Marni Freedman is a produced, published and award winning writer. After graduating as an award winning student from the USC School of Filmic Writing, Marni began her career with her play, Two Goldsteins on Acid, which was produced in Los Angeles. She worked as a script doctor for Fox Searchlight, Disney, and other film companies and worked as a script agent for the Mary Sue Seymour Agency. One of her plays was made into a film, “Playing Mona Lisa,” and was produced by Disney. She has published articles in several magazines and online sites, worked as a ghost writer for a “how to” book series and is currently in demand as a book editor and script doctor.

For More Information go to: http://www.sandiegowriters.org/0418-creating-unforgettable-characters-with-marni-freedman/

PLEASE NOTE: It is best to register at least a week before the start of a class to help our instructors prepare and ensure that a class does not get cancelled or rescheduled.

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