Navigating the Divide at Copperfield’s Books in Novato It almost didn’t happen at Copperfield’s Books Novato Saturday night, and I’m surprised anyone came, but diehard and daring friends did brave the loss of electricity engendered by fire danger fears. Thankfully no new fires to add to those already raging, but there were blackout conditions in the end,…
A Really Great Review Every month for the Washington Independent Review of Books, the Maryland Poet Laureate, Grace Cavalieri, author of Other Voices, Other Lives, does a round-up style review of the best recently released independent books of poetry and books about poetry. June 2019’s review features fourteen books including two of ASP’s upcoming releases,…
Mokule’ia Writers Retreat 2019 Please join me again in May on Oahu for the Hawaii Book & Music Festival and the Mokule’ia Writers Retreat Hawaii Book & Music Festival May 4 – 5, 2019 Mokule-ia Writers Retreat Nā Wahi Ho‘oulu (Places That Inspire Us) May 5 – 10, 2019 The Mokulē‘ia Writers Retreat is…
“April is the cruellest month,” wrote T. S. Eliot in Part I of The Waste Land, and I agree. This month has been a really difficult one for me with its shadowy ruff, “breeding” as Eliot says, “Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing/memory and desire …” So in that contemplation I am offering up this…
Thursday, February 7th, 2019 || 6pm Great Good Place for Books || 6120 La Salle Ave, Oakland Wanderland Writers introduces WANDERING IN CUBA: Revolution and Beyond … the 6th anthology in the prize-winning Wandering series … Once again workshop leaders Linda Watanabe McFerrin and Joanna Biggar take Wanderland Writers and head south to explore—this time to Cuba, an island…
Writing and Publishing at Book Passage in Corte Madera Saturday, January, 26th, 2019 || 10am to 2pm Book Passage-Corte Madera|| 51 Tamal Vista Dr. Corte Madera || www.bookpassage.com I hope you’ll join me for the first of a series of Writing and Publishing Workshops on January, 26th. To Register: https://www.bookpassage.com/linda-watanabe-mcferrin-writing-publishing-corte-madera-store Here’s what we’ll cover in this Writing and Publishing…
Writing Workshop in Santa Fe Join Linda Watanabe McFerrin and Andy Ross for a Writing Intensive Workshop in Santa Fe Join us in Santa Fe for another exciting Writing and Publishing Workshop Award winning novelist, poet, travel writer, editor, and teacher, Linda Watanabe McFerrin and top literary agent, Andy Ross are conducting a 7-day…
Writers Retreat in Hawaii May 7-12, 2017 Camp Mokule’ia, Oahu, HI This week and next you’ll find me at the Hawaii Book & Music Festival and the Mokulē‘ia Writers Retreat in Hawaii. The Hawaii Book & Music Festival is a fantastic two-day fest featuring writers and performers from all over the world. I’ll be reading and…
Bay Area Writers, don’t miss The California Writer’s Club (CWC) Marin’s 3rd Annual Writers Conference. This is a daylong writers conference covering fiction and nonfiction. It offers great sessions on the literary craft. In addition, three literary agents will be available for five-minute pitches. Morning coffee and rolls are included, along with a bag lunch, in the registration….
Here’s some great news! Left Coast Writers will receive 10% off on the Intensive Writing Weekend for Y/A and Middle Grade Readers (7/16-7/17/16), the Mystery Writers Conference (7/28-7/31/16) and the Travel Writers Conference (8/11-8/14/16). I’ve been faculty at all of these conferences at one time or another, and I’m happy to report that they are…
