Events

Writing Workshop led by Larry Habegger

Date: April 26th, 2006 |

This has to be the mother of all writing workshops! Larry Habegger of Travelers’ Tales is holding a writing workshop abroad a 82-foot Turkish Gulet. Enjoy the Turquoise Sea, tour fishing villages and ruins, while learning to craft a personal travel story. The yacht will set sail from Gocek and cruise the Turkish coastline. Robin [read more]

ASJA 2006 Writer’s Conference

Date: April 21st, 2006 |

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If you’re going to be in New York next weekend, consider attending American Society of Journalists and Authors annual Writer’s Conference. Don’t worry. You don’t have to be a member to attend. The conference’s mission is to provide writers with insider information and fresh ideas to move their careers forward. The three-day conference features panel [read more]

East Coast Author Appearances

Date: April 18th, 2006 |

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Anastasia Ashman and Jennifer Eaton Gokmen, authors of Tales from the Expat Harem: Foreign Women in Modern Turkey
Tuesday, April 25, 2006 at 6:30 pm
Candida’s World of Books, Washington D.C.
In “Tales From the Expat Harem”, 29 women reveal their tales of cultural conflict and discovery spanning the entire country of Turkey over 4 decades. This travelogue [read more]

Antarctica with Bill Bryson

Date: January 6th, 2006 |

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Starting at $4890 you can go to Antarctica with Bill Bryson! Dammit, I want to go! Check this out, gizmag Article: The ultimate voyage to Antarctica with the ultimate guide If they can get enough takers, The Bill Bryson (has he been knighted yet?) will escort a cruise for New Scientist on a unique 10 [read more]

Key West Literary Seminar

Date: November 28th, 2005 |

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So, anybody who is anybody is going to the Key West Literary Seminar. Except me. I was last to know, gosh darnit. Word on the street is that they’re all booked up, but I wanted to let you know about this star-studded event anyway.
When: January 5-8, 2006
Where: San Carlos Institute
Cost: Seminar ($450) & Workshop [read more]

LA Times Book Fest Tickets at Ticketmaster

Date: April 24th, 2006 |

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The LA Times Book Fest is Huge. It’s the biggest literary event on the West Coast. And, believe it or not, this is the first year I’m going. I didn’t plan months ahead and try and get on a panel, but thanks to the World Hum reminder last week, I’m all set to go see [read more]

BookExpo America Writer’s Conference

Date: April 19th, 2006 |

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This year’s BookExpo America/ Writer’s Digest Book Writer’s Conference will be held Wednesday, May 17, 2006.
Registration: $189
Location: Washington Convention Center
Time: 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Featured workshops include something for both published and unpublished, experienced and inexperienced writers and authors. A few notables include:
Travel Writing: People and Places
Speaker: L. Peat O’Neil
Show the people and you’ll show [read more]

New York Times Travel Show 2006

Date: February 17th, 2006 |

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If you’re going to be in the New York City area next weekend, come on by the New York Times Travel Show. Daniel and Darrel, the great guys at Longitude Books have put together a swell line up of travel writers and seminars.
There’s an impressive list of travel writers giving workshops. Here’s the full [read more]

Book Passage Events Tonight and All Week!

Date: December 8th, 2005 |

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Get on over to Book Passage in Corte Madera tonight for the last author event for The Thong Also Rises! This is also your last chance to show me your thong for a free copy to be mailed to you by Christmas.
Tonight we have some great contributors joining us. Barbara Robertson will be reading [read more]

Litquake Litcrawl in SF this Weekend!!

Date: October 14th, 2005 |

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There is nothing like the Litquake Litcrawl…anywhere! And of course San Francisco delivers it up like only SF can�With heaps of vibrant literati ebullience.
One night
150 authors
in 26 venues…in the San Francisco Mission neighborhood
I don’t have the exact quote, but someone from the San Francisco Chronicle last year said, “going from venue to venue was like [read more]