Past Events 2022

Practical Poetry for Everyday Writers

Seminar

Novelists, screenwriters, essayists, non-fiction and memoir authors, songwriters, and writers of all genres: did you know you can will learn poetic techniques that you can use in all of your writing, whether it’s for articles, books, copywriting, songs, or scripts.

Writer and poet Tresha Faye Haefner, will share basic poetic principles that writers can use to improve all of your writing and enhance your creative voice.

Presented by: Tresha Faye Haefner

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Award-winning writer and poet Tresha Faye Haefner

Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

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Monday, October 11, 2021
7:00 p.m (Pacific)
Free to members

Steven Sanchez and Gary Young share a program that will be of service to many of you.

This is our free, once-a-month meeting where you can discuss issues that pertain to writing–perhaps your latest book, a question about your writing, a gesture toward collaboration with another writer or publisher, a great book that you are reading, another event that people might enjoy, or whatever. We will concentrate mostly on anything having to do with writing.

Members-only Green Room April 2022

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Monday, October 11, 2021
7:00 p.m (Pacific)
Free to members

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Members-only Green Room March 2022

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Monday, October 11, 2021
7:00 p.m (Pacific)
Free to members

IWOSC March: Writing Short: The Art of the Short Story and Personal Essay

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Panel
Monday, September 29, 2021

With the economy only beginning to recover from its worst moments since the Great Recession a decade ago, and with never-ending changes in technology and business models in both publishing and Hollywood, it’s more important than ever now for writers to know what agents want, and how they (and the industry) want it.

This month, IWOSC will be presenting a stellar bi-coastal panel of top New York and Beverly Hills literary agents seeking writers.

Topics will include…

Moderator: Telly Davidson
Dara Hyde
Lynn Johnston
Alec Shane

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Active Author Interview: Gerald Everett Jones

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Monday, October 11, 2021
7:00 p.m (Pacific)
Free to members

IWOSC Reads Its Own – February 2022

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Sunday, August 22, 2021

IWOSC members come from all sorts of backgrounds. Ask a member what he or she is working on writing and you are bound to be surprised by some of their answers. You never know what will spring from their minds given all of their backgrounds, interests, and selected genres.

IWOSC February: Romance and Women’s Literature Writing

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Panel
Monday, September 29, 2021

This month, IWOSC will be presenting a stellar bi-coastal panel of top New York and Beverly Hills literary agents seeking writers.

Topics will include…

Moderator: Telly Davidson
Dara Hyde
Lynn Johnston
Alec Shane

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Westside Satellite for Writers – Writing the Historical Romance Novel

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Saturday, June 26, 2021

Host Robin Quinn presents author Christina Hoag.

Research is a fundamental part of writing both fiction and nonfiction, yet it is one of the most overlooked yet fascinating aspects of the craft.

Journalist-turned-novelist Christina Hoag will share her experience researching Skin of Tattoos, a crime novel set in the closed world of street gangs, as well as research she had to do to write Girl on the Brink, a novel about abusive relationships inspired by her personal experience. Christina’s message is not to be daunted by writing about the unfamiliar. The key is to write what you’re passionate about.