I well remember attending my first SF Writing For Change conference at the Unitarian Universalist Center in San Francisco. The lobby was buzzing with excitement and warm sunlight beamed through stained glass windows in the great room as it filled with writers and publishing folk. It seemed almost too good to be true; I was
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NEWS AND INTERESTING THINGS Please let us know of interesting literary items you come across and especially your success stories from the conference so we can share your good news, too. Send us an email to news@sfwriters.org. Photos from Belize, please…It seems as if Joey Garcia was just on a panel with me
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