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Writing for Change

Martha Alderson Fearless Truth

Telling Your Fearless Truth

September 25, 2020 By San Francisco Writers Conference

by Martha Alderson The daily sacrifices made by our essential workers inspire you to want to express your support. The members of the Black and Brown communities standing up for justice generate in you the desire to raise your voice. Watching the evening political news, you feel on every level of your being that the

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Social Impact - Book to Screen - Cali Gilbert

Social Impact – From Book to Screen

August 24, 2020 By San Francisco Writers Conference

By: Cali Gilbert (Cali Gilbert will be speaking with Tisha Janigian on the topic of homelessness, and sharing her short film, INVISIBLE, at San Francisco Writing For Change: Worldwide on September 11. Register and join us for this Inspiration Conversation!) How do you make an impact on society through your words? You share your story

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Writing for Change NoNieqa Ramos

Latinx Voices Writing for Change

August 18, 2020 By San Francisco Writers Conference

by NoNieqa Ramos Worldwide, we are experiencing a global pandemic and global environmental catastrophes. The deep roots of systemic racism entrenched in the foundations of our nation have been exposed and those who thrive from it fight to bury the truth. Locally we are grappling with how to protect public health and sustain our economies.

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Write a Book Starting at the End - Martha Alderson

Write a Book Starting at the End

August 14, 2020 By San Francisco Writers Conference

By Martha Alderson (Martha Alderson will be teaching at the Writing For Change: Worldwide Craft Conference September 12-13. For more information, please visit the Writing For Change: Worldwide website. Or register here.) Every book is made up of a beginning, middle, and an end. Usually writers start writing at the beginning of their books, a

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Memoir as a Method for Change - Brooke Warner

Memoir as a Method for Change

August 6, 2020 By San Francisco Writers Conference

by Brooke Warner (Brooke Warner will be speaking with Michelle Tea on the topic of using your memoir as a force for change at San Francisco Writing For Change: Worldwide on September 8. Register and join us for this Inspiration Conversation!) I was twelve or thirteen when I read Go Ask Alice. It was fiction,

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Writing For Change: Worldwide

Writing for Change: Worldwide Coming to You September 7-13!

July 31, 2020 By Laurie McLean, SFWC Director and Agent at Fuse Literary

By Laurie McLean When I took over as director of the San Francisco Writers Conference, the San Francisco Writers Foundation, and the Writing for Change conference a few years ago, little did I realize what challenges awaited me and the rest of the management team in 2020. We barely squeaked by holding the February San

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The San Francisco Writers Conference (“SFWC”) enjoys a rich literary culture. Over the course of four days in mid-February, over 500 attendees and renowned keynote authors, presenters, editors, and agents, attend SFWC, combining the best of both the traditional publishing industry with the latest technology to empower authors to publish anywhere. Situated just north of Silicon Valley, the SFWC is truly a one-of-a-kind celebration of craft, commerce, and community.

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