Here is our growing list of authors, agents, editors, publishing professionals and other presenters who will be speaking at the 2020 San Francisco Writers Conference. To find out more about each of them, click on the underlined name.
The presenters are in categories: Presenters (including authors), Agents, and Editors.
Please scroll down to see all of them.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Walter Mosley is one of the most versatile and admired writers in America today. He is the author of more than 50 critically acclaimed books, including the major bestselling mystery series featuring Easy Rawlins. His work has been translated into 25 languages and includes literary fiction, science fiction, political monographs, writing guides, and a young adult novel. His short fiction has been widely published, and his nonfiction has appeared in The New York Times Magazine and The Nation, among other publications. He is the winner of numerous awards, including an O. Henry Award, a Grammy and PEN America’s Lifetime Achievement Award. He lives in New York City. He’ll be receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award at our conference!
Brooke Warner is an author of several books: Green-light Your Book, What’s Your Book?, and three books on memoir. She is a sought after teacher at her company, Warner Consulting, Inc. Brooke is the founder and publisher of She Writes Press.
Jonathan Maberry is a multiple Bram Stoker Award winning author. He is a multi-talented writer of both fiction and nonfiction. He even writes for comic books (Captain America; Marvel Zombies Return). Two of his series are being made into Netflix and Amazon Prime series! An advocate for writers, his Writers Coffeehouse is a free three-hour open-agenda networking & discussion session for writers of all genres and levels of skill in multiple locations around the country each month…and we’ll have one at SFWC2020!
2020 PRESENTERS
Nina Amir, author and writing coach
Sue Arroyo, Publisher at Camcat Publishing
Jim Azevedo, marketing director at Smashwords
Armand Baltazar, author/illustrator ***KID’S EVENT PRESENTER***
Pamela Berkman, author
Pam Burleson, BetaBooks
Jordan Bernal, author and past president of CWC Tri-Valley Branch
Cara Black, bestselling mystery novelist
Carole Bumpus, travel/food writer
Steven E. Browne, online editor and marketing pro
Chelsea Bennett, Lulu
Kristen Caven, CWC
Nancy Cavillones, Virtual Assistant to Indie Authors
Stephanie Chandler, author and CEO of the Nonfiction Authors Association
Paula Chinick, author and past president of California Writers Club Tri-Valley Branch
Amanda Clay, novelist
Phil Cohen, Book Scout for Warner Bros.
Mark Coker, author and founder of major ebook distributor Smashwords
Christine Conradt, screenwriter, author, director and producer
Robin Cutler, Director of IngramSpark
E.J. DeBrun, animator and storyteller
Aya de Leon, author, activist, teacher
Laurie Ann Doyle, author, essayist, writing teacher
Kimberly Edwards, CWC
Taryn Edwards, Strategic Partnerships Manager and Historian, Mechanics’ Institute of San Francisco
Kate Farrell, author, librarian, storyteller
Grant Faulkner, author, Executive Director of NaNoWriMo, Co-founder of 100 Word Story
Joey Garcia, author, journalist, book coach
Cali Gilbert, author, screenwriter, filmmaker
Sarah Granger, author, playwright and screenwriter
Seth Greenwald, author, speaker, creativity coach
Connie Hale, author, journalist
Barbara Hall, film historian, researcher and writer
EA Hasbrouck, travel author, journalist
Karlyn Hixson, BookPal
Dorothy Hearst, author
Paul Hobday, Lulu
Rick Homan, National Writers Union
Rebecca Hunter, author
Meredith Jaeger, author
Joyce Jenkins, poet and publisher of Poetry Flash
Dr. Andy Jones, poet and Pub Quiz Host
Elisabeth Kauffman, indie editor and social media guru
Paul Kilpatrick, BetaBooks
Carla King, author, publishing coach, founder of SelfPubBootCamp, SFWC Indie Pub Director
Mary E. Knippel, independent editor, writing mentor, and author
C. S. Lakin, author, copy-editor, and writing coach
Rocky Lang, author, producer, director, screenwriter
Heather Lazare, editorial and publishing consultant
Linda Lee, website designer and WordPress expert, SFWC Volunteer Director
Christopher Locke, IBPA and author
Richard Loranger, poet, performance artist
Jill Lublin, marketing guru
Louise Marley, novelist
Claire McKinney, PR professional
Brian D. Meeks, nonfiction author, fantasy novelist
Kathy Meis, Bublish
Louise Nayer, memoirist, poet, and writing instructor
Cedric O’Bannon, National Writers Union
Brigid O’Farrell, National Writers Union
Karla Olson, Patagonia Books and IBPA
Anne Perry, NYT bestselling novelist
Adam Plantinga, police sergeant, author
Lissa Provost, poet, author and SFWC Operations Manager
Jordan Rosenfeld, author, editor, and coach
Bob Saenz, screenwriter
Barbara Santos, author of Practice Aloha and two cookbooks; SFWC Marketing Director
Kate Schatz, feminist writer, activist, educator
Maw Shein Win, poet
Rusty Shelton, Founder & CEO of Zilker Media
Kevin Smokler, author, performer, and public speaker
Miriam Klein Stahl, artist, activist, educator
Suzette Standring, author, TV host, syndicated columnist, national speaker
Ransom Stephens, novelist, scientist, international speaker
Kristen Tate, Editorial Freelancers Association
Alex Bird Tillson, novelist, attorney
Kevin Tumlinson, author, host of Wordslinger Podcast
Eleanor Vincent, author
Lyzette Wanzer, novelist, essayist, writing instructor
Monica Wesolowska, author, independent editor, teacher
September Williams, National Writers Union
Victoria Zackheim, author
Paul Zeidman, screenwriter and actor
AGENTS
Peter Beren, The Peter Beren Agency
Alicia Brooks, Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency
Karly Caserza, Fuse Literary
Michele Crim, Miller, Bowers, Griffin Literary
Karyn Fischer, Bookstop Literary
Rachelle Gardner, Books & Such Literary
Jennie Kendrick, Red Fox Literary
Liz Kracht, Kimberley Cameron & Assoc.
Rachel Letofsky, Cooke McDermid Literary
Paul S. Levine, Paul S. Levine Literary Agency (also entertainment lawyer)
Em Lysaght, Ladderbird Literary
Dorian Maffei, Kimberley Cameron & Assoc.
Jill Marr, Sandra Dijkstra Literary
Laurie McLean, Fuse Literary and Director of SFWC
Mary C. Moore, Kimberley Cameron & Assoc.
Andy Ross, Andy Ross Agency
Katharine Sands, Sarah Jane Freymann Literary Agency
Emma Sector, Prospect Agency
Alec Shane, Writer’s House
Eric Smith, P.S. Literary
Jennifer March Soloway, Andrea Brown Literary Agency
Saba Sulaiman, Talcott Notch Literary Agency
Gordon Warnock, Fuse Literary
ACQUIRING EDITORS/INDEPENDENT EDITORS
Sylvan Creekmore, Wednesday Books/Macmillan
Rachel Diebel, Feiwel & Friends/Macmillan
Diane Frank, poet and publisher of Blue Light Press
B. Lynn Goodwin, indie editor of Writer Advice
Georgia Hughes, New World Library
Joyce Jenkins, poet and publisher of Poetry Flash
Jennifer Joseph, Manic D Press
Brenda Knight, Mango Press
Mary E. Knippel, indie editor
Georgia Kolias, New Harbinger Publications
Heather Lazare, former Big 5 editor now indie editor
Laura Mazer, indie editor
Michelle Millet, indie editor
Taylor Norman, Chronicle Children’s Books
Amber Oliver, Perennial/HarperCollins
Mary Rakow, indie editor
Lisa Regul, Ten Speed Press/Penguin Random House
Jill Roberts, Tachyon Publications
Suzanne Sherman, indie editor
Meghan Stevenson, former Big 5 editor now indie editor
Callie Stoker, indie editor of The Manuscript Doctor
Kristen Tate, Editorial Freelancers Association & indie editor
Wendy Tokunaga, indie editor
Jodi Warshaw, Amazon Publishing (Lake Union)
Jacob Weisman, Tachyon Publications
Monica Wesolowska, indie editor