Santa Rosa literary arts events

Cheryl Strayed Writing Workshop, Craft Talk, Reading and Book Signing

Saturday, Jun 1 9:00a

Sheraton Sonoma County-Petaluma Hotel, Petaluma

Join New York Times Best Selling Author Cheryl Strayed for a full day writing workshop, craft talk, reading and book signing at the fabulous Petaluma Sheraton--lunch and writing materials included...

Handwritten Wines StoryTellers Series with Author John Lescroart

Saturday, May 25 4:00p

Handwritten Wines, St. Helena

Join Handwritten Wines for an afternoon fundraiser and wine circle with New York Times bestselling author John Lescroart, creator of the acclaimed Dismas Hardy legal thriller series...

NoViolet Bulawayo in Conversation with Anthony Marra

Sunday, Jun 9 4:00p

Book Passage Bookstore, Corte Madera

NoViolet Bulawayo’s debut novel, We Need New Names ($24.99), follows ten-year-old Darling as she leaves her native Zimbabwe for the unknown promise of a life in America...

Karen Joy Fowler at Book Passage, Corte Madera

Thursday, Jun 6 12:00p

Book Passage Bookstore, Corte Madera

From the New York Times–bestselling author of The Jane Austen Book Club comes We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, the story of an American family, middle class in middle America, ordinary in ev...

Jussi Adler-Olsen in Conversation with David Corbett

Tuesday, May 28 7:00p

Book Passage Bookstore, Corte Madera

The internationally bestselling Danish crime writer Jussi Adler-Olsen returns with A Conspiracy of Faith ($26.95), the third book in his exhilarating Department Q series...

The Barn Burners Poetry Slam

Tuesday, Jun 11 8:30p

Redwood Cafe, Cotati

Poets, Beat-Boxers, Musicians, and Comedians are welcome at the Open Mic. Slammers be ready with 2 poems, neither over 3 minutes in length...

Call For Submissions! Redwood Writers Memoir Contest

Saturday, Jun 1 12:00a

Flamingo Hotel, Santa Rosa

‘Who Are You?’ Memoir Contest Deadline to Submit: June 1, 2013. Info. and submit at http://redwoodwriters.org/memoir-contest/. Awards given at the Aug. 11, 2013 Redwood Writers Meeting, 3-5 p.m.

Ninth Annual Point Reyes Writing Retreat

Friday, Jun 7 6:00p

Point Reyes National Seashore Association, Point Reyes Station

This weekend writing retreat—at the remote Life Boat Station on the tip of Point Reyes—has an easy pace and community feel...

The Writer’s Flight: A Point Reyes Retreat

Friday, Jul 12 6:00p

Point Reyes National Seashore Association, Point Reyes Station

A Point Reyes sojourn invites it all: beaches and forests offer refuge; wild winds carry the imagination aloft...

Rita Moreno at Book Passage, Corte Madera

Saturday, Jun 8 12:00p

Book Passage Bookstore, Corte Madera

In her luminous memoir, Rita Moreno shares her remarkable journey from a young girl with simple beginnings in Puerto Rico to Hollywood legend...

Robert Powell and Lion Conservationist Linda Tucker in Conversation

Friday, Jun 7 7:30p

Sophia's Sanctuary, Sebastopol

Astronomer Robert Powell introduces Linda Tucker and her work, with a brief commentary on both the Shamanic notion of the White Lions as “Star Messengers” and also the astronomical importance of th...