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Redemptive Dreams: Engaging Kevin Starr’s California

Pasadena Heritage 160 N Oakland Ave, Pasadena, United States

An essential piece in California Studies, Redemptive Dreams: Engaging Kevin Starr’s California offers the first critical engagement with the vision of California’s most ambitious interpreter. While Starr’s multifaceted and polymathic vision of California offered a unique gaze—synthesizing central features, big themes, and incredible problems with the propitious golden dream—his eight-volume California Dream series, along with several other books and […]

The Nuts & Bolts of Text Typography

Letterform Archive 2325 Third St Floor 4R, San Francisco, CA, United States

The text block is fundamental to creating any typographic system, whether on the page or on screen. But what typeface to use and at what size? How do we determine line length and leading? And what about readability and hierarchy? Over the course of two days (Saturday to Sunday, September 14–15 from 9am–5pm), we will […]

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Monthly Bookbinding Workshop: Long Stitch Binding

American Bookbinders Museum

Join us and enjoy an in-depth beginners workshop. Learn one of the simplest binding stitches–the long stitch. Dating back to medieval Germany, it required little training while also being decorative. No experience necessary, but class-size is limited to 12 people per workshop. A great starting point for anyone new to bookbinding. Sign up today!

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Genre Bending: Writing Outside the Lines” with Carole Stivers

1955 Broadway 1955 Broadway, Oakland, United States

When scientist Carole Stivers began writing science fiction, she dreamed of readers she’d never met, enjoying and discussing her work. But she also dreamed of acceptance in “literary circles.” She secured an agent unfamiliar with sci-fi who saw cross-over potential for her debut novel, The Mother Code. What happened next was a crash course in the impact […]

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A ‘Deep City’ Approach to Climate Change: The Case of Deep Oakland

The Book Club of California 312 Sutter Street Ste 500, San Francisco, CA, United States

Deep Oakland: How Geology Shaped a City, presents a seldom-attempted blend of human and geologic history, explaining the stories told by the physical landscape and detailing how the city has interacted with it. Wealth generated in the region from its geological resources―water, stone, soil and minerals―has influenced societies from the pre-contact Ohlones to the Americans […]

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Working with First-time Authors

Zoom CA, United States
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Publishing is complicated, and explaining it to authors—especially first-time and self-publishing authors—can take up hours of your valuable time. Some editors have said that the problem can be intense enough that they actually avoid working with inexperienced author clients, because the sheer amount of time required is too hard on their profit margins. In this […]

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Developmental Editing Happy Hour

Zoom CA, United States

Are you a developmental editor, or interested in developmental editing? Join us for an informal chat about this fun and fascinating variety of editing. This event is free to attend and open to all editors.

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Happy Hour Discussion: Copyediting and Proofreading Fiction

Zoom CA, United States

If you copyedit or proofread fiction or want to learn more about doing so, join host Erin Cusick for an informal discussion about the joys and challenges associated with editing fiction. Come prepared to share insights and experiences, ask questions, or just listen to learn from others. Though the event is open to all editors, […]

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BABA Monthly Meeting

Zoom CA, United States

TBD who leads the meeting. We're meeting virtually on Zoom. BABA meets the third Wednesday evening of each month via Zoom. Members share books, work in progress and information about book events and resources.

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Editing with Disability / Illness / Neurodivergence

Zoom CA, United States

This coffee chat centers people who work as editors and are living with disability and/or chronic illness. It is open to everyone. The idea was partly inspired by an active peer group currently hosted by the Society of Authors (https://www.societyofauthors.org/Groups/Authors-Disabilities-Illnesses-Network). Group agreements that will be open for discussion at the start of the chat: * […]

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Cooking & Food Writing Panel

Zoom CA, United States

Join WNBA-San Francisco for an upcoming food and cookbook writing panel, where writers/podcasters/food professionals will delve into the art of blending culinary expertise with captivating storytelling. This includes articles, cookbooks, and social media. During this Lunch N Learn, you will: – Explore how to craft irresistible recipes that resonate with audiences online – Gain valuable tips on creating engaging content that […]