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Authors and Taxes
Zoom CA, United StatesMWA NorCal CPA Maura Matera will be giving a Zoom seminar on tax issues for authors. If you have any specific issues that you want Maura to cover, please let Claire Johnson know.
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The Orange and the Dream of California
the blinn house 160 N Oakland Ave, Pasadena, CA, United StatesThe Orange and the Dream of California takes a lively, literary, and extraordinarily visual look at the symbiotic and highly symbolic relationship between the Golden State and its “golden apple.” Untold thousands of adventurers and health-seekers came West in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, lured by postcards of orange blossoms juxtaposed to snow-capped […]
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Editors Helping Editors
Zoom CA, United StatesJoin us for our "Editors Helping Editors" meeting. Bring your problems, big and small, as well as your thinking caps. We'll work together to solve event-goers quandaries and questions, which could range from common questions like how to find clients in a particular field (say academic editing) to more situation-specific issues like why a particular […]
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New Year Wellness and Renewal
Mechanics' InstituteRefresh and rejuvenate your body, mind, spirit, and attitude with our second annual New Year Wellness and Renewal program. The program will feature Dr. Dacher Keltner, Professor of Psychology at UC Berkeley and author of Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life, and Dr. Aric Prather, co-director of UCSF’s […]
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Kate Ozment on the Hroswitha Club
Zoom CA, United StatesThe Hroswitha Club was a bibliographic society whose members were all women. Why? Well, it certainly couldn’t have been because when this women’s-only bibliographic society was formed during the 1940s, women with a passion for books, book collecting, and book arts weren’t permitted to join organizations such as New York’s Grolier Club or a similarly […]
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Teacher Tea: Do Your Lessons Love Your Students?
Mechanics' InstituteOpening Reception, Spiral Making and Pedagogical Exploration (1:00-2:00 pm) Explore the art of pedagogy and spiral your way into transformative teaching! Engage in hands-on activities that will leave you inspired and ready to create meaningful connections in your classroom. Book Talk/Q&A: Do Your Lessons Love Your Students? (2:00-3:00 pm) Dive into a thought-provoking discussion as we pore […]
The Robin Seaman Award–applications open
Zoom CA, United StatesDo you want to level up your publishing career? Are you looking to launch your publishing career, move into a leadership position, or return to work after an extended leave? Do you have a vision for making the publishing industry more diverse, accessible, and inclusive? If your answer is an enthusiastic yes, you may be […]
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Developmental Editing Happy Hour
Zoom CA, United StatesAre 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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Special Event with Grandmaster Sam Shankland
Mechanics' InstituteMechanics' Institute is proud to welcome GM Sam Shankland for a special author talk and book signing event in the Chess Room on Tuesday, January 16 at 5:30 pm. Sam Shankland is an American Chess Grandmaster and the 2018 US Chess Champion. He is a 10 year veteran on the US Olympic Team, a two-time Olympiad […]
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The Newly Discovered Notebook of Isaac Newton
The Book Club of California 312 Sutter Street Ste 500, San Francisco, CA, United StatesThe Cambridge University Library recently purchased a previously unknown notebook kept by Isaac Newton’s chamber-fellow, John Wickins, in the years around 1680. It is possible to identify the contents of the notebook as being previously unknown compositions and correspondence of Isaac Newton, which shed light on many aspects of his work and his engagement with […]
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BABA Monthly Meeting
Zoom CA, United StatesTBD 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/Chronic Illness
Zoom CA, United StatesThis 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: * […]