The San Francisco Writing for Change: Worldwide virtual conference runs from Monday, September 7th through Sunday, September 13th, 2020 on Crowdcast.io.
5-Evening Inspiration Conversations (6:00-7:30 pm Pacific Time)
9/7 Monday
- Voices from the Latinx Community Can Change the World
Joey Garcia with NoNieqa Ramos (When Your Heart Breaks, It’s Opening to Love, The Truth Is)
9/8 Tuesday
- Using Your Memoir as a Force for Change
Brooke Warner with Michelle Tea (Write On Sisters, How to Grow Up: A Memoir) Moderated by Elisabeth Kauffman
9/9 Wednesday
- Black Lives Matter & Homelessness…The Movement for Change
O.G. Rev with Randy Shaw (Taking it To the Streets, The Tenderloin) Moderated by Laurie McLean
9/10 Thursday
- Women’s Rights Benefit Everyone: How to Create Real Change with Radical Writing and Radical Reading
Kate Schatz and Miriam Klein Stahl (RAD American Women A-Z) Moderated by Carla King
9/11 Friday
- Preventing Homelessness (The short film INVISIBLE followed by discussion)
Cali Gilbert with Tisha Janigian (The It’s Simply… series of books)
Weekend Craft Sessions (Saturday and Sunday)
Saturday 9/12
10:00 am – Introduction—Laurie McLean
10:15 am – Telling Your Fearless Truth—OG Rev, Martha Alderson
10:45 am – Q&A
11:00 am – Finding Your Voice—Mary Rakow
11:30 am – Q&A
12:00 – Break to check out sponsor information & have lunch on your own
2:00 pm – Writing in Scenes—Jordan Rosenfeld
2:30 pm – Q&A
2:45 pm – Creating Authentic Characters Different From Yourself—CS Lakin
3:15 – Q&A
Sunday 9/13
10:00 – Introduction—Laurie McLean
10:15- Structuring a Book—Martha Alderson
10:45 – Q&A
11:00 – Proving Your Point: Believability & Authority in Fiction and Nonfiction—Joey Garcia, Tawni Waters & Anita Felicelli
11:30 – Q&A
12:00 – Break to check out sponsor information & have lunch on your own
2:00 – Starting Short: Short Stories & Essays—Carla King
2:30 – Q&A
2:45 – Pitching the Media—Publicity Tips from Joey Garcia
3:15 – Q&A
