2025 Events and Workshops
Elizabeth will be "in conversation" with her good friend and former Wednesday Writer Leah Potts Fisher at the book launch for My Marriage Sabbatical: A Memoir of Solo Travel and Lasting Love. The event is free. Saturday, January 11th at 2:00 pm at the Orinda Library Garden Room, 26 Orinda Way in Orinda, CA.
Artists at Home: Monet, O’Keeffe, Kahlo, and Rivera
Offered on Zoom for Roundtable.org at the 92NY
Tuesdays, January 14, 21, and 28, 2025, noon-1:00 pm PST
This fascinating 3-session course co-led with arts professional Susan Page Tillett mixes art history, vivid paintings, photographs, and discussion to explore home as a symbol of artistic identity for Monet, O'Keeffe, Kahlo, and Rivera. Examine the settings, colors, furniture, and collections that inspired and reflected their art. Observe how each home served the needs of the artist’s life stage—Giverny, a family base; Abiquiu, a solo retreat; and Casa Azul, the background for a complicated marriage. Each meeting also includes a short, in-class writing prompt.
For more information (when it becomes available) and to register,
https://www.roundtable.org/live-courses/arts/artists-at-home-monet-okeeffe-kahlo-and-rivera
2024 Events and Workshops
Paintings and Pages: Outstanding Artists and the Writing They Inspired
Offered on Zoom for Roundtable.org at the 92NY
Part 1: Wednesdays, Jan. 17-31, 2024 noon-1 pm PT
Elizabeth is leading this 3-session workshop on Zoom for the 92NY with arts professional Susan Page Tillett to present an overview of six outstanding artists and the words they inspired: Henri Matisse and Sam Francis; Georgia O’Keeffe and Ansel Adams; Romare Bearden and Faith Ringgold. The themes are the language of color; landscapes in black and white and color; and pieced stories: collage.
Part 2: Wednesdays, March 13-27, 2024 noon-1 pm PT
Elizabeth and Susan Tillett will lead the second part of this 3-session workshop on Zoom for the 92NY showcasing Alice Neel, Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald; Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera; and Claude Monet and Georgia O’Keeffe. The themes are portraiture; self-portraiture; and artists at home.
2023 Events and Workshops
Learning From Last House:
An in-person writing workshop at M.F.K.Fisher’s Last House in Glen Ellen, CA
July 8, 2023 from 10 am-4 pm
An inspiring, idea-filled one-day workshop at Last House, the home of the celebrated writer M.F.K Fisher, only recently opened to the public. Using short, guided exercises, presentations, and lively discussion, we’ll explore Fisher’s roles as house-creator, food memoirist, and nature lover as inspiration for your own creative practice. Come away with new ways to enrich your own writing, home, and life, and gain insights about the undisputed foremother of modern food writing.
Registration is $200 and includes a picnic lunch. To register: Last House Writing Workshop with Elizabeth Fishel - Eventbrite
2022 Events and Readings
Zoom creativity workshop:
"THE ARTIST’S EYE, THE WRITER’S VOICE”
Mixing Words and Images
A new Zoom course co-led by Elizabeth and Susan Page Tillett through OLLI@Berkeley (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute)
6 Wednesdays, September 21st – November 2 (No class on Oct. 5th), 2:30-4:30 pm
Led by Elizabeth Fishel with Susan Page Tillett, Mesa Refuge Executive Director
This inspirational, idea-filled class will combine guided in-class writing activities, fresh prompts, observing vivid paintings and photographs, art history, lively discussion, sharing work, and supportive coaching. Among the influential artists who will become our muses and guides are Georgia O’Keeffe, Ansel Adams, Henri Matisse, Frida Kahlo, Romare Beardon, Alice Neel, Faith Ringgold, and Sam Francis.
To deepen the conversation between writing and art, we’ll explore weekly themes, including the language of color; sense of place; home as refuge; portraiture; self-portraiture; and collage.
For more information, visit olli.berkeley.edu.
Zoom creativity workshop:
"THE ARTIST’S EYE, THE WRITER’S VOICE”
Free Your Creative Spirit with Georgia O’Keeffe, Ansel Adams, Frida Kahlo and others
Led by Elizabeth Fishel with Susan Page Tillett, Mesa Refuge Executive Director
January 24-27th, four, 2-hour sessions on Zoom, 1:00-3:00 PST
Creative activity is the best reprieve from these complicated times! Usher in an artful new year with four 2-hour sessions of inspiration, clarity, and connection. Drawing on images from Georgia O’Keefe, Ansel Adams, Frida Kahlo, Henri Matisse and others, we’ll deepen the conversation between art and writing. We’ll use guided writing activities and vivid images, fresh prompts, and lively discussion as well as time to share new work to boost our creative practice for 2022.
For more information and to register, click here.
2021 Events and Readings
Longtime Friday Writer Mona Hajjar Halaby is launching her memoir, In My Mother’s Footsteps: A Palestinian Refugee Returns Home on August 5th to be published by the British publisher, Thread.
Attend her Zoom launch event on August 26th from 5-6:30 PST
Ed Reed, Bay Area jazz vocalist whose career started at age 78 and his partner of five decades, Diane Reed, both writing clients of Elizabeth’s, are publishing their tandem memoir Double Helix: A Memoir of Addiction, Recovery, and Jazz in Two Voices on September 7th.
Order it from their website or on Amazon.
"LEARNING FROM M.F.K.FISHER’S LAST HOUSE:
What Fisher's writing and design choices teach us about making our homes a sanctuary for creative work, good food, and creating joy"
This workshop will be offered again on Saturday, April 24th from 10 am–noon on Zoom
See description below.
To register: Last House Writing Workshop
Zoom creativity workshop:
"THE ARTIST’S EYE, THE WRITER’S VOICE”
Free Your Creative Spirit with Henri Matisse, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Sam Francis
Led by Elizabeth Fishel with Susan Page Tillett, Mesa Refuge Executive Director
Two Saturdays, February 6th and 20th , 10 am-noon
$75
Creative activity is the best reprieve from these tough times! Usher in an artful new year with two Saturday mornings of inspiration, clarity, and connection. Drawing on images from Henri Matisse, Georgia O’Keefe, and Sam Francis (who once lived at the Mesa Refuge where we hosted past workshops), we’ll deepen the conversation between art and writing. We’ll use guided writing activities and vivid images, fresh prompts, and lively discussion as well as time to share new work to boost our creative practice for 2021.
This will be our sixth annual Artist’s Eye workshop, and we look forward to continuing the tradition on Zoom.
Kindly register by emailing Elizabeth at erfishel@gmail.com
"LEARNING FROM M.F.K.FISHER’S LAST HOUSE:
What Fisher's writing and design choices teach us about making our homes a sanctuary for creative work, good food, and creating joy"
Saturday, January 23rd from 10 am –noon on Zoom
Elizabeth will lead this introduction to Fisher's life and legacy with a virtual tour of the house Fisher designed on the magnificent Bouverie Preserve in Glen Ellen, CA. The iconic food writer lived there for her last 20 years, producing 13 admired books. Her younger daughter, Kennedy Golden, will join us to discuss Fisher's beloved nooks and crannies for writing, rest, socializing, and appreciating the Sonoma landscape. We’ll use short, guided exercises, photos, discussion and sharing to reflect on our lives during sheltering-in-place and come away with new ideas for transforming our homes and creative practices.
For more details and to register, https://egret.org/mfk-fishers-last-house
2020 Events and Readings
Longtime Wednesday Writer Sue Antolin launched her second collection of haiku poetry, The Years That Went Missing, on zoom on August 30th. The book won the Backbone Press Haiku Chapbook Contest.
Order it here: https://backbonepress.org/category/titles/
"TRANSFORMING OUR HOUSES, TRANSFORMING OURSELVES"
on AT HOME WITH GROWING OLDER
On June 18, Elizabeth was interviewed by Charli Depner and gave a Zoom presentation for the organization "At Home With Growing Older" called "Transforming Our Houses, Transforming Ourselves" about how our homes can inspire change and creativity at life's turning points, from Edith Wharton's The Mount to M.F.K. Fisher's Last House to sheltering in place.
You can listen to the audio here: https://athomewithgrowingold.com/resources/at-home-on-air-recordings/
The fifth annual weekend writers’ retreat at The Mesa Refuge in Point Reyes Station
"THE ARTIST’S EYE, THE WRITER’S VOICE”
Led by Elizabeth Fishel with Susan Page Tillett, Mesa Refuge Executive Director, and guest photographer Carlos Porrota
Saturday, January 25th, 10:30 am-4:30 pm and Sunday, January 26th, 10 am-12:30 pm
11 Los Reyes Drive
Point Reyes Station, CA 94956
$225
Usher in an artful new year with an inspirational and idea-filled weekend workshop to enliven our voices as writers mixing guided writing and art activities, lively discussion, sharing work, supportive coaching, and an artist’s talk. We’ll observe the awesome natural setting and write about inner and outer landscapes. Photographer Carlos Porrata will share and discuss his nature photography, and Susan Page Tillett will lead a Saturday morning session on mindfulness meditation and creativity.
Some lodging is also available at this beautiful writers’ retreat center, overlooking Tomales Bay, and once the home of abstract artist Sam Francis.
To register, erfishel@gmail.com
2019 Events and Readings
ARTFUL ESSAYS FOR PLEASURE AND PUBLICATION
A new course with Elizabeth at OLLI@Berkeley (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute)
5 Wednesdays, September 25th - October 30th (No class on Oct. 9th), 2:00-4:30 pm
University Hall,
2199 Addison Street (at Oxford Street)
Berkeley
Full course description below
For more information, olli.berkeley.edu
Two Wednesday and Friday Writers are publishing memoirs this year, Francie Low’s Alive and Fixable and Irene Sardanis’s Out of the Bronx.
Francie launched Alive and Fixable on Saturday, February 2 at Papillon Café in Lafayette. She will also be reading at Orinda Books on May 16th at 7 pm.
Read more about it and order it here
Irene will be celebrating Out of the Bronx at Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd. in Corte Madera on Saturday, June 22 at 4:00 pm.
Pre-order it here.
A weekend writers’ retreat at The Mesa Refuge in Point Reyes Station
"THE ARTIST’S EYE, THE WRITER’S VOICE: WRITING ON CALIFORNIA'S WILD EDGE”
Led by Elizabeth Fishel with Susan Page Tillett, Mesa Refuge Executive Director and Tom Killion, renowned West Marin artist, print maker, and author
Saturday, January 26th, 10:30 am-4:30 pm and Sunday, January 27th, 10 am-12:30 pm
11 Los Reyes Drive
Point Reyes Station, CA 94956
$225
Click here for more information
Usher in an artful new year with an inspirational and idea-filled weekend workshop to enliven our voices as writers mixing guided writing and art activities, lively discussion, sharing work, supportive coaching, and an artist’s talk. We’ll observe the awesome natural setting and write about inner and outer landscapes. Tom Killion will host us in his nearby studio for a session inspired by his prints and illustrated books, and Susan Page Tillett will present a Sunday morning session on the language of color. Some lodging is also available at this beautiful writers’ retreat center, overlooking Tomales Bay, and once the home of abstract artist Sam Francis.
To register, erfishel@gmail.com
2018 Events and Readings
ARTFUL ESSAYS FOR PLEASURE AND PUBLICATION
A new course with Elizabeth at OLLI@Berkeley (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute)
5 Tuesdays, 1:00-3:30
September 25th - October 30th (No class on Oct. 16th)
University Hall,
2199 Addison Street (at Oxford Street)
Berkeley
Full course description below
For more information, olli.berkeley.edu
Seventh Annual 1-Day Summer Writers’ Retreat in Inverness
LOCAL COLOR IN WORDS AND IMAGES
Saturday, June 30th, 10:30 am – 4:30 pm
Mimi Robinson, watercolor artist and author of Local Color will be the co-leader
An inspiring and idea-filled day of exploring place and capturing images from nature in writing and watercolors. In the morning we’ll meet at Elizabeth’s house in Inverness for shared reflection and writing activities inside and outside. In the afternoon we’ll take a closely observed color walk and experiment with watercolors and words in Mimi’s nearby studio in Pt. Reyes Station.
$95 for the day (plus $12 for lunch) Location and directions to follow
email erfishel@gmail.com for more information and to register
A five day writers' retreat at Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu, New Mexico
“THE ARTIST’S EYE, THE WRITER’S VOICE”
Led by Elizabeth Fishel and Susan Tillett, Executive Director of the Mesa Refuge
October 14-19, 2018
During five idea-filled days of writing, walking, sharing work, and observing natural beauty, we’ll explore inner and outer landscapes in the awesome terrain that inspired Georgia O’Keeffe, became her home for 50 years, and is now a renowned conference center. We’ll draw on the images and words of outstanding artists who have captured Western landscapes, including O’Keeffe and Ansel Adams. In the afternoons, we'll have a chance to hike and horseback ride, visit O'Keeffe's iconic home, and roam and relax among cottonwoods and creeks in this vivid setting of vast vistas, table-topped mesas, and red clay mountains. Simple, pleasant lodgings and all meals will be provided. Cost varies according to accommodations from $545-1290.
For more information and to register, click here.
A weekend writers’ retreat at The Mesa Refuge in Point Reyes Station
"THE ARTIST’S EYE, THE WRITER’S VOICE: WRITING OUR WAY HOME”
Led by Elizabeth Fishel with Susan Page Tillett, Mesa Refuge Director and Mimi Robinson, West Marin artist and author of Local Color
Saturday, January 27th, 10:30 am-4:30 pm and Sunday, January 28th, 10 am-12:30 pm
11 Los Reyes Drive
Point Reyes Station, CA 94956
$195
www.mesarefuge.org
An inspirational and idea-filled weekend workshop to enliven our voices as writers mixing guided writing activities, lively discussion, sharing work, supportive coaching, and an artist’s talk. We’ll observe place, think about what makes home, and write about inner and outer landscapes. Mimi Robinson will lead a Saturday afternoon session about local color in her nearby studio, and Susan Page Tillett will present a Sunday morning session on the house as a symbol of the self. Some lodging is also available at this beautiful writers’ retreat center, overlooking Tomales Bay, and once the home of abstract artist Sam Francis.
2017 Events and Readings
ARTFUL ESSAYS FOR PLEASURE AND PUBLICATION
A new course with Elizabeth at OLLI@Berkeley (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute)
5 Wednesdays, 2-4:30 pm
September 27th - October 25th
University Hall,
2199 Addison Street (at Oxford Street)
Berkeley
Full course description below
For more information, olli.berkeley.edu
Sixth Annual Summer Writers’ Retreat in Inverness
AT HOME IN NATURE AND THE WORLD
Saturday, Sept. 16th, 10:30 am – 4:30 pm
Claire Peaslee, writer and naturalist in Pt. Reyes Station, will be the co-leader
An inspiring and idea-filled day of writing, reflecting, re-charging, observing nature and celebrating place. We’ll meet in a peaceful setting overlooking Tomales Bay, sharing work and creative plans, and end the day with a walk (with journals) on the Inverness Ridge.
$95 for the day (plus $10 for lunch) Location and directions to follow
A weekend writers’ retreat at The Mesa Refuge
in Point Reyes Station
"THE ARTIST’S EYE, THE WRITER’S VOICE"
Led by Elizabeth Fishel with Susan Tillett, Mesa Refuge Director and Gary Smith, renowned West Marin artist
Saturday, January 28th, 10:30 am-4:30 pm and Sunday, January 29th, 10 am-noon
11 Los Reyes Drive
Point Reyes Station, CA 94956
$175
www.mesarefuge.org
An inspirational and idea-filled weekend workshop mixing guided writing activities, lively discussion, sharing work, artists’ talks, and observing inner and outer landscapes to deepen and enliven fiction, nonfiction, and memoirs. Gary Smith will host a Saturday afternoon session in his nearby studio, and Susan Tillett will lead a Sunday morning session on the language of color. Some lodging is also available at this beautiful writers’ retreat center, overlooking Tomales Bay, and once the home of abstract artist Sam Francis.
2016 Events and Readings
Fifth Annual Summer Writers’ Retreat in Inverness
INNER AND OUTER LANDSCAPES IN INVERNESS
Saturday, August 27th, 10:30 am – 4:30 pm
Susan Tillett, Director of the Mesa Refuge in Pt. Reyes Station, will be a co-leader
An inspiring and idea-filled day of writing, reflecting, re-charging, observing nature and celebrating place. We’ll share work and creative plans, write and walk in a peaceful setting overlooking Tomales Bay.
$115 for the day (plus $10 for lunch) Location and directions on request
Two Wednesday Writers produced or contributed to books this year:
Risa Nye celebrated the publication of her memoir, There Was A Fire Here, on June 16 th at the Bay Area Children’s Theater Performance Hall. Check out Elizabeth's review of Fire here.
Irene Sardanis contributed an essay to the anthology, The Magic of Memoir, published in November.
PERSONAL ESSAYS FOR PLEASURE AND PUBLICATION
A new course with Elizabeth at OLLI@Berkeley (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute)
5 Tuesdays, 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
January 26th-February 23
University Hall,
2199 Addison Street (at Oxford Street)
Berkeley
Full course description below
For more information, olli.berkeley.edu
A weekend writers’ retreat at The Mesa Refuge
“The Artist’s Eye, The Writer’s Voice”
Led by Elizabeth Fishel with Susan Tillett, Mesa Refuge Director and Susan Hall, renowned West Marin artist
Saturday, January 23rd, 10:30 am-4:30 pm and Sunday, January 24th, 10 am-noon
11 Los Reyes Drive
Point Reyes Station, CA 94956
$150
www.mesarefuge.org
An inspirational and idea-filled weekend workshop mixing guided writing activities, lively discussion, sharing work, artists’ talks, and observing inner and outer landscapes to deepen and enliven fiction, nonfiction, and memoirs. Susan Hall will host a Saturday afternoon session in her nearby studio, and Susan Tillett will lead a Sunday morning session on the language of color. Some lodging is also available at this beautiful writers’ retreat center, overlooking Tomales Bay, and once the home of abstract artist Sam Francis.
2015 Events and Readings
Please celebrate Audrey Ward, a United Methodist pastor, author of the new memoir,
Hidden Biscuits, and one of the Wednesday and Friday Writers
Saturday, October 24th at 7 pm
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA
Audrey will share her memories of traveling through the Deep South with her evangelist father. She’ll be joined by Bluegrass singers, Esther and Ron Brunswick. The event is free.
Fourth Annual Summer Writers’ Retreat in Inverness
A Day of Writing by Tomales Bay
Saturday, August 29th, 10:30 am – 4:30 pm
An inspiring and idea-filled day of writing, reflecting, re-charging, sharing work and creative plans, and walking in a peaceful setting overlooking Tomales Bay.
$95 for the day (plus $10 for lunch)
Location and directions on request
PERSONAL ESSAYS FOR PLEASURE AND PUBLICATION
A new course with Elizabeth at OLLI@Berkeley (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute)
Tuesdays, 1:00-3:30, March 31-May 12, 2015 (no classes on April 7,14)
University Hall,
2199 Addison Street (at Oxford Street)
Berkeley
Full course description below
For more information, olli.berkeley.edu
Learn how to turn your opinions and ideas into short, shapely works for pleasure or possible publication. Examine the best of today’s essays and be inspired by Joan Didion, Anne Lamott, Pico Iyer, among others. Get practical tips on style, structure, scene-setting, and creating a narrative arc. Write opinion pieces, first-person and travel essays, and blog posts. Get thoughtful feedback on your work and guidance on the wide variety of places to publish essays in print and online.
2014 events and readingsThird Annual Summer Writers’ Retreat in Inverness
A Day of Writing by Tomales Bay
July 26th, 10:30 am – 4:30 pm
An inspiring and idea-filled day of writing, reflecting, re-charging, sharing work, relaxing, talking, and walking in a peaceful setting overlooking Tomales Bay.
$75 for the day (plus $10 for lunch)
Location and directions on request
Elizabeth Fishel will be celebrating the paperback of
When Will My Grown-Up Kid Grow Up? reissued with a new title,
Getting To 30: A Parent’s Guide to the 20-Something Years
Wednesday, May 7th, 7 pm
Diesel Bookstore
5433 College Avenue
Oakland
510-653-9965
Please join us to celebrate motherhood and two Wednesday Writers, Francie Low and Risa Nye, who will be performing at Listen To Your Mother, a national series of original live readings
Saturday, May 3rd, 7 pm
The Brava Theater Center
2781 24th St
San Francisco
http://listentoyourmothershow.com/sanfrancisco/
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Summer Writers’ Retreat in Inverness
A Day of Writing by Tomales Bay
July 13th, 10:30 am – 4:30 pm
An inspiring and idea-filled day of writing, reflecting, sharing work, relaxing, talking, and walking in a peaceful setting overlooking Tomales Bay
$75 for the day (plus $10 for lunch)
Location and directions on request
Another Inverness retreat is scheduled for Saturday,
September 21st, 10:30 am – 4:30 pm
Location and directions on request
Elizabeth Fishel will be celebrating her newest book,
When Will My Grown-Up Kid Grow Up? at these readings:
The Harvard Coop Bookstore
May 14th at 7 pm
1400 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA
(617) 499-2000
The Corner Bookstore
May 16th at 6 pm
1313 Madison Avenue at 93rd Street
New York City
(212) 831-3554
Mrs. Dalloway’s
May 22nd at 7:30 pm
2904 College Ave
Berkeley
(510) 704-8222
Book Passage
June 20th at 6 pm
in the S.F. Ferry Building
1 Ferry Building
San Francisco
(415) 835-1020
Several Wednesday Writers are publishing new books this season,
all available on Amazon:
Wendy Bertrand, Enamored with Place
Donna Kaulkin, Brenda Corrigan Went Downtown
Alicia Young, The Savvy Girls’ Guide to Grace
UC Berkeley Extension Workshop:
Writing and Selling Your Personal Essays
A one-day seminar at UC Berkeley Extension in Berkeley
Led by Elizabeth Fishel with Mark Trautwein, editor of KQED’s “Perspectives” series
and Autumn Stephens, co-editor of The East Bay Monthly
Saturday, February 2nd, 10 am – 5 pm
Room 211, UC Berkeley Extension, 1995 University Ave, Berkeley
For more information, www.extension.berkeley.edu/catalog/
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UC Berkeley Extension Workshop:
Writing for Magazines
A one-day seminar led by Elizabeth Fishel
with Nan Wiener, Excutive Editor at San Francisco Magazine
and
Chris Smith, contributing writer at San Francisco magazine and contributor to
Afar, California, motherjones.com, among others.
Saturday, October 6th, 2012, 10 am – 5 pm
UC Berkeley Extension Downtown Center
425 Market St., San Francisco, Room 806, 8th Floor (enter on Fremont St.)
For more information, www.extension.berkeley.edu/catalog/
UC Berkeley Extension Workshop:
Writing and Selling Your Personal Essays
A One-Day Seminar at UC Berkeley Extension San Francisco
Led by Elizabeth Fishel with Mark Trautwein, editor of KQED’s “Perspectives” series
and writer Louise Rafkin
Saturday, February 4th, 10 am – 5 pm
UC Berkeley Extension Downtown Center
425 Market St., San Francisco, Room 806, 8th Floor (enter on Fremont St.)
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Celebrate 20 Years of Wednesday Writers!
Saturday, March 12th at 2 pm
Celebrating the 20 year anniversary of our writing groups with a tea and literary salon.
A book of our writers’ essays on the theme “20 Years” is available for sale.
click here for photos and information about the event
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UC Berkeley Extension Workshop:
Writing for Magazines
With Elizabeth Fishel and a panel of writers and editors
Saturday, October 2, 10 am – 5 pm
UC Berkeley Extension, 1995 University Avenue, Berkeley, Room 209
Clare Cooper Marcus, a former Wednesday Writer, will be launching her new memoir, Iona Dreaming: The Healing Power of Place
Sunday, September 19 at 4:00 pm
Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley
Summer Writers’ Retreat in Danville
In the Shadow of Mt. Diablo
July 10th, 11 am – 5 pm
An inspiring and idea-filled day of writing, reflecting, sharing work, relaxing, talking, and walking in a lovely garden setting near Mt. Diablo
$75 for the day (plus $10 for lunch)
Writers’ Retreat in St. Helena:
Welcoming the New Decade
January 30th, 11 am – 5 pm
An inspiring and idea-filled day of writing, reflecting, sharing work, relaxing, talking, and walking in a lovely Napa Valley setting
$75 for the day (plus $10 for lunch)
More retreats will be planned for January and July, 2011
click here for information and photos about the July 2009 writers’ retreat
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2009 events
UC Berkeley Extension Workshop:
Writing for Magazines
With Elizabeth Fishel and a panel of writers and editors
Saturday, November 21, 10 am – 5 pm
Barrows Hall, room 126 on the UC Berkeley campus
Writers’ Retreat at Anomaly Vineyards in St. Helena
July 11th, 11 am – 5 pm
A day of writing, relaxing, talking, walking, and reflecting in a beautiful winery and garden setting
click here for information and photos
UC Berkeley Extension Workshop:
Writing and Selling Your Personal Essays
With Elizabeth Fishel and a panel of writers and editors
Saturday, February 7, 10 am – 5 pm
Wheeler Hall, room 220 on the UC Berkeley campus
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2008 readings
Several Wednesday and Friday Writers read from new books during the fall of 2008:
• On Sept. 5th, Melanie Johnston read from her memoir, What My Father Saw: A Daughter’s Journey Through Her Father’s Memories As One of the Liberators of Buchenwald Concentration Camp at Mrs. Dalloway’s, 5433 College Avenue, Berkeley.
• On Sept. 6th, Laura Shumaker introduced her new memoir, A Regular Guy; Growing Up With Autism at Orinda Books, 276 Village Square, Orinda.
• On Sept. 11th, several contributors to Risa Nye’s anthology, Writin’ on Empty: Parents Reveal the Upside, Downside and Everything in Between When Children Leave the Nest, including Elizabeth Fishel, read at Mrs. Dalloway’s.
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2007 readings for
Something That Matters included:
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
“Words that Matter” Tea and Literary Benefit
Summit campus
450 30th Street
Oakland
Diesel Books
5433 College Avenue
Oakland
510-653-9965
Book Passage
51 Tamal Vista Blvd
Corte Madera
415-927-0960
Orinda Books
276 Village Square
Orinda
925-254-7606
Rakestraw Books
409 Railroad Avenue
Danville
925-837-7337
Mrs. Dalloway’s
2904 College Ave
Berkeley
510-704-8222
Bookshop West Portal
80 West Portal Avenue
San Francisco
415-564-8080
