2024

October 5: The Gift That Keeps On Giving: Adding Paranormal Elements To Your Writing, with Dänna Wilberg (moderator), Linda Schooler, Linda Potter & Erin Burrell, online
September 7: Writing True Crime, with McCracken Poston Jr., online
June 1: Get Smart: Understanding Artificial Intelligence with Vera Chan, William Bruce Johnson & Reece Hirsch, online. Watch the presentation here (passcode: p5s?YYr6)
May 4: Spring Author Showcase at Book Passage, Corte Madera
April 6: Invasive Species Online Book Launch, online
March 2: John DeDakis, online
February 3: Annual Meet & Greet and Reading Your Writing to an Audience with Maureen Studer at the Rockridge Library, Oakland

2023

December 2: Joint Holiday Party with MWA NorCal, Lafayette Library (Download Holiday Cookie Recipes [PDF])
November 11: Fall Showcase at Books Inc. – Mountain View
September 9: What to Do Until the Editor Arrives: A Primer on Self-Editing, with Lourdes Venard, online. Click here to watch (enter passcode D&M9DVna)
August 5: Summer Potluck and Mingle: How To Write Stunning Sentences with Nina Schuyler at the Edgewater Room, Sausalito
June 3: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Crime Scene: Using Humor in Mysteries and Thrillers, with M.M. Chouinard (moderator), Heather Haven, Catriona McPherson & Cindy Sample, online
May 20: Spring Showcase at Orinda Books
April 1: Robert (Bob) Calkins on Contraband and Crooks: Working Dogs in the World of Police, Fire and SAR, online
March 4: PTSD – Cops and Writers: Getting It Right, with Ellen Kirschman, online
February 4: Annual Meet & Greet and Beta Reading the WRITE WAY with Linda Hartmann at the Rockridge Library, Oakland

2022

December 11: Joint Holiday Party with MWA NorCal, online (Download “Seasonal Sips & Tastes” [PDF], featuring recipes and cheese pairings presented during the party)
November 5: Fall Showcase at Books Inc. – Marina
October 1: Love Hurts (Your Bank Account): A Guided Tour of Romance Scams, with Robin Stuart at the Hayward Public Library
September 24: Sizzling Summer Speaker Series: Cara Black: Doing Research in Another Land, online; co-hosted by the Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego & NorCal Chapters
August 31: What Makes a Thriller Thrilling? Three Writers and a Ghost, In Conversation (co-sponsored by the Corte Madera Branch of the Marin County Free Library), with Elizabeth Aden, Ana Manwaring and Marie Sutro, online
August 27: Drugs of Abuse: Fact vs. Fiction, with Jen Prosser, MD at the Rockridge Branch Library
August 7: Sizzling Summer Speaker Series: Beatrice Girmala & James T. Bartlett, online; co-hosted by the Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego & NorCal Chapters
August 6: Behind CSI: Mythbusting Forensics in Movies and TV with Melissa Kreikemeier, online
June 4: What’s in a Genre? with Susan Alice Bickford (moderator), Michele Drier, Daisy Bateman, Faye Snowden, T.E. MacArthur and Kelli Stanley, online
May 21: Spring Showcase at Orinda Books
April 2: Live from London with editor Rhianna Louise, online
March 5: How To Use Book Brush, online
February 5: Annual Meet & Greet, online

2021

December 5: Joint Holiday Party with MWA NorCal, Capitol Crimes, and Coastal Cruisers, online
November 6: Fall Showcase, online
October 16: Getting the Best Bang for Your Book all-day workshop, online
September 11: Writing Your Best Book, with Janet Rudolph (moderator), S.A. Cosby, Matt Coyle, Laurie R. King, Jess Lourey and Ivy Pochoda, online
August 7: Feminism and the Mystery, with Sujata Massey, online
July 3: Get Your Murder Scene Right, with Judy Melinek, M.D., and T.J. Mitchell, online
June 5: Building Character, with Leslie Budewitz, online
May 1: Creating A Setting Where Your Characters Can Live and Breathe, with Mary Anna Evans, online
April 3: Spring Showcase, online
March 13: Researching Your Historical Novel or Story: Know What You Don’t Know, with James Ziskin, online
February 6: Annual Meet & Greet, online

2020

December 12: Joint Holiday Party with MWA NorCal, Capitol Crimes, and Coastal Cruisers, online
November 7: Fall Showcase, online
October 3: Author Mailing Lists 101, online
September 12: Short Story Panel, moderated by Terry Shames, with Vinnie Hansen, Gigi Pandian, Art Taylor, and Nancy Tingley, online
August 1: Revolutionizing the Hero’s Journey: How to Use Non-Western Folklore to Make Old Tales New with Vanitha Sankaran, online
July 18: Spring Showcase, online
June 6: Cara Black, online
May 2: Agent Panel with Anne Hawkins and Paula Munier, online
April 4: AMA (ask me anything) with Robin C. Stuart, online
March 7: The Four Cross-Directional Forces in Complex Motivation, with David Corbett at the Rockridge Public Library, Oakland
February 1: Annual Meet & Greet at the Sausalito Library, with speakers Janet Rudolph, Ana Brazil & Susan Bickford

2019

December 7: Joint Holiday Party with MWA at Borderlands Books in San Francisco
November 9: Fall Showcase at Books Inc. in Mountain View
October 5: Essential Workshop on Writers’ Finances with Sophie Littlefield & Rachael Herron at the Golden Gate Library, Oakland
September 29: A Is for Anthology: The Writing and Publishing of Short Stories at Book Passage, Corte Madera
September 23: Panel Discussion at the Corte Madera Library
September 7: Cybercrime Heroes & Villains, with Robin C. Stuart
August 3: How and Why to Write Stunning Sentences that Break the Rules, with Nina Schuyler
June 1: Jane Cleland Workshop: Mastering Suspense, Structure & Plot, at UnitySF in San Francisco
May 21: A Is for Anthology: The Creators of Fault Lines Talk About Writing and Publishing Short Stories, at the Mechanics’ Institute Library in San Francisco
May 4: From the Page to the Stage: a talk/workshop on speaking and reading your work to an audience, at the Edgewater Room in Sausalito
April 28: Launch Party for Fault Lines at Borderlands Books in San Francisco
April 6: Spring Showcase at Books Inc. in Alameda
March 2: On Fire with Christina Henry, Criminalist with the Santa Clara County Crime Laboratory, at the Burlingame Library
February 2: Annual Meet & Greet at the Edgewater Room in Sausalito

2018

December 8: Joint Holiday Party with MWA at Borderlands Books in San Francisco
November 3: Author Showcase at Books Inc. (Chestnut St.) in San Francisco
October 6: Mystery Writing Intensive Workshop in Daly City
September 1: Firearms Briefing with Jim Guigli at the Mechanics’ Institute Library in San Francisco
August 4: Chocolate: Myth, Reality, Fantasy, and the Usual Suspects at Terry Shames’ home in Berkeley
June 2: Prisoners Literature Benefit with MWA in Sausalito
May 5: Spring Showcase at Books Inc. in San Francisco (on Chestnut)
April 7: The Softer Side of Criminal Justice: Juveniles, speaker Judge Portor Goltz in San Jose
Mar 3: Marketing for Your Book (digital marketing), speaker Karma Bennett at the Golden Gate Branch, Oakland
Feb 3: Annual Meet & Greet with the Board at the Berkeley Public Library West Branch

2017

December 9: Joint Holiday Party with MWA at Borderlands Books in San Francisco
November 4: Author Showcase with Bette & JJ Lamb, Margaret Lucke, Vinnie Hansen, Dana Fredsti, CJ Verberg, and Susan Shea
October 7: Author Professionalism with Simon Wood
September 9: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Self-Publishing with Cindy Sample and Heather Haven, moderated by Marla Cooper
August 5: Dashiell Hammett Tour led by Don Heron in San Francisco
July 6: San Quentin Prison visit assisted by Lt. Samuel Robinson, San Quentin’s Public Information Officer
June 17: Authors’ Showcase at Book Passage, Corte Madera
June 3-4: Bay Area Book Festival booth and individual panels in Berkeley
May 6: Setting the Scene: Capturing a Sense of Place workshop with Roger C. Lubeck, Ph.D.
April 1: Sisters in Crime 30th Anniversary Party. There was cake and Catriona McPherson in Berkeley
March 23: Crime Lab Tour with criminalist Cordelia Willis of the Santa Clara County Crime Lab
March 4: Public defender Allison Gomez of Santa Clara County at the Los Altos Public Library
Feb 4: Annual Meet & Greet at the Berkeley Public Library North Branch