Dear Writers, Readers and Friends: This week offers much to celebrate in our local literary world. From our new Poet Laureate to a book launch to a Stories on Stage reading fit to kick off your long weekend, you’re covered! Enjoy! Yours in writing, Kat ** Jeff Knorr, professor of […]

Dear Writers, Readers and Friends: In Miscellany this week, I would like to recommend to your attention some fantastic opportunities to support three local literary arts organizations that are doing good, important work for readers and writers of all ages and ilk here in Sacramento. The first is Sacramento Poetry […]

Friends, I have had the pleasure of hearing reading some of Denise Lichtig’s work, and I think you won’t want to miss the launch of her Quinton Duval Chapbook Contest co-winning book TONIGHT at SPC. Lichtig will read alongside Catherine French. Enjoy! ~Kate Sacramento Poetry Center Presents Catherine French and […]

Dear Writers, Readers and Friends: Summer’s keeping it hot even as littler ones start heading back to school! Try to brave the heat this week and next to check out some eclectic and interesting literary opportunities. And, speaking of back to school… Looking to recommit (or newly commit) to your […]

Dear Writers (specifically, and friends/family of writers, too!): If you are looking to get your pen/pencil/fingers flying as you create new work, revise existing work and respond to the strong writing of others, I invite you (or the writer in your life) to join me this fall in an all-genres […]

Dear Readers, Writers and Friends! I hope to see you this Friday evening at Stories on Stage (25th & R at SPC) where I will have the great pleasure of guest-hosting an evening of debut novels. The featured authors are Melanie Thorne and Christian Kiefer, and they (and their books) […]

Dear Writers, Readers and Friends:   I hope this note finds you well. What a lovely cool week we’ve had! Maybe you’re feeling a bit recharged and ready for some more summer literary awesomeness. Check out the below. Also, don’t forget to surf my Links list as well as my […]

Dear Writers, Readers and Friends:   Thank you for your patience last week with my missed post. Like many of you, I work more than full time, and most of that work is not at this time connected to my writing life. And so—sometimes sleep wins out over the blog! […]

Friends, Here’s more summer miscellany for your literary pleasure! Please take special note of the reading at Time Tested Books featuring the (lovely) debut novel by Christian Kiefer, as well as Stories on Stage featuring Lynn Freed! Also: The early enroll deadline for my summer creative writing workshop, The Craft […]

Friends, Jeanine Stevens reads TONIGHT at SPC with Kimberly White. I have had the pleasure of working with Jeanine as a classmate and her poems are smart and beautiful. I regret I can’t make it–day job calls (blast!)–but you should go if you can! More coming tomorrow or Weds from […]