Brooke Warner To Keynote Writers’ Conference
The Central Coast Writers’ Conference has announced its opening keynote speaker: Brooke Warner, publisher of She Writes Press and SparkPress and an award-winning writing coach. Warner is the author of…
Writers’ Conference Welcomes New Director
The Central Coast Writers' Conference at Cuesta College, recognized as the “Best Conference in the West” by The Writer magazine, returns September 26 and 27 with a new director at…
Poetry: For Which It Stands
Photo by Darius Bashar I pledge allegiance to the person you believe yourself to be and to the one you see yourself becoming— that kaleidoscope of possibility. One world, many…
Celebrate International Women’s Day March 8
Celebrate International Women's Day on Saturday, March 8 at 10 a.m. with the Friends of the Atascadero Library, SLO County Public Libraries, and Atascadero AAUW. In honor of Women's History…
Poet Christopher Buckley Visits Los Osos
A free, in-person Poetry Night will be held at the Los Osos Library at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 20. “How the Universe Speaks to Us" features poets Christopher Buckley…
New Poet Laureate Wants To Meet You
SLO County poets laureate Kevin Clark and Caleb Nichols Caleb Nichols is an accessible poet. [caption id="attachment_8393" align="alignright" width="175"] Caleb Nichols[/caption] And now they (Nichols prefers the pronoun “they”)…
Show Invites Entries from Writers and Artists
Writers and visual artists of all ages and backgrounds are invited to submit original work inspired by personal journeys towards mental wellness for inclusion in the annual Opening Minds Art…
Sy Rosen Confronts Death with Laughs
Larry Morgan talks with Sy Rosen at the Cambria Film Festival's opening night gala. The 2025 Cambria Film Festival is honoring Sy Rosen, a producer and writer living in Los Angeles who…
Celebrate SLO County’s New Poet Laureate
The San Luis Obispo County Arts Council is hosting a special evening celebrating poetry, community, and the power of words on Friday, January 24 from 7 to 9 p.m. at…
Poetry: To The New Year
Photo by Sheila Swayze You burst from the starting gate and though I pull on the reins, I hang on for the ride, longing for 1940's snail-pace years when I…