Local Author Confronts War on Two Fronts
As we honor the fallen on Memorial Day, West helps us better appreciate the sacrifice and the true cost of war." For someone my age, it’s difficult to believe that…
Local Children’s Author Signs Books June 7
Award-winning local author Debbie Noble Black invites kids and parents to join her at Coalesce Bookstore in Morro Bay on Saturday, June 7 from 1 to 3 p.m. for a book signing. Her…
Golden Quill Writing Contest Opens
Cash prizes and publication await the winners of the 2025 Golden Quill writing contest, an annual competition sponsored by SLO NightWriters in three categories: fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Deadline to…
Writers’ Conference Super Discount Ends April 30
The last day to register for the 2025 Central Coast Writers' Conference at the super early bird rate of $200 is April 30. Save $100 off the regular registration cost…
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”)…