Julia Sulek, Feb 8, 10:30am at Willow Glen Library

"The soul of the story: mining meaningful details to bring emotions to life"

Join us to hear from Julia Prodis Sulek, a Pulitzer finalist reporter and podcaster, who will share riveting stories from presidential campaigns to wildfires and family tragedies that she covered for SJ Mercury and East Bay Times. Read more here

Writing fiction is one thing; writing non-fiction another. With fiction you can invent freely; if it is compelling, you can engage in flights of fancy.

Member News

Congratulations to Kelly Miller who announced her tenth book, Mr. Darcy’s Complex Courtship, was released on Nov. 13, 2024.

Her Trouble with Friends, a light-hearted Regency Rom-Com, also won Top Pick, 2025 Author Shout Reader Ready Awards.

SBW Winter Contest (Deadline Feb 15)

Topic: New Year's Resolutions (Past, Present, Future)

Format: 200-300 wds, WORD document, double spaced

Prizes: 1st - $25, 2nd - $20, 3rd - $15

Submit to: newsletter@southbaywriters.com

Image by Alexandra_Koch from Pixabay

Open Mic (in-person) - Friday evening, Feb 21, Barnes & Noble Stevens Creek, San Jose. Friday, Feb 7 open mic will remain on Zoom.

Email Bill Baldwin (wabaldwin@aol.com) to sign-up.

Writing/Publishing/Reading Events Outside of South Bay Writers

San Joaquin Valley Writers' 2025 Anthology (Deadline March 1)

Pen Women Santa Clara Chapter Poetry Contest (Deadline March 22)

Women's National Book Association Virtual Pitch-o-Rama (event April 5, register ahead)

San Francisco Writing Workshop (event April 12, register ahead)

Sacramento Writers Book Festival (May 31)

Bay Area Book Festival in Berkeley (June 1)

“If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.”

— Shirley Chisholm, first Black congresswoman