Comedy, the Clash, climate change, Celtic rock & craic… and that's just the letter 'C'! Hinterland brings Irish stuff (fiction, music, history, sport, politics, humour & drama) to San Francisco, and blends in some local flavours.
Enjoy perspectives from novelists Liz Nugent, Emer Martin, Ethel Rohan; and renowned playwright Matthew Spangler. Rock and roll with Jim Lockhart (Horslips band), Brian Murphy (KNBR radio), and comedian Dave Nihill; and learn about the local Irish experience with Elizabeth Creely (Mission Local), historian Gray Brechin (Living New Deal), and filmmaker Geordie Lynch.
When two writers start a volatile affair, their relationship is affected by conflicting political views and a world of rising unrest and xenophobia.
Using the guidelines described in Writing Without Teachers, join this member-led "come as you are" writing group.
Award-winning writer Obi Kaufman offers an illustrated guide to the ways we conserve, use, abuse and restore water--the source of life and habitat in California.
A revolutionary new novel about five wildly different women who, in the midst of the Uruguayan dictatorship, find each other as lovers, friends, and ultimately family.
Join us for a conversation with literary attorney Robert Pimm and author Rick Homan on legal issues commonly faced by writers including how best to collaborate with coauthors and illustrators, how to relate to publishers and literary agents, contract basics, and much more!
The path to a perfect checkmate is possible with the advice and techniques of a Grand Master player in this informative and accessible chess book.
Using the guidelines described in Writing Without Teachers, join this member-led "come as you are" writing group.
Venez ici! Pull up a chair and sip an aperitif with author L. John Harris who discusses his favorite French cafés and the rituals of café culture in Paris!
LD Kirshenbaum wants you to spend one lunch hour a month to maintaining your muse along with your career in copywriting or corporate communications. This lightning workshop packs in a useful discussion as well as writing time. Bring your lunch and preferred writing utensils.
Using the guidelines described in Writing Without Teachers, join this member-led "come as you are" writing group.
Using the guidelines described in Writing Without Teachers, join this member-led "come as you are" writing group.
The untold story of Leland Stanford -- from his birth in a backwoods bar to becoming one of America's most powerful and wealthy robber barons of his time.
Impossible Surrealism: Georges Bataille and the Surrealist Demand features a conversation about Bataille's themes, manifestos and practices.
Using the guidelines described in Writing Without Teachers, join this member-led "come as you are" writing group.
The life and work of Miriam Michelson, a best-selling San Francisco novelist, revolutionary journalist, and feminist circa 1890, is revealed in this compelling book talk.
Ready to make your crime fiction more realistic? Join author and police sergeant Adam Plantinga for a discussion about his first book's rocky road to publication as well as some of the key differences between fictional cops and real cops and why those differences should matter to the author.
If you are a new, long-time, or prospective member the Tour of the Institute will orient you to our building, include an overview of our history and mission, and outline our current services and the benefits of membership.
Using the guidelines described in Writing Without Teachers, join this member-led "come as you are" writing group.
Reuse, recycling, environmental issues and ecology all come together in this book about our stuff and where it goes.
LD Kirshenbaum wants you to spend one lunch hour a month to maintaining your muse along with your career in copywriting or corporate communications. This lightning workshop packs in a useful discussion as well as writing time. Bring your lunch and preferred writing utensils.
When U.C. Press published Imperial San Francisco: Urban Power, Earthly Ruin in 1999, it spent 16 weeks on the Chronicle’s best-seller list and has never gone out of publication.
Using the guidelines described in Writing Without Teachers, join this member-led "come as you are" writing group.
How does a play evolve? How do actors unravel the complexities of characters they portray?
Join the MI writing community for an end of year celebration to honor our writing achievements and MI members who have recently published books.
