Writers on Process - Open Book

Sat May 30 2026 at 02:45 pm to 03:45 pm UTC-07:00

The Brower Center, Goldman Theater | Berkeley

Bay Area Book Festival
Publisher/HostBay Area Book Festival
Writers on Process - Open Book
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Four writers, two fiction, one nonfiction and one poet, will discuss what it feels like to start a book and take the idea to completion.
About this Event

Dave Madden, DA Powell, and Susan Steinberg, moderated by Laleh Khadivi


The Brower Center - Goldman Theater


Four writers, two fiction, one nonfiction and one poet, will discuss what it feels like to start a book and take the idea to completion. The conversation will roam, but attention will be given to false starts, stalls, endurance, inspiration, mesmerism, the battle between life and art and what it means to be finished. This is an all-genre discussion, and we welcome authors at all stages of their project, offering frank and lively guidance from a combined 100 years of writing!


There will not be table space provided in our Writers' Workshop venues, so in addition to bringing paper and a pen, we recommend bringing a book or other hard surface to write on.


Sponsored by University of San Francisco MFA in Writing

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Brower Center, Goldman Theater, 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, United States

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USD 0.00 to USD 27.24

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