http://www.leftcoastwriters.com Left Coast Writersâ„¢ was created to support new and established writers in the production and promotion of their work in a stimulating atmosphere of creativity and community. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:39:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en LEFT COAST WRITERS BOOK LAUNCH: Dave Seter, author of Night Duty [caption id="attachment_1425" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Dave Seter"][/caption] Monday, April 12, 2009 || 6pm Book Passage || Ferry Plaza San Francisco || www.bookpassage.com National Poetry Month gives us an opportunity to celebrate another new poet! Born in Chicago, ... http://www.leftcoastwriters.com/ferry-plaza-book-party-dave-seter/ LEFT COAST WRITERS BOOK LAUNCH: Kathryn Ridall, editor of When the Muse Calls: Poems for the Creative Life [caption id="attachment_1448" align="alignleft" width="95" caption="Kathryn Ridall"][/caption] Saturday, April 10, 2010 || 7pm Book Passage-Corte Madera || 51 Tamal Vista Dr. Corte Madera || www.bookpassage.com Come and celebrate with the muse! For most of her adult ... http://www.leftcoastwriters.com/book-launch-kathryn-ridall/ Monday, April 5, 2010 || 7pm || Neeli Cherkovski, Author of From the Canyon Outward Book Passage - Corte Madera 51 Tamal Vista Dr., Corte Madera [caption id="attachment_1402" align="alignleft" width="144" caption="Neeli Cherkovski"][/caption] Inaugurated by the Academy of American Poets in 1996, National Poetry Month is now held every April, ... http://www.leftcoastwriters.com/literary-salon-neeli-cherkovski/ ©2010 by Cheryl McLaughlin Moguls skier Alex Bilodeau won the first Gold medal for Canada at the Vancouver Olympic Games and credited his older brother who has cerebral palsy. At the last Olympics, American skater Evan Lysacek had a disastrous short program performance that took him out of any contention for a ... http://www.leftcoastwriters.com/what-writers-can-learn-from-olympic-champions/ LEFT COAST WRITERS BOOK LAUNCH: Jacqueline Luckett, author of Searching for Tina Turner [caption id="attachment_1380" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Jacqueline Luckett"][/caption] Saturday, March 13, 2010 || 7pm Book Passage-Corte Madera || 51 Tamal Vista Dr. Corte Madera || www.bookpassage.com As ... http://www.leftcoastwriters.com/book-launch-jacqueline-luckett/ LEFT COAST WRITERS BOOK LAUNCH: André Le Gallo, author of The Caliphate [caption id="attachment_1354" align="alignleft" width="149" caption="André Le Gallo"][/caption] Monday, March 8, 2009 || 6pm Book Passage || Ferry Plaza San Francisco || www.bookpassage.com "A tale of intrigue too frightening to believe—and too believable to ignore. But you better believe it, ... http://www.leftcoastwriters.com/ferry-plaza-book-party-andre-le-gallo/ Monday, March 1, 2010 || 7pm || Ying Chang Compestine, Author of A Banquet for Hungry Ghosts Book Passage - Corte Madera 51 Tamal Vista Dr., Corte Madera [caption id="attachment_1345" align="alignleft" width="130" caption="Ying Chang Compestine"][/caption] According to Chinese tradition, those who die hungry or unjustly come back to haunt the living. Some are appeased ... http://www.leftcoastwriters.com/literary-salon-ying-chang-compestine/ [caption id="attachment_1152" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Nancy Bruning of Nancercize"][/caption] Join the conversation on blogtalk radio Thursday, January 28th at 9a.m. PST with Nancy Bruning, creator of Nancercize, and author and LCW founder, Linda Watanabe McFerrin. They'll be talking about Great Getaways. Just in time for Valentine's Day: The discussion is on some ... http://www.leftcoastwriters.com/making-a-healthy-getaway/ Monday, February 8,  2010 || 5:30pm || Left Coast Writers at the Ferry Plaza Book Passage - Ferry Plaza, San Francisco Colette Obrien hosts: Sexy Stories & Poems Editors Linda Watanabe McFerrin and Laurie McAndish King introduce the Hot Flashes Sexy Little Stories & Poems writers in this literary love fest in honor ... http://www.leftcoastwriters.com/ferry-plaza-reading-series-sexy-stories-poems/ LEFT COAST WRITERS BOOK LAUNCH: Paul McHugh, author of Deadlines [caption id="attachment_1294" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Paul McHugh"][/caption] Saturday, February 13, 2009 || 7pm Book Passage-Corte Madera || 51 Tamal Vista Dr. Corte Madera || www.bookpassage.com It's a party!! Join us for major ... http://www.leftcoastwriters.com/book-launch-paul-mchugh/