Historic Joy Kogawa House to host QueerAsian workshops
Historic Joy Kogawa House will be hosting QueerAsian, a series of writing and creation workshops for LGBTQI+ Asians, focused on anti-Asian racism during the pandemic. Led by queer Asian/Filipinx author C.E. Gatchalian, these workshops offer a safe space for people of...
Unlocking the Page with Lenore Rowntree
About the Workshop This workshop will use prompts to help you generate new writing that can be expanded on later. Please have paper and pen handy, as well as 1–2 pages of something you have already written (need not be polished and can be any form). You can bring...
Are you interested in writing picture books?
September 15 – Meet the Author Zoom Social Join us online on Tuesday, September 15, 7pm – 8pm PDT, for a Zoom social with children’s author Anita Miettunen, who is the September Writer-in-Residence at the Historic Joy Kogawa House. Anita will chat about how she...
Online webinar with Sally Ito and Linda Kawamoto Reid
Opening the Memory Chest: How to Research and Write Your Family Story. An online webinar with Sally Ito and Linda Kawamoto Reid brought to you by Historic Joy Kogawa House & Nikkei National Museum.
Pitching Your Book
How do you write a pitch letter that stands out? What should you emphasize? How do publishers make their decisions? Longtime publisher and editor-in-chief Michael Mirolla gives practical tips on how to present your work in the best light when pitching to publishers. Participants are encouraged to bring a pitch letter that they have written (work-in-progress welcome) to the workshop, where they will receive feedback.