Events and Appearances

Dorothy Allison: Burning Hot Hope

Karin Kallmaker 07/15/2018 Events and Appearances, Sisters of the Pen 15 Comments

Dorothy Allison and Hannah Gadsby have something in common. I saw the connection, after preparing to present the Trailblazer Award to Allison at #GCLS2018. My thoughts and the presentation are included in this blog.

So I Had This Idea 2018 – From Idea to Published Work

Karin Kallmaker 06/20/2018 Events and Appearances, Sisters of the Pen 0 Comments

There are many right ways to finish a novel. At #GCLS2018 you can hear the stories of authors who transformed an idea into a finished work.

Vegas Baby! GCLS2018 Class – Chase Your Own Success

Karin Kallmaker 03/13/2018 Events and Appearances 4 Comments

Purple velvet. Gold boots. Must be VEGAS, BABY! Plus, all about the “Chase Your Own Success” self-care for writers workshop I’ll be teaching at #GCLS2018 Thursday July 5, 11:40 a.m.

Many Splendoured Things (But Not the Head Cold)

Karin Kallmaker 07/13/2017 Events and Appearances, Readers and Libraries 7 Comments

In which Karin Kallmaker says two kinds of thank you, applauds love and resistance and gives you a real reason to read to the end.

The Lesbian Talk Show – Gateway and Classic Lesbian Fiction

Web Sprite 06/02/2017 Events and Appearances, Sisters of the Pen 0 Comments

Sheena at the Lesbian Review talks to Karin Kallmaker about gateway and classic lesbian books like The Persistent Desire, Stoner McTavish, and On Strike Against God.

So I Had This Idea 2017 – From Idea to Published Work

Karin Kallmaker 05/28/2017 Events and Appearances, Sisters of the Pen 0 Comments

Ask a hundred writers “how’d you finish that book?” and you’ll get 97 different answers and 3 people who’ll wander off muttering.

Lesbian Storytelling in the New Dark Times – Laurel Bookstore Feb 19

Karin Kallmaker 01/08/2017 Events and Appearances, Sisters of the Pen

Calendar it now: Laurel Bookstore, Oakland, 2/19 4 pm, Lesbians. Really all you need to know right there. Lesbian writers talking about doing what we do in the Dark Times.

Getting Published – Panel in Castro Valley on Saturday

Karin Kallmaker 01/05/2017 Business of Books, Events and Appearances, Readers and Libraries

Panel for new(er) writers on Getting Published, this Saturday January 7 at 11 a.m. at the Castro Valley Public Library. Local writers share their journeys to publication.