Tahoe Literary Festival

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10:00am PDT

A Crash Course in Novel Writing with Grant Faulkner author, co-founder of Flash Fiction Institute. (Separate ticket required)

Sunday October 11, 2026 10:00am - 1:00pm PDT

Fairway Community Center

One of the biggest obstacles any writer faces is writing the first draft of a novel. As Nora Ephron said, “I think the hardest part about writing is writing.” Your story matters, and "someday" is not the time to write it. If something has been holding you back from writing your novel — whether it be lack of time, lack of motivation, lack of knowing how to write it, or just plain fear — then Grant Faulkner, former Executive Director of National Novel Writing Month, can help you get your creative juices flowing and take the first steps to planning — and writing — your novel. Warning: you will leave this session with a novel plan in hand, so be prepared to write.

Speakers

Grant Faulkner

Grant Faulkner is the co-founder of Memoir Nation (and also the co-host of the Memoir Nation podcast), the co-founder of the Flash Fiction Institute, the co-founder of 100 Word Story, and an executive producer on America’s Next Great Author. He was also Executive Director of National... Read More →

Sunday October 11, 2026 10:00am - 1:00pm PDT
Fairway Community Center 330 Fairway Drive Tahoe City, CA 96145

Fiction

10:00am PDT

Writing your Life: A Generative Memoir Workshop with author, memoirist and travel writer Suzanne Roberts. (Separate ticket required)

Sunday October 11, 2026 10:00am - 1:00pm PDT

SNOW Sports Museum

When you talk about your life, do people say you should write a book? Now’s the time to start. No matter where you are in your memoir-writing journey, this generative workshop will help you start, develop, or revise a memoir-in-process. We’ll work through a series of writing prompts, exploring ways to get unstuck, using specifics and sensory imagery, and scene building. All levels are welcome. Bring paper and pen.

Speakers

Suzanne Roberts

Suzanne Roberts is the author of Animal Bodies: On Death, Desire, and Other Difficulties (Longlisted for the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay), Bad Tourist: Misadventures in Love and Travel (North American Travel Journalists Association Bronze Award f... Read More →

Sunday October 11, 2026 10:00am - 1:00pm PDT
SNOW Sports Museum

Memoir

10:00am PDT

Writing About Our Fire: A Generative Poetry Workshop Toward Liberation and Joy with Lee Herrick, California Poet Laureate. (Separate ticket required)

Sunday October 11, 2026 10:00am - 1:00pm PDT

Fairway Community Center

Join California Poet Laureate Lee Herrick for a hands-on poetry writing workshop at the Tahoe Literary Festival. Herrick is the author of four poetry collections, In Praise of Late Wonder: New and Selected Poems, Scar and Flower, Gardening Secrets of the Dead, and This Many Miles from Desire. Herrick currently serves his second term as California's Poet Laureate, the first Asian American to hold the position.

In this workshop, participants will write new poems through guided prompts and exercises, with time to share work and get feedback in a low-pressure setting. Herrick's own poetry draws on memory, identity, and place. He'll bring that same attention to helping writers find material in their own lives and surroundings. Open to writers of all levels, from first-time poets to those with an established practice. Bring a notebook or laptop.

Speakers

Lee Herrick

Lee Herrick Lee Herrick is the California Poet Laureate. He is the author of four books of poems: In Praise of Late Wonder: New and Selected Poems (Gunpowder Press, September 2024); Scar and Flower, finalist for the 2020 Northern California Book Award; Gardening Secrets of the Dead... Read More →

Sunday October 11, 2026 10:00am - 1:00pm PDT
Fairway Community Center 330 Fairway Drive Tahoe City, CA 96145

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