Celebrate the success of Bay Area authors at the annual Redwood Writers Author Launch event. Meet local authors and listen to excerpts from new books published by our members.


Scroll down to check out the stellar lineup of featured authors during the 2024 Author Launch
Saturday
March 16, 2024
11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
This event will be held in person in the Cypress Room at the Finley Center.
The event will be recorded for later viewing and sharing.
Price:
FREE
for Members, Guests
& General Public
THIS YEAR'S FEATURED AUTHORS & THEIR BOOKS
(Click author name to jump to their book, or just scroll down)
Mara Johnstone
Story Seeds for Fantastical Trees
Writing Prompts / Speculative Fiction
Lenore Hirsch
Connection: Stories
Fiction
Rachel Zemach
The Butterfly Cage
Memoir
Melissa Geissinger
Nothing Left But Dust
Young Adult Historical Fiction
Marty Malin
Transit: A Journey of Transfiguration
Speculative Fiction
Richard Rachlin
Conspiracy of Lies
Legal Thriller
John McCarty
Journey to Duncans Mills
Historical Fiction
Marie Judson
Elf Stone of the Neyna
Adult Fantasy Sci Fi
Crissi Langwell
Masquerade Mistake
Romance
Barbara Cottrell
Darkness Below
Horror
Richard Boyd
Souls AI Computers and the Future of Humankind
Science Fiction
Laurel Patterson
Land of Light
Children's Picture Book
Maetreyii Ma Nolan
Into the Heart of the Infinite
Spiritual Memoir
Christopher Ruttan
Moving Like Fish in The Sea
Historical Fiction
Shawn Langwell
Today's The Day
Personal Growth and Mental Health
Ana Manwaring
Backlash Venom and Vengeance from 'Nam
Thriller
Rod Morgan
Language through the Prism
Poetry
FEATURED AUTHORS

Writing Prompts / Speculative Fiction
Story Seeds for Fantastical Trees

Author
Mara Johnstone

Fiction
Connection: Stories

Author
Lenore Hirsch

Memoir
The Butterfly Cage

Author
Rachel Zemach

Young Adult Historical Fiction
Nothing Left But Dust

Author
Melissa Geissinger

Legal Thriller
Conspiracy of Lies

Author
Richard Rachlin

Historical Fiction
Journey to Duncans Mills

Author
John McCarty

Adult Fantasy Sci Fi
Elf Stone of the Neyna

Author
Marie Judson

Romance
Masquerade Mistake

Author
Crissi Langwell

Horror
Darkness Below

Author
Barbara Cottrell

Science Fiction
Souls, AI Computers, and the Future of Humankind

Author
Richard Boyd

Children's Picture Book
Land of the Light

Author
Laurel Patterson

Spiritual Memoir
Into the Heart of the Infinite

Author
Maetreyii Ma Nolan

Historical Fiction
Moving Like Fish in The Sea

Author
Christopher Ruttan

Personal Growth and Mental Health
Today's the Day

Author
Shawn Langwell

Thriller
Backlash: Venom and Vengeance from 'Nam

Author
Ana Manwaring

Poetry
Language Through the Prism
