Audrey Kalman:
Your Story Unleashed: A One-Hour Creative Catalyst
December 20, 2025, 11 a.m.
Finley Center in Santa Rosa
Ready to ignite a short story or essay project for the new year? Led by experienced author, coach, and teacher Audrey Kalman, co-creator of the Birth Your Truest Story online writers’ community, this dynamic one-hour workshop offers a tantalizing preview of the longer “Concept to Draft: Birth Your Short(est) Story” workshop. Come experience a concentrated burst of inspiration and practical techniques to kickstart your short fiction or nonfiction. You’ll unlock secrets to captivating readers and generating compelling ideas through engaging exercises. Discover the power of short-form writing and leave eager to create!
| About the Presenter: Audrey Kalman writes fiction with a dark edge about what goes awry when human connection is missing from our lives. She is the author of three novels and a short fiction collection, “Tiny Shoes Dancing and Other Stories;” her stories and poems have appeared in numerous print and online literary magazines. She has been active with the California Writers Club since 2013 as past president of the SF-Peninsula Branch and editor of the branch’s Fault Zone anthology. With Jennifer Browdy, she co-created the free online Birth Your Truest Story writers’ community (bit.ly/JoinBYTS) in 2021. She holds an undergraduate degree in creative writing and a master’s degree in journalism. She offers editing and coaching services for writers and is (perpetually) at work on another novel. Find her at www.audreykalman.com and on Substack at audreykalman.substack.com. |