JOIN US AT OUR NEXT GENERAL MEETING

December 16, 2023
1 – 3 p.m.

(Come in a literary themed costume for our annual costume party!)

Memoir, A Healing Journey of Resilience & Vulnerability

About the presentation:

The presentation will include plain talk about the rigors and rewards of writing memoir, including the surprising upwelling of vulnerability once the memoir is published.

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About the presenter: 

Elisa Stancil Levine’s color and pattern design have been featured in every American design magazine, on the cover of Architectural Digest and featured in Elle Décor, House Beautiful, Veranda, Town and Country, Vogue, California Home, Luxe, in newsprint and social media. Elisa is a former board member of The Institute of Classical Architecture and Art and a former board member of Creative Sonoma.

Elisa and her husband live on a ranch on Sonoma Mountain and spend hours hiking, horseback riding, and running in the forest. Meditating, travel, kayaking, mentoring, and lecturing about color and pattern are current endeavors. This or Something Better is Levine's second book. A third book is in the works. Levine’s essays have recently appeared in Entropy Magazine; Stirring: A Literary Review; Penmen Review; Writer’s Workshop Review; LA Parent and Mindful Word.

Meeting Agenda and Logistics

Cypress Room, Finley Center

• Meeting starts at 1 p.m.
• Presentation with Elisa Stancil Levine
• Board, Chair & Member announcements
• Literary Costume Party!
• Writing Q&A
• Networking & Book Sales
• Adjourn at 3 p.m.

This is an in-person meeting. The meeting will be recorded and made available to registrants.

Admission: $5 CWC members, $10 non-members