The Castro Writers' Cooperative

The Coop's co-founder Scott James new book TRIAL BY FIRE is just out. It tells the story of one of America's deadliest crimes. Here's a video preview. Book orders at http://www.scottjameswriter.com

The Coop's "The Wonderful Wizard of Ahhs" literary relay race performance from Litquake's Lit Crawl is now online! https://www.facebook.com/150537243713/videos/663449781029878

by The Castro Writers' Cooperative co-founder Scott James released today. Ten years of painstaking investigative journalism turned into a page-turner. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VupYsE09TA&feature=youtu.be Link to Scott's website for more info and to get the book.... https://www.scottjameswriter.com/trial-by-fire Congratulations, Scott James for all your hard work!

Tonight! 7pm! It's the big finale of this year's Litquake. Join The Coop for a modern-day parody of The Wizard of Oz called THE WIZARD OF AHHS! 13 writers perform LIVE their tale of swabs, flying monkeys, and the man behind the curtain. View online: https://sched.co/eIWd

Saturday 7pm Litquake presents "The Wizard of Ahhs!" by The Castro Writers Cooperative, a literary relay race retelling of the L. Frank Baum classic, updated for our times. An online event! Tune in details: https://sched.co/eIWd

Congratulations to The Coop's Wendy Voorsanger on the launch today of PROSPECTS OF A WOMAN, a historical novel about a pioneering woman who makes her way from Massachusetts to California in 1849. You think today is tough? Rich in details, the story includes encounters with real life heroines from the era. Well done! https://wendyvoorsanger.net/

Another book birth from The Coop!

Congrats to the Coop's Wendy Voorsanger! BuzzFeed picked her novel "Prospects of a Woman" as one of the "19 New Historical Fiction Books You Won't Be Able To Put Down This Fall." https://www.buzzfeed.com//historical-fiction-books-fall-20

Don't miss a chance to hear from some of the amazing writers, including the Coop's very own Scott James, in the anthology, Alone Together. Tomorrow, Saturday, August 29, 6-7:30 PM EDT. Sign up here: https://us02web.zoom.us//regist/WN_i-_Mc2lJRbeJPY26rnFN-Q

The Castro Writers' Cooperative's Melina Selverston-Scher on KQED! https://www.kqed.org//melina-selverston-scher-keep-on-sing

Congrats to The Castro Writers' Cooperative's Katie Burke on the publication of her new book "Urban Playground: What Kids Say About Living in San Francisco," a fascinating look at growing up here in the city, as told by children. So much insight into modern family life. An eye-opener!

The Castro Writers' Cooperative alum Anna Volpicelli moved home near Milan, Italy last year and has a report today in 7x7 about what it's like to live in one of the areas hardest hit by #COVID-19. https://www.7x7.com/-letter-from-italy-covid-19-2645519221.

Congratulations to The Castro Writers' Cooperative's Tina Myers on the publication today of "Breath of Gods," book three in The Legacy of the Heavens trilogy. An amazing accomplishment! We're so proud of you! https://www.tinalecountmyers.com/work/breath-of-gods/

Congrats to The Castro Writers' Cooperative's Katy Lefroy for being shortlisted for an Australian young adults fiction book prize for "Alex and the Alpacas." Well done!

The Coop's Wendy Voorsanger jumps into the controversy over "American Dirt" https://medium.com//i-culturally-appropriated-in-my-debut-