California Writers Club Orange County presents Emily Jon Tobias

Guest Speaker: Emily Jon Tobias
Topic: "Loves, Hates, Heroes, and Hardships: An Author’s Journey of Small Press Publishing Her Debut”

The California Writers Club meets monthly for our featured speaker series focused on the craft and business of writing. Topics are presented by major authors, publishers, self-published writers, college professors, literary agents, and other professionals.

■ 9:00am - 9:30am Networking
■ 9:30am - 11:00am Guest Speaker

Emily Jon Tobias is an American author and poet. She is an award-winning writer whose work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, along with other honorable mentions, and has been featured in various literary journals and magazines. Her debut collection MONARCH: STORIES (Black Lawrence Press, 2024) won the American Book Fest International Book Award and an International Impact Book Award.

The collection was further selected as a 2024 finalist in the American Book Fest Fiction Awards, a distinguished favorite in the NYC Big Book Award, second place winner in the Story Monsters Royal Dragonfly Award, a silver medal winner in the Reader Views Literary Awards, a finalist in the Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award, third place winner in the 2025 Feathered Quill Book Awards Program, and received an honorable mention in the Eric Hoffer Award for a short story collection.

Currently, Emily is a proud mentor in the PEN Prison Writing Mentorship Program. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Writing from Pacific University Oregon. Midwestern-raised, she now lives and writes on the coast of Southern California.

Read more about the author at https://www.emilyjontobias.com/.

To learn more about the club and this month's scheduled speaker, visit http://www.calwritersorangecounty.org
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Meetings will include networking, author book signings, and more. The Anaheim Packing House is excited to host our group in a historic building has been converted into a “food hall” hosting dozens of food vendors. This will be a great place to grab your morning coffee or pastry, and then listen to our featured speaker.
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To learn more about membership in the California Writers Club please visit: http://www.calwritersorangecounty.org

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Our venue, the Anaheim Packing House, is a historic building that's been converted into a “food hall” hosting dozens of food vendors. This will be a great place to grab your morning coffee, donut, or pastry, and listen to our featured speaker.

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Location:
Anaheim Packing House (Open Dining Area)
440 S Anaheim Blvd
Anaheim, CA 92805

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Admission:
FREE