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Chapters: Season Five Introduction
The Fire Problem: Season One Introduction
Martin Puchner
Heidi Beirich
Margaret Elysia Garcia
Kristi Lippire
Jaime L. Jacobsen
Ann Burroughs
Kathryn Bannai
Tamiko Nimura
Soji Kashiwagi
John Mills
Chessie Thacher
Dr. Adwoa Opong and Dr. Justin de Leon
Takeo Rivera
Abdi Soltani
John Fischer
David Weinstein and Hugh Coxe
Selicia Applegate
Micol Hebron
Amy Vidlak Girmscheid
Chief Brian Fennessy
Alea Perez
Ricardo D. García
Kate Buckson
Resa Mai
Enyce Smith
Dale Minami
Dr. Ronald J. Rivera
Dr. Mark Skousen
Mitchell Kaplan
Arianna Barrios
Peggy Nagae
Nick Mott and Justin Angle
Donald K. Tamaki
John Vaillant
Kirn Kim
Tarell Alvin McCraney
Teresa Watanabe
Judy Tzu-Chun Wu and Julia Huynh - Part II
Judy Tzu-Chun Wu and Julia Huynh - Part I
Li Wei Yang
Glenn Kurtz
Dr. Regan F. Patterson
Addison Rose Vincent
Christine Fugate
Cedric Tai
Leslie A. Schwalm
Linda Villarosa
Nori Uyematsu
Janice Munemitsu
Gordon H. Chang
Lupe D. Dunn
Matthew Arnold Stern
Barbara Pronin
Farnaz Calafi
Gayle Carline
Sylvia Chong
Greg Robinson
Stephanie Hinnershitz
Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Yas Imamura
Kiku Hughes
Frank Abe
Angelica Salas
Rebecca Tortes
Tony Hoang
Skye Patrick
Hoang Nguyen
Abdi Soltani
Mason Granger
Charles Dickerson III
Jacqueline Vogtman
Stephanie Takaragawa
Brian Niiya
Taryn Palumbo
Keith Swayne and Anne Swayne-Keir
Natalie J. Graham
Lindsey Spindle and Erin Samueli
Carlos Perea
Tracy La
Wajahat Ali
Susan Albert Loewenberg
Sonia Antaki
Blair Austin
Chika Unigwe
B. Travis Wright
Miko Lee and Annie Lee
Aiden Thomas
Kwame Sound Daniels
Vishavjit Singh
Manpreet Kaur Kalra
Janice Munemitsu
Jerry Almendarez and Linn Lee
Gerald Clarke
Evette Davis
Stuart Chapman
Jocelyn Holst Bolster
Tom David
Robin Rivers
Jeffrey Marshall
Howchi Kilburn
Lesley Wheeler
Siegfried Johnson
Estela González
Richard Paik
Iwanna Twainbee
Natasha Nelson
Steve A. Erickson
Leah Thomas
Jackson (Kanahashi) Bliss
Kathy Weyer
Warren W. Van Overbeke
Rick Rosenberg
Lance Hillsinger
Dustin Grinnell
Brett Shapiro
Angie Sage: King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table
Teri M. Brown
Amy Kim Kibuishi: A Wrinkle in Time
Barbara Reyelts
Nina Mata: Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale
Dan Jason
Daryl Glinn-Tanner
John Manuel
Judith Bice
Daniel Robinson
Donna Peizer
Dr. William M. Tsutsui
Santiago Canyon College
Dr. Jason A. Douglas
Janet Kelley
Dr. Richelle Tanner
Richard Voigt
Sonia Myers
Pasquale di Falco
James Gilbert
Karen Hampton
Paul Turay
Karen M. Wicks
Jan Beatty
Teresa K. Miller
Dr. Robert D. Bullard
Shawn Adair Johnston
Patricia Jovel Flores and Kayla Asato
A.M. Grotticelli
Alex Chornyj
Natasha Lester: Slouching Towards Bethlehem
Nawaaz Ahmed: Invisible Cities
Bradley Sides
Marilyn Peterson Haus
Jenn Shapland: Silent Spring
Marilyn Peterson Haus: I Know This Much Is True
Philip J. Kowalski
Mary Dixie Carter: The Age of Innocence
Elizabeth Gauffreau
Keith Madsen
Courtney Zoffness: Dept. of Speculation
Donna Koros Stramella
Khalisa Rae: Citizen: An American Lyric
Steven Armstrong
Rebecca Handler: When Death Takes Something from You Give It Back: Carl's Book
Jennifer Acker: The Transit Of Venus
Ty Seidule
Joshua M. Greene: The Bhagavad Gita
Joshua M. Greene
S. Kirk Walsh: Lost in the City
Annabelle Gurwitch: Bright-Sided
Peter Friedrichs
Scott O'Connor: Libra
Jacqueline T. Johnson
Seth Greenland: Portnoy's Complaint
Bella Masala
Dani Putney
Christy Leskovar
J.D. Jahn
Ryan Gattis: Ask the Dust
Aminah Mae Safi: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Susan Jane Gilman: The Grapes of Wrath
Chad-Michael Simon
Jennifer D. Keene, Stephanie Takaragawa, and Prexy Nesbitt
Will Johnson
Lucy May Lennox
Monique Charles
Erica Miner
Joyce Yarrow
Barbara McHugh
Damien M. Sojoyner and Dr. Sabina Vaught
Jeffrey Lo, Jeanne Sakata, and Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams
Kelechi Uchendu
Susan Jane Gilman
Natalie Nascenzi
Jerry Van Leeuwen, Beth Solomon Marino, and Mikee Ferran
Richard L. Rose
Nathan Dean Talamantez
Martha Ackroyd Curtis
Natasha Mynhier and Chloe Arnold
Daniel Hagedorn
Cheryl I. Harris
Kenji G. Taguma and Jon Osaki
Dr. Cameron McCoy
Jimmie C. Gardner
Jane P. Perry
Heidi Turner
Larry Oda and Tim Thomas
Stephanie Harper
Nick Olson
Ivan Forde
Philip Brunetti
Susannah Rodríguez Drissi
Eddy Boudel Tan
Janet Stilson
Angelica J. Allen and Charissa Threat
Mimi Nicklin
Jacqueline Olive
Lainey Cameron
Suman Mallick
Joost Douma
Stephanie Nitahara and Daniel Yaguchi
Wisa Uemura and Franco Imperial
David Read and Abbie Cesena
Thomas Bazar
Kristina Moriconi
Rhiannon Garrard
Christina Chiu
Tucker Lieberman
Jeremy Kitchen
R. Conrad Speer
Kelsey Freeman
Ann Dávila Cardinal
Lauren Shippen
Michael Walsh
Sara B. Larson
Forest B. Dunning
Mark Oshiro
Veronica Murphy, Larry Kline, and Debby Kline
Lilia Gonzáles-Chávez and Brynn Saito
Stacy Brightman and Eli Villanueva
Vanessa Garcia
Sara Schaff
Kelly Fordon
Tea Krulos
Sharon Harrigan
Jody A. Forrester
Jennifer Hull
Michael H. Blaine
Ruby McConnell
Laya V Smith
Michael Lee Nirenberg
Audrey Keown
Maggie Kast
Mike Puican
MW Larson
Lynn Downey
Sandell Morse
Michelle Caffrey
Finola Austin
Mary Ann Cherry
Rod Martinez
David Muirhead
Kristen Millares Young
Gerry Robinson
S.P. Grogan
Ava Homa
John Fraley
David Carlson
Donald Vincent
Abdi Iftin
Kirsten Imani Kasai
Aimee Liu
Yi Shun Lai
Amy Shearn
Ellen Meeropol
Lara Ehrlich
Donna Hemans
Sasha Abramsky
Chelsea Catherine
Anna Dorn
Mary Lea Carroll
Sebastian Matthews
Liz Harmer
Aminah Mae Safi
Cai Emmons
Gina Fattore
Nate Ragolia
Steve Denehan
Jeff Garvin
Jonathan Alexander
Jake Bernard
Chef Noah von Blöm with Chef Daniella Malfitano
Mary Adams Urashima
Chef Craig Brady with Chef Daniella Malfitano
Sam Mihara
Hermano
Manny Escamilla with Joel Robinson
Luis Gómez, Tony Ortuno, and Olivia Zoey Martinez
Kira Lise
David Fuñe with Chef Daniella Malfitano
Dr. Kristine Dennehy and Dr. Ester E. Hernàndez
Harlis Sweetwater
Chef Shachi Mehra with Chef Daniella Malfitano
Dr. Stephanie Takaragawa and Patti Hirahara
Grace Talusan with Trevor Allred
Jennifer Charlene, Briana King, Hilary Shanks and Victoria Taylor with Robert Brink
Erin Murphy
Sam Mihara
Dr. Stephanie Takaragawa and Patti Hirahara
Dr. Kristine Dennehy and Dr. Ester E. Hernández
Mary Adams Urashima
Luis Gómez and LGBT Center OC
Jennifer Anaya And Mark Essayian
Jake Bernard
Francesca Lia Block
Pico Iyer
Nachoem M. Wijnberg
Geoff Manaugh
Rebecca Skloot
Dr. Michael Shermer
Adam Becker
Héctor Tobar
Why We Write Roadshow, Orange
Why We Write Roadshow, Anaheim
Why We Write Roadshow, Costa Mesa
Eric Morago, Daniel McGinn, Alexis Rhone Fancher, and Peggy Dobreer with Mike Gravagno
Namrata Poddar
Mathieu Cailler, Michelle Brittan Rosado, and Steven Sanchez with Michael Gravagno
Rocky Kuner
Steve Martinez
Trevor K Allred, Liz Harmer, and Shauna Barbosa with Michael Gravagno
Bright Is My Sun
Sarah Nicole Smetana
Panio Gianopoulos
Eric Morago, Nan Cohen, and Victoria Chang with Michael Gravagno
Irena Praitis
Jonathan Alexander
Doug Dechow and Jason Morphew with Michael Gravagno
Nicole Miyuki Santo
Dréa and Robert L. Smith
Rebecca Makkai
Sandra Jones Campbell with Peter Afrasiabi
Darren Joffe with Orange Home Grown
Nick Cole with California Writers Club
Maci Peterson with Scott Pastel
Dr. Robert Trivers with Dr. Terence Burnham
Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz and Derrick C. Brown with Mike Gravagno
Emma Lord with Peter Afrasiabi
Sara Saedi
Tara Cavosie with Peter Afrasiabi
Amy Wallen with Samantha Dunn
Stacy Russo, Kathy Rodgers, Kirsten (Bruce) Meekins, and Laura Beth Bachman
Krista Marina
Jonathan Lethem
Linda Abbit
Lucille Lang Day and Dave Holt
Veronica Bane, Jon Frechette, Richard Gaffin, and Ashley Heaton
Gabriel Gale
Apollo Bebop
Stephen Most
Taisia Kitaiskaia
James Spaite and JR Bishop
Martin J. Smith
Akwaeke Emezi
Peter McLaren
Aaron James
Lena Späth
Jenna Rainey
Yaron Lifschitz
Neelanjana Banerjee, Anelise Chen, and Q.M. Zhang
Michael Heald
Zachary Auburn
California Writing Residency 2017
Michael Hingston and Natalie Olsen
Taryn Tilton
Paul Shirley
Janine Vangool
Ryan Gattis
Samantha Dunn
Jon Davis
Ruta Sepetys
Nate Ragolia
Christopher Monks
Jonathan Sun
Sarah Ladipo Manyika
Kurt Heinzelman
Jeffery Ryan Long
Lee Gutkind
Lance Olsen
Chris Lafave
Ryan Rivas
Bill Pierce
Seth Greenland
Karen Tei Yamashita
Jennifer Volland and Wendy Thomas Russell
Joel Arquillos
Laurie Sheck
Matt Rouse, Torrin Greathouse and Nicole Connolly
David Galef
Cati Porter
Jane-Rebecca Cannarella
Benjamin Percy
Joyce Krieg
Jordan A. Rothacker
R. Dean Johnson
Chris Staros
Libby Flores
Karen Cushman
Krys Lee
Aimee Bender
Joe Pan
Ryan Gattis at Azusa Pacific University
D.T. Max
Marketing: Building Your Brand
Writing: Finding Your Voice
S.T. Rucker
Laura Morrison, Pam Jones, and Phil Keeling
Corin Reyburn
Kevin Boyer and Ryan Dunlap
Carrie Golden
Kathy Joy and Ryan Hash
Jonelle Strickland
Ela Leo and Bill White
Eden Maxwell
Devon Tarantino
Publishing: Launching Your Career
Celinda Bickner
Maxwell Coviello and Dave McLaughlin
Andre Clemons and J.A. Waters
Alex Clark-McGlenn and M. Howalt
Constance Ann Fitzgerald
Yi Shun Lai
Alexis Pauline Gumbs, China Martens, and Mai'a Williams
Erika Goldman
Jacob Denno
Garth Greenwell and Mary Rakow
Dani Hedlund
Rachel Howzell Hall
Jonathan Eller
Andrew Tonkovich
Ben Loory
Lilliam Rivera
Lux Alptraum and Leigh Stein
Lisa Pearson
Neelanjana Banerjee
Kevin Smokler
Alan Rifkin
David Ulin
William M. Brandon III
Jessica Joy Reveles
Amy Stolls
Esther Patterson and Natasha Dennerstein
Robert B. Wallace
Denise Hamilton
Joel Hans
Jason L. Pyrz
Tom Zoellner
Noah MacMillan
Edan Lepucki
Jensen Beach
Judging Books by Covers
The Art of the Novella
Jonny Ruzzo
Villa Park Orchards Packinghouse
Jeff Garvin
How the World Changed Publishing
Jeff Goins
Christian Peet
Reinventing Coming of Age
Francesca Lia Block
Nathan Daeodain and Kathy Joy
David Khalaf and Ryan Watt
M. Howalt, Dean Moses, and Brian Guthrie
Sean Daly, Joan Albright, and J.A. Waters
Spreading the Word: The Author’s New Role in Marketing
A Brief History of Local Literary Journals
C.P. Heiser and Olivia Taylor Smith
Kate Gale
Jonathan Lethem
The Elements of Genre
Why I Publish
Anna Quinn
Ted Pelton
Kent Watson
Writing for Comics and Video Games
Chris Muñiz
Nathan Gonzalez
Sophie Wereley
Ken Baumann
Abigail Beckel
Caryl Pagel and Daniel Khalastchi
Carl Engle-Laird
Kevin Smokler
Vincent Scarpa
Nathan Gebhard
Mellinda Hensley and Lauren Gorski
Colleen Dunn Bates
Live at Book Soup Part II
Live at Book Soup Part I
Mike Young
Zach Dodson
Jason Cook
Chad Prevost
Chris Boucher
Brent Cunningham
Elisha Hartwig
Jon-Barrett Ingels
Liza Palmer
Shaunn Grulkowski
Andrew Wessels
Manuel Gonzales
Lawrence Eby
Sarah Gerard
Josh Weil
Kate Lorenz
Jenni B. Baker
Megan Willoughby
Derrick Brown
Dan Cafaro
Steve Westbrook
Carl Adamshick
Jennifer Acker
Kevin Sampsell
J.T. Robertson and Brian Guthrie
Matthew Maichen and Stefanie Michelle Almendárez
Jennifer Beasmoney and L.B. Lane III
Nasi Nassiri
Hannah Doerge and Dean Moses
Cameron Duke and Scott Alumbaugh
Jennifer Flath and Laura Morrison
Tynan Kogane
Live at The Last Bookstore
Peppur Chambers
Drew Arnold
Deena Drewis
Dane Bahr
Kate St. Clair
Live at Book Soup - Part II
Live at Book Soup - Part I
Jerry Fan
William M Brandon III
Live at Chapman University
Dan Reckard
Tomas Moniz
Lilliam Rivera
Richard Gaffin
Kimberly Sadler
Matthew Woodson
Tuna Bora
Corrie Greathouse
Live at the Last Bookstore
Ryan Gattis
Tuna Bora, Douglas Cowie, and Lon Koontz
Arianna Basco
Jon Frechette
Ashley Heaton
Veronica Bane
Live at The Last Bookstore
Live at The Last Bookstore
Bossa Zuzu
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