Time Travel in Memoir
10 Rules for New Writers: How to Develop the Chops, Stamina, and Resilience to Get Your Book across the Finish Line
Pacing and Action: How to Write a Page-Turning Narrative
How to Write a WInning Book Proposal Without the Stress
Meet the speakers
Kao Kalia Yang
Kao Kalia Yang was born in a refugee camp in Thailand and came to America at the age of six. She is the author of The Latehomecomer, The Song Poet, Yang Warriors, and most recently, Where Rivers Part. She also coedited What God Is Honored Here? and is the author of a collective memoir about refugee lives called Somewhere in the Unknown World. Find out more at KaoKaliaYang.com, and follow her on X (Twitter), Facebook, and Instagram.
Wendy Johnson
Dr. Johnson is an activist, clinician, and writer whose career includes stints scaling up HIV treatment in Mozambique, overseeing an urban public health department in Cleveland, and directing a community clinic in Santa Fe. She currently practices family and addiction medicine for El Centro Family Health and consults with community clinics in Appalachian Ohio. Her first book, Kinship Medicine: Cultivating Interdependence to Heal the Earth and Ourselves, is out now from North Atlantic Books. Dr. Johnson grew up along the shores of Lake Erie in Buffalo, Cleveland, and Toledo but now resides outside of Santa Fe in a community that includes two dogs, many human neighbors, a few bears, and countless coyotes and cottonwoods.
Cassidy Randall
Cassidy Randall is an award-winning writer who tells stories on the environment, adventure, and people who expand human potential. Her stories have appeared in Rolling Stone, National Geographic, the New York Times, TIME, Atavist, Outside, and Men’s Journal, among others. She wrote The Hard Parts with Paralympian Oksana Masters, which won an Alex Award from the American Library Association and was listed as one of the best sports books of the year by the Times. Her work has been awarded the Lowell Thomas Gold Medal in Adventure Writing, short-listed for the True Story Award, and included in The Year’s Best Sports Writing. She lives in Montana.
Debra Eckerling
Debra Eckerling is a goal-strategist, workshop leader, and award-winning author and podcaster. The creator of The DEB Method for goal-setting simplified, Debra works with individuals and teams on book and book proposal development, personal and professional projects, and networking strategy. She hosts the GoalChatLive/GoalChat and Taste Buds with Deb podcasts and is the founder of the Write On Online community for writers, creatives, and entrepreneurs. Debra is the author of Your Goal Guide (IPPY Silver Medal, Self Help) and 52 Secrets for Goal-Setting and Goal-Getting (Mango, January 14, 2025). Connect with Deb on LinkedIn or learn more at TheDEBMethod.com.
