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Announcing our next Online Lab
Description: Why do you really want publicity for your book? Is it to sell books or to be read? Or maybe something else? Coverage from something like “The Today Show” may sound great, but sometimes being in the local paper can sell more copies. PR — like any form of marketing — should come down to goals. So what’s yours? For self-published or small press authors, sometimes publicity needs to attract an agent for the next book. Everybody’s reasons are different, so their approaches to PR should be too. Together we’ll help you articulate the reasons you want to promote your title and pinpoint easy steps to take accordingly.
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Location: Zoom Online Meeting
To receive a full refund minus a $25 cancellation processing fee, attendees must cancel their registration 5 days before the event. No refunds will be given after that time. To cancel your registration, go to palmspringswritersguild.org and click on the blue icon at the top right of any page. Enter user name and password and click "LOG IN". On the next screen click "My event registrations". Select event and cancel registration.
Unable to attend, no problem, all paid registrants will receive a video replay.
You will receive an invitation to the Zoom online meeting after you have registered and payment is complete.
We may take photos and/or videos at any of our events for promotional purposes.
Ready to become a member of the Palm Springs Writers Guild? Please click here.
Event Contact: Ariella Moon authorariellamoon@gmail.com
Camaraderie, Creativity & Cocktails
Free Write and Mingle
TUESDAYS! HOST: Eduardo Santiago
Join fellow members to write and socialize! We will have writing prompts to spark our imagination, then transition to happy hour! Registration is not required for this free event, and please feel free to bring a guest!
Location:Tommy Bahama Miramonte Resort 45000 Indian Wells Lane Indian Wells, CA 92210 (442) 305-4500
Registration is not required for this free event, but we'd appreciate it if you did.
Members only. Feel free to bring a guest.
Free Write begins at 3:30 p.m. Mingle begins at 5:00 p.m. and ends at 7:00 p.m. Attend either or both.
Event Contact: Eduardo Santiago (323) 377-9730 (323) 377-9730 santiagogo@aol.com
Announcing our upcoming
NOVEMBER 2026 Writers Panel
In-person monthly gathering. Come experience our new panel discussions and member-to-member knowledge sharing!
EMOTIONAL LANDSCAPING: How to Enrich Your Setting With Emotion.
Description:
Every writer has heard the advice to treat "setting as a character," but how do you actually make a physical landscape carry the heavy emotional lifting of a story? In this craft-focused panel, authors of fiction and memoir dismantle the static backdrops of traditional scene-building to explore how geography, sensory details, and physical constraints can mirror a protagonist’s internal chaos.
Panelists: Tanyo Ravicz, Victoria Vanransom. Moderator: Eduardo Santiago.
The meeting begins at 11:00 a.m. and ends at noon.
This event is free for all members. Registration not necessary.
We may take photos and/or videos at any of our events for promotional purposes. Ready to become a member of the Palm Springs Writers Guild? Please click here.
Event Contact: Eduardo Santiago santiagogo@aol.com
TUESDAYS! Host: Eduardo Santiago
Location:California Bistro 69820 CA-111 (behind Willy's) Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 (760) 656-7300
Location: 849 Restaurant 849 N. Palm Canyong Drive Palm Springs, CA (760) 325-8490
December 2026 Writers Panel
MY/NEGLECTED/WEBSITE.COM
Building a website is easy; keeping it alive without losing your sanity is the real art. Too many writers fall into the trap of pouring their energy into fickle social networks like Facebook and Instagram, letting their primary digital home collect dust. Join a panel of authors who have been in the trenches and learned how to build a thriving, secure platform on their own terms. Discover the low-effort habits that keep your site fresh and automated, protecting you from social media distraction so you can get back to what matters most: writing.
Moderator: Eduardo Santiago Panelist: Carlotta Rinke Maryann Ridini Spencer
Event Contact: Eduardo Santiagosantiagogo@aol.com
TUESDAYS!Host: Eduardo Santiago
Announcing our next In-Person Workshop
Jeniffer Thompson is an author branding coach, book marketing strategist, and publishing consultant. She co-founded Monkey C Media in 2004, an award-winning book cover and website design studio, hosts The Premise podcast, and is co-founder of the San Diego Writers Festival.
Jeniffer is passionate about helping authors establish highly visible brands. She and her husband, Chad, co-founded Monkey C Media in 2004 and have been creating award-winning book cover designs and author websites ever since. They specialize in author services that integrate digital marketing strategies and engage readers all over the world.
She is a co-founder of the San Diego Writers Festival, serves on the board of the San Diego Memoir Writers Association, and is currently writing her own coming of age memoir.
www.JenifferThompson.com
Presentation Overview:
Build a sustainable author brand that grows with you.
Book marketing isn’t just about selling books—it’s about building an audience of loyal readers and being known. In this workshop, Jeniffer shows you how to elevate your authority, design your personal brand, and increase your online visibility. You’ll leave with practical tools to build your three-year roadmap and guide your publishing career to new heights.
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REGISTER
Meeting begins at 12:30 p.m. and ends at 2:30 p.m.
Event Contact: Dak Kopec
Email: DakKopec@mac.com
