The event will include 10 writing sessions ranging from the "use of sound, color, and food as triggers for eliciting memories and emotions," as well as a panel discussion on the legal, psychological and literary aspects unique to memoir writing, according to a news release.
"I don't think we've ever had a lineup like this for a writing conference in the Valley and I want as many people to take advantage of it as possible,"Organizer and local author Bathsheba Monk says.
Guest speakers will include literary agent Betsy Lerner, attorney Karolyn Vreeland Blume, and psychologist Micah Sadigh. Presenters will include best-selling author Susan Straight, fashion writer G. Bruce Boyer and chef/author Billy Kounoupis, owner of Billy's Downtown Diner in Bethlehem.