Writers Helping Writers
Hosted by Palo Alto Public Library
3rd Thursday of most months (check back for updates)
Produced by the San Francisco Peninsula branch of the California Writers Club
Thursday, March 19, 2026
Writers Helping Writers
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Sue Barizon
Insert Humor Here!
Ready to dig up the funny? Sue Barizon reveals her best excavation tools for unearthing humor buried deep—even in the darkest corners of your story. Designed for fiction writers, memoirists, poets, and storytellers of all genres, this workshop explores different types of comedy and shows how humor can recharge the brain in tough moments and transform tension on the page. Through lively writing exercises and plenty of shared laughs, you’ll tap into your natural comic instinct and leave ready to bring wit, spark, and sparkle to your work.
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Sue Barizon, a native San Franciscan, writes memoir with a poignant sense of humor from her first-generation Italian childhood. Her work has been published in The Sun Literary Magazine, the Carry the Light anthologies, CWC San Francisco Peninsula’s Fault Zone series, Spirited Voices and the California Literary Review. Numerous Literary Stage awards at the San Mateo County Fair include 2013 Writer of the Year and Best of Show. She’s appeared in the CWC’s Readers' Theater: Women's Journeys and San Mateo County Library’s Story Café. Winner of the Louise Boggess Award for Outstanding Contribution.
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Attend these free events at the Palo Alto Rinconada Library.
Upcoming presenters:
April 16, 2026 - TBD
Presentations are the third Thursday of the month.
Sue Barizon
Insert Humor Here!
Thursday,
March 19, 2026
6:30 - 7:45 pm
1213 Newell Road
Palo Alto 94303
As you enter the library on the right off Newell Road, there is ample parking. The library is to your left opposite the Palo Alto Art Building. The Embarcadero Room is immediately to your right as you enter the building.
Palo Alto Public Library Events
Hosted by Cynthia McCarthy, Writers Helping Writers is offered jointly by CWC's San Francisco Peninsula branch and the Palo Alto Public Library.
Please join us the third Thursday of the month (except June, July, August, and December) at 6:30 pm. Meetings are in-person only.
To hear about other writing programs, subscribe to the library newsletter here.
Each month, CWC SF Peninsula branch members share learned techniques and experiences in our craft. From scoping out your memoir to finding inspiration for a poem to plotting your novel to learning the ins and outs of blogging—we teach what we’ve learned. This is an opportunity for all writers to meet and share their experiences.
Our purpose? To pass on what we’ve discovered to help other writers.
Anyone can attend, free of charge.