The SFWC Team
Elizabeth Pomada and Michael Larsen are co-founders of the conference. Pomada and Larsen are authors and partners in Larsen-Pomada Literary Agents , the oldest agency in Northern California.
Barbara Santos, co-creator of the Maui Writers Conference, is marketing director for both our conferences. Laurie McLean directs the San Francisco Writers Conference Writing Contest and manages SFWC registration and all our websites. Robin Carpenter is in charge of scholarships and co-director of the Writing for Change conference.
Co-Founders:Elizabeth Pomada - 415.673.0939
Michael Larsen - 415.673.0939
Marketing Director: Barbara Santos - 925.560.1403
Registration/Contest/Website Director: Laurie McLean - 650.747.0796
Scholarship Director: Robin Carpenter - 415.601.4491
San Francisco Writers Conference Advisory Board:
Kathleen Antrim, author and political commentator
Andrea Brown, author and literary agent
Kathi Kaman Goldmark, author and producer of 'West Coast Live'
Jewelle Gomez, poet and board member of Poets & Writers
Hut Landon, Exec. Dir. of Northern Calif. Independent Booksellers Assn.
Ed Merling, hospitality advisor
Alan Rinzler, vice president at Jossey-Bass
Joyce Turley, author and NSA speaker
Peter Wiley, Chairman of John Wiley & Sons
Mailing Address:
San Francisco Writers Conference
1029 Jones Street San Francisco, CA 94109
Phone: Toll Free: 866.862.7392, or 415-673-0939
The San Francisco Writers Conference is a non-profit organization with 501c3 status.
