Wade’s World: Joan Gelfand. Memoir Berkeley 72-75.

Anchoring a Memoir in a Tumultuous Time: “AN INTERVIEW WITH JOAN GELFAND” By Christine Young.

Joan Gelfand’s memoir joins a growing genre of Boomer authors scrambling to capture the glory days of the ’60s and ’70s for posterity. A San Francisco-based poet and short story writer, Gelfand spent many of her defining years in Berkeley. 

Mindi with Joan Gelfand 3/7/24.

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Why are dream-inspired poems so powerful? We speak today with award-winning poet, author of multiple books, and committed activist, the dynamic Joan Gelfand.

Bay City Books: ‘Outside Voices’ And Other New Books From Bay Area Authors – January 2024.

New Memoir Out Now by Award-Winning Author Joan Gelfand as she Reveals Firsthand Accounts of 1970s Berkeley Revolution.

Award-Winning author reveals firsthand account of 1970s Berkeley Revolution…

Author Joan Gelfand reflects on a time of change and the changing times of activism.

Women of the Word: New Fiction From Joan Gelfand, Rita Bullwinkel, Katie M. Flynn, Ethel Rohan and Jane Smiley

Joan Gelfand’s OUTSIDE VOICES: A Memoir of the Berkeley Revolution

OPINION: Haunted and inspired by dreams of Ferlinghetti by Joan (Feb 28, 2021)

NPR interview about Extreme book with Moira Gunn of Tech Nation

Old-fashioned radio for a new generation. Tom and Joan discuss her book, Extreme.

Workshop with Joan Gelfand: “You Can be a Wining Writer” Sat, Feb 8 at Brickspace. Vol. 124 No. 11.

With an appearance by the Argus-Courier’s Community Editor David Templeton, taking the microphone to talk about the art and adventure of playwriting, followed on March 19 by Joan Gelfand, author of “You Can be a Wining Writer: The 4 C’s of Successful Authors.”

Joan Gelfand, author of “You Can be a Winning Writer,” has been teaching her 4 C’s approach to creative writing and successful authorship to aspiring authors at book festivals and writer’s conferences for the past decade. She has taught her 4 C’s method to college professors, CEOs, doctors, ghostwriters, poets, and playwrights throughout the United States; helping them realize their publishing dreams.

A publishing guide to writing success: From first draft to building a reputation, the 4 C’s provides solid tips on how to build a literary community and a fan base. But, successful authorship does not stop with mastering craft, commitment, and even building a community. Confidence is key, and Joan tackles this sensitive subject that keeps writers unpublished and manuscripts in the drawer. With the help of Renate Stendhal, PhD, Joan defines clear steps to overcoming the lack=of-confidence demon

The road to success in today’s writing life – replete with the snarky social media, finicky readerships, cautious publishers, magazines falling as quickly as they rise, among other pratfalls – is uncharted and murky, so who would not want some direction along the way? Writing educations has long been a contentious subject. Is it something taught or is it an innate gift? Can a writer be externally motivated or does it require an intrinsically motivated student to make the magic happen?

What inspires me most about WNBA featured writer Joan Gelfand is her tenacity, her willingness to do whatever it takes to be a successful author. Her honesty is
refreshing when she says, “I became determined to get a book out-and it takes determination! My publishing experience has been that every book has taken tremendous effort.”

As I noted in a recent review, I am always glad to encounter books about writing. I enjoy these texts because I do some writing myself, but also because I sometimes get to teach courses on composition and craft. What struck me first about Joan Gelfand’s “You Can Be A Winning Writer” is…

I am a writer with five published books and a contract for a novel due out in the Spring. I
started my writing life as a poet. I then wrote two novels, a book of short fiction and reviews and travel articles. I have a BA and an MFA in Creative Writing. Before committing to writing full time, I worked in the business world in various capacities; I worked for an ad agency, a technical school and a designer. I’ve started three businesses…

Joan us as Joan Gelfand speaks on this topic: Learn the Four C’s for Successful Authors: Craft, Commitment, Community, and Confidence.

Interview with Marlena Fiol

Interview with Joan Gelfand by Brian Feinblum.

In today’s episode of the Weekday Wisdom, I share the first part of my interview with author and poet Joan Gelfand. In her latest book, You Can be a Winning Writer, she shares her unique take on how to be a better writer.

In today’s episode of the Weekday Wisdom, we pick up where we left off last week, wth me interviewing Joan Gelfand. Today we talk about all the things that go into writing a book beyond craft and marketing.

Article Writer for Hire, Richard Rowell reviews “You Can be a Winning Writer”

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“Sometimes tradition is where the bust stuff lies. “A Dreamer’s Guide to Cities and Streams” is the second collection of poetry from Joan Gelfand. Her work focuses on the natural word, its innate glory, and its impact on humanity, “A Dreamer’s Guide to Cities and Streams” is original and fresh, while staying true to the classics. “Painting Haiku”: Blue horizon defined/Horizon along – nothing/Horizon sky – the world.”

Ms. Gelfand searches her own motives with a touch of whimsey while probing for hard answers which makes her wide knowledge of humanity evident. She is a poet that has visited abroad and traveled her own country to give her a sense of contemporary life that is grounded in realism but also is presented with. adelightful wit that’s penetrating and wise. She observes the rhythms, the good and bad of what is about her but maintains the appreciation of small things – takes time to thoroughly taste fruits like peaches and pears and wonder about them.

Mosaic with writers Joan Gelfand and Jason K. Friedman, Nov 2013

Speaking with Rabbi Eric Weiss of the Jewish Healing Center about writing and literature with Jason K. Friedman, author of “Fire Season,” and Howard Freedman of the Jewish Community Library.

WNBA-NYC President, Jane Kinney-Denning sat down with Joan Gelfand for an interview. 

Joan discusses the “Three Fronts” to being a successful writer.

Nearly 50 alumnae and friends sat at rapt attention in the Bender Room on Saturday afternoon of Reunion weekend, as six Mills authors read excerpts from their books. From the tale of a young Egyptian queen who declared herself pharaoh of her land (His Majesty, Queen Hatshepsut, by Dorothy Carter, DFA ’42) to the contemporary poetry of Associate Professor of English Julianna Spahr, this year’s Literary Salon showcased a variety of fiction and non-fiction works. Now in its third year, the salon is organized by Daphne Muse, director of the Women’s Leadership Institute.

Joan Gelfand and Jeanne Lupton read poetry on John Rhodes’ and Clara Hsu’s San Francisco Open Mic Public Access TV Show

WNBA Award ceremony honoring Kathi Kamen Goldmark, held on November 8 at San Francisco’s Century Club. The biennial WNBA Award recognizes an American woman who has made extraordinary contributions to pro-moting literacy, freedom of expression, a love of reading, or women’s careers in the world of books. Goldmark was honored for founding the Rock Bottom Remainders, a band of literary superstars who belt out “Wild Thing” and other rock staples to raise money for book-related causes. The Remain- ders have raised more than $2 million, and Tan and Goldmark have shared a microphone as “Remainderettes” since the band’s founding. Tan is better known as the author of such much-loved novels as The Joy luck Club and The Bone-setter’s daughter.

A Review of “A Dreamer’s Guide to Cities and Streams” by Carolyn Howard-Johnson

2013 Poetry Month feature article.