
This Month's Featured Author is...
June 2026: Gini Grossenbacher
Award-winning indie poet, historical novelist, and forensic historian Gini Grossenbacher is one of California’s respected and sought-after creative writing educators, and certified copyeditors. She is an experienced conference presenter and a favorite speaker at book clubs, fairs, and festivals.
In addition to fiction copyediting, Gini leads an inspiring writers' group called San Rafael Writers and Artists, providing writing workshops on novel writing, poetry, flash fiction, and memoir on Zoom.
When she’s not writing, Gini can be found taking long bayside walks, working out at the gym, tending the roses in her garden, and barbecuing with her husband and beloved dog, Snickers. She also enjoys spending time with her four grandchildren.
Gini was presented the 2017 Jack London Service Award from the California Writers Club. Currently, she is membership chair of the California Writers Club, Marin Branch. She is an active member of several national and statewide writers groups, including the Historical Novel Society and The Women's National Book Association-San Francisco.
Writers' Night Out Tuesday, May 12th from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Sign-ups to read start at 5:30 p.m.
Mac’s at 19 Broadway, Fairfax, CA 94930 (to the right of the Fairfax Theater)
Past Speakers
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Alison Owings
Jean Gordon Kocienda
Darren Walton
Joe Clifford
Britta Stromeyer
Amy S. Peele
Linda Joy Myers
Francine Falk-Allen
(please note: unfortunately we had to cancel Francine's reading in October 2025 due to the weather, but we want to include a link to her website here. We hope to reschedule her soon.)
Tania Romanov Amochaev
Simona Carini
Tanya Egan Gibson
Molly Giles
Melissa Cistaro
Marianne Rogoff
Scott James
Linda Watanabe McFerrin
Max Tomlinson
Matthew Félix
Allison Landa