The Book Writing World
is an Olympic team of generous-hearted, wild-minded writers of books, lead by published author and enthusiastic mentor Elizabeth Stark and powered by technical wizard and writer extraordinaire Angie Powers.
Elizabeth Stark, a novelist (Shy Girl: FSG, Seal Press, finalist for the Ferro-Grumely and Lambda Literary Awards) and award-winning filmmaker (most recently, producer of Lost in the Middle: Best Feature, Broad Humor 2019, a Festival Favorite, Cinema Diverse), co-hosts the podcast Story Makers Show, co-directs and teaches at Sonoma County Writers Camp and Book Writing World, and writes novels, and a newsletter to inspire writers.
Angie Powers is an award-winning filmmaker and writer. Her first feature, Lost in the Middle won Best Feature a the Broad Humor 2019 Festival, and was a Festival Favorite at Cinema Diverse. Angie has an M.F.A. in English and Creative Writing from Mills College, where she won the Amanda Davis Thesis Award for her novel, The Blessed. She also has Master’s in Film by Negotiation from Staffordshire University, and a Certificate in Screenwriting from the Professional Programs at UCLA. She is the co-director and co-writer of the short Little Mutinies (distributed by Frameline and an official selection of the Palm Springs International Short Fest) and was a quarter-finalist for the Nicholl Fellowship and at Blue Cat Screenplay Competition for the full-length screenplay of Little Mutinies. She’s twice made it into the second round of consideration for Sundance Labs and was a Cinestory semi-finalist. She also wrote and directed the short Hot Date, and The Truth About Love and Panic, a short comedy about anxiety, which both premiered at the Frameline Film Festival.
Need to find time to write? Motivation to finish your book? Guidance through the process of planning, drafting, revising, and selling your novel, memoir or other narrative book? This is the place for you. “The group has become even more than I expected. It has reinforced my confidence as a writer, I am constantly learning new aspects of the craft, and I am enjoying working with my new writing friends. It really feels like I’m in a fun, intimate graduate school.” — Judith Nasse, Taos, NM
“The BWW is a complete, interactive guide for writing a book. The group support and coaching are invaluable. Your burning questions about your own craft struggles get answered. BWW is a great way to take yourself seriously as a writer.” — Julie Rappaport, Berkeley, CA