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Wonderfest’s Mission is to inspire and nurture a deep sense of wonder about the world. Through science education programs, Wonderfest aspires to stimulate curiosity, promote careful reasoning, challenge unexamined beliefs, and encourage life-long learning.  Wonderfest, the San Francisco Bay Area Beacon of Science, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation.   http://wonderfest.org http://facebook.com/wonderfest http://twitter.com/wonderfest http://www.youtube.com/tuckeroo11  

Indie SF is now an adjunct meetup group for SF in SF - Science Fiction, San Francisco, A perfect fit.  We encourage you to also join the SF in SF meetup group, where you will be invited to far more events. And, at SF in SF film nights at Variety....always free popcorn! I will be posting all movie meetups on this page, as SF in SF hosts a film night once a month, and often received passes or invites to special screenings.  If you are interested in receiving a fuller, bimonthly newsletter of event …

… I’m looking for fiction writers interested in a weekly writing group that meets in El Cerrito. Need help getting your novel finished? Want a supportive group to hear your words and provide constructive feedback? Want to participate in conversation with other writers about writing? Want to learn techniques that will help you improve your writing? I was a staff writer/editor at Rolling Stone for a decade, contributed non-fiction to Esquire, downbeat, Details, Vibe, New Musical Express, Wired, New …

… I’m looking for fiction writers interested in a weekly writing group that meets  in Oakland. Need help getting your novel finished? Want a supportive group to hear your words and provide constructive feedback? Want to participate in conversation with other writers about writing? Want to learn techniques that will help you improve your writing? I was a staff writer/editor at Rolling Stone for a decade, contributed non-fiction to Esquire, downbeat, Details, Vibe, New Musical Express, Wired, New We …

This is an attempt to see how many people in San Francisco are as big fantasy novel lovers as I am and if they want to get together once or twice a month to do a book club. Some of my favorite authors are Tolkien, Eddings, Goodkind, Jordan, Butcher, Ann Marston, and my personal fantasy writer god is Guy Gavriel Kay. So, join up if you're interested. I'd love to schedule a first book club meeting sometime in mid February. Ideas for places to meet? A restaurant, coffee shop?

I own several really great board games that I rarely get to play. Especially what would be classified as 2 player "War Games". I've been unable to find a group of wargamers in the North Bay, so I figured I would start my own group and see if there was any interest. There are other board game groups in the area for playing "Designer" and "Classic" games, so I'd like this group to focus on games classified as Historic or Fictional war games. Meetups at least once or twice a month, feel free to …

Have you ever read or watched a story that was okay, but something seemed to be missing? Are you currently writing a story and struggling to determine the most believable way for your characters to interact? Does one or more of the scenes in your story seem out of place? Do you want to leave your audience with a feeling of having experienced a complete story? The Dramatica Writers Group in San Francisco is for writers of all genres who want to improve their storytelling skills by using the Drama …

Writing alone can be sad and lonely. Let's get together and knock out some flashfiction together. Genre writers welcomed. "Serious" writers also welcomed, but not taken seriously. Boss influences to have: Georges Perec, Kelly Link, Aimee Bender, Franz Kafka, Lois McMaster Bujold, Monique Wittig, Kurt Vonnegut, Augusto Monterroso, Jorge Borges. Boss influences not necessary.

… Beth has written four fiction manuscripts (mostly science fiction and fantasy), and queried over three dozen agents and editors. Her query letters have resulted in requests for the full manuscript, personalized rejections, and the normal sort of writer's angst. Beth has also written several nonfiction book proposals for clients that have generated interest in the publishing industry. Beth has published, contributed to, and/or edited five books: Author, The Writer's Adventure Guide: 12 Stages to …

We are a writing group that has been around for almost two years. We have had five long term members and are now looking for a few additions to our group. We write in various genres, including mystery, sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and coming-of-age. We meet once a week on Tuesdays, from 7-9pm. Submissions are uploaded by Sunday at midnight for critique at the next meeting. In addition to our own short stories and novels, we also participate in contest for magazines from time to time, or …

Originally a spin-off of the SpaceUp SF crew (Go on, Google it) We're now spreading the love with regular get-togethers for the spacially inclined. YOU SHOULD JOIN THIS GROUP IF YOU: - Are definitely into 'space-stuff' OR - 'Space-stuff-curious' (We won't judge you, we promise.) ^That's about it, really. Go on. Click the 'join' button. YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO.

… Anything off the beaten track:  anime, computers, science and science fiction, cult films, unusual art process, and random things like carnivorous plant shows--just to name a few.  Our members have a lovely variety of geeky interests.  :)  

The San Francisco Writers Community is a group of: -Writers -Editors -Publishers -Local book store owners/managers -Designers We are working together to help one another create and market our work in the new world of writing and publishing.

IGN, one of the biggest websites on the internet for video game news, reviews, comics, and movies, wants to meet and get to know local cosplayers from the Bay Area for a future project which is currently in development! If you live in the area, or just happen to be passing through, and have a passion for designing costumes based on some of your favorite video game, comic book, anime, or movie characters- we'd like to meet you and get to know more about the awesome world of cosplay!

… She is also a poet and writer (prose-essays, novels, science fiction, fantasy, fairy tales, as well as studies in herbology, relationships, healing and the hidden gifts and talents for daily life). Valentina was born and lived much of her life in southwest Siberia. Her grandmother trained her from an early age in the traditional arts of herbology and healing. This later expanded to include homeopathy and bio-energetic healing through gentle body adjustment — a very deep and advanced form of tre …