Writers Helping Writers
Hosted by Palo Alto Public Library
3rd Thursday of most months (check back for updates)
Produced by the San Francisco Peninsula branch of the California Writers Club
October 15, 2026
Writers Helping Writers
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Korie Pelka
From Memoir to Career Planning Book: A Journey of Discovery
How did a collection of short-story memoirs from the corporate world turn into a full-fledged career-planning book? Join author Korie Pelka for an open, interactive presentation on her wild, nonlinear path to publication. She’ll pull back the curtain on how she discovered her voice, pinpointed her target reader, and clarified the impact she wanted her book to make. Expect real talk on all the foibles and missteps along the way—and how you can avoid them in your own journey.
Korie Pelka holds a B.F.A. and M.A. in theater directing, which served her well during her 25-year career as a communications professional in Silicon Valley. In 2015 she left the corporate world to discover her own voice in her “third act.” Today she is a certified career coach who has helped hundreds of clients navigate meaningful career transitions.
Her book, Get Unstuck. Get Clear. Get Going. A Guide to Discovering the Next Stage in Your Career Journey, is a business career-planning book that provides an actionable framework for confidently navigating what's next in your life and career. Korie chronicles her third-act journey and her avid quest for the perfect gelato on her website www.koriepelka.com.
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Attend these free events at the Palo Alto Rinconada Library.
Upcoming presenters:
January 2027 - TBD
Presentations are the third Thursday of the month.
Korie Pelka
Thursday,
October 15, 2026
6:30 - 7:45 pm
1213 Newell Road
Palo Alto 94303
As you enter the library on the right off Newell Road, there is ample parking. The library is to your left opposite the Palo Alto Art Building. The Embarcadero Room is immediately to your right as you enter the building.
Palo Alto Public Library Events
Hosted by Cynthia McCarthy, Writers Helping Writers is offered jointly by CWC's San Francisco Peninsula branch and the Palo Alto Public Library.
Please join us the third Thursday of the month (except June, July, August, and December) at 6:30 pm. Meetings are in-person only.
To hear about other writing programs, subscribe to the library newsletter here.
Each month, CWC SF Peninsula branch members share learned techniques and experiences in our craft. From scoping out your memoir to finding inspiration for a poem to plotting your novel to learning the ins and outs of blogging—we teach what we’ve learned. This is an opportunity for all writers to meet and share their experiences.
Our purpose? To pass on what we’ve discovered to help other writers.
Anyone can attend, free of charge.