27th Annual Celebrity Authors’ Luncheon
March 16th, 2013
Fess Parker’s Doubletree Resort
Doors open at 10:00am
Tickets
Individual tickets are $125.
Sponsorships
- Recognition in the program, the CALM website, newsletter and annual report
- Personal thank you during event
- On-site presence (recognition on screen)
- Ten opportunity drawing tickets
- One complete set of autographed books from interviewed authors
- Invitation to Private Authors’ Cocktail Party
- Exclusive table of ten with premier seating at luncheon
- Recognition in the program, the CALM website, newsletter and annual report
- Personal thank you during event
- On-site presence (recognition on screen)
- Five opportunity drawing tickets
- One complete set of autographed books from interviewed authors
- Invitation to Private Authors’ Cocktail Party
- Exclusive table of ten with premier seating at luncheon
- Recognition in the program, the CALM website, newsletter and annual report
- On-site presence (recognition on screen)
- Three opportunity drawing tickets
- Exclusive table of ten with premier seating at luncheon
- Recognition in the program, the CALM website, newsletter and annual report
- Two patron event tickets
For reservations and information please call Meredith Scott at (805) 967-1954 or email mscott421@aol.com
Special thanks to our generous sponsors!
Pulitzer Prize
Best Seller
First Edition
Poet Laureate
2013 Featured Authors
Tiffany Baker
The Gilly Salt Sisters
Tiffany Baker is a New York Times bestselling author of The Little Giant of Aberdeen County (2010), and is now introducing her second novel The Gilly Salt Sisters (2012), “a heartfelt tale of family relationships, small-town drama, and new opportunities” (Booklist). Baker writes a recipe for her “writing life,” and includes “a handful of islands… three small children… one husband… indecent amounts of chocolate and coffee… a view of a grassy ridge and an old gum tree.” The islands refer to the wonderful islands in which she has lived, including Manhattan, Corsica, Maui, and the UK. Baker earned a graduate degree in creative writing from UC Irvine and then a PhD in Victorian Literature. She now lives outside San Francisco with her husband and three children. For more information, visit www.tiffanybaker.com.
Marcia Clark
Guilt by Degrees
Marcia Clark is a former Los Angeles deputy district attorney who was the lead prosecutor on the O. J. Simpson murder case. She co-wrote a bestselling nonfiction book about the trial, Without a Doubt (1997), and is a frequent media commentator on legal issues. Now a special correspondent for Entertainment Tonight, Clark covers high-profile trials, writes a column for the Daily Beast, and provides legal commentary for multiple shows on CNN/HLN, NBC, and ABC. Clark has also sold hour-long pilots to the FX network, Lifetime, and VH1, and developed a half hour comedy for NBC. Marcia has published three novels which feature LA Special Trials prosecutor Rachel Knight: Guilt by Association (2012), Guilt by Degrees (2012), and Killer Ambition, which is due out in June 2013. For more information about Marcia Clark, please visit www.marciaclarkbooks.com.
Cat Cora
Cat Cora’s Classics with a Twist
Cat Cora is a world-renowned chef who made television history in 2005 as the first and only female Iron Chef on the Food Network’s Iron Chef America. Her culinary aspirations began at the early age of 15 when she had developed a business plan for her own restaurant in her native Mississippi. Cora’s culinary career truly began when she moved to New York City, studied at The Culinary Institute of America, and worked for Chef Anne Rozenweig at Arcadia and for Chef Larry Forgione at the Beekman Tavern. Since her first New York Days, Cora has traveled the world as a chef, TV host, author, and philanthropist sharing her love of healthy and delicious food. Her third cookbook, Cat Cora’s Classics With A Twist, showcases timeless recipes with fast and healthy twists, and she says “I purposely designed the recipes in this book to make them more appealing for everyday cooking.” For more information about Cat Cora, please visit www.catcora.com.
Milt Larsen
My Magical Journey: The First 30,000 Days
Milt Larsen is best known for his role in the world of magic, however he is also a true renaissance man, in that his career encompasses writing, producing, and performing. In 1956, he and his brother began the annual stage show “It’s Magic!” – a show that in September 2006 would earn Larsen and his late brother Bill a star on the Hollywood Boulevard’s Walk of Fame. In 1963, he founded the world famous private club for magicians, the Magic Castle in Hollywood. The Magic Castle has been a base for Larsen’s collections, a setting for his stories, and a home for his productions – both magical and on television. As a writer, he is best know in the field of audience participation, having written “Truth or Consequences” starring Bob Barker for 18 years. He has also authored joke books and three books involving the Magic Castle. His latest book, My Magical Journey: The First 30,000 Days follows Larsen through his journey of life so far, including his early days, the dream of the Magic Castle, and his many other ventures. For more information about Milt Larsen, please visit www.miltlarsen.com.
Guest Authors
Kevin Bourke, Make Your Money Last A Lifetime
Joan Calder, Airplanes in the Garden
D. J. Clancy, Lipstick on His Forehead and Tears in His Fur
Penny Clemmons, Survivor
Maxwell Dickinson, No Trail Untried
Neal Graffy, Santa Barbara, Then and Now
Rich Grimes, Angel in my Backpack
Mary Hershey, My Big Sister Is So Bossy She Says You Can’t Read This Book
Suzanne Landry, The Passionate Vegetable
Marni McGee, Hallowed Be and Sleepy Me
Dan Poynter, The Self Publishing Manual
Bud Stuart (Linda), Feeding Fido and Fluffy Too
Leslie Westbrook, Santa Barbara City College, A Century of Success and Insiders Guide to Santa Barbara
