St Patrick’s Day Celebration
Featuring Paddy Hirsch

Get ready for a morning of literary gold at the Southern California Writers Association March 15th meeting—our St. Patrick's Day celebration! This festive gathering will feature none other than Irish-born author Paddy Hirsch, who will share his wisdom on Emotional Intelligence in storytelling—crafting characters and narratives that linger in readers’ hearts long after they’ve turned the last page. Plus, he’ll take us on a journey through his own writing evolution and self-discovery. Whether you’re an aspiring scribe or a seasoned wordsmith, this is your chance to soak up storytelling magic, raise a glass, and celebrate the luck of the Irish with fellow writers. Don’t miss it—it’s sure to be a craic-ing good time! 🍀📖

P. S. – They’ll be green with envy if you win one first, second, and third place for the best limerick!

Paddy Hirsch is a fiction and nonfiction author, journalist and economic commentator. He is the author of the Justice Flanagan series of historical thrillers, including The Devil's Half Mile and Hudson's Kill, and of Man vs Markets, Economics Explained, Plain and Simple, a lighthearted, illustrated book explaining the workings of the financial markets, published by HarperCollins. Hirsch is the editor of the NPR podcast "The Indicator" from Planet Money. Previously he was a Senior Producer at the American Public Media production house Marketplace, where he produced the weekend personal finance program "Marketplace Money" and produced and hosted the Marketplace Whiteboard, a weekly video explainer covering the financial markets and the economy. Marketplace Whiteboard was a Webby Award Honoree in 2009. Hirsch was editor of the Marketplace New York Bureau throughout the financial crisis of 2008/2009. In 2010 he was awarded a fellowship with the John S. Knight Fellowships for Professional Journalists at Stanford University. He was a Webby Award nominee in 2009 and was a 2014 winner of the Edward R Murrow award for excellence in reporting.