Audrey Kalman

San Mateo

Audrey Kalman writes fiction with a dark edge about what goes awry when human connection is missing from our lives. She is the author of three novels—The Last Storyteller (2020), What Remains Unsaid (2017), and Dance of Souls (2011)—and a short fiction collection, Tiny Shoes Dancing (2018), which was shortlisted for the 2019 International Rubery Book Award. Her fiction and poetry have appeared in a number of print and online publications. In 2022, she co-created the Birth Your Truest Story writers’ community and offers editing and coaching services for writers. She has served as president and vice president of the SF Peninsula Branch of the California Writers Club and editor of the branch anthology, Fault Zone. Previous career incarnations include birth doula (professional labor coach), tech marketing professional, and freelance journalist. She lives in Northern California and is (perpetually) at work on another novel.

Projects

  1. Birth Your Truest Story Community

    FIND YOUR TRIBE AND NURTURE YOUR CREATIVE VOICE! This is a free online gathering place for creators of memoir and fiction. Step into a non-judgmental space w…

    Literary Arts
  2. Read/Write Substack

    I have been blogging since 2011. I recently moved over to Substack, which isn't technically a blogging platform but functions much the same way. Find me at: …

    Literary Arts
  3. For One Brilliant Moment We Shine [working title]

    In this magical novel that begins in the early days of the AIDS crisis, Everywoman Jane Seligman confronts the big philosophical questions of mortality and i…

    Literary Arts
  4. The Walking Ladies [working title]

    Four suburban women set off on a weekly walk expecting nothing more than a little cardio and the usual banter about kids and husbands. Instead, they discover…

    Literary Arts
  5. Tiny Shoes Dancing and Other Stories

    This collection of short fiction from novelist Audrey Kalman opens a door on ordinary worlds turned extraordinary, where deeper meaning hides beneath everyda…

    Literary Arts
  6. The Last Storyteller

    THE LAST STORYTELLER is set in the near future. People are succumbing to a suicide-inducing sickness. It's up to a frustrated storyteller and the world's las…

    Literary Arts
  7. California Writers Club - SF Peninsula Branch

    The California Writers Club is about writers helping writers through workshops, lectures, and networking. The SF Peninsula branch is structured so that write…

    Literary Arts
  8. Of Two Minds: A Human-Led Discourse on Generative AI

    Join a panel of literary, musical, and digital artists on 9/30/23 (9am PT) for a special two-hour interactive event to engage with the thorny philosophical a…

    Literary Arts
  9. Fault Zone Anthology Series

    Anthology series from the California Writers Club, SF Peninsula branch. Published bi-annually. Currently 8 in the series.

    Literary Arts

Skills

  1. Literary Arts

    Focus
    Editing, Performance & Reading, Teaching, Writing
    Genres
    Narrative Journalism, Memoir, Personal Narrative, Family & Parenting, Art & Culture, Philosophy + Thought, Technology & Engineering, Literary Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Magical Realism, Free Verse Poetry, Lyric Poetry, Narrative Poetry, Promotional
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