SF North/East Bay: Dos, Don'ts, Tips & Tools for Introducing Backstory
Jul 11, 2026
Online event
Backstory can make or break a manuscript. Learn how to use it effectively with Dean Gloster. Join SCBWI San Francisco North & East Bay for a 90-minute Zoom class on inserting backstory without slowing your story down. Dean Gloster, former Regional Advisor for our region, will cover why backstory matters, why writers often include too much too soon, and practical techniques for revealing the right information at the right time.
Event Info
WHEN
Saturday, July 11
10:00 – 11:30am PDT
WHERE
Virtual on Zoom – join from anywhere!
PRICE
Members: $15
Non-members: $20
REGISTRATION INFO
Reservations are required. To reserve a space, click the green Register for Event button at the top of this page. Registration closes at 9:00pm on Thursday, July 9.
QUESTIONS?
Contact Will Wolfe ([email protected]).
Your Host
Dean Gloster
is a former stand-up comedian and a former law clerk at the U.S. Supreme Court. His debut YA novel DESSERT FIRST is out from Merit Press/Simon Pulse. His YA short stories “Death’s Adopted Daughter” and "Proof of the Existence of Dog" are in the anthologies Spoon Knife 6: Rest Stop and Spoon Knife 7: Transitions from Autonomous Press. He is currently at work on two more YA novels, and the one he's finishing (ha!) revisions on now deals with opposing evil. (Which we should all do.) Starting August 1, he will be co-editing the next anthology from Autonomous Press, which you can read about at www.autpress.com.