In Person Classes

An interactive seminar sponsored by the California Writers Club (CWC) San Francisco Peninsula Branch and presented by Kate Farrell and Megan E. McDonald.

DATE:
Oct 3, 2026  |  10:00 AM – 1:30 PM / PT

LOCATION:
Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church, Nielsen Hall 
600 42nd Avenue, San Mateo, CA 94403

COST
$65 (includes a light luncheon)

As we celebrate the epic adventure of Odysseus in a bigger-than-life movie extravaganza, The Odyssey, directed by Christopher Nolan, a hero’s journey that has revived interest in classical literature, we might wonder:

Where is the heroine?

The heroine appears abundantly in the literature of antiquity, her exploits told, her hymns sung, such as in:

• The devastating tale of “Demeter and Persephone” in Hesiod’s Theogony, written in the 7th century BCE, in The Homeric Hymn to Demeter
  
  
• The compelling, enduring myth of “Psyche and Eros” inscribed in the Roman novel by Apuleius, The Transformation of Lucius, 1st century CE
  
  
• The Hymns to the ancient Sumerian goddess, Inanna, in 2300 BCE, written well before Homer by the world’s first-known author, the poet Enheduana. The myth cycle of Inanna was carved in clay cuneiform tablets dated before the epic poem of Gilgamesh, circa 1700 BCE

Join us as we explore the hidden terrain of the heroine’s journey at its most dramatic and transformative in her ancient, suppressed tales and leave with a sense of awe in the Descent of the Goddess seminar.


What the Seminar Will Cover

We will share powerful excerpts and provide writing prompts so that the old stories become living maps once again.

As a bonus, you’ll receive manuscript chapters from Kate’s soon-to-be-released book, The Fairy Tale Heroine: Live and Write Her Journey, for historical and cultural context

CWC Members and Non-Members Welcome!