I’m happy to announce the publication of the first anthology released by Mars Street Press. It’s a literary journal with stories and essays by my private workshop students and me. Everyone worked so hard to make this book happen. It’s … Continue reading
Join us for an evening of conversation about the art, craft, and business of writing with James Brown. JAMES BROWN is the author of the critically acclaimed memoirs The Los Angeles Diaries and This River. He is the recipient of a … Continue reading
It will be at the Foothill Ranch library on Sat., Feb 1. Click on the link to see the flyer. Come on down! Barbara DeMarco-Barrett Workshop.pub[2]
Here’s a new essay of mine just published in The Author’s Guild Bulletin, Fall 2019 issue (link at bottom of piece). Take heart, those of you who hate to be rejected as I do. ROMANCING REJECTION Outsmarting the turn-down … Continue reading
I’ll be reading from a short story. Not sure which one yet. Join me! No charge. A night of dark literary fun
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Barbara's story, "Crazy for You," that was published in 2010 in Orange County Noir is included in USA Noir: Best of Akashic's Noir Series, released November, 2013. The new anthology includes short stories by some of the greats in the suspense field: T. Jefferson Parker, Michael Connelly, Lee Child, Joyce Carol Oates, and more. Details and purchase information ».
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