The 15th Annual Authors Gala will be held on Saturday, April 25 at The Walnut Creek Library.
The Authors Gala is WCLF’s most important fundraiser of the year and unites authors and supporters for an evening filled with engaging conversations, cocktails, a silent auction, a wine raffle, and a delightful sit-down dinner featuring an impressive lineup of authors.
You will gather with community and business leaders while supporting our two libraries in Walnut Creek and the Walnut Creek Library Foundation.
If you are interested in supporting our two public libraries, you can become a sponsor or buy tickets here. You can also email info@wclibrary.org or call (925) 935-5395.
Confirmed Literary Stars Include:*
Erica Baccus, A Promise Kept
Soleil Ho, Memory of Taste
Brad Balukjian, The Six Pack
Vincent Chu, Nice Places
Adam Plantiga, Hard Town
Margaret Wilkerson Sexton, On the Rooftop
Kevin Smokler, Break the Frame
Alice Kitajima, Designing the Lush Dry Garden
Cricket Riley, Designing the Lush Dry Garden
John Boessenecker, Bring Me the Head of Joaquin Murietta
Renee Swindle, Francine’s Spectacular Crash and Burn
Brian Copeland, Shadows of Justice
Ilana DeBare, Shaken Free
Vincent Chu, Nice Places
Vincent Chu, Nice Places
Vincent Chu, Nice Places
Meg Donohue, Memory Gardener
Eugene Rodriguez, Bird of Four Hundred Voices
Diana R. Chambers, The Secret War of Julia Child
Ian McLaughlin, Inch by Inch
Satsuki Ina, The Poet and the Silk Girl
Tess Perko, Learning to Whistle
Leta Seletzky, The Kneeling Man: My Father's Life as a Black Spy
Lana Williams, The Container Garden Recipe Book
*subject to change
Thank you to our 2026 Authors Gala Sponsors!
Presenting Sponsor
Sharon Simpson
First Edition Sponsors
Kathy & Jerry Hicks | Sharon & James Moore
Masterpiece Sponsors
Samantha & Matthew Francois | Lynn & Gregory Nerland
Robin Kokemor Rangel & Arthur Rangel | Lyn & Brian Hirahara
Craig Ayers Whittier Trust
Classic Sponsors
Kristin & Ray Abraham | Cynthia & Mark Jordan
Lisa Wrenn & Peter Magnani | Cindy & Tom Silva | Denise & Michael Weiner
Bestseller Sponsors
Cindy and Bob Brittain | Maria & Mark Brown | Stanley Buller
Ronald Cassano | Angela & Peter Coffee | Molly Clopp | Cindy & Gary Darling | Denise & Ed Del Beccaro |
Craig & Jennifer DeVinney | Brandon Farrell | Carol & Ken Fowler | Susan & Howard Geifman | Cherise & Sandy Khaund
Loella & Ralph Haskew | Bill King | Heather & Robert Lurvey
Gabriella & Michael Maestas | Renee DeWeese Moran & Brendan Moran | Gail & Jim Murray | Robert Power
Donna Robertson & Brian Krcelic | Laura & Eric Rudney | Lorie & Greg Tinfow | Peggy & Michael White
Kathleen & John Odne | Gary & Jean Pokorny | Jill & Kevin Wilk
Ann & Christian Wright | Carole Wynstra | Diane Crowley Young & Lance Young
Media & Print Sponsors and Event Supporters
Photos of previous Galas
