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events calendar OF virtual programs

Continue to check here for updated virtual SCWA workshops and writing programs that will focus on writing craft and publishing. 

Upcoming events

  • Author's Toolbox: Shannon Ivey

    • 22 Jan 2026
    • 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    • virtual
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    Shannon Ivey is a dynamic speaker and writer. Her memoir releases in February chronicling her journey through colorectal cancer. The book chronicles the highs and lows of treatment. She shares her journey of teaching herself how to be an advocate for herself. As writers, we experience a journey very similar to the self-advocacy journey in the medical world. Join us to learn more about how self-advocacy will help you as a writer.

    Ivey is a colorectal cancer survivor, International Coaching Federation–certified professional coach, and longtime patient advocate. Diagnosed with late-stage colorectal cancer at 42 while solo-parenting and working full time, Ivey brings a deeply human, research-informed perspective to conversations about survivorship, medical bias, caregiving, and what it takes to advocate for oneself inside complex healthcare systems.

    She has served as an empowered patient leader with Colontown, the largest online support community for people with colorectal cancer, and is the author of the forthcoming memoir Welcome to the Sh*t Show: A Memoir of Colorectal Cancer and the Power of Self-Advocacy (University of South Carolina Press, February 2026).

    Ivey is known for her candor, humor, and ability to translate lived experience into practical insight for patients, caregivers, clinicians, and communities.

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