Appearances & Speaking Events

2010 – 2011

• Thursday, June 10 Acacia Creek, Masonic Senior Living, Union City CA
  DOWNSIZING 9-1-1:   The Short Course to Simplifying Your Surroundings While Keeping What Matters Most
• Saturday, June 19 The Vineyards, Shay Homes Active Adult Community, Brentwood, CA
  RIGHTSIZING YOUR LIFE:  Downsizing with a Difference
• Sunday, August 15 Livermore Public Library
  Author Series WRITING NONFICTION:  Rightsizing Your Life
• Thursday-Sunday, November 11-14 Scribblers Writers Retreat, St. Simon’s Island, GA, Keynote Speaker
• Tuesday, March 22, 2011 Sausalito Women’s Club – Book Club, Sausalito CA, 7-9pm, Discussant:  Island of the Swans
• Tuesday, May 9, 2011, Sausalito Library Authors’ Series, Lecture “Turning Fact into Historical Fiction”

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Honors and Awards

• 1976 LA Area Emmy for pubic affairs television program “Divorcing Parents Who Kidnap Their Own Kids”, KCET-TV .
• 1978 Dupont Award for television segment on KCET-TV (public broadcasting) exposing dangerous working conditions in the lead industry.
• 1980 Silver Gavel award from American Bar Association for New West magazine story “Joint Custody, One Way to End the War.”
• 1986 ‘Women of Achievement’ award from Wilshire Business and Professional Women
• 1989 ‘Golden Quill’ award for Historical Fiction from Edna Davidson Salon, Los Angeles for ISLAND OF THE SWANS
• 1989 ‘Best Fictionalized Biography’ for ISLAND OF THE SWANS from Romantic Times magazine
• 1990-92 Elected first woman graduate of Harvard College to serve as President of the Harvard-Radcliffe Club of Southern California
• 1993 Elected Director of the Harvard Alumni/ae Association, Worldwide Board of Directors
• 1993 ‘Best Historical Novel nomination for WICKED COMPANY from Romantic Times magazine
• 1993 Elected Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland “FSA Scot”, founded in 1780. (Similar to Honorary Doctorate in America)
• 1998-99 Elected as first woman graduate of Harvard College to serve as President of the Harvard Alumni/ae Association, Worldwide.
• 2000 Nominated for Lifetime Achievement Award, Romantic Times magazine.
• 2001 Dorothy Parker Award of Excellence/Classics category for ISLAND OF THE SWANS
• 2006 Recipient of THE JOHN HARVARD Award, granted by the Harvard Alumni Association to recognize outstanding service to Harvard University through alumni activities.
• 2007 Wall Street Journal selected RIGHTSIZING YOUR LIFE as “One of the Top 5 Books on Retirement – 2007”

Voice Over Work

Ciji Ware broadcast for 25 years as a commentator, voice-over narrator, and live personality for all three television network affiliates, as well as KCET in Los Angelos and WNET in New York. For more information or to inquire as to her availability, contact.

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Work Photos

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