Award-winning author and screenwriter Herb Williams-Dalgart joins us in this podcast to discuss his writing journey, thoughts on UCI's writing program and the commmunity of writers he found there, and his two novels - The French Girl's War and Jingle Boys (see more at HerbTheWriter.com).

Herb's work has been recognized by national and regional writing competitions for developing rich, memorable stories, layered characters, and fresh dialogue across many genres. His debut novel, The French Girl’s War, was a quarter-finalist in Amazon’s Breakthrough Novel Award contest. His latest novel, Jingle Boys was awarded five stars from Readers’ Favorite and was named Finalist for the Page Turner Award for Writing.

The son of immigrants and the grandson of a World War II veteran after whom he was named, Herb maintains a great respect for and fascination with “the greatest generation” and with the period. He holds a degree in English and an emphasis in creative writing from UC Santa Barbara and a certificate in screenwriting from UCLA’s Writer’s Program. When not writing fiction or screenplays, he spends time with his wife, their children and grandchildren, and the family dog in Southern California.