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Welcome to opportunities to publish your writing, whether or not you live on the Mendocino Coast. 

The 2017 Anthology Writers of the Mendocino Coast MENDOCINO 
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submissions opened April 1, 2016 and will close August 31, 2016. See submission details

The 2016 Ekphrasis collaboration with the Artists Co-Op of Mendocino
Twenty slots on a first-come-first-served basis to be either an art responder or art generator, 
email Katherine Brown at mcwc2@att.net by June 11th midnight. See guidelines

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​APRIL 21st  Mendocino Hotel  6:00 p.m.
Anatomy of a Query Letter
After finishing one’s novel, the most often asked question is, “What now?” In this introduction to query letters, Emily Lloyd-Jones will explain what goes into hooking an agent, the format and rules of query letters, and how to write one that captures the spirit of your novel. 
Emily Lloyd-Jones is the author of the young adult duology Illusive and Deceptive. Her third novel, The Hearts We Sold, will be published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers in 2017. She currently resides in Northern California, working in a bookstore by day and writing by night. 


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PYGMY FOREST STORY CONTEST
Find the Magic!
Rediscovering our Pygmy Forest

Sponsored by Mendocino Study Club
​Submissions - May 1st - May 20th
Cash prizes - Submission rules

MENDOCINO COLLEGE - FORT BRAGG
PUBLISHING CLUB 
Meeting the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays from 2:30-4, from February through May
at the Fort Bragg campus of Mendocino College in room 112. See more...

MEMBER NEWS
Writing newly published, receives a nomination or award, or other notable exposure? Please send a short announcement to writersmendocinocoast@gmail.com

CALIFORNIA WRITERS CLUB Statewide newsletter, The Bulletin, as a flip-page edition. Unfortunately, the Mendocino Coast branch report is not included because of a snafu on their end. To place an ad in an upcoming edition, details are at CalWriters.org.
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​Member Ginny Rorby's book
How to Speak Dolphin
is an Iowa Children's Choice Award nominee

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​Member Ginny Rorby's book
How to Speak Dolphin
has been nominated for one of Ohio's Buckey Reading awards

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Member Malcolm Macdonald lives alongside the Albion River where his family has ranched and farmed since the 1800s. Part coming-of-age novel, part family saga, Outlaw Ford tells the tale of Les Ford from his birth to manhood. To purchase a copy of Outlaw Ford (267 pages), send $20, your name and mailing address to P.O. Box 416, Littleriver, CA 95456

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SMATCHUP 2015 Results of eighteen writers blindly matched for a collaborative writing project with another writer.   READ 2014 STORIES

REGISTRATION FOR MENDOCINO COAST’S 27TH WRITERS CONFERENCE IS NOW OPEN
MENDOCINO COAST WRITERS CONFERENCE  2015 PICTURES !
MENDOCINO COAST
WRITERS CONFERENCE

Get the latest at www.mcwc.org

RIDE SHARING
Members seeking to attend upcoming meetings are asked to forward contact information, with cross streets for listing here and in future newsletters. Members living near ride-seekers may then offer to drive by contacting WritersMendocinoCoast@GMail.com

Jan Edwards - From downtown
Point Arena
Offer to drive from Rancho Navarro - Ron Morita

Member Jay Frankston / Whole Loaf Publications has a writers' workshop meeting twice a month for 2 hours in Little River. He welcomes anyone who may want to join. Contact him at 937-0208 or wlp@mcn.org

SEND YOUR WRITING TO SENIOR CENTER GAZETTE 
Hi Everyone, I'm starting to put together future issues of the Senior Center Gazette,
and would love to get new material. Thanks in advance, Rick.
Rick Banker, Editor, Redwood Coast Senior Center Gazette
rick@wrecklessmedia.com
Deadline is the 5th
​every other month.

CWC LITERARY REVIEW
2015 Issue 
Includes member Holly Tannen's piece "Daisy Chain."
Deadline for the edition after the upcoming 2016 Spring/Summer edition will be announced later this year. Ad space is available in the 2016 Spring/Summer edition has a deadline of May 1st, 2016. See the CWC site for more information.
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ROLLING RECAP OF MONTHLY MEETINGS
​See Archives tab above for details

JANUARY 2016
READINGS FROM 2016 ANTHOLOGY, LUMINESCENCE
Preview readings by members accepted for the 2016 Anthology Writers of the Mendocino Coast Luminescence:
Maureen Eppstein, Catherine Marshall, Patty Joslyn, Nancy Nelson-Wallace, Jay Frankston, Nona Smith, Alena Deerwater, Robyn Koski, Tansy Chapman, Molly Dwyer, Leslie Wahlquist, Cristie Holliday, and Zelda Zuniga
FEBRUARY 2016
PUBLISHING STRATEGIES PANEL - The Many Paths to Publishing, with Ginny Rorby, Sharon Bowers, Katy Pye, Amie McGee, Susan Bono, and Henri Bensussen
MARCH 2016
LUMINESCENCE

Anthology Release Party!
Preview readings by:
Fran Schwartz, Jan Edwards, Henri Bensussen, Marylyn Motherbear Scott, Norma Watkins, Nancy McLelland, Blair B. Burke, Harriet Gleeson, Janet Isaacs Ashford, Donald Shephard, Ginny Rorby, Amie McGee, Jewels Marcus, and Katherine Heimann Brown
All attending members received a copy of the anthology.
APRIL 2015
An Evening Lecture on Writing, a Reading, and Q&A with
JAN ELLISON.
"It's not about Belief; it's about Compulsion"
MAY 2015
Smatch-Up, one writer starts a story with one page and another ends it with one page. Readings by twenty authors.
JUNE 2015
Writer and editor Susan Bono on setting realistic publishing goals as part of a satisfying writing life. Visit www.susanbono.com.
For information on Susan's classes and activities, or her book, What Have We Here: Essays about Keeping House and Finding Home
JULY 2015
The participants of Ekphrasis IV met and exchanged writing and art with members of the Artists Co-op of Mendocino. 

AUGUST 2015
Eleanor Cooney, local author, talk on "Truth in Fiction, Fiction in Truth"
SEPTEMBER 2015
Molly Dwyer, founding President, talk on "The Plot Thickens"

OCTOBER 2015
EKPHRASIS IV READINGS & SLIDESHOW
Writers read their works while a slide of the artwork was shown. A collaboration with the Artists Co-Op of Mendocino

NOVEMBER 2015
"No Life But In Things" Author Joan Frank lectured on ​the use of detail in prose and poetry

DECEMBER 2015
"Building Character and Setting From Research" with Shirin Yim Bridges

  Welcome to the Mendocino Coast branch of the California Writers Club founded in 1909. We are proud to share in this legacy.
   Our intention is to expand the network and opportunities for writers here on the Mendocino Coast.
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MENDOCINO WRITERS MEET ON THE 3RD THURSDAY  6:00
Garden Room - Mendocino Hotel

Write to Us
MEMBER COUNT 71
Welcome
Frieda Feen

CALIFORNIA WRITERS CLUB COUNT:  1,975
(Apr 15, 2016)
See MAP of  21 CWC BRANCHES
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Founding President, Molly Dwyer, invited local writers to her kitchen table in 2009 to form the Mendocino Coast branch of the California Writers Club chartered in 2010.
Writers of the Mendocino Coast
PO Box 762 Fort Bragg, CA 95437
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The CALIFORNIA WRITERS CLUB is a 501(c) (3) educational nonprofit dedicated to educating members and the public-at-large in the craft of writing and in the marketing of their work.

MEMBERSHIP 
NEW MEMBERS  $65 includes $20 initiation fee. More information on the website's Membership page.
YEARLY RENEWALl is $45.
Membership includes a copy of the club's recent anthology, copies of our state organization's Literary Review magazine, space for member biographies, and opportunities to see your writing in: 
-The 2017 Anthology Writers of the Mendocino Coast MENDOCINO,
submissions to open April 1, 2016 and close August 31, 2016
-The Literary Review is published by our parent, California Writers Club. More info at  www.calwriters.org
-The yearly collaboration, Ekphrasis, with the Artists Coop of Mendocino
SPONSORED MEMBERSHIPS
Financial aid is available for membership
WritersMendocinoCoast@GMail.com

MEMBER WRITING PROJECTS:
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​Our fourth anthology is available at Gallery Bookshop in Mendocino.
To purchase by mail, send a message to WritersMendocinoCoast@Gmail.com.
CALIFORNIA WRITERS CLUB
MENDOCINO BRANCH
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A REMINDER FOR ADVERTISING
Promote your book or services to 2,000 readers. The first 2016 issue of the new electronic CWC Bulletin will be coming out in February. The next deadline for submitting advertising is July 29, 2016. This is a way for CWC members, authors, and guest speakers to reach a large targeted audience of writers in a state-wide publication that goes out to nearly 2,000 writers. The cost is reasonable: $35 for a 2x3.5 business card size ad; a 3x5 index card size for $60, and a 5x7 for $90. Full details can be obtained by visiting http://calwriters.org/advertising-in-the-bulletin/ PayPal is now available, too. If you have a book or writing service to pro-
mote, hesitate no longer! The Bulletin is an extraordinary way to get the word out to others with an interest in writing, publishing, and marketing.
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