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2019 ANTHOLOGY, NIGHT WAVES
Member copies available at 3rd Thursday meetings. SUBMISSION DATES, 2020 ANTHOLOGY
With the theme of RED SKY June 1st through August 31st/midnight Did you know "florilegium" means anthology? See submission guidelines for details Email WritersMendocinoCoast@GMail.com 
SUBMISSION DATES, EKPHRASIS 2019
Now through May 31st/midnight See submission guidelines for details Email KHeimannBrown@GMail.com There are 20 slots open: 10 for art initiators and 10 for art responders. Slots are filled on a first come basis. E-mail Katherine Brown (kheimannbrown@gmail.com) stating whether you want to be an art initiator (the artist will respond to your written page) or an art responder (you respond to a piece created by an artist). MENDOCINO HOTEL
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Thursday, April 18th, 6:00 p.m. 2019 SMATCHUP READINGS
MEMBER READINGS "Under The Bridge" Readings by writers blindly matched for a collaborative writing project of one page each, where the first starts the piece, and the second writer finishes and titles it. FORT BRAGG LIBRARY - MEETING ROOM
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Tuesday, April 23rd, 6:00 p.m. AUTHOR PHIL ZWERLING THE C.I.A. AND ITS HIDDEN INFLUENCES Author Phil Zwerling is a recent arrival on the Mendocino Coast after a career in teaching at Ursinus College and the University of Texas. His work led him to write several books concerning the C.I.A. See the titles of Phil's books and more at this link. Sunday, May 12, 2019
44th Anniversary * 16th consecutive revival * Mendocino Spring Poetry Celebration at the Hill House in Mendocino This event draws some 40 poets from northern California and beyond. Two open readings: afternoon and evening. Noon: sign up and gather; afternoon reading at 1:00. Break: enjoy the town, the sea and the headlands. 5:00 PM: sign up and gather; evening reading at 6:00. Choice comestibles. Open book displays. Contribution requested. All poems considered for broadcast by Dan Roberts on KZYX&Z. Info: Gordon Black, (707) 937-4107, gblack@mcn.org MENDOCINO HOTEL
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Thursday, May 16th, 6:00 p.m. 2019 NaNoWriMo
STUDENT READINGS National Novel Writing Month NOVELS Young minds are filled with stories. Each November, students meet the challenge of writing a novel during the month of November. Join our NaNoWriMo writers as they read excerpts from their books. 2019 Mendocino Coast Writers' Conference
August 1 through August 3 Publishing Bootcamp August 4 Registration is now open for the conference in Mendocino. Now celebrating their 30th year, MCWC is a three-day immersive literary experience. Programming is offered in a wide range of genres—including novel, short fiction, memoir, speculative fiction, nonfiction, young adult, and poetry—with workshops relevant to many experience levels, from emerging writers to a juried-in master class. Afternoons are packed with craft seminars, open mic readings and publishing pitch panels. The 2019 MCWC faculty includes Myriam Gurba, Ingrid Rojas Contreras, Shobha Rao, Jeannie Vanasco, Victoria Chang, Mitali Perkins, Ismail Muhammad, Scott Sigler, and Charlotte Gullick. Saturday evening, August 3rd, the closing dinner takes place at the Hill House Inn with the keynote address by Pulitzer Prize winner Sharon Olds. Seats are limited and must be booked at the time of conference registration. Agents Sarah Bowlin and Rayhané Sanders and editors Andrew Karre from Dutton Books and Phillip Marino from Little, Brown and Company will be giving one-on-one consults and presiding over afternoon pitch panels. Learn more about how to get your work published at the Publishing Bootcamp with Phillip Marino. Publishing Bootcamp is offered as an add-on or stand-alone workshop the day after the conference, on Sunday, August 4th. The registration fee for the three-day conference, which includes most meals, is $575. Participation in the post-conference Publishing Bootcamp is $150. Visit mcwc.org for more information, or email info@mcwc.org. SPIRIT SPEAKS - WRITING GROUP
Moderated by WMC member Marylyn Motherbear Scott, at Isis Oasis Retreat Center in Geyserville, CA. On the second Tuesday of every month, Spirit Speaks is for the scribe and intrepid traveler into realms of reflection, practice and Making It So. Share your poetry and prose—all genres, all levels. Sessions include reading your work, and feedback / critique of what inspires, blocks, and supports your writing. Writers and inspirational teachers may be occasionally invited. Isis Oasis offers food, lodging, pool, hot tub, and more. 20889 Geyserville Ave, Geyserville, CA 95441 (707) 857-4747
PROSE and POETRY BY WMC MEMBERS IN THIS ISSUE
"Those Damn Stickers" Don Kirkpatrick--Rest in Peace "Dreaming" and "Bird Watching: What Old Farts Do" Priscilla Comen "The Sergeant" Charlie Furey "Lights Camera Action", "Moving On" Priscilla Comen "The Village Idiot Jay Frankston FORT BRAGG LIBRARY
POETRY WRITING WORKSHOPS AND MONTHLY POETRY OPEN MIC The workshops include samples of the various styles and techniques of poetry writing, displays of published works, in-session writing exercises along with readings and discussions of individual works produced during the workshops. On the second Friday of the month, 2-3:30 pm, find your hidden poet within! Workshops are free. All ages are welcome. Visit the library site for more. MONTHLY POETRY OPEN MIC Drop in on the first Thursday at 6:00 p.m. All ages, read original poetry or another's work you are moved to share. M E M B E R N E W S
Writing newly published, receives a nomination or award, or other notable exposure? Please send a short announcement to writersmendocinocoast@gmail.com 
Jasmine Norris
Received an honorable mention in this competition. NYC Midnight Short Story Challenge 2019 Drama/Revenge/A Seasonal Worker
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A stalwart of the early College of the Redwoods writing classes, Bob Kenyon, passed away in Oregon recently. He moved to Eugene in 2006 where he founded a writing class at the Campbell Community Center.
As requested, in lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in his memory to the Mendocino Coast Writers' Conference, Hospice of Sacred Heart (Eugene, Oregon), or St. Vincent de Paul SSVF.
WELCOME TO THE
CALIFORNIA WRITERS CLUB - FOUNDED in 1909 - The Mendocino Coast branch is proud to share in this legacy. Our intention is to expand the network and provide publishing opportunities for writers.
Writers of the Mendocino Coast
PO Box 762 Fort Bragg, CA 95437 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. California Writers Club website: https://calwriters.org/ CWC Northern Branches: http://cwcnorcalwriters.org/ SUBSCRIBE TO OUR MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
To WritersMendocinoCoast@GMail.com send your email address and your name, please. MEMBERSHIP
NEW MEMBERS $65 includes $20 initiation fee. More information on the website's Membership page. YEARLY RENEWAL 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 2019 Anthology Night Waves -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 
COVER FOR THE 2019 ANTHOLOGY - Many thanks to MOIRA McDONALD for allowing us to use her photo, "Point Cabrillo Lighthouse at night"
Drop in to the library site for the list of recently added books and reviews by WMC member Priscilla Comen.
ROLLING RECAP OF MONTHLY MEETINGS
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Welcome to opportunities to publish your writing, whether or not you live on the Mendocino Coast.
