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In Memory of Michel Williams    July 29, 2013

August 21st
6:00 pm

Garden Room - Mendocino Hotel

WordWeavers 

Talk About Editing

Four members of the writers  group WordWeavers will lead an open discussion on important aspects and practical details of editing as they see them. Join the audience and propose improvements to their process or take home a few nuggets of your own.

Malcolm Macdonald
Donald Shephard
Doug Fortier
Tom Pope

September 18th
6:00 pm

Garden Room - Mendocino Hotel

Autumn Readers

The local writing community welcomes a passionate group of octogenarian
 writers to read their works.
more info...

Members 
Open Mic

Each month, when time permits, we'll have two members read for 3 minutes each (375 to 500 words.) To participate, put your name in the basket. A name will be drawn at the start of the evening, and another at the end. Please time the reading before the event to ensure it's within the limit. 

Send Your News

MEMBERS : When your writing is published or receives a nomination or award, please send a short announcement to 
writersmendocinocoast
@gmail.com 
for display on this website.

Member Alena Deerwater recently published "Thank God for Monsters" in the Summer MONSTERS issue at Exterminating Angel Press. 
Member Katy Pye announced the release of Elizabeth's Landing, the new novel for young readers.
Member Jewels Marcus has submitted her poems and been awarded the Freund Fellowship to attend the Mendocino Coast Writers Conference this year. Her poems will also be published in the 2013 Noyo River Review.
Member Henri Bensussen recently published: "A Talk by Dr. Walt," "Raccoon Nights," Beach Towns," and "Winter Migration," Mendocino Arts Magazine (Spring/Summer 2013)      "White Camellia," Amphigoric Sauce Factory (May 2013)      
"Doughnuts, or The Dogs that Howled at Midnight" published in the anthology "Wolf Craft," Ron Koppelberger, ed.(2013)

2014 GUIDELINES FOR SUBMITTING TO WMC’S SECOND ANTHOLOGY
WRITERS OF THE MENDOCINO COAST: UPWELLING
Submissions from
July 17th to September 18, 2013

read more ...

2014 GUIDELINES FOR SUBMITTING TO 
(OUR BRANCH'S STATE ORG.) 
CALIFORNIA WRITERS CLUB
LITERARY REVIEW
Submissions from
July 1st to 
August 30, 2013
read more ...

Winter 2012-2013 Issue

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Congratulations
to members: 
Steve Sapontzis, Jan Edwards, Katherine Heimann Brown, and Jay Frankston. 

Archive: Spring 2012 Inaugural Issue


Thanks to host Katherine Brown and writers participating in the kickoff reception (video) for our second annual Ekphrasis exchange with the Artists Co-Op of Mendocino, 
Wednesday, July 17th. 
Special thanks to musical members, Holly Tannen then Chet Boddy performing "Babyboomers."

We are grateful to the Mendocino Hotel 
for use of the Garden Room.
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CLICK BANNER TO LINK TO WRITING & ART of 2012

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CLICK BANNER TO LINK TO WWW.MCWC.ORG

The World of Suzi Long Mendocino art gallery has an opportunity for writers to earn 30% commission on sales and write in the quiet times. Contact Suzi, suzilongonart@yahoo.com, for more info.

zine |zēn|(also ’zine ) is 1) a magazine, esp. a fanzine. 2) a webzine. Another issue of Is That Baby Vicious is seeking contributors. Talk to Holly Harbinger, denizen of the Mendocino coast.

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LITERATURE

Nine ways
to find time 
to write

Inspired character building @VictoriaMixon 
8 Places to Look For Your Characters http://goo.gl/ZhXakj 

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     Welcome to the Mendocino Coast branch of the California Writers Club founded in 1909. We are proud to share in this legacy.
     The Writers of the Mendocino Coast meet in the Mendocino Hotel at 6:00 pm on the third Wednesday of every month. We host speakers, workshops, open mics and other yet to be discovered events and activities.
     Our intention is to expand the network and opportunities for writers here on the Mendocino Coast. We hope you'll join us. 
Writers of the Mendocino Coast
PO Box 762 Fort Bragg, CA 95437

MEMBER COUNT : 74

Deliveries of the 2013 anthology, At The Edge, are going out to members who haven't received their copy.

Membership Renewal
 
CURRENT MEMBERS  Please support the writing community on the coast. $40 to Writers of the Mendocino Coast PO Box 762, Fort Bragg, CA 95437 for renewal to June 30, 2014.

NEW MEMBERS  $65 / includes $20 initiation fee. More information on the website's Membership page.

In addition to newsletters, the website has the latest information on upcoming events, member biographies, and opportunities to see 

your writing in: 
-The annual Anthology. At The Edge published in 2013. 
-The Literary Review published by the state California Writers Club. More info at  www.calwriters.org
-The yearly collaboration, Ekphrasis, with the Artists Coop of Mendocino


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The 2013 anthology 
Writers of 
the Mendocino Coast At The Edge
The anthology is available at Gallery Bookshop,  Mendocino, in Fort Bragg at The Bookstore & Vinyl Cafe, and on Amazon. Members may pick up their free copy at a future meeting of the Mendocino Coast branch of the California Writers Club. 
The E-book version is available in the iTunes store, on Amazon, and Barnes & Nobel.


Norma Watkins' fall Creative Writing classes at College of the Redwoods are open for registration. Tuesday class begins August 27; Thursday class August 29. Both classes from 9-12 A.M. for ten weeks. Tuition: $110

Good Words is a collection of the best poems, fiction, and nonfiction, written and performed by students attending Creative Writing classes on the coast. 


Attention children's book writers. The annual Pacific Coast Children's Writers Novel Workshop and Retreat, held October 4th-6th, 2013 in beautiful Pajaro Dunes, California, still has a few openings. 
WRITING CONTESTS - In other California Writers Club branches
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