The 2019 Anthology Night Waves submission dates
Prose/Poetry: June 1 through August 31 (midnight)
Interior photos and cover photo/art deadline is September 1 (midnight)
See submission guidelines
Prose/Poetry: June 1 through August 31 (midnight)
Interior photos and cover photo/art deadline is September 1 (midnight)
See submission guidelines
MENDOCINO HOTEL
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC SUSAN BONO "Imperfection and the Art of Writing Memoir and Essay" Thursday, August 16th, 6:00 p.m. Author and dear friend to WMC, Susan Bono will speak at the August 16th meeting on “Imperfection and the Art of Writing Memoir and Essay.” How what you don’t know can help you. Susan Bono is a writing teacher and freelance editor who specializes in memoir. She edited and published Tiny Lights: A Journal of Personal Narrative from 1995 until 2014. 
MENDOCINO HOTEL
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC JOSH WEIL "The Long Short" The award winning, and widely published author talks about writing Thursday, September 20th, 6:00 p.m. About the author What’s the difference between a novella and a short story? How does a story change as you give it more room to breathe or choose to constrain it? What do you gain through compression, what do you lose? In this discussion, we’ll talk about what kinds of stories work best as short stories, how to listen to the story telling you what length it needs to be—and why my stories tend to demand the awkward form of the long short. Josh will be reading at Gallery Bookshop on Friday, September 21, at 6:30 pm. 
MENDOCINO HOTEL
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC EKPHRASIS VII SECOND SATURDAY Thursday, October 18th, 6:00 October 18th: Readings of the Ekphrasis pieces by both art initiator and art responder writers while the artwork is projected at our Writers of the Mendocino Coast meeting, 6:00 pm, Mendocino Hotel. Open to the public. Many of the artists also attend this event. Always a favorite. Friends and family are welcome. ARTISTS CO-OP - ALBION AT KASTEN ST.
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC EKPHRASIS VII READINGS Saturday, October 13th, 4:30-6:00 October 13th (4:30-6:00), Second Saturday, will be an event held at the Artists Co-op, (wheelchair accessible, yellow building on the NW corner of Albion and Kasten streets in Mendocino) to see the artwork paired with writing displayed in the gallery. Open to the public—great fun. MENDOCINO COLLEGE COAST CENTER
WRITING CLASSES — START 8/20 Classes are being offered this fall at Mendocino College Coast Center. Students can sign up for credit Beginning and Intermediate Creative Writing, or non-credit Creative Writing Molly Dwyer, MFA, PhD and founder of the WMC is taking over Norma’s Tuesday class at the college. For more than ten years she's led groups, taught writing, and worked with individual clients. Her goal has always been to see writers be the best they can be. Consider joining her this fall. ENG-210-0021 (0021) Creative Writing Tuesday 09:00 AM - 11:50 AM, Mendocino College Coast Campus, Room 111 ENG-212-0012 (0012) Intermediate Creative Writing Tuesday 09:00 AM - 11:50 AM, Mendocino College Coast Campus, Room 111 ENG-503-0223 (0223) Writing for Older Adults Tuesday 09:00 AM - 11:50 AM, Mendocino College Coast Campus, Room 111 Saturdays 9-12 - Instructor: Lisa Locascio, PhD, Creative Writing and Literature, MA in English Literature Incoming director of the Mendocino Coast Writers Conference Registration now open. The College is on summer hours. Open Monday-Thursday. MEMBER NEWS
Writing newly published, receives a nomination or award, or other notable exposure? Please send a short announcement to writersmendocinocoast@gmail.com
PROSE IN THIS ISSUE
"The Last Hippie" member Holly Tannen "Understanding" member Charlie Furey "Mickey" member Joan Hanson "Wedding Day", "Deep Water" member Catherine Marshall "The Sign" member Nona Smith "Bernardo Learns English" member Priscilla Comen 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. Every third Wednesday 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. ROLLING RECAP OF MONTHLY MEETINGS
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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. CWC NorCal website: http://cwcnorcalwriters.org/ 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 2018 ANTHOLOGY - Many thanks to BOB RHOADES for allowing us to use images of his paper mache creations
CALIFORNIA WRITERS CLUB
MENDOCINO BRANCH 
Drop in to the library site for the list of recently added books and reviews by CWC member Priscilla Comen.
Click on image to go to flip-page view of all pages Spring 2018 v4#1
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