Author Event
NO NEED FOR WMC MEMBERS TO REGISTER FOR THIS ZOOM EVENT
The link to enter the meeting will be sent via email on Feb. 13th and again on Feb. 20th. The public is welcome to send an email to WritersMendocinoCoast@Gmail.com to request the Zoom link.
At the close of the presentation, the Zoom session will remain open half an hour for chatting.
The link to enter the meeting will be sent via email on Feb. 13th and again on Feb. 20th. The public is welcome to send an email to WritersMendocinoCoast@Gmail.com to request the Zoom link.
At the close of the presentation, the Zoom session will remain open half an hour for chatting.
Jody Gehrman Feb. 20th at 3:00 p.m.
Playwriting Techniques That Will Rev Up Your Fiction
Description: Have you heard of Chekov's gun, but aren't sure how it can help you? Does your dialogue sometimes go nowhere or lack nuance? Here's your chance to learn some of the key principles playwrights have employed for thousands of years and use them to rev up your fiction. Join playwright, novelist, and college professor Jody Gehrman as we explore some of the most useful tools in the playwright's arsenal and discuss how to apply them to your novel or short story.
Bio: Jody Gehrman has authored thirteen published novels and numerous plays for stage and screen. Her latest psychological suspense novel, The Summer We Buried, is forthcoming with Crooked Lane Books in March 2022. Jody’s plays have been produced or had staged readings in Ashland, New York, San Francisco, Chicago and L.A. Her play Wild Fire was performed at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival; her play Tribal Life in America won the Ebell Playwrights Prize and received a staged reading at the historic Ebell Theater in Los Angeles. She and her partner David Wolf won the New Generation Playwrights Award for their one-act, Jake Savage, Jungle P.I. She holds a Master’s Degree in Professional Writing from the University of Southern California and is a professor of Communications at Mendocino College in Northern California. www.jodygehrman.com/
Bio: Jody Gehrman has authored thirteen published novels and numerous plays for stage and screen. Her latest psychological suspense novel, The Summer We Buried, is forthcoming with Crooked Lane Books in March 2022. Jody’s plays have been produced or had staged readings in Ashland, New York, San Francisco, Chicago and L.A. Her play Wild Fire was performed at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival; her play Tribal Life in America won the Ebell Playwrights Prize and received a staged reading at the historic Ebell Theater in Los Angeles. She and her partner David Wolf won the New Generation Playwrights Award for their one-act, Jake Savage, Jungle P.I. She holds a Master’s Degree in Professional Writing from the University of Southern California and is a professor of Communications at Mendocino College in Northern California. www.jodygehrman.com/
The 2022 WMC anthology, Borders, will be distributed in the spring. Every club member will receive one free copy. If you would like to order more, send your check, made out to Writers of the Mendocino Coast by February 28. The cost is $10 per copy. WMC P.O. Box 762 Ft. Bragg, CA 94637 March 20th Meeting: Save the date: Readings from Borders anthology begin! More information to follow. May 15th Meeting: 2nd half of readings from Borders anthology. |
As usual, Charlie Furey has left us behind. Regarded by many as the finest writer on the coast, Charlie passed away December 24, 2021. At first glance, his writing appears deceptively simple. Yet, his straightforward words and phrasing provokes deep emotions. He claimed to have edited even some of his shortest pieces fifteen to twenty times. His approach left readers laughing in one paragraph and near tears in the next. Charlie was a wonderful, warm-hearted person and an evocative writer.
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WMC is proud to be involved in Book Arts Mendocino (BAM), a series of exhibits and displays, talks and readings, workshops and demonstrations devoted to the wide-ranging and varied arts of the book. Over two dozen events and book displays are taking part throughout the county. For a complete listing: tinyurl.com/BAM-2022.
RECORDINGS OF MONTHLY MEETINGS Go to the YouTube channel for all the videos.
Many thanks to authors Po Bronson, JD Beltran and Xandra Castleton for making our tribute to Doug Fortier a success.
If you missed it, watch the Writers Grotto YouTube video.
Many thanks to authors Po Bronson, JD Beltran and Xandra Castleton for making our tribute to Doug Fortier a success.
If you missed it, watch the Writers Grotto YouTube video.
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The Mendocino Coast Writers Conference, August 4 - 6, will be held in person this year. Scholarship and master class applications are due February 15th. (mcwc.org/scholarships)
HAVE A MINUTE?
See the current schedule. Mendocino Theatre Company's One-Minute Radio Theatre is a two-minute spot broadcast bi-weekly on KZYX. Collaborate by submitting an original one-minute play. All voices to be heard! Plays can be in English or Spanish. No fee for submission nor cash award if your play is chosen; all actors and directors give their time free of charge. Submit your one-minute play* (app. 150-170 words, for 1-3 actors) in the body of an email (no attachments) to mtc@mcn.org with the subject MTC One-Minute Play: [Title of your play]. Include your full name, contact information, and a brief, 50-word bio. You may submit as many one-minute plays as you wish, but only one submission per email, please. *Play may not contain the "seven dirty words" prohibited by the FCC. Play must be totally original and the author's work. Listen now: I am From the Ocean by windflower Townley I Could Not Stop for Covid by Holly Tannen A Dickinson–inspired poem for these times… Something New by Philip Zwerling 
Online Poetry
Workshop for Youth Professional poets from throughout California offer creative poetry writing lessons for youth and families. Lessons are free to everyone and require no prep. This online workshop is growing and lessons will continue to be added throughout the pandemic. Click to start writing! POETRY
Virtual Point Arena Third Thursday Poetry To receive an invitation to the Zoom reading, please email blake more: blake@snakelyone.com. Third Thursday Poetry Zoom is made possible by the Arena Theater and continues to be supported by Poets & Writers Magazine. POETRY
Rhythm Running River KZYX&Z public radio broadcast To listen live: https://www.kzyx.org/#stream/0 For playlists: http://www.outfarpress.com/rrr.html To receive emails from Dan Roberts with links to listen or download, contact Dan at outfarpress@saber.net POETRY
Cartwheels on the Sky ~ Poets, Poems & Discovery Saturdays 7 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Live on KGUA FM Gualala and live streaming online KGUA.org with host blake more Show Archive: https://www.bmoreyou.net/musings/ Highlighting a new poet in conversation each week, the show offers fresh, intelligent, living poetry, and lively discussions. To be considered for future shows, contact blake@snakelyone.com FORT BRAGG LIBRARY
Poetry Open Mic Open Mic on Zoom - To request a Zoom invitation, contact Dan Hess: hessd@co.mendocino.ca.us Or use this link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9748647159 Readers should limit themselves to eight minutes, for one to four poems. For more information, contact Dan Hesse, Branch Librarian at hessed@MendocinoCounty.org or 707 961-2625. And see FortBraggLibrary.org. UKIAH LIBRARY Open Mic on Zoom 7 p.m. last Thursday of the month. YA POETS CIRCLE Open Mic on Zoom 3 p.m. first Monday of the month. - To register and receive a Zoom link, contact Melissa Carr (she/her/they): carrm@mendocinocounty.org 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 
Norma Watkins' novel is coming out April 14, 2022. It's a family saga set in Mississippi. You can preorder a copy at https://www.blackrosewriting.com/literary/incommon. If you order one prior to the publication date, with the promo code: PREORDER 2022, you get a 15% discount. As part of BAM, Mary-Ellen Campbell is exhibiting her artist books at the Artists Co-op of Mendocino. She will also teach a bookmaking class January 29-30 at the Mendocino Art Center.
Les Cizek has a wooden bowl created from a grain pattern of a Norfolk Island Pine found in South Florida in the Members' Juried Exhibit at Mendocino Art Center.
WMC member Susan Lundgren's latest publication: "All in a Day's Shopping." Short Takes: Secrets, Persimmon Tree, Winter 2022.
WMC member Ginny Rorby's new novel is available blackrosewriting.com/literary/likedustirise.
Available locally at Gallery Bookshop. Little House on the Prairie meets the Grapes of Wrath in this Coming of Age novel of hope & heroism, set in Texas during one of America’s worst natural disasters—the Dust Bowl.
Gallery Bookshop, Westport Community Store, The Bookstore in Fort Bragg, and The Guest House Museum.
It is also available for reference and reading at Mendocino Coast Historical Society's archives in City Hall East, Fort Bragg. In the Kelley House, Mendocino, and at the Mendocino County Historical Society in the Held-Poage Memorial Home, Ukiah. 
Drop in to the library site for the list of recently added books and 228+ reviews by WMC member Priscilla Comen.
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Interested in volunteering to write press releases for WMC?
Contact WritersMendocinoCoast@gmail.com Do you have a topic on the craft of writing to teach at an upcoming meeting for one to one and a half hours?
Contact WritersMendocinoCoast@gmail.com Writers that would like to teach a writing class or speak about their journey to writing during retreats at The Madrone & The Brambles in Philo, contact Carrie Castro carrie@themadrones.com.
Consider submitting your work to the Literary Review.
See more details. Submissions due January 31st.
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. 
MENDOCINO WRITERS MEET
ONLINE ON THE THIRD SUNDAY 3:00 Members Receive Link via Email Public May Email a Request WritersMendocinoCoast@Gmail.com
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: https://calwriters.org/ CWC Northern Branches: http://cwcnorcalwriters.org/ California Writers Club calendar for other branch's events: https://calwriters.org/events-month 
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NEW MEMBERS See information on the Membership page. YEARLY RENEWAL, July 1 - June 30th, $45 plus a one time enrollment fee of $20. If registering after January 1st, the total fee is $42.50, until renewals are due again July 1. $25 for dual memberships when a member of another CWC branch. 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 annual anthology -The Literary Review published by our parent, California Writers Club. More info at www.calwriters.org -The yearly collaboration, Ekphrasis, with the Artists' Co-op of Mendocino -The annual SmatchUp, blind matching of two writers on a theme, each writing a single page. SPONSORED MEMBERSHIPS
Financial aid is available for membership WritersMendocinoCoast@GMail.com INTERESTED IN A WRITERS' GROUP / PARTNER
WMC MEMBER SALLIE REYNOLDS Read Sallie's biography on the Member Bio page. Contact her through WritersMendocinoCoast@GMail.com. 
KELLEY HOUSE CALENDAR
Call for Writers There are so many stories yet to tell, and they welcome your voice. Articles are 400 to 700 words and can be paired with photos or illustrations usually discovered in their database of 10,000 images. Call the Kelley House curator, Karen McGrath, at 707/937-5791 or email her at curator@kelleyhousemuseum.org. WRITING OPPORTUNITY:
VAN DAMME STATE PARK Volunteers at the Little River Museum have collected pictures and historical accounts that augment the rich history of what ultimately became the park. Members of our branch of the California Writers Club have an opportunity to use these source materials to write a nonfiction book and other monographs. Email the WritersMendocinoCoast@GMail.com for details. ROLLING RECAP OF MONTHLY MEETINGS
See Archives tab above for details. Recordings on YouTube.
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Welcome to opportunities to publish your writing, whether or not you live on the Mendocino Coast.
