The Writers of the Mendocino Coast
Anthology 2013
At The Edge


Thanks to members of five local writers groups and all who contributed to the March 20th discussion on Writers Groups. 

We are grateful to the Mendocino Hotel for use of the Garden Room.

  Writers of the 
  Mendocino Coast
  PO Box 762
  Fort Bragg, CA
  95437
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LITERATURE

Send Your News

MEMBERS : When your writing is published or receives a nomination 
or award, please send a short 
announcement to 
writersmendocinocoast@gmail.com 
We'll include it in the newsletter 
and on this website.
  Member Jay Frankston wrote an essay, "Speak Up," accepted by the publication, This I Believe. His voice recording will air on Friday, April 12 on The Bob Edwards Show on satellite radio and then later that weekend on Bob Edwards Weekend.
   Member Ginny Rorby's book, Lost in the River of Grass is a Sunshine State Young Readers Award nominee 2012/13 and a Truman Award nominee for 2013 /14.
   Member Steve Sapontzis' book, Subjective Morals, published by University Press of America is available for a donation of $25 (or more) to Second Chance, Helping the Pets of People in Need, which helps low-income dog owners on the coast feed and care for their beloved companion animals. Send checks to Second Chance, POBox 2622, Ft. Bragg, CA 95437, and you will quickly receive a brand new book in return.
   From the book's back cover:
   Is morality a good thing? Is moral relativism a bad thing? Traditionally, moral philosophers have presumed that the answers to both questions must be yes. In today’s world, however, many moralists feel obligated to ban gay marriage or censor whatever they deem offensive, and others feel morality commands them to bomb abortion clinics and fly planes into buildings. Unfortunately, it has become all too common for such true believers to use moral values to justify their often destructive behavior. 
   Subjective Morals breaks with tradition to provide a careful analysis of moral values and the goods and evils they produce. After analyzing the concepts and categories that structure our moral practice, Sapontzis concludes with recommendations for how we may enjoy the benefits of moral values while minimizing their evils.
Read Steve's biography on the 
Member Biography page
218 pages
University Press
  of America 
ISBN 978-0761856856

Next Meeting

March 20th
Mendocino Hotel - Garden Room
6:00 P.M.
Anthology 
Launch Party
Anthology authors who did not 
read in January will read for 
five minutes each
Writers of the 
Mendocino Coast
At The Edge
Members, attend this meeting to pick up your free copy of At The Edge (and your pre-ordered $10 copies)

Due to the number of readings in March, there will be no Open Mic

Future Events

April 17th
Mendocino Hotel - Garden Room
6:00 P.M.
Scott Hutchins
In Collaboration With
Gallery Bookshop
New York Times
Sunday Book Review 
Published: November 21, 2012

Meet SF's Most Exciting New Author (In Person!) HuffingtonPost.com | Carly Schwartz | Interview Posted 10.10.2012 | San Francisco
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 (except November because it's the night before Thanksgiving day.) 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 GROUP
CLEARING HOUSE

The California Writers Club fosters professionalism in writing and promotes networking of writers with the writing community. All genres and writing styles are supported. In order to provide an environment where writers can obtain critique of their efforts, a clearing house has been established.
Please send a description of your writing experience and genre, the frequency of meeting you would like, and other information you consider pertinent. We will connect you with other members.
WritersMendocinoCoast@GMail.Com 

Members Open Mic

Each month we'll set aside time for two members to read for 3 minutes (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 your reading before the event to ensure it's within the limit.
Scott Hutchins 
is an American novelist and short-story writer. A native of Arkansas, he was awarded a Stegner Fellowship from Stanford University. His work has appeared in StoryQuarterly, Five Chapters, The Owls, The Rumpus, The New York Times, San Francisco Magazine and Esquire Magazine. His debut novel, A Working Theory of Love, has been called both "revelatory and exciting" and "ambitious and accomplished." He currently holds a Jones Lectureship in Stanford's creative writing program.
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Good Words is a collection of the best poems, fiction, and nonfiction, written and performed by students attending Creative Writing classes at College of the Redwoods, in Fort Bragg, California.
Link to Good Words: Performance held October 30, 2012 at the College. 
Link to Performance held May 2, 2012
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