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Welcome to opportunities to publish your writing, whether or not you live on the Mendocino Coast. 

MENDOCINO HOTEL - FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Thursday, March 16th, 6:00 p.m.
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RELEASE PARTY
​MEMBER READINGS FROM 2017 ANTHOLOGY, MENDOCINO

Alena Deerwater,  Susan Lundgren,  
Liza Saenz, Karen Lewis, Nona Smith, 
Priscilla Comen, Notty Bumbo, 
Ginny Rorby,  Kelly Daoust, 
Patty Joslyn, Fran Schwartz,  
Norma Watkins, Henri Bensussen, 
​
Frieda Feen, and Joan Hansen
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SMATCHUP 2017
This year’s theme is “Four O’Clock at the Dollar Store”
Apply the theme loosely and go anywhere with it. 

CLICK THIS LINK FOR THE RULES
Send an e-mail to Katherine Brown kheimannbrown@gmail.com
​by midnight March 16th
READ SMATCHUP 2016 PIECES

WRITERS' CLUB SCHOLARSHIPS
Available for the 
Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference August 3-5, 2017
The equivalent of two full scholarships (which may be dispersed as either full or half) worth $575 will be awarded to qualifying Writers of the Mendocino Coast members to use for the Mendocino Coast Writers Conference August 3-5, 2017.

Review the guidelines to apply for the WMC scholarships.


FORT BRAGG LIBRARY POETRY WRITING WORKSHOPS
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.

REGISTRATION IS OPEN : MENDOCINO COAST WRITERS CONFERENCE
If you’ve been thinking about which workshop you’d like to enroll in, all workshops are filled on a first-come, first-served, basis. With participation capped at fourteen, the workshops are expected to be fully subscribed. The only exception to the limit of fourteen is the Master Class, which is juried in and capped at twelve participants. Full details about registration procedures and fees are available by clicking on the REGISTER button displayed prominently on every page at mcwc.org.

MEMBER NEWS
Writing newly published, receives a nomination or award, or other notable exposure? Please send a short announcement to writersmendocinocoast@gmail.com

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​Member Linda Cloonan will participate in the Mendocino Art Center's "Artist In Residence" spring show, March 29 to April 23, 2017, showcasing the work she's done during her 2016/2017 stay. Linda's watercolor paintings focus on the dramatic use of light while creating a sense of place. She will present her ekphrastic interpretations alongside the works, and display a small wall montage of photographs with storylines depicting her experience as an Artist In Residence. 
45200 Little Lake St., Mendocino CA
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www.mendocinoartcenter.org/AIR/Linda-Cloonan
www.LindaCloonan.com


​ru-mi-nate 
Meditations on Mystical Wisdoms

by member Patty Joslyn
Index of First Lines/ Love Poems
from God/Daniel Ladinsky

AMAZON, BARNES & NOBLE
ISBN 978-0-692-82310-1
read "backstory"
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CALIFORNIA WRITERS CLUB 
​November 2016 edition of the s
tatewide newsletter,
The Bulletin, as a flip-page edition. 

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To place an ad in an upcoming edition, details are at CalWriters.org.

RIDE SHARING
Members seeking to attend upcoming meetings are asked to forward contact information, with cross streets for listing here and in future newsletters. Members living near ride-seekers may then offer to drive by contacting WritersMendocinoCoast@GMail.com

Jan Edwards - From downtown
Point Arena
Offer to drive from Rancho Navarro - Ron Morita

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SEND YOUR WRITING
TO SENIOR CENTER GAZETTE 


​Hi, Everyone, I'm putting together future issues of the Senior Center Gazette,
and would love to get new material. Thanks in advance, Rick.
Rick Banker, Editor, Redwood Coast Senior Center Gazette
rick@wrecklessmedia.com
Deadline is the 5th
​every other month.

CWC LITERARY REVIEW
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CWC members should have received the 2016 edition of the CWC Literary Review, an anthology published yearly containing stories, essays, and poetry written by club members. The fifth Review, produced by CWC volunteers, is published by the Central Board, providing an opportunity for member-authors this year to be read by well over two-thousand pairs of eyes. 


ROLLING RECAP OF MONTHLY MEETINGS
​See Archives tab above for details

JANUARY 2017
READINGS FROM 2016 ANTHOLOGY, MENDOCINO
Preview readings by members accepted for the 2017 Anthology Writers of the Mendocino Coast - MENDOCINO:
FEBRUARY 2017
Author Kevin Fisher-Paulson spoke on ​“Honoring the Creative Self”
MARCH 2016
LUMINESCENCE

Anthology Release Party!
Preview readings by:
Fran Schwartz, Jan Edwards, Henri Bensussen, Marylyn Motherbear Scott, Norma Watkins, Nancy McLelland, Blair B. Burke, Harriet Gleeson, Janet Isaacs Ashford, Donald Shephard, Ginny Rorby, Amie McGee, Jewels Marcus, and Katherine Heimann Brown
All attending members received a copy of the anthology.
​APRIL 2016
"Anatomy of a Query Letter"
Emily Lloyd-Jones explained what goes into hooking an agent.
MAY 2016
Smatch-Up, one writer starts a story with one page and another ends it with one page. Readings by twenty authors.
JUNE 2016
WORKSHOP TO DUST OUT
THE CORNERS

with Karen Green
Writing original exercises, triggering creativity and coming at writing from unusual and obtuse angles.
JULY 2016
The participants of Ekphrasis V met and exchanged writing and art with members of the Artists Co-op of Mendocino. 

AUGUST 2016
Poet, novelist, and essayist Elizabeth Rosner discussed "Writing Your Way Home"
SEPTEMBER 2016
Our 5th birthday celebration, with readings and entertainment, plus info about our history

OCTOBER 2016
EKPHRASIS V READINGS & SLIDESHOW
Writers read their works while a slide of the artwork was shown, in collaboration with the Artists Co-Op of Mendocino

NOVEMBER 2016
Poet Indigo Moor lectured on “Writing to History and Culture: Using the Tools of the Present to Illuminate the Past”

DECEMBER 2016
"Seeing Things" with author and teacher Joycelyn Trigg
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CELEBRATION OF 5TH ANNIVERSARY click to enlarge
  Welcome to the Mendocino Coast branch of the California Writers Club founded in 1909. We are proud to share in this legacy.
   Our intention is to expand the network and opportunities for writers here on the Mendocino Coast.
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MENDOCINO WRITERS MEET ON THE 3RD THURSDAY  6:00
Garden Room - Mendocino Hotel


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NEW MEMBER FEATURE
Author Susanna Janssen is a foreign language educator and newspaper columnist on everything about words, language, and culture. 

​Wordstruck!
The Fun and Fascination of Language
​
by Susanna Janssen
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click for link to book
   Sit in on fun book talk and signing:​​​​
  • 2:00 March 11 SACRAMENTO               Avid Reader 
  • 1:30 March 19 HEALDSBURG                The Literary Guild ​                            at the Bean Affair
Write to Us

Welcome 
Jasmine Norris

​MEMBER COUNT 78
(CALIFORNIA WRITERS CLUB COUNT:  1,740
Mar. 8th, 2017)
See MAP of  21 CWC BRANCHES
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Founding President, Molly Dwyer, invited local writers to her kitchen table in 2009 to form the Mendocino Coast branch of the California Writers Club chartered in 2010.
Writers of the Mendocino Coast
PO Box 762 Fort Bragg, CA 95437
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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.
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MEMBERSHIP 
NEW MEMBERS  $65 includes $20 initiation fee. More information on the website's Membership page.
YEARLY RENEWALl 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 2018 Anthology Writers of the Mendocino Coast (​title not announced)
-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

MEMBER WRITING PROJECTS:
​Our fourth anthology is available at Gallery Bookshop in Mendocino.
To purchase by mail, send a message to WritersMendocinoCoast@Gmail.com.
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