Welcome to opportunities to publish your writing, whether or not you live on the Mendocino Coast.
Submissions for the 2017 issue of the California Writers Club Literary Review open on September 1st, and close on November 30th, 2016. Guidelines are on our parent organization's website, www.calwriters.org. Members may submit one or two items for $10.
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Mendocino Hotel - Free and Open To The Public
Thursday, October 20th, 6:00 p.m. will feature all writers who participated in Ekphrasis V reading their works while prints of the artwork are shown Readers, please RSVP to Katherine Brown mcwc2@att.net whether you or your chosen substitute will read on Thursday evening. On September 4, 2003 the California State Assembly officially declared the third week in October of each year as California Writers Week (Members Resolution No. 2170).The Resolution is endorsed by the California Library Association. ANNOUNCING THE 2016 CWC LITERARY REVIEW
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.
The submission window for the 2017 issue will open on September 1 this year, 2016 and submission will be accepted through November 30. Guidelines are on the club's website, www.calwriters.org. Members may submit one or two items for $10. Submission details will be on the website soon. Designing and Printing Your Book Using Adobe InDesign Creative Cloud
Judy Detrick will teach classes at her house, conveniently located between Mendocino and Fort Bragg. Eight sessions, Tuesdays 2-4, beginning October 4th. The fee is $100. Class size is limited to six students on a first respond basis. If you are interested in the class, please email Judy at jdetrick@mcn.org. FORT BRAGG LIBRARY POETRY WRITING WORKSHOPS
The workshops will 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.
SMATCHUP 2015 Results of eighteen writers blindly matched for a collaborative writing project with another writer. READ 2014 STORIES
ROLLING RECAP OF MONTHLY MEETINGS
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September 15th the branch celebrated its fifth year with member readings, music, and cake!
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.
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.
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 2017 Anthology Writers of the Mendocino Coast MENDOCINO, submissions to open April 1, 2016 and close August 31, 2016 -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. CALIFORNIA WRITERS CLUB
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