In Memory of Michel Williams    July 29, 2013

Gallery Bookshop
Sept. 20  6:30 pm

An author event with Valerie Miner on her new novel, Traveling With Spirits. She is a past faculty member of the Mendocino Coast Writers Conference and a member of the advisory board. 

Miner is a professor and artist in residence at Stanford University, author of 14 books, and the winner of a Distinguished Teaching Award. She and her partner live in San Francisco and Mendocino County.

Contact Gallery Bookshop at 937-2665 or  info@gallerybookshop.com

October 16th
6:00 pm

Garden Room
Mendocino Hotel


Ekphrasis
"Art describing art"

Half of the eighteen writers inspired a painting. 
Nine responded to a painting with one page
of prose or poetry.
Join us for a show of the artwork and readings by participants.
 
For The Second Year! 
In cooperation with 
the Artists Co-op of Mendocino, Katherine Brown will host a reading by the writers of the collaboration.
A slide show of the 2013 Ekphrasis artwork will be presented in the background. 

October 12

The Artists Co-op of Mendocino will exhibit the collaboration during October and host a Second Saturday reception from 3:30 to 7:00 pm on October 12 at the gallery, 45270 Main Street, Mendocino.
Browse at your leisure and meet the artists and writers. Artists talk at 5:30 sharp. Participants, please bring a snack or beverage to share. 

November 20th
6:00 pm

Garden Room
Mendocino Hotel

Susan Bono
The Personal Essay

Writer and teacher, editor and coach, teacher and traveler--ask about her 2012 trip: Writing Istanbul.
"In my former career as a high school English teacher and in my current work as a writer’s group facilitator, workshop presenter, editor, and small press publisher, I’ve been helping writers improve their vision for more than 20 years."

www.tinylights.com
Susan suggested the Greek word that's become the name of our Ekphrasis project.  Thanks Susan!

Members 
Open Mic

Each month, when time permits, we'll have two members read for 3 minutes each (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 the reading before the event to ensure it's within the limit. 

Winter 2012-2013 Issue

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Congratulations
to members: 
Steve Sapontzis, Jan Edwards, Katherine Heimann Brown, and Jay Frankston. 

Archive: Spring 2012 Inaugural Issue
Thanks to members of the writers group WordWeavers, Doug Fortier, Donald Shephard, Tom Pope, and Malcolm Macdonald,  for hosting a discussion of editing, 
Wednesday, August 21st. 
We are grateful to the Mendocino Hotel 
for use of the Garden Room.
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zine |zēn|(also ’zine ) is 1) a magazine, esp. a fanzine. 2) a webzine. Another issue of Is That Baby Vicious is seeking contributors. Talk to Holly Harbinger, denizen of the Mendocino coast.
The World of Suzi Long Mendocino art gallery has an opportunity to earn 30% commission on sales and write in the quiet times. 
suzilongonart@yahoo.com or 707/937-5665 for more details.

Send Your News

MEMBERS : When your writing is published or receives a nomination or award, please send a short announcement to 
writersmendocinocoast@gmail.com 
for display here.
Member Cheri Ause's story, "The Trouble with Sylvia," which won the 3rd place prize in the Redwood Writers 2012 Mystery Contest now appears in Reloaded (Both Barrels, Vol. 2), a Shotgun Honey press crime anthology of 25 new stories available at Amazon in both print and Kindle editions. 
Member Alena Deerwater recently published "Thank God for Monsters" in the Summer MONSTERS issue at Exterminating Angel Press. 
Member Katy Pye announced the release of Elizabeth's Landing, the new novel for young readers.
Member Jewels Marcus has submitted her poems and been awarded the Freund Fellowship to attend the Mendocino Coast Writers Conference this year. Her poems will also be published in the 2013 Noyo River Review.
Member Henri Bensussen recently published: 
  • "A Talk by Dr. Walt," "Raccoon Nights," Beach Towns," and "Winter Migration," Mendocino Arts Magazine (Spring/Summer 2013),      
  • "White Camellia," Amphigoric Sauce Factory (May 2013), and     
  • "Doughnuts, or The Dogs that Howled at Midnight" published in the anthology "Wolf Craft," Ron Koppelberger, ed.(2013)

2014 GUIDELINES FOR SUBMITTING TO WMC’S SECOND ANTHOLOGY
WRITERS OF THE MENDOCINO COAST: UPWELLING
Submissions from
July 17th to September 18, 2013
read more ...
2014 LITERARY REVIEW
Submissions closed August 30, 2013
read more ...

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

MEMBER COUNT : 76
Membership Renewal
 
CURRENT MEMBERS  Please send $40 to Writers of the Mendocino Coast PO Box 762, Fort Bragg, CA 95437 for renewal to June 30, 2014.

NEW MEMBERS  $65 / includes $20 initiation fee. More information on the website's Membership page.

In addition to newsletters, the website has the latest information on upcoming events, member biographies, and opportunities to see your writing in: 
-The annual Anthology. At The Edge published in 2013
-The Literary Review published by the state California Writers Club. More info at  www.calwriters.org
-The yearly collaboration, Ekphrasis, with the Artists Coop of Mendocino
The 2013 anthology 
Writers of 
the Mendocino Coast At The Edge
The anthology is available at Gallery Bookshop,  Mendocino, in Fort Bragg at The Bookstore & Vinyl Cafe, and on Amazon. Members should all have received a copy of the 2013 anthology. 
The E-book version is available in the iTunes store, on Amazon, and 
Barnes & Nobel.
Good Words is a collection of the best poems, fiction, and nonfiction, written and performed by students attending Creative Writing classes on the coast. 
Attention children's book writers. The annual Pacific Coast Children's Writers Novel Workshop and Retreat, held October 4th-6th, 2013 in beautiful Pajaro Dunes, California, still has a few openings. 
WRITING CONTESTS - In other California Writers Club branches