California Writers Club THE BULLETIN

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The Bulletin is CWC’s statewide member newsletter, published quarterly. It includes informative articles on topics of interest to writers, samples of members’ poetry, essays and short and long fiction pieces, plus club and branch news updates. Generally speaking, publishing opportunities in The Bulletin are limited to current CWC members.

The Bulletin is sent to all members in pdf format as an email attachment. To read a pdf of the current issue click here or on the image at left.

The Bulletin

current issue | submit | advertise | back issues

 

September 2026 cwc bulletin cwc bulletin

The Bulletin is CWC’s member newsletter, published quarterly. It includes informative articles on topics of interest to writers, plus club news updates and announcements of members’ literary achievements. Generally speaking, publishing opportunities in The Bulletin are limited to current CWC members. Exceptions may be made for submissions from authors who have distinguished themselves in their genre or area of expertise, especially if they have been branch guest speakers. 

The Bulletin is sent to all members in pdf format as an email attachment. To read a pdf of the current issue click here or on the image at left.

Submit to the CWC Bulletin

Our CWC Bulletin includes a number of features about which our editorial team wants you to be aware.  First and foremost, its contents now include:

Submissions. We want to feature the works of our California Writers Club, prose writers, poets, and essayists. We are looking for striking, well-written material that’s ready for print. Please send your material (500 words for prose and up to 100 lines of poetry) to editor@calwriters.org. To help with your submissions, here are some important guidelines:

  • File type: Word document (*.docx)
  • Typeface: Times New Roman, 12 pt. font
  • Featured Prose: We will consider a flash fiction submission or an excerpt from a longer short story, novel, or memoir, etc. The maximum length for any prose submission is 500 words. We are looking for work that will intrigue readers. The piece must stand on its own.
  • Featured Poetry: You can send in as many as three poems (in one file) for a total of 100 lines.
  • Featured Essayist: We accept personal essays and essays on writing. Please limit yourself to 500 words.
  • It is the CWC policy that the CWC Bulletin will not print gratuitous vulgarity, obscenity, explicit sexual content, or political or religious rants or proselytizing.

Upcoming Branch Events. Please send in news releases or articles (maximum 250 words) about upcoming branch events that would be of interest to the entire CWC membership. Let nearly 2,000 fellow members know about what your branch is doing to reach out to your greater communities and increase your visibility. For example, are you doing public readings for different organizations? Holding book fairs, contests, conferences, or other special events? Reaching out to schools? One person at each branch should be designated to submit this material to editor@calwriters.org. Your submission should include details such as title, date, time, cost, registration, Zoom link, etc., in the event members of other branches want to participate.

We will also be running articles about the CWC board and other news of interest to the state’s entire membership.

Deadlines for all submissions for our quarterly CWC Bulletin are February 15, May 15, August 15, and November 15. Publication dates are a month later on March 15, June 15, September 15, and December 15

We hope you enjoy and are inspired by the CWC Bulletin. If you have any further questions, you can contact our editorial team at editor@calwriters.org.