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SUMMARY:Orange County (In-Person): Writing Cozy Mysteries for Modern Readers
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nJennifer J. Chow\n\nTopic\n“Writing Cozy Mysteries for Modern Readers”\n\nLearn about what it takes to successfully reach today’s audience and stand out in a marketplace crowded with cozy mysteries from someone who knows.\n\n\nHer debut novel\, The 228 Legacy\, was about three generations of women in a Taiwanese American family\, each with closely guarded secrets. It garnered several awards and foreshadowed Jennifer’s ability to reach and relate to people of all ages. \nHer novels and short stories transcend age while drawing readers in with culture\, mystery\, and fantasy. A Master’s degree in social welfare and subsequent work with the elderly have helped to infuse her books with much needed doses of personal connection and warmth. \nTo learn more about the author\, visit https://jenniferjchow.com
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/orange-co-in-person-writing-cozy-mysteries-for-modern-readers/
LOCATION:Anaheim Packing House\, 440 S. Anaheim Blvd\, Anaheim\, CA\, 92805\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person
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SUMMARY:East Sierra (In-Person): publishing platforms from print to electronic\, along with pitfalls to avoid
DESCRIPTION:Burroughs High School graduate and successful thriller writer Brett Battles will give the Ridge Writers program on Thursday\, July 7\, starting at 6:30 p.m. at Ridgecrest Presbyterian Church\, 633 W. Las Flores. Public invited\, admission free\, masks requested. \nBrett will discuss publishing platforms from print to electronic\, along with pitfalls to avoid. A USA Today bestselling as well as Barry Award-winning author of over forty novels\, including “Rewinder\,” the Jonathan Quinn series\, the Logan Harper series\, the Project Eden series and\, with Robert Gregory Browne\, he has coauthored the Alexandra Poe series \nHis first novel\, “The Cleaner” (2007)\, introduced recurring character Jonathan Quinn\, freelance intelligence operative who specializes in making bodies disappear. His second novel\, “The Deceived” (2008)\, won the Barry Award for Best Thriller. His third novel\, “Shadow of Betrayal” (published in the U.K. as “The Unwanted”) continues Quinn’s adventures. \nPublishers Weekly described “The Cleaner” as “displaying an enviable gift for pacing and action\, Battles’s debut novel is a page-turner that may remind some readers of the cult TV spy series ‘Alias.’ Admirers of quality espionage fiction can look forward to a new series worth following.” \nLooking on his formative years\, he has reflected\, “Brett Battles is that kid back in 6th grade who convinces his teacher that\, as an assignment\, everyone should write a short story that is at least 10 pages long. He received an A- on his project\, while another student (name withheld) received an A+. Brett’s not bitter about this\, nor does he ever think about the incident. Mostly.” One of the founding members of Killer Year\, and a member of Mystery Writers of America and International Thriller Writers\, he cites Stephen King\, Robert Ludlum\, Graham Greene\, and Haruki Murakami as important influences on his worki. \nHe will follow his presentation with informal conversation and a book signing. Read more about him at www.brettbattles.com. Please come\, and please bring your friends.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/east-sierra-in-person-publishing-platforms-from-print-to-electronic-along-with-pitfalls-to-avoid/
LOCATION:Ridgecrest Presbyterian Church\, 633 W. Las Flores\, Ridgecrest\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person
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SUMMARY:High Desert (In-Person): “Luis\, Take a Look at This! My Time with Huell Howser.”
DESCRIPTION:AUTHOR AND EMMY AWARD-WINNING CAMERAMAN FOR HUELL HOWSER TO SPEAK TO HDCWC ON JULY 9TH\nAuthor Luis Fuerte will be the featured speaker for the High desert Branch of the California Writers Club (HDCWC) on Saturday\, July 9th at the Community Church at Jess Ranch 11537 Apple Valley Road in Apple Valley. The meeting will begin at 10 am. The public is invited and welcome to attend at no charge. Fuerte is author of “Luis\, Take a Look at This! My Time with Huell Howser.”\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccording to amazon.com\, Huell Howser\, the exuberant\, hugely popular host of California’s Gold and other public-television shows\, was always exclaiming to the camera in his Southern drawl\, “Louie\, take a look at this!” Three years after Howser’s death in 2013\, Louie—aka Luis Fuerte\, a five-time Emmy-winning cameraman—shared the stories of their adventures exploring California\, making great television\, and showcasing Howser’s infectious love for the Golden State. \nDuring their twelve years together\, Howser and Fuerte developed not just a great working relationship\, but a true friendship. Genuinely interested in the people he interviewed and fascinated by the history of his adopted state\, Howser led the way from the Mother Lode to the Inland Empire\, and from Haight Street to Sunset Boulevard\, as the duo uncovered everything that makes California special. Fuerte recounts some of their greatest discoveries\, reveals the secrets of their success\, and pays tribute to the man who struck gold wherever he looked.\n​\nFuerte was born in San Bernardino and grew up in Colton. He graduated from Colton High School and served in the U.S Navy. He attended Valley College where he studied Telecommunications Engineering. Luis Fuerte has worked in all aspects of television and worked as a Cameraman for 40 years. Fuerte is winner of 5 Emmys\, received an international monitor award\, and the Golden mic for editing. He has received awards from the State of California and County of San Bernardino for speaking and helping young people achieve\, and awards from press Photographers Association of Greater Los Angeles. He was honored as Latino of the Year in 2008\, inducted into two Halls of Fame\, and received the “Salt of the Earth” award in 2001. \nFor more information on The California Writers Club call (760).221-6367.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/high-desert-in-person-luis-take-a-look-at-this-my-time-with-huell-howser/
LOCATION:Community Church at Jess Ranch\, 11537 Apple Valley Rd\,\, Apple Valley\, CA\, 92308\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person
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SUMMARY:Napa (In-Person): Writing Fiction and Leading an Arts Program in Napa Valley
DESCRIPTION:Writing Fiction and Leading an Arts Program in Napa Valley\n\n\nNapa Valley Writers will host Angela Pneuman\, director of the Napa Valley Writers’ Conference. \nAngela will share her experience as a fiction writer and teacher of creative writing at Stanford University while living in Napa Valley and serving as the director of the Napa Valley Writers’ Conference. She’ll talk about building community support for literary programs and how writers can support other writers in an often-competitive business. She’ll also speak about the upcoming conference including faculty readings and other events that are open to the public\, and she is happy to answer any questions that come up. \nAngela Pneuman is the author of the novel Lay It on My Heart (Mariner/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) and the short story collection Home Remedies (Harcourt). Her fiction has appeared in Best American Short Stories\, Iowa Review\, New England Review\, Ploughshares\, Virginia Quarterly Review\, Glimmer Train\, and the Los Angeles Review\, and she is a contributor to Salon\, The Believer\, and The Rumpus. She is a former Wallace Stegner Fellow in fiction at Stanford\, and she holds an M.F.A. in writing and a Ph.D. in English. \n$5 Fee for members\, $7 for non-members. Students with ID – free.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/napa-in-person-writing-fiction-and-leading-an-arts-program-in-napa-valley/
LOCATION:Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists\, 1625 Salvador Ave\, Napa\, CA
CATEGORIES:In Person
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SUMMARY:Writers of Kern (In-Person): Donnée Patrese
DESCRIPTION:Featured Speaker: Donnée Patrese \nPop in at one of our monthly meetings/workshops to see what Writers of Kern is all about. \nNot a member? No problem! We’d love to have you. \n\nWhen: The 3rd Saturday of the month\, 9:15-11:15 am. Join us 30 minutes early for breakfast and writer’s fellowship\, January\, February\, April and June-November.\nWhere: Hodel’s Country Dining\, 5917 Knudsen Drive\, Bakersfield\, CA 93308.\nFee: $10 for members\, $15 for guests. Both include buffet breakfast. Pay at the door or skip the line and pay online.\nWho: It’s a new speaker with new insights at every meeting. Check out our next speaker & workshop topic right here.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/writers-of-kern-in-person-donnee-patrese/
LOCATION:Hodel’s Country Dining\, 5917 Knudsen Drive\, Bakersfield\, CA\, 93308\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person
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SUMMARY:Central Coast (In-Person): Turning Memories into Art
DESCRIPTION:Turning Memories into Art \nOne of my favorite sayings – and I may have made this up\, or stolen it from someone else\, but I believe it to be true: “Memoir is truth\, with art around the edges.” Join us as we explore how to bring memories to vivid life on the page by blending reportage\, personal history\, and literary techniques of fiction. Everyone has a story inside them and in this presentation you will learn how to tap into yours. I will share secrets and tips from my memoir writing journey\, and give you the opportunity to try your hand at memoir scenework with a flash-writing prompt. \nMeredith May is the author of The Honey Bus\, the best-selling memoir about her beekeeping childhood with her grandfather in Big Sur; and Loving Edie: How A Dog Afraid of Everything Taught Me To Be Brave. Her books have been sold in eighteen countries and translated into eleven languages. She spent sixteen years at the San Francisco Chronicle\, where her narrative reporting won the PEN USA Literary Award for Journalism and was short-listed for the Pulitzer Prize. Her first illustrated children’s book\, My Hive\, will be published in 2024.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/central-coast-in-person-turning-memories-into-art/
LOCATION:Pacific Grove’s Juice n’ Java\, 599 Lighthouse Avenue\, Pacific Grove\, CA
CATEGORIES:In Person
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SUMMARY:Marin (In-Person): Summer Salon
DESCRIPTION:Join CWC Marin for an in-person Social / Open Mic / Ask A Question event. Participants will be allocated 5 minutes each to read an excerpt or blurb\, practice your pitch\, showcase cover options\, discuss a writing insight or challenge\, or ask a question. Feedback is optional. The first 10 to respond will be guaranteed an opportunity to share\, and others if time allows. Priority is given to members\, but the event is open. \nThe location will be sent to those who RSVP before event. \nPlease RSVP using this Google Form.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/marin-in-person-summer-salon/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:In Person
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SUMMARY:Inland Empire (In-Person): Member Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Member Open Mic\nBoth our July 23rd and August 27th branch meetings will be Open Mic opportunities for our members. The July 23rd meeting will be at the Ovitt Family Library in Ontario and the August 27th meeting will be at the Arlington Branch Library in Riverside. This will give members the opportunity to participate in person at a facility nearest to where they live. We are planning to stream the Open Mic sessions. \nIf you would like to read at the July or August Open Mic we are planning on limiting the initial time to 10-minutes per reader\, which is\, on average\, approximately 1\,200 to 1\,500 words of prose and a bit less for poetry – depending upon phrasing and enjambments. If you would like to participate in the Open Mic please email Sam Nichols your name\, a title\, genre (prose or poetry)\, and the approximate word count. You may ask for a larger time slice (say 15-minutes) and\, if available\, it may be allocated to you. \n 
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/inland-empire-in-person-member-open-mic/
LOCATION:Ovitt Family Community Library\, 215 E. C Street\, Ontario\, CA\, 91764\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person
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