events

  • East Sierra (In-Person): Switching Gears to Find a New Groove

    Ridgecrest Presbyterian Church 633 W. Las Flores, Ridgecrest, CA, United States

    China Lake Native Talks About Switching Gears to Find a New Groove on Thursday, October 6 Author Iris Hattersley, one of the “Lucky 13,” will discuss “Switching Gears to Find […]

  • Redwood (special event): Sonoma County Writers Conference

    Finley Communiy Center 2060 W. College Ave., Santa Rosa, CA, United States

    Welcome to the 2022 SONOMA COUNTY WRITERS CONFERENCE Hosted by Redwood Writers, Join your fellow writers along your path to publishing success at the 11th Redwood Writers conference. Explore all the many conference offerings to […]

  • High Desert (In-Person): Wisdom in Various Genres

    Community Church at Jess Ranch 11537 Apple Valley Rd,, Apple Valley, CA, United States

    SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8 AT 10 AM ​AT THE COMMUNITY CHURCH AT JESS RANCH PUBLISHED AUTHORS TO SHARE WISDOM ​ IN VARIOUS GENRES Roberta Smith and Michael Raff A panel of […]

  • San Joaquin (In-Person): Great Valley Stories Anthology Launch

    The Promanade Shops 280 Lifestyle Road, Manteca

    Oct. 8: Members will be hosting a panel, “Great Valley Stories Anthology Launch” at the Great Valley Bookfest, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at The Promanade Shops, 280 Lifestyle Road, […]

  • Writers of Kern (In-Person): Do the Twist

    Hodel’s Country Dining 5917 Knudsen Drive, Bakersfield, CA, United States

    15 October 2022 | Featured Speaker: Mike Apodaca | Do the Twist You’re Invited to Our Next Writing Workshop Pop in at one of our monthly meetings/workshops to see what […]

  • SF Peninsula (In-Person): Editing & Self-Editing

    Stuart Horwitz Editing & Self-Editing 10:00 am – Club business and mingle with fellow writers 11:00 am — Speaker Join us in person at the Redwood City Yacht Club, 441 […]

  • Central Coast (In-Person): Booktoberfest

    Pacific Grove's Juice n' Java 599 Lighthouse Avenue, Pacific Grove, CA

    Booktoberfest!   CCW is sticking with our tradition of hosting Booktoberfest in October. Seven of our members will be readers. Each reader will be allotted approximately 8 minutes of reading […]

  • Napa (In-Person): Ten Cookbooks that Changed How America Eats

    Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA

    Napa Valley Writers meets  second Wednesday of the month 7 – 9 p.m. $5 Fee for members, $7 for non-members. Students with ID – free. “Ten Cookbooks that Changed How […]

  • Mt. Diablo (In-Person): Three of Our Own & Holiday Book Sale

    Zio Fraedo's Restaurant 611 Gregory Ln, Pleasant Hill, CA, United States

    Three of Our Own and Holiday Book Sale Saturday November 12, 2022 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Holiday Book Sale The event is happening a month early! Published Members are […]

  • Central Coast (In-Person): Why We Need More LGBTQ+ Historical Fiction

    Pacific Grove's Juice n' Java 599 Lighthouse Avenue, Pacific Grove, CA

    Why We Need More LGBTQ+ Historical Fiction Shannon Pufahl grew up in rural Kansas and teaches at Stanford University, where she was a Stegner Fellow in Fiction. Before this, she […]

  • Writers of Kern (In-Person): Crush Imposter Syndrome and Start Writing!

    Hodel’s Country Dining 5917 Knudsen Drive, Bakersfield, CA, United States

    Joan Raymond Crush Imposter Syndrome and Start Writing! Pop in at one of our monthly meetings/workshops to see what Writers of Kern is all about. Not a member? No problem! […]

  • Inland Empire (In-Person): Reading from Tiki Man & Character Development

    Ovitt Family Community Library 215 E. C Street, Ontario, CA, United States

    Saturday, November 26, 2022 – Thomas Atkinson Reading from Tiki Man & Character Development   Thomas M. Atkinson is an author and playwright. His new novel, TIKI MAN, came out […]

  • Orange Co (In-Person): Open Mic 2-Minute Readings

    Anaheim Packing House 440 S. Anaheim Blvd, Anaheim, CA, United States

    CALIFORNIA WRITERS CLUB ORANGE COUNTY BRANCH is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit https://www.calwritersorangecounty.org Visit our new meeting location at: Anaheim Packing House 440 S. Anaheim Blvd Anaheim, CA 92805 Click here for visitor […]

  • Coastal Dunes (In-Person): Open Mic and Holiday Celebration

    Nipomo Library 918 West Tefft Street,, Nipomo, CA, United States

    Our next meeting is Saturday, December 3rd, 2022, in person at the Nipomo Library and via Zoom, from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM. This meeting is our annual Open Microphone […]

  • East Sierra (In-Person): Dickens Tea

    The Heritage Club House 425 Heritage Dr., Ridgecrest, CA, United States

    DICKENS TEA Saturday, December 3, 2 pm at The Heritage Club House Following a two-year break forced on us by Covid, Ridge Writers enthusiastically presents our annul Dickens Tea — […]