Tri-Valley (In-Person): How to use surroundings/location as a character
Glenda Carroll, Author, October 15, 2022 Glenda Carroll is the author of the Trisha Carson mysteries that are set in the San Francisco Bay area. Open water swimming is the […]

Glenda Carroll, Author, October 15, 2022 Glenda Carroll is the author of the Trisha Carson mysteries that are set in the San Francisco Bay area. Open water swimming is the […]
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 […]
Saturday, October 22, 2022 Websites that wow readers: How to create or update your online home Your website is the cornerstone of your writer platform, and it needs to […]
JENNIFER CRITTENDEN BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND On the heels of her extremely successful summer program, Ridge Writers has brought publisher/author Jennifer Crittenden back to Ridge Writers to address a new […]
D.J. MacHale Topic “If You Can’t Stand the Heat…Stay in the Kitchen and Write About It" D.J. MacHale is the best-selling author of the middle-grade Pendragon adventure series, the spooky […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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! […]
Jill Hedgecock, Author and Freelance Writer, November 19, 2022 August 29, 2022 Jill Hedgecock will present “Muse Boards: A Visual Writing Aid for All Genres” at the Tri-Valley Writers November […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 — […]
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10 AT 10 AM AT THE COMMUNITY CHURCH AT JESS RANCH HDCWC TO FEATURE AV HIGH SCHOOL SINGERS In celebration of the Christmas Season, the High Desert Branch […]
Jordan Rosenfeld Scene Stealer: Master Scene Writing for Powerful Plots Jordan Rosenfeld is author of the novels Women in Red and Forged in Grace and six books on the craft […]
Kymberlie Ingalls, Essayist, Editor, and Author, December 17, 2022 Kymberlie Ingalls will present “Create a Relevant Marking Plan” at the Tri-Valley Writers December 17, 2022 meeting. Marketing can be overwhelming, […]
KAREN BLAKE LOOKS AT STEM, GRAPHIC NOVELS, AND TRADITIONAL PRINT January 5, 2023 Award-winning writer and poet, and also a STEM game and book publisher, Karen Blake will give the […]
Next Meeting January 07, 2023 9:00am - 9:30am Networking 9:30am - 11:00am Guest Speaker Speaker Ash Bishop Topic “Where Have the Bad Guys Gone? Writing Good Antagonists" The first novel […]
January Meeting WHEN Wednesday, January 11, 7-9 p.m. WHERE Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists, 1625 Salvador Ave. Napa “Podcasts as Platform: Making the Most of the Newest, Hottest Medium” Napa Valley […]
SATURDAY, JANUARY 14 AT 10 AM AT THE COMMUNITY CHURCH AT JESS RANCH RENE DE LA CRUZ THE FUTURE OF NEWS REPORTING Beginning the New Year of 2023, the HDCWC […]
CWC Mt. Diablo Presents: Paul Zeidman “The Magic of Storytelling through the Art of the Screenplay” January 14, 2023 11:00 am – 2:00 pm Our Feature Presentation Paul Zeidman was […]