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SUMMARY:Inland Empire (In-Person): IECWC Published Author Panel – Part 2
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, March 26\, 2022\nAnnual IECWC Published Author Panel – Part 2\nJoin us as on Zoom as our members\, who published books in 2021\, speak of the process and answer questions. Those members who published books in 2021 include: Ben Alirez\, Constance Cassinelli\, Judith Favor\, David Gamboa\, Brenda Hill\, Rowena Kay\, Larry Lauritzen\, Jackie Phillips\, ML Spencer\, Sharon White\, and Herb Williams. Some of these authors were on the January 22nd panel. \nThese published books are displayed below along with links to where they may be purchased.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/inland-empire-in-person-iecwc-published-author-panel-part-2/
LOCATION:Ovitt Family Community Library\, 215 E. C Street\, Ontario\, CA\, 91764\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person
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SUMMARY:Fremont (Zoom): Navigating the World of Grants
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URL:https://calwriters.org/event/fremont-zoom-navigating-the-world-of-grants/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Orange Co: (In-Person): Writing the Killer Crime Novel
DESCRIPTION:“Writing the Killer Crime Novel” with Joe Ide\n\nAs with all CWC author speakers\, the genre is only part of the story. The author’s journey applies to every writer. \nJoe Ide is of Japanese American descent and grew up in South Central Los Angeles. Joe’s favorite books were the Conan Doyle stories of Sherlock Holmes. The idea that a person could face the world and vanquish his enemies with just his intelligence fascinated him. \nJoe went on to earn a graduate degree and had several careers before writing his debut novel\, IQ\, inspired by his early experiences and love of Sherlock. Joe lives in Santa Monica\, California. (from JoeIde.com) \nSmoke\, the fifth and latest installment in the IQ series was released in 2021 by Mulholland Books\, an imprint of Little\, Brown and Company. \nJoe will join us to discuss the elements that make a crime novel compelling to readers\, leading to a successful writing career. \nTo learn more about the author please visit https://www.joeide.com\n\n\n\n\nClick here for visitor and parking information.\n\n\n\n\nWe have resumed IN-PERSON meetings for the CWC monthly speaker series. Visit us at our new time and location. (Not available on Zoom.) \n\nGuests are welcome.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/orange-co-in-person-writing-the-killer-crime-novel/
LOCATION:Anaheim Packing House\, 440 S. Anaheim Blvd\, Anaheim\, CA\, 92805\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person
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SUMMARY:Coastal Dunes (Hybrid): Poems of Love
DESCRIPTION:NOTICE: For our next monthly meeting on April 2nd\, we we will return to our hybrid meeting setup\, meeting in-person at the Nipomo Library as well as Zoom. Please join us in person if you can at the Nipomo Library; we’d love to see you! \nWe have switched to an RSVP system for our Zoom meetings. If you’re NOT currently a member of Coastal Dunes CWC\, and you’d like to attend our April 2nd meeting via Zoom\, send us an email to request the Zoom link: Email Information Desk\nOur next meeting is Saturday\, April 2nd\, 2022\, via Zoom (and possibly also in person)\, from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM. Speaker and topic are below. \n\nSpeaker: Viviana Hall\nTopic: Poems of Love \nApril is National Poetry Month\, reminding us that poets have an integral role to play in our culture and that poetry matters in our lives. \nOur speaker will be our very own Viviana Hall\, who will do her presentation and a poetry reading from her recently published book\, Poems of Love\, which has received acclaim. Pacific Book Review’s Alyssa Avina had this to say\, “In author Viviana Hall’s Poems of Love\, the poet translates the language of love through a bilingual poetry book. A native of Argentina\, the writer translates her poetry from Spanish into English\, conveying love in the form of compassion\, a joy for the love that life brings us\, and the transformative nature of love as a whole.” \nViviana Hall is an American writer\, journalist\, and clinical social worker. Her first book “Miedos” was published in her native Buenos Aires in 1977. Thereafter\, she came to New York as a press correspondent\, wherein 1982 a new edition of “Miedos” and her second book “Poemas del Cielo y la Tierra” were published. \nAs a journalist\, she produced\, wrote\, and hosted various television documentaries\, variety\, and public service programs in New York. Her media work earned her numerous distinguished awards. As a writer\, she was published locally and abroad. \nAs a clinical social worker\, Ms. Hall collaborated with The State of New York to implement programs to create opportunities for underprivileged youth.\nViviana is passionate about life which she says is all about love in its multiple manifestations. “My passion in life is to see a world in harmony\, one in which every human being without distinctions can prosper.” \nPlease join us for a relaxing morning of poetry\, and Q&A with Author Viviana Hall. \nOur in-person monthly meetings are held here:\nWhere: Community Room\, Nipomo Library\, 918 West Tefft Street\, Nipomo\, CA \nDirections: From 101 northbound or southbound\, take the Tefft street exit.\nProceed west for .9 mile. At Orchard\, turn right into library parking lot. \nDate/times: Saturday mornings (the first Saturday of each month unless a holiday weekend)\n10:15 AM- 10:30 Networking\n10:30-10:45 CWC Announcements\n10:45 AM – 12:15 PM: Featured Presentation\n12:15 – 12:45: Q&A\, Book Signing if applicable \nQuestions about our upcoming meeting? Email Information Desk
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/coastal-dunes-hybrid-poems-of-love/
LOCATION:Nipomo Library\, 918 West Tefft Street\,\, Nipomo\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Hybrid
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SUMMARY:San Fernando (Zoom): Celebrate Poetry Month
DESCRIPTION:Lynne Thompson: Poet Laureate for the City of Los Angeles \nThe San Fernando Valley Branch of the California Writers Club is honored to welcome Lynne Thompson\, Poet Laureate for the City of Los Angeles\, as our guest speaker on April 2\, 2022 at 1:00\, via Zoom\, to help us celebrate National Poetry Month. \nAs a native Angeleno and daughter of Caribbean immigrants\, Thompson says that she is proud to serve as L.A. Poet Laureate and as a literary ambassador for literature in general and for poetry in particular.  While some question the importance of poetry in our lives\, she responds that when humanity experiences difficult or joyous times—births\, deaths\, weddings\, wars—they turn to the poets who wrap language around what they are feeling.  Her own poetry addresses ancestry and family\, as well as the events of our days. It is those poems that she is happy to share with us in celebration of National Poetry month. \nThompson was appointed Los Angeles’ Poet Laureate in 2021.  Her most recent collection of poems\, Fretwork\, was selected the Marsh Hawk Press Poetry Prize winner and was published in 2019. A multiple Pushcart Prize nominee\, Thompson is the author of Beg No Pardon (Perugia Press)\, winner of the Great Lakes Colleges Association’s New Writers Award\, and Start With A Small Guitar (What Books Press). \nHer work has been widely published and anthologized including in New England Review\, Ploughshares\, Massachusetts Review\, Colorado Review\, Pleiades\, and Best American Poetry 2020\, among others. Thompson serves on the Boards of Directors of Cave Canem and the Los Angeles Review of Books and is Chair of the Board of Trustees at her alma mater\, Scripps College. \nFor additional information\, please visit https://www.lynnethompson.us \n. . . . . \nNote:  CWC-SFV members will automatically receive an invitation to this presentation. CWC members from other branches should contact SVF VP/Zoom host Monte Swann by noon on March 1 to request a free invitation.  Other guests may purchase admission to this presentation at http://www.cwc-sfv.org by noon on April 1.  After purchasing admission\, they will receive a Zoom invitation.  We regret that we cannot accommodate late requests. \n 
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/san-fernando-zoom-celebrate-poetry-month/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:East Sierra (In-Person): Read the Book\, Meet the Author
DESCRIPTION:Ridge Writers has announced the next “Read the Book\, Meet the Author” event\, David George on Thursday\, April 7\, 1:30 p.m. at Mac’s International Restaurant. Masks requested except while eating and drinking. \nRed Rock Books has the book in stock. Participants buy the book and read it in advance of the get-together. Sign up at Red Rock Books. The ticket price of $32 includes tea at Mac’s with tea sandwiches\, cheesecake\, beverage\, a copy of the book that the author will autograph\, entry in a gift basket drawing\, and convivial discussion with David George. \nHis debut book\, “Granddad’s Garden: Stories of the Natural World\,” fits into the current “climate lit” genre. Each chapter of “Granddad’s Garden” stands alone as a complete story\, intended for parents and grandparents to enjoy reading to their children and grandchildren. The stories relate adventures that Granddad and his grandson experience while exploring nature together. Jeremy starts as a three-year-old and grows with each new chapter until the age of nine\, showing his magical transformation into a mature child. Jeremy becomes more aware of the natural world around him as he grows\, and Granddad reveals nature’s most important lessons through modern-day fables. With “Granddad’s Garden\,” the author has created a feel-good book for troubling times. \nHe will also give the Ridge Writers program on Thursday evening at Ridgecrest Presbyterian Church\, 6:30 p.m.\, no admission charge. This will not be the same as the afternoon’s presentation.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/east-sierra-in-person-read-the-book-meet-the-author/
LOCATION:Ridgecrest Presbyterian Church\, 633 W. Las Flores\, Ridgecrest\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person
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SUMMARY:High Desert (In-Person): The Genre of You
DESCRIPTION: JONATHAN MABERRY’S “THE GENRE OF YOU” \n \n\nJonathan Maberry is a New York Times bestselling author\, a five -time Bram Stoker Award-winner\, 3-time Scribe Award winner\, Inkpot Award winner\, and comic book writer. His vampire apocalypse book series\, V-WARS\, was a Netflix original series. He writes in multiple genres including suspense\, thriller\, horror\, science fiction\, fantasy\, and action —for adults\, teens and middle grades. \nHis novels include the Joe Ledger thriller series\, Bewilderness\, Ink\, Glimpse\, the Pine Deep Trilogy\, the Rot & Ruin series\, the Dead of Night series\, Mars One\, Ghostwalkers: A Deadlands Novel\, Kagen the Damned\, and many others\, including his first epic fantasy\, Kagen the Damned. He is the editor of many anthologies including The X-Files\, Aliens: Bug Hunt\, Don’t Turn Out the Lights\, Aliens vs Predator: Ultimate Prey\, Hardboiled Horror\, Nights of the Living Dead (co-edited with George A. Romero)\, and others. His comics include Black Panther: Doom War\, Captain America\, Pandemica\, Highway to Hell\, Bad Blood and The Punisher.  \nMaberry is the president of the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers\, and the editor of Weird Tales Magazine. His workshop\, THE GENRE OF YOU\, will draw on his experiences in writing in multiple genres as well as writing material that blurs genre distinctions. This embracing of cross-genre and multi-genre writing has been the foundation for a lucrative and satisfying career as a professional storyteller—and it’s a process any serious writer can follow. Visit with Jonathan Maberry online at www.jonathanmaberry.com\n​\nThe Jess Ranch Community Church is located at 11537 Apple Valley Road in Apple Valley.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/high-desert-in-person-the-genre-of-you/
LOCATION:Jess Ranch Community Church\, 11537 Apple Valley Road\, Apple Valley\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person
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SUMMARY:Mt. Diablo (Zoom): Advanced Book Marketing and Launch Strategies
DESCRIPTION:CWC Mt. Diablo Presents\nApril Branch Meeting on Zoom*\nAdvanced Book Marketing and Launch Strategies\nfeaturing Stephanie Chandler\n\n\n\n\nSCROLL DOWN TO REGISTER\n\n\n\n\n\nStephanie Chandler is the author of several books including The Nonfiction Book Publishing Plan and The Nonfiction Book Marketing Plan. She is CEO of NonfictionAuthorsAssociation.com\, a vibrant educational community for experienced and aspiring writers\, and NonfictionWritersConference.com\, events conducted entirely online since 2010. A frequent speaker at business events and on the radio\, she has been featured in Entrepreneur\, BusinessWeek\, and Wiredmagazine. \n\n\n\n\nWith these powerful\, proven tactics\, you will be able to reach more readers\, grow your platform\, and ultimately sell more books: \n\nBuild a pre-sales strategy with beta readers for feedback\, buzz\, and reviews\nUtilize easy content marketing tactics to build your email list\nAccess online resources for massive exposure\nLeverage podcasting\, blogs\, and video that get results\nPlan your own speaking tour—online and offline\nPromote with Facebook strategies you haven’t heard anywhere else (really!)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSchedule\n\n10:30 -11:00  – Join Meeting / Chat\n11:15 – 12:15 – Writers Table\n12:15 – 12:25 – Break\n12:25 – 1:00 – Business Meeting\n1:00 – 2:00 – Stephanie Chandler\n\n  \n\nCWC Mt. Diablo COVID-19 GUIDELINES FOR IN-PERSON MEETINGS\n\nCWC-Mt. Diablo Branch will abide by all state and local guidelines to ensure attendees’ safety.\nIf you are not fully vaccinated\, not feeling well\, or are uncomfortable with in-person meetings\, please do not attend.\nProof of vaccination may be required at entrance to the restaurant.\nMasks must be worn at all times when not actively eating or drinking.\n\nFor complete information\, see Contra Costa Health Department for new local health orders. \n\n\n\n\nNew For Mt. Diablo Members!\nGuest Voucher Program\nGive a friend $10.00 off a General Meeting or Workshop (Zoom or in-Person). \n\nInvite a guest who has never attended Mt. Diablo meeting\nRequest a voucher for your guest for $10.00 off a Zoom meeting or workshop.\nWe will email your guest a voucher number and link to register for the meeting. We’ll also notify you that we’ve done this.\nYour guest registers for the meeting\, enters the voucher number\, and receives a $10.00 discount.\n\nRequest a Guest Voucher \n\n\n\n\nLooking for handouts or other material from a past meeting? Click Here! \n\n\n\n\n\nMeeting Cost Online (Zoom)\n$10 CWC Members and $15 Non-CWC-Members\nPayPal or Credit/Debit Card Only\n\nFill out the form below.\nYou will be taken to a Paypal page after you click SUBMIT below. If you are paying by credit card\, look for the “pay with credit or debit card” line on the Paypal page. You do not need a Paypal account. \n  \n*CONSENT TO BE RECORDED \n\nBy registering for this meeting\, you acknowledge that the meeting may be recorded. Your consent is implied when you register. \nQuestions? Email Marlene Dotterer at webmaster@cwcmtdiablo.org. \n  \n\n\n\nRESERVATION FOR ZOOM GENERAL MEETING – PAYPAL OR CREDIT CARD\n\n\n\n\nNotice: Student members of Mt. Diablo do not pay for meetings. If you hold a student membership\, do not use this form. Go HERE instead.\n\n\n\nEnter Today’s Date(Required) \nMM slash DD slash YYYY\n\n\nEmail(Required)\nEnter EmailConfirm Email \n\n\n\n\nName(Required)\nFirstLast\n\n\nAre you member of CWC?(Required)\n\n\n Yes (If yes\, please select your branch from the dropdown box to the right)\n No\n\n\n\nCWC Branch – Select from the Dropdown List \nSelectMt. DiabloBerkeleyCentral CoastCoastal DunesEast SierraFremont Area WritersHigh DesertInland EmpireLong BeachMarinNapa Valley WritersNorth State WritersOrange CountyRedwood WritersSacramentoSan Fernando ValleySan Francisco PeninsulaSan Joaquin Valley WritersTri-ValleyWriters of KernWriters of the Mendocino Coast\n\nIf there is more than one person in your party\, please provide their names below. You can also use this section to ask a question\, give us extra information\, or ask us to contact you. \n\n\n\n\n\nMake one or more selection(s) below. Total cost is automatically calculated.\nMember = any CWC branch\nGuest = non-CWC member\nNote: “Member” includes CWC members of any branch.\nCWC Member \n\nPrice: $10.00\nQuantity: \n\nGuest \n\nPrice: $15.00\nQuantity: \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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you have a Voucher or Coupon Code\, enter it here \n \n\n\n\nTotal \n\n\n\nClick the Submit button below. You will be taken to your PayPal sign-in page. If you don’t have a PayPal account\, there is an option to enter your credit or debit card.\nNeed help? Contact Marlene at webmaster@cwcmtdiablo.org.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/mt-diablo-zoom-advanced-book-marketing-and-launch-strategies/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:San Joaquin (Zoom): Setting that Works
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, April 9\, at noon\, California Writers Club author John Byrne Barry presents “Setting That Works\,” showcasing the ways memorable setting does more than describe the backdrop to your story\, but also reveals character\, advances the plot\, and echoes the theme. Barry will include settings in California’s Great Central Valley to kick off San Joaquin Valley Writers’ first anthology\, GREAT VALLEY STORIES.\nTo receive the link to the Zoom meeting room\, go to\n\n\nhttps://sjvalleywriters.us10.list-manage.com/subscribe…\n\n\nto subscribe to the newsletter.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/san-joaquin-zoom-setting-that-works/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Long Beach (Zoom): Writing the Historical Family Saga
DESCRIPTION: “Writing the Historical Family Saga”  with Joy Lanzendorfer \nJoy Lanzendorfer’s fiction and nonfiction has appeared in The New York Times\, The Washington Post\, The Atlantic\, NPR\, Plougshares\, Raritan\, Poetry Foundation\, and many others. Her latest novel is Right Back Where We Started From\, published by Blackstone Publishing. \n\n\n\n\nThis gathering on Zoom is for members and their guests. \nPlease note that due to COVID-19 precautions\,\nwe have suspended holding monthly in-person meetings.\nMembers are currently meeting on Zoom.\nMany of our speakers also invite followers on social media.\nYou can contact us by email at info@calwriterslongbeach.org
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/long-beach-zoom-writing-the-historical-family-saga/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:South Bay (Zoom): Writing for Younger Readers: The Art of Edutainment
DESCRIPTION:April 11 7PM : Writing for Younger Readers: The Art of Edutainment with Two-Time Emmy Winner\, Sindy McKay-Swerdlove\nApr 4\, 2022 | Speaker\, Writing \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChildren. Young adult. These rank among the most lucrative genres in today’s competitive market. But although they are easier to read\, they’re not necessarily easier to write. Crafting a compelling and instructive narrative that younger readers will eagerly follow is more challenging than it seems. If it’s too simple\, they’ll grow bored. If it’s too unwieldy\, they’ll give up in frustration. Strike the right balance\, however\, and you’ll strike gold. In our meeting on April 11\, two-time Emmy winner Sindy McKay-Swerdlove will guide us through the art of edutainment. \nFor the past forty years\, Sindy has built a world-class career around an area known as edutainment. This mixture of education and entertainment is ubiquitous in the world of children’s television\, particularly in animation. It is also found in most books written for children and in many electronic games. There is an art to disguising education within entertainment\, be it cognitive skills\, social skills\, or even fine motor skills. Sindy will shed light on this coveted art\, which she has thoroughly mastered. \nSindy is a two-time Emmy and three-time Humanitas award-winning animation writer specializing in edutainment and preschool projects. She began her writing career on the popular CBS television series Jim Henson’s Muppet Babies\, for which she won an Emmy. She has since written and worked in development for nearly every major animation studio including Disney Studios\, Warner Bros.\, Universal\, Film Roman\, Sony\, Columbia/Tri-Star\, MGM\, and Apple TV. \nSindy developed and story-edited the PBS series Clifford The Big Red Dog\, nominated for an Emmy Award for two years running and winner of a Humanitas Prize for writing in 2001. She also developed the internationally successful series Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks\, which won the Emmy for Best Animated Children’s Program in 2006. \nAlong with her animation work\, Sindy has written over fifty children’s books for the educational We Both Read book series published by Treasure Bay and used in elementary schools across the U.S. She is currently writing on the Apple TV animated series Stillwater\, based on John J Muth’s award winning Zen books. \n  \n\nWhen: Monday\,  April 11th at 7pm \nWhere: Zoom – Please pay by April 10th to ensure you receive the Zoom link. \nAfter payment is received\, a ZOOM link will be emailed to you 15min PRIOR to the meeting. If you don’t receive it\, contact pr@southpaywriters.com \n  \nCost:\n$5 Members\n$10 Non-Members \nPay via Check or PayPal \nIf you choose to send a check\, allow a week for it to arrive. Make a check out to:\nCWC-SOUTH BAY WRITERS\nPO BOX 3254\nSANTA CLARA\, CA 95055 \n(PayPal will let you use a non-PayPal card. On the PayPal screen\, scroll down for the button:\n“Pay with Debit or Credit Card” to use your card of choice.) \n\n\n\n\nSelect member status and amount of meetings your are paying for\n\n\nMember (1 meeting) $5.00 USDNon-Member (1 meeting) $10.00 USDMember (pre-payment for 8 meetings) $35.00 USDNon-Member (pre-payment for 8 meetings) $75.00 USD\n\n\n\n\n \n\nBecome a South Bay Writers Member here \nIf you aren’t on our event email list yet\,  you can get a zoom meeting invite by contacting Tatyana Grinenko (pr@southbaywriters.com) who will add your email to the South Bay Writers publicity and Constant Contact list.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/south-bay-zoom-writing-for-younger-readers-the-art-of-edutainment/
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SUMMARY:Napa (Zoom): Writing in the Archives:  How to Harness the Archives to Write Poetry\, Biography\, and Memoir
DESCRIPTION:Writing in the Archives: \nHow to Harness the Archives to Write Poetry\, Biography\, and Memoir\n\n\nNapa Valley Writers will host Iris Jamahl Dunkle\, an award-winning writer and Poet Laureate of Sonoma County 2017-2018. \nThe archives.  In them\, we can find the secret history.  We can begin to see the past as it really was. For the past decade\, Iris has been writing poetry and biography from the archives\, both public and private.  Come join her as she talks about her work and teaches you how to pursue your own research. \nIris wrote the first full-length biography on Charmian London\, Jack London’s wife\, Charmian Kittredge London: Trailblazer\, Author\, Adventurer published by the University of Oklahoma Press in 2020. Her fourth collection of poems\, West: Fire: Archive was published by The Center for Literary Publishing in 2021.  Iris teaches at Napa Valley College and is the Poetry and Translation Director of the Napa Valley Writers’ Conference. \nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/iris.dunkle\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/irisdunkle/\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/irjohnso \n\nNominal $5 Fee (+small PayPal charge) for Virtual Meeting. Please Register/Pay with the Zoom link below: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xnFpoV7KRzSfJk2OUG-SZw \nPlease register before 6:00 pm day of event. That way\, if you have an issue\, Sarita Lopez can help you (her contact information is below). After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Sometimes the PayPal wheel will spin for a while\, but it should go through in a minute or less. If it doesn’t\, we recommend you try another browser or you can contact Sarita Lopez before the day of the event at lopezs10@live.com and she will find a way to get you the registration link.  \n*This meeting may be recorded (audio/video) and photographed for the general usage of Napa Valley Writers\, including but not limited to purposes of publicity\, social media\, and archives.  By entering into the meeting or logging in\, you hereby submit your acknowledgment and consent to Napa Valley Writers and the California Writers Club.  These recordings and photographs may not be used or shared for personal use without permission of the board of Napa Valley Writers or its parent organization\, California Writers Club.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/napa-zoom-writing-in-the-archives-how-to-harness-the-archives-to-write-poetry-biography-and-memoir/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Writers of Kern (In-Person): Writing Childhood
DESCRIPTION:Featured Speaker: Deborah A. Lott | Writing Childhood \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.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/writers-of-kern-in-person-writing-childhood/
LOCATION:Hodel’s Country Dining\, 5917 Knudsen Drive\, Bakersfield\, CA\, 93308\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220416T120000
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SUMMARY:SF Peninsula (Hybrid): The Ins and Outs of Book Proposals
DESCRIPTION:April Meeting Live\nand Online\n\n\nSaturday\, April 16th\n10 AM – 12 PM\nRegistration for this meeting is required.\n\nRedwood City Yacht Club\n441 Seaport Ct.\nRedwood City\, CA 94063\n\n— Agenda —\n\n10:00 AM – Mingle in breakout rooms with fellow writers\nBreakout rooms open at 10… join when you want.\nNote that our main meeting and Think Tank are shifted slightly later to accommodate speaker availability.\n\n10:30 AM – Club business\n\n11:00 AM – Speaker: Sally Collins\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\n\n\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\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\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\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Ins and Outs of Book Proposals\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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Sally Collings\n\nFormer non-fiction publisher for HarperCollins and editorial director for Amber Books\, Sally Collings is a ghostwriter and developmental editor\, specializing in non-fiction book proposals.\n\nHer author clients are represented by leading literary agencies\, including Park & Fine Literary & Media\, Talcott Notch Literary\, The Palgon Company\, and Marsal Lyon Literary Agency. Some have published with HarperBusiness\, St. Martin’s Press\, Simon & Schuster\, and Chronicle Books\, while others have successfully self-published their books or worked with leading hybrid publishers.\n\nBorn in Australia\, she now calls Northern California home\, and she gets her kicks running through the Santa Cruz Mountains.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Ins and Outs of Book Proposals\nBook proposals are the open secret of the publishing industry. For most non-fiction book submissions\, it’s what agents and editors want to see—not a full manuscript. More than just a pitch document for literary agents and publishers\, your book proposal will become the blueprint for your book as it moves along the path to publication: explaining to agents\, editors\, cover designers and publicists why your book is needed\, what it will do for its readers\, how they will discover it\, and why you are the ideal author to write it. In this event\, book proposal specialist Sally Collings explains the what\, why\, and how of book proposals. She will dispel some of the most common myths and provide a clear guide to writing your non-fiction book proposal.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/sf-peninsula-hybrid-the-ins-and-outs-of-book-proposals/
LOCATION:Sequoia Yacht Club\, 441 Seaport Ct.\, Redwood City\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Hybrid
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SUMMARY:Sacramento (Zoom): The Art of the Interview—How to Succeed at Interviews Without Really Lying
DESCRIPTION:The Art of the Interview—How to Succeed at Interviews Without Really Lying\nFree Monthly Meeting\, 1-hour Zoom presentation\n(includes Q&A) \nSaturday\, April 16\, 2022\nPresentation 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.\nSign-in and social time 12:30-1:00 \n \nwith Ed Goldman \nSyndicated columnist\, author of five books\, professionally produced playwright\,\ncomposer and lyricist\, visual artist \nIn nearly 52 years as a professional writer\, Ed has interviewed senators\, governors\, captains of industry\, lawyers\, film stars and (literally) ditch diggers. They all have one thing in common: they want to yell you their stories. Here’s how to encourage them to do so—and then\, how to write about it. \nYou will learn: \n\nHow to put interviewees at ease (and where)\nHow to make the most of your and their time\nHow to separate the wheat from the chaff—i.e.\, the truth from the hype\nHow to prepare\nHow to follow up\n\nEd Goldman is a writer\, painter\, and composer. He has worked for the Long Beach Press-Telegram\, the Los Angeles Times\, Sacramento Magazine\, Comstock’s Magazine\, the Sacramento Business Journal\, and The Goldman State. He has published five books\, written two professionally produced plays\, written for movies and television\, and taught college courses in journalism\, broadcasting and public relations. \n  \nCLICK HERE TO JOIN THE MEETING \n  \n\n 
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/sacramento-zoom-the-art-of-the-interview-how-to-succeed-at-interviews-without-really-lying/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220416T150000
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SUMMARY:Redwood (Hybrid): Poetry\, Music\, and the Language of the Spirit
DESCRIPTION:IN-PERSON & ZOOM MEETINGS\nJoin us on Saturday\, April 16\, at 1 p.m.\nRegister\, below\, for a Zoom link or to attend in person at the Finley Center.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPoetry\, Music\, and the Language of the Spirit\nwith\nDiane Frank\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDiane Frank will read from her new book\, While Listening to the Enigma Variations: New and Selected Poems. A Poetics Talk will follow with ideas about poetry as the language of the soul\, virtuoso editing techniques\, and how to write poems inspired by music. She will share the poems that are most important to her and ideas about poetry to help and inspire those who attend. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nDiane Frank is the author of eight books of poems\, three novels\, and a photo memoir of her 400-mile trek in the Nepal Himalayas. Listening to the Enigma Variations: New and Selected Poems was published in 2021 by Glass Lyre Press. She is also editor of two bestselling anthologies: Fog and Light: San Francisco through the Eyes of the Poets Who Live Here and Pandemic Puzzle Poems. Diane lives in the San Francisco Bay Area where she dances\, plays cello in the Golden Gate Symphony\, and creates her life as an art form. Blackberries in the Dream House\, her first novel\, won the Chelson Award for Fiction and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. \nDianeFrank.net \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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*WHAT IS ZOOM?\nZoom is the most popular online platform for virtual presentations\, meetings\, get-togethers\, and so on. Just go to Zoom.us and download the free app on your phone\, iPad\, or computer (camera required to participate). If you can’t join us live\, you will be able to download the presentation for viewing/sharing at your leisure (and don’t we have plenty of that!). \nZOOM UPDATE\, 5.0\nIf you already downloaded Zoom\, before you join the next Redwood Writers meeting online\, you are required to download their encryption security update. Go to Zoom.us for more information. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER \n\n\n\n\n\nQUESTIONS?\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMEETING DAY ZOOM LOGIN ISSUES: If you need help logging into the Zoom meeting on the day of the meeting\, please call or send a text to Judy Baker at 707-210-6696. \nPRIOR TO MEETING DAY: Once you click the registration button\, above\, the registration process offers additional meeting information\, and signup and login instructions. Moreover\, you will receive confirmation and reminder emails. (Please check your spam folder if you don’t see those emails.) \nIf you still have questions regarding the Zoom signup process\, please send an email to membership@redwoodwriters.org.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/redwood-hybrid-poetry-music-and-the-language-of-the-spirit/
LOCATION:Finley Communiy Center\, 2060 W. College Ave.\, Santa Rosa\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Hybrid
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SUMMARY:Tri-Valley (Hybrid): Lessons in Literary Law
DESCRIPTION:Kelley Way will present “Lessons in Literary Law” at the Tri-Valley Writers April 16\, 2022 meeting. Every author should know their rights in relation to their work. This presentation looks at five areas of law – copyright\, trademark\, right of privacy and publicity\, defamation\, and contracts – and talks about how to protect your rights in these areas while avoiding infringing on the rights of others. \nThis meeting will be a hybrid meeting. Registrants have the choice to meet in person at the Four Points by Sheraton or online. \nJoin us on Saturday\, April 16\, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. \nREGISTRATION DETAILS: \nThere is a two-step RSVP & Payment process: \n\nAn Email RSVP is REQUIRED at reservations@trivalleywriters.org by Friday\, April 15. (Please specify your attendance preference: i.e. In-Person or Zoom).\nPayment is REQUIRED (see below) \n\nMeeting Cost: $14 CWC Members\, $18 non-CWC member\, $6 CWC students (ages 14-22 w/school ID)\, and $10 non-CWC students \n\n  \n\n\n\nSpeaker Meeting\n\n\nCWC Member $14.00 USDNon-CWC Member $18.00 USDCWC Student Member $6.00 USDNon-CWC Student $10.00 USD\n\n\nName & Email Address (Req.)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n  \n\nKelley Way was born and raised in Walnut Creek\, California. She graduated from UC Davis with a B.A. in English\, followed by a Juris Doctorate. Kelley is a member of the California Bar\, and an aspiring writer of young adult fantasy novels. She practices copyright\, trademark and estate planning law at The Law Office of Kelley A. Way. Kelley can be contacted at kaway@kawaylaw.com. \n\n CONSENT TO BE RECORDED\nBy registering for this meeting\, you acknowledge that the meeting may be recorded. Your consent is implied when you register. You have the option once you’re in Zoom to use video or not. \nAll registrants will receive an email 1-2 days after the event with the timed link to the recording of the meeting. This email is sent via a “bcc” list—to adhere to your privacy. If you do not receive the email\, please check your email’s spam/junk or promotions folder. \nNOTE: Zoom limits our meetings to the first 100 registrations. \nQuestions? Email Jordan Bernal at president@trivalleywriters.org. \n 
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/tri-valley-hybrid-lessons-in-literary-law/
CATEGORIES:Hybrid
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220418T200000
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SUMMARY:North State (Hybrid): The Hero's Journey
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URL:https://calwriters.org/event/north-state-hybrid-the-heros-journey/
LOCATION:Chico Veteran’s Hall\, 54 Rio Lindo Ave.\, Chico\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Hybrid
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SUMMARY:Central Coast (In Person): Gordo\, a Steinbeck Country Comedy in 11 Tragic Chapters
DESCRIPTION:Jaime Cortez\nGordo\, a Steinbeck Country Comedy\nin 11 Tragic Chapters \nJoin us as Jaime Cortez reads and discusses selections from his short story collection\, Gordo. Set in a migrant workers camp near Watsonville\, California\, in the 1970s\, the stories\, alternately tragic and comical\, introduce readers to a cast of rambunctious kids\, rebellious adolescents\, and the farm workers whose labor powers the mighty agricultural industry of central California while offering a sweet frankness about serious matters: Who belongs to America and how are they treated? How does one learn decency when laborers\, grown adults\, must fear for their lives just to bring home a paycheck and better their lives? What does the term “all-American” truly mean? \nJaime Cortez is a writer and visual artist based in Watsonville and San Francisco. His fiction\, essays\, and drawings have appeared in diverse publications that include Kindergarde: Experimental Writing For Children\, No Straight Lines(a 40-year compendium of LGBT comics)\, and Infinite Cities (an experimental atlas of San Francisco\, edited by Rebecca Solnit). Cortez often combines humor and tragedy to tell stories of resilient survivors on the margins of the economy\, the law\, and social acceptability. His debut collection of short stories\, Gordo\, was published in August 2021 and has garnered glowing reviews from the New York Times\, San Francisco Chronicle\, and National Public Radio.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/central-coast-in-person-gordo-a-steinbeck-country-comedy-in-11-tragic-chapters/
LOCATION:Pacific Grove’s Juice n’ Java\, 599 Lighthouse Avenue\, Pacific Grove\, CA
CATEGORIES:In Person
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220423T130000
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SUMMARY:Inland Empire (Hybrid): Super Sleuthing: Internet Research Secrets Everyone Should Know
DESCRIPTION:Super Sleuthing: Internet Research Secrets Everyone Should Know\nBy Geri Spieler\nHow do you start your research process? What words do you use to find information? Do you know how to gauge when a website is genuine? In this workshop we will introduce the methods that combine the main topics of “Online Research Methods” that are designed to include several methodologies to equip you with the skills and tools to prepare you to find real information and be able to discern it is reliable. \nIn this session you will learn: \n\nHow to create better keyword and word-phrase Google searches using search strings\nHow to avoid “Disambiguation.”\nWhat is the “Deep Web” and how can it help the research process.\nList of Deep Web search engines and databases.\nWhat is the difference between search engines\, metasearch engines\, directors\, and portals and how can it help my research?\nHow to avoid “Filter Bubbles.”\nWhat are invisible Web sites and why can’t we use them?\nIs people-search ethical? How can we use it for our purposes?\n\nGeri Spieler is an author\, journalist\, investigative reporter\, and former research director for Gartner. She has written for the Los Angeles Times\, San Francisco Chronicle\, Forbes\, Huffington Post\, and TruthDig\, an award-winning investigative reporting website. \nHer creative nonfiction book\, Taking Aim at the President\, The Remarkable Story of the Woman Who Shot at Gerald Ford\, (Macmillan/St. Martin’s Press) has been optioned for a movie. Her latest book\, San Francisco Values: Common Ground For Getting America Back on Track\, was published by Palmetto Publishing Group in July 2019. Her new book of historical fiction\, Regina of Warsaw is based on her grandmother who escaped Russian pogroms at the turn of the century. \nGeri is the president of the California Writers Club San Francisco Peninsula branch\, winner of the Louise Boggess award\, member of the Society of Professional Journalists\, the Authors Guild\, Women’s National Book Association\, the Internet Society\, and Book Critics Circle.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/inland-empire-hybrid-super-sleuthing-internet-research-secrets-everyone-should-know/
LOCATION:Arlington Branch of the Riverside Public Library\, 9556 Magnolia Avenue\, Riverside\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Hybrid
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SUMMARY:Fremont (Zoom): Dancing Poetry & Global Peace
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URL:https://calwriters.org/event/fremont-zoom-dancing-poetry-global-peace/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Berkeley (In-Person): Sustainable Storytelling: 4 Psychological Resilience Hacks For Your Characters—and Yourself
DESCRIPTION:Sustainable Storytelling: 4 Psychological Resilience Hacks For Your Characters—and Yourself\n\n\n\n Ranger Station (Joaquin Miller Park)\, United States\, 94602\n\n\n\n\n Sun 24th April 2022\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSome of us write to process difficult times in our lives. Some of us write to help others out of difficulty. Some of us do the job of sending our characters to hell and back! In this interactive storytelling workshop\, novelist/playwright/cartoonist/psychology writer Kristen Caven will teach four positive psychology principles of post-traumatic growth that will energize your writing\, inspire your readers\, and actually help you live longer (so you can finish all your work)! After this short presentation\, writers will be able to discuss these activities in breakout groups and return for Q&A. \nKristen Caven is the author of Perfectly Revolting: My Glamorous Cartooning Career\, The Reason She Left\, and The Souls of Her Feet; and co-author of On the Wings of Self-Esteem\, The Bullying Antidote\, and the forthcoming 4th edition of The Winning Family: Where No One Has to Lose. She blogs nationally for ADDitude Magazine\, and has spoken at AWP and the San Francisco Writers Conference. Locally\, she’s been a featured presenter at StorySlam Oakland\, Dirty Old Women\, and Full of Crow\, and her plays Be Mused and The Dirndl Diaspora both feature Oakland happenings. Kristen is also a CWC Jack London Award Winner and a certified Positive Psychology practitioner who teaches fitness\, happiness\, and nutrition at the Flab Lab Department of Vitality. She is the past president of the CWC Berkeley Branch and the current Writer in Residence at Joaquin Miller Park\, where this event will be held. You can come up the the Park and join Kristen on a monthly writing retreat or drawing party for her forthcoming children’s book\, “Joaquin Miller Went Walkin’”. Learn more at www.kristencaven.com. \nAlong with the “Sustainable Storytelling” Speaker Series led by Kristen Caven (available on Zoom)\, there will be an (optional) Earth Day Event\, Bring Your Own Basket of Chow\, “Joaquin Miller Went Walkin'” Drawing Party\, and “A Breath of Fresh Air” open mic if you attend in-person at Joaquin Miller Park. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSustainable Storytelling: 4 Psychological Resilience Hacks For Your Characters—and Yourself\nRanger Station (Joaquin Miller Park)\nCA\n\nSun\, Apr 24 2022\,\n1:00PM – 3:00PM\n\n\n\n\nBOOK NOW\n\n\n50+ tickets available
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/berkeley-in-person-sustainable-storytelling-4-psychological-resilience-hacks-for-your-characters-and-yourself/
LOCATION:Joaquin Miller Ranger Station
CATEGORIES:In Person
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SUMMARY:Marin (Zoom): Peter Coyote in conversation with Kymberlie Ingalls
DESCRIPTION:April 24\, 2:00 pm\, Napa Valley Writers Presents: \nCWC – Napa Valley Writers invites you to a very special event: acclaimed author\, actor\, and narrator Peter Coyote in conversation with Kymberlie Ingalls. \n https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CbkhYdCVT7G3lkvuLtmTcg \nAfter years as an award-winning actor and narrator\, Peter Coyote has recently shifted his focus back to writing. Tongue of a Crow\, published in 2021\, is his first book of poetry. His poems take us on a whirlwind tour of an eclectic and exciting life as an actor and Zen Buddhist priest\, meandering from love affairs to marriage to divorce to the Sixties to psychedelic spirituality and beyond.  Written over several decades\, they read as a collage\, each piece distinct and contributing to a cohesive lyric narrative. \nThe Lone Ranger and Tonto Meet Buddha\, an intersection of performance and Zen\, was also published in 2021. His earlier works were best-selling memoirs\, Sleeping Where I Fall and The Rainman’s Third Cure.  He is working on another book\, Vernacular Zen\, which will be released in 2022. \nAn accomplished actor in more than 130 films\, Peter Coyote is also a director\, screenwriter\, and narrator.  He won an Emmy award for his narration of the ten-part PBS series The Pacific Century.  He has also narrated eight Ken Burns documentaries\, including The Roosevelts for which he won a second Emmy. Coyote is a politically engaged individual who champions a multitude of causes. He is also a Zen Buddhist priest as well as a songwriter\, guitarist\, and singer. Coyote lives in northern California. \nKymberlie Ingalls is a freelance editor\, teacher\, writing coach\, blogger and author\, native to the San Francisco Bay Area.  The creator of the successful sites Writer of the Storm and Neuroticy = A Societal Madness\, she began blogging in the late 90s\, before it became the phenomenon that is prevalent today. \nWebsite/Social Media:  www.petercoyote.com/join \nhttps://www.facebook.com/RealPeterCoyote \nhttps://www.youtube.com/c/HoshoPeterCoyoteDharma \nNapa Valley Writers\, a branch of the California Writers Club\, currently holds meetings via Zoom. Cost is $5. Students with ID\, free. For more information\, contact publicity_nvw@outlook.com or see napavalleywriters.net. Always open to the public. Please register via napavalleywriters.net.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/marin-zoom-peter-coyote-in-conversation-with-kymberlie-ingalls/
CATEGORIES:Special Event,Zoom
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220424T190000
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SUMMARY:Mendocino (Zoom): Writing the Feels: How Poets Render Emotion
DESCRIPTION:April is Poetry Month \nWriting the Feels: How Poets Render Emotion \nMichelle Peñaloza      \nNOTE DIFFERENT DATE & TIME:\nSunday\, April 24\, 5:00 p.m. Zoom \nWe’ll engage in close and critical reading of a few narrative poems together\, examining specific craft elements to investigate different poets’ strategies to render and elicit emotion. Syntax and lineation\, understatement\, and the perils of abstraction and cliche will also be discussed. \nMichelle Peñaloza is the author of Former Possessions of the Spanish Empire\, winner of the 2018 Hillary Gravendyk National Poetry Prize (Inlandia Books\, 2019). She is also the author of two chapbooks\, landscape/heartbreak (Two Sylvias\, 2015)\, and Last Night I Dreamt of Volcanoes (Organic Weapon Arts\, 2015). The recipient of fellowships and awards from the University of Oregon and Kundiman\, Michelle has also received support from The Palm Beach Poetry Festival\, Lemon Tree House\, Key West Literary Seminar\, Caldera\, 4Culture\, Literary Arts\, VONA/Voices\, and the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference\, among others. The proud daughter of Filipino immigrants\, Michelle was born in the suburbs of Detroit\, MI and raised in Nashville\, TN.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/mendocino-zoom-writing-the-feels-how-poets-render-emotion/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220427T200000
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SUMMARY:Marin (Zoom): Build Your Book Marketing Plan
DESCRIPTION:Build Your Book Marketing Plan – Simple Strategies to Cultivate Your Audience and Sell More Books\nBefore self-publishing her first book\, Stephanie Chandler decided to build an audience online. The success of that effort led to signing several traditional book deals\, corporate sponsorships\, major media coverage\, product sales\, and a variety of other opportunities. In this content-rich presentation\, she shares proven strategies that you can use to develop a marketing plan to reach your goals. \nYou will learn how to: \n\nIdentify and attract your ideal audience\nLeverage your existing Tribe of Influence (and it’s likely bigger than you realize)\nUse content marketing tactics to increase website traffic and grow your email list\nLocate publicity opportunities\nImplement the top five most effective book marketing strategies\n\nAbout the Speaker\nStephanie Chandler is the author of several books including The Nonfiction Book Publishing Plan and The Nonfiction Book Marketing Plan. She is CEO of NonfictionAuthorsAssociation.com\, a vibrant community for writers\, and NonfictionWritersConference.com\, an annual event conducted entirely online since 2010. A frequent speaker at business events and on the radio\, she has been featured in Entrepreneur\, BusinessWeek\, and Wired magazine. https://NonfictionAuthorsAssociation.com \nMeetings:  Free for CWC Members (any branch)\, $5 Non-Members \nCWC Marin Members: A zoom link will be sent to all Marin members a few days before the meeting. \nCWC Members from Other Branches: Please email your name and preferred email to marincwc@gmail.com. Please specify if you want to attend this event or all Marin meetings through June. \nNon-Members: Please register using the Paypal button below for the Zoom Link. \nRecording: The recording will be available in view-only mode for one week following the meeting. \nApril 2022 Registration \n\n  \n\n\n\nApril 2022 Meeting\n\n\nNon CWC Member $5.00 USD\n\n\n\n\n \n\nApril 2022 Speaker Donation
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/marin-zoom-build-your-book-marketing-plan/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:East Sierra (In-Person): The Birth of a Book
DESCRIPTION:RIDGE WRITERS PRESENT THE BIRTH OF A BOOK – MAY 5 \nAuthor Danny Nielsen and publisher/editor Jennifer Crittenden will discuss the origin and process of their collaboration to bring Straight Flossin’ and Other Stories of the American West into the world\, at the Ridge Writers May 5 meeting\, starting 6:30 pm in the meeting room of Ridgecrest Presbyterian Church\, 633 W. Las Flores. Masks requested. Public welcome. Admission free. \nStraight Flossin’ is a collection of creative nonfiction essays about Niesen’s experiences working in desert landscapes\, both for pleasure and for his doctoral work in Environmental Science. The essays range from hair-raising stories about skunks and fires to philosophical musings about the American Dream\, water\, and environmental damage. The lovely illustrations in the book were drawn by Nielsen’s wife\, Sunny Noel Sawyer. \nStraight Flossin’ is Nielsen’s first book and the eighth book published by Whistling Rabbit Press\, Crittenden’s boutique publishing company. After publishing her own books\, Crittenden wanted to use Whistling Rabbit Press to produce other worthy books by shepherding them through the same process and using some of the same vendors she had used. \nIt was important to her personally to protect the authors from some of the predatory or flawed practices she had seen from other publishers or author service companies. Whistling Rabbit Press uses a “traditional publishing” model in that all financial risk is assumed by the publisher\, and the author is not expected to pay to be published. Other financial details will be reviewed during this evening conversation. \nCrittenden and Nielsen will share their discoveries from working under this model and offer takeaways for audience members about writing\, editing\, publishing\, and how they can have a positive experience publishing their own book. \nRidge Writers (ridgewriters@yahoo.com) is the East Sierra Branch of the 113-year-old California Writers Club (calwriters.org). The CWC traces its roots back to Jack London in the Bay Area and how has 22 branches throughout the state.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/east-sierra-in-person-the-birth-of-a-book/
LOCATION:Ridgecrest Presbyterian Church\, 633 W. Las Flores\, Ridgecrest\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person
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SUMMARY:NorCal (In-Person): Bay Area Book Festival
DESCRIPTION:The Bay Area Book Fest is coming May 7 – 8. Find out more about it here. \n 
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/norcal-in-person-bay-area-book-festival/
LOCATION:Downtown Berkeley
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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SUMMARY:Orange Co (In-Person): Writing Sucks\, but to Have Written is the Best: Navigating the Long Road to Have Written
DESCRIPTION:“Writing Sucks\, but to Have Written is the Best: Navigating the Long Road to Have Written” \nJoe Donnelly\n\n\nThe California Writers Club meets monthly for our featured speaker series focused on the craft and business of writing. This month’s guest speaker is an award-winning journalist\, writer and editor. He is currently Visiting Assistant Professor of English and Journalism at Whittier College and the editor of Red Canary Magazine. \nHe was recently profiled in the Orange County Register special section Bookish. \nTo learn more about the author\, visit https://joedonnellywrites.com\n\n\n\n\nCALIFORNIA WRITERS CLUB ORANGE COUNTY BRANCH is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit \n\n\n\n\nhttps://joedonnellywrites.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin Our Mailing List For Monthly Writers Club Updates & Information \n\nFIRST NAME*\nLAST NAME*\nEMAIL*\nZIP CODE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVisit our new meeting location at:\n\nAnaheim Packing House\n440 S. Anaheim Blvd\nAnaheim\, CA 92805\n\nClick here for visitor and parking information.\n\n\n\n\nGuests are always welcome.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/orange-co-in-person-writing-sucks-but-to-have-written-is-the-best-navigating-the-long-road-to-have-written/
LOCATION:Anaheim Packing House\, 440 S. Anaheim Blvd\, Anaheim\, CA\, 92805\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person
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SUMMARY:Coastal Dunes (Hybrid): Writers’ Workshop & Kickoff for Summer Writing Contest
DESCRIPTION:NOTICE: As of March 2022\, we have returned to our hybrid meeting setup\, meeting in-person at the Nipomo Library as well as Zoom. Please join us in person if you can at the Nipomo Library; we’d love to see you! \nWe have switched to an RSVP system for our Zoom meetings. If you’re NOT currently a member of Coastal Dunes CWC\, and you’d like to attend our April 2nd meeting via Zoom\, send us an email to request the Zoom link: Email Information Desk\nOur next meeting is Saturday\, May 7th\, 2022\, via Zoom and in-person\, from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM. Speaker and topic are below. \n\nFacilitator: M.Diane Smith\, Coastal Dunes CWC Vice-President\nTopic: Writers’ Workshop & Kickoff for Summer Writing Contest \nCoastal Dunes CWC will be having a writing contest the summer of 2022\, with the theme\, “Writing During Tumultuous Times.” Our May monthly meeting will be a writers’ workshop to encourage attendees to enter the contest\, and to enhance their writing skills. The workshop exercise will be to write about the topic\, “What I Learned During Covid – About Myself.” Attendees will have a handout to guide their writing\, and will have the opportunity to share what they’ve written during the session. \nThis workshop will be facilitated by our own M.Diane Smith\, Coastal Dunes CWC Vice-President and Director of Programs. She is an educator and an award-winning writer of short fiction and nonfiction. She has been published by New Times\, LitReactor\,Haunted Waters Press\, Leodegraunce\, GreenPrints\, Tolosa Press\, Modern Serenity\,and more. As a high school teacher (and counselor)\, Diane thoroughly enjoyed teaching and\, while psychology classes were a breeze\, English classes were seen as a challenge which she met with the full force of her background in literature and her weird humor. Diane has been a member of CWC for about five years\, as well as other writing groups for which she has given talks and facilitated critique groups. Given Diane’s wit and sense of humor\, this promises to be a fun and entertaining workshop; don’t miss it! \nOur in-person monthly meetings are held here:\nWhere: Community Room\, Nipomo Library\, 918 West Tefft Street\, Nipomo\, CA \nDirections: From 101 northbound or southbound\, take the Tefft street exit.\nProceed west for .9 mile. At Orchard\, turn right into library parking lot. \nDate/times: Saturday mornings (the first Saturday of each month unless a holiday weekend)\n10:15 AM- 10:30 Networking\n10:30-10:45 CWC Announcements\n10:45 AM – 12:15 PM: Featured Presentation\n12:15 – 12:45: Q&A\, Book Signing if applicable \nQuestions about our upcoming meeting? Email Information Desk
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/coastal-dunes-hybrid-writers-workshop-kickoff-for-summer-writing-contest/
LOCATION:Nipomo Library\, 918 West Tefft Street\,\, Nipomo\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Hybrid
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SUMMARY:San Fernando (Zoom): Turn Your Novel Into a Screen Play
DESCRIPTION:May 7th – Anat Golan Wenick\n\n\nTurn Your Novel Into a Screen Play\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\nThe San Fernando Valley Branch of the California Writers Club is excited to feature our own board member and treasurer Anat Golan-Wenick as the featured speaker on May 7 at 1:00 pm via Zoom with a presentation titled “Turn Your Novel Into a Screen Play.” \n\n\nWenick notes\, “The diversified writer is the more sought-after writer. The diversified writer also has more money generating venues. Join us to find out what you need to know when adapting the written word to the screen. \n\n\n“With the wealth of streaming services and TV channels\, the rise of podcasts\, and online sites dedicated to specific film genres\, there is an increased demand for material. There is no reason why that next blockbuster\, or the next best adapted screenplay Oscar or Emmy can’t comefrom something you have written. And while you may not wish to engage in turning your own narrative into a screenplay\, you may want to know a thing or two about what will happen if someone else is hired to do so. \n\n\n“In this upcoming presentation\, we will touch on basic rules one should follow when adapting a piece to the screen\, including the do’s and don’ts. The presentation will also touch on how you can make your own narrative writing more appealing to producers.” \n\n\nAnat Golan-Wenick is an optioned screenwriter and a freelance Script Analyst who provides development notes to production companies seeking to adapt material to the screen. Anat provided notes to companies like Amazon studios\, Crispy Twig Productions\, Stage32\, and various screenplay contests. She evaluated screenplays\, stage plays\, fiction and non-fiction books\, TV pilots and articles. Some of the projects Anat provided notes on include movies like Ex-Machina\, Love and Mercy and Beautiful Disaster\, which is currently in production. Prior to acareer as a Script Analyst\, Anat worked as a production assistant and researcher for an educational television channel. \n\n\nFor additional information\, visit www.thewritescript.com \n\n\n  \n\n\nNote: All CWC-SFV members will receive a Zoom invitation to this presentation. Members of other CWC branches should contact Monte Swann at cwcsfvhost@gmail.com by noon on May 6 for an invitation. Guests may purchase admission to this presentation by clickingthe button below by noon on May 6. After purchasing admission\, guests will receive a Zoom link. Guests need the Zoom link to join the meeting. \n\n\n 
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/san-fernando-zoom-turn-your-novel-into-a-screen-play/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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