events

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

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

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

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

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, […]

South Bay (Zoom): Revision, Transformation, and Success

October 10th 7PM : “Revision, Transformation, and Success,” with Jennifer Givhan Sep 28, 2022 | Event, Speaker, Writing Hollywood has portrayed Mozart as a creative freak who dashed off perfect first […]

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

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

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 […]

Sacramento (Hybrid): Crossing Genres

Arden-Dimick Library 891 Watt Ave, Sacramento, CA

Crossing Genres   Free Monthly Meeting Live and Zoom presentation (includes Q&A)  Saturday, October 15, 2022  10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Arden-Dimick Library 891 Watt Avenue Sacramento, CA – OR […]

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 […]

Berkeley (Zoom): Intergenerational Dialogue

“Intergenerational Dialogue” with Lyndsey Ellis on October 16th, 2022 The 3rd week of October is California Writers Week! This year we celebrate California’s deep, historical diversity with an exciting conversation […]

Mendocino (Zoom): Ekphrasis Returns

EKPHRASIS RETURNS Sunday, October 16, 3 p.m. Zoom This annual event reveals the secret pairings of WMC writers with artists from The Artists’ Co-op of Mendocino. Writer Initiators: Lynn Kiesewetter, […]

North State (Hybrid): How to Write Frightful Fiction that Sells

Chico Veteran's Hall 54 Rio Lindo Ave., Chico, CA

Oct. 17: N.J. Hanson, “How to Write Frightful Fiction that Sells.” Meetings begin at 6:00 p.m., are hybrid events, and are free to all. In-person at Chico Veterans Hall, 554 […]

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 […]

Marin (Zoom): Finding Your Voice

Topic: Finding Your Voice – Member Panel Discussion Voice is about establishing our personalities as writers and connecting with readers through our writing style. Our tools include tone, verb tense, […]

Coastal Dunes (Hybrid): Not Just Another Book About War

Nipomo Library 918 West Tefft Street,, Nipomo, CA

Our next meeting is Saturday, November 5, 2022, in person at the Nipomo Library and via Zoom, from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM.  Speakers: Annette Langlois Grunseth Annette Langlois Grunseth, […]