"What's the Point? Story, Subtext and Plot." GAYLE CARLINE is the award-winning author of the Peri Minneopa Mystery series, as well as a weekly columnist for the Placentia News-Times. When […]
Crafting Short Stories, With a Focus on Journal/Contest Submissions, with Brent van Staalduinen A short story is the epitome of literary economy. Less is more. Edgar Allen Poe once wrote, “A […]
How to Get Over Yourself and Write Barry Martin On September 14, we feature Barry Martin, Managing Director of Lucky Penny Productions and “Wine Country Live” Producer and Co-Host on […]
17 September 2022 | Featured Speaker: Carla Marting | A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words When: The 3rd Saturday of the month, 9:15-11:15 am. Join us 30 minutes early […]
I Write To Introduce You To The World Free Monthly Meeting Live and Zoom presentation (includes Q&A) Saturday, September 17, 2022 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Arden-Dimick Library 891 Watt […]
A Legal Guide for Writers: Get Your Questions Answered Bob is the Book Publishing Chair of the American Bar Association’s Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries. From 2002 until […]
You've Written a Book, What's Next?: Writing Queries, Strategizing Submissions, & Ways to Translate "No" to "Yes" with Deborah Halverson Deborah Halverson shows beginners as well as advanced writers—published and […]
Kevin Fisher-Paulson, Author and SF Chronicle Columnist, September 17, 2022 Kevin Fisher-Paulson will present “The Fourth Column” at the Tri-Valley Writers Saturday, September 17, 2022 meeting. Every writer has one column in […]
“Breaking the Book” with Michael Lucker on September 18th, 2022 Wanna turn your book into a movie? Now you can! But adaptation is a craft unto itself. Step one is: Breaking […]
September Speaker Ericka Lutz Sunday, September 18, 3:00 p.m. Zoom Self-Editing Techniques to Ease Your Writerly Journey Like a sword that cuts but cannot cut itself; Like an eye that […]
Erin Lindsay McCabe, “Point of View/Deep POV.” Meetings begin at 6:00 p.m., are hybrid events, and are free to all. In-person at Chico Veterans Hall, 554 Rio Linda Ave., Chico. To […]
September 20, 2022 Karen Joy Fowler All My Thoughts Are Second Thoughts Karen Joy Fowler is the author of seven novels, including Sarah Canary, which won the Commonwealth medal for best first […]
Saturday, September 24, 2022 Life After Sending a Submission … This year, a handful of Inland Empire members sent manuscripts to The Literary Review, our state-wide club magazine. They waited […]
Topic: Book Mapping – Be Your Own Developmental Editor A book map is a “big picture” overview of a book, broken down chapter by chapter and scene by scene, usually […]
Next Meeting October 01, 2022 9:00am - 9:30am Networking 9:30am - 11:00am Guest Speaker Speaker Anne Cleeland (Mystery Author) Topic “How To Quit Your Day Job" Learn step-by-step advice on […]
NOTICE: For our future monthly meetings in 2022, we continue to meet in person at the Nipomo Library as well as Zoom. Please join us in person if you can […]
The Power of the Pen: Short Stories and Beyond with Beverly Olevin The San Fernando Valley Branch of the California Writers Club is pleased to welcome author, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]