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  • 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, United States

    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, United States

    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, […]

  • 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 […]

  • Long Beach (Hybrid): Your Mission Statement

    Ruth Bach Neighborhood Library 4055 N. Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach, CA

    Veronica Rossi “Your Mission Statement" Veronia Rossi is a Brazilian-American novelist known for her debut New York Times-bestselling book trilogy Under the Never Sky. In this post-pandemic time,  we are testing hybrid […]

  • South Bay (Zoom): Crash Course on Writing a Mystery

    Nov 14 at 7PM: “Crash Course on Writing a Mystery” with Hallie Ephron by Tatyana Grinenko | Oct 23, 2022 | Speaker, Writing Nothing hooks a reader like a masterfully […]

  • 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! […]

  • Redwood (Hybrid): At the Heart of Screenplay: Character / Conflict

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

    Saturday, November 19, 2022 At the Heart of Screenplay: Character / Conflict Toney Merritt A comprehensive overview of the development practices of turning ideas into screenplays/scripts for film and/or video […]

  • Mendocino (Zoom): Writing Flash Fiction

    WRITING FLASH FICTION Elizabeth Stix Sunday, November 20, 3 p.m. Zoom According to novelist and short story writer Peter Orner, "The difference between a short story and a novel is […]