April 8 2023 at 11:00 am – 2:00 pm Discover Keys to Flash: Urgency, Conflict, and a Twist In A Flash, The Art and Craft of the Short, Short Story Andrea A. […]
Join the San Joaquin Valley Writers club on Saturday, April 8, at noon when Chelle Honiker, the publisher of Indie Author Magazine, presents on trends in indie publishing and how […]
Writing Workshop With Rebecca Foust About the Workshop What makes work—a poem, short story or essay—"good" and—not always the same thing!—what makes it publishable? What makes writing “good” is dedication […]
April 8, 2023 Gustavo Hernandez "How Setting Amplifies Writing" Gustavo Hernandez is the author of with Flower Grand First (Moon Tide Press 2021), a collection of poems that one reviewer described as […]
WRITING THE EMOTIONAL PIECE Napa Valley Writers will feature Randall McNair, the author of the multiple award-winning #BarPoems series, published in 2020, 2021 and 2022. If Charles Bukowski, Sharon Olds, […]
April Featured Speaker – Jenny Margotta Workshop Title: Writing Incredible Dialogue Writing dialogue can be so much fun—and so much work. When it’s done correctly, it can individualize your characters […]
Writing Intimacy Scenes: Avoiding the Corny, the Porn-y, and the Clinical When Writing Sex Whatever your writing genre, from sweet romance to erotica, from Regency Romance to erotic romantic suspense, […]
Saturday, April 15, 2023 1 – 2:30 p.m. A Poetry Celebration With Fran Claggett-Holland and readings from special guest poets About the presentation: Please join us for a special celebration […]
Pitching to Agents or Publishers Saturday, April 15, 2023 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Arden-Dimick Library 891 Watt Avenue Sacramento, CA 95864 Free Meeting – Open to the Public Zoom […]
Connie Post, Poet Laureate, April 15, 2023 Future Meetings / By Deborah Bernal Connie Post will present “Finding your creativity, in the ‘Between Places’” at the Tri-Valley Writers April 15, 2023 […]
Sunday, April 16th, 3:30 p.m. THE STORY BEHIND THE IMAGE In this interactive workshop, Susan Ito will take you on a narrative journey through and beyond your most meaningful, mysterious, […]
Being Poetry Month, members Joan Goodreau and Hope Hill will each do a short poetry reading between 6:10 and 6:25pm as part of our new member reading segment to kick-off […]
April 18, 2023 Kevin Fisher-Paulson With a Trowell not an Axe: The Gentler Way of Editing A good writer knows that editing is a part of the process, like gardening […]
The Creative Side of Research — A Workshop with Amy Shea — 4/22/23 In The Creative Side of Research: The Anatomy of a Creative Essay, essayist and writing teacher Amy […]
Saturday, April 22, 2023 – Randy Jurado Ertll Randy Jurado Ertll will speak about his journey of becoming a writer, experience in finding a reputable book publisher, and the struggles/sacrifices […]
Women’s National Book Association— San Francisco Chapter celebrates its 20th anniversary of Pitch-O-Rama! Saturday, April 29, 2023. 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. At Pitch-O-Rama, up to 100 writers can pitch […]
JEFF GOTTESFELD ON WRITING GOOD, OLD-FASHIONED KIDS BOOKS ON THURSDAY, MAY 4 Both a successful TV soap opera writer and a visionary creator of books for young people, Jeff Gottesfeld will […]
May 06, 2023 9:00am - 9:30am Networking 9:30am - 11:00am Guest Speaker Speaker Lisa Cupolo Topic "Building Tension and Surprise in Short Stories” Lisa Cupolo has been a paparazzi photographer […]
Rolynn Anderson Topic –Author Rehab: Rediscovering Possibilities and Rebuilding Confidence Rolynn Anderson loves makeovers! She crafted a curriculum to spark student learning as a high school English teacher and […]
Adam Plantinga Writing Realistic Police Procedures Adam Plantinga The San Fernando Valley Branch of the California Writers Club is pleased to welcome police veteran and author Adam Plantinga as the […]