Member Showcase and Appreciation Party
Sunday June 8th, 1:30 - 3:30
at Cucina Verona
enter at 353 N. Franklin Street
(please note this is a members-only event)
The winners of the WMC scholarships will read their winning pieces. Members only can sign up in advance for a 5-minute Open Mic reading. To sign up, contact Rob HERE. You must sign up in advance to secure a limited open mic reading opportunity. Come for the readings, food, and fun and find out how to win a one-year free club membership.
Congratulations to WMC's three scholarship winners
Kersten Tanner, Michael Grady, and Sophia Myers
Scholarship recipients were selected by the teachers of the three Mendocino Community College creative writing courses. Scholarship funds were raised by WMC through donations at the monthly meetings.
Kersten Tanner, Michael Grady, and Sophia Myers
Scholarship recipients were selected by the teachers of the three Mendocino Community College creative writing courses. Scholarship funds were raised by WMC through donations at the monthly meetings.
The 2026 Anthology is open for submissions from WMC members.
The theme is Seaworthy. (This can be interpreted loosely.)
Prose/Poetry submission dates: June 1 through August 30 (midnight).
Photo/Cover art deadline: September 15 (midnight).
Submission requirements are available HERE.
The theme is Seaworthy. (This can be interpreted loosely.)
Prose/Poetry submission dates: June 1 through August 30 (midnight).
Photo/Cover art deadline: September 15 (midnight).
Submission requirements are available HERE.
Sign-Ups now Open for EKPHRASIS 2025!
Write to Inspire an Artist, or Let an Artist Inspire your Writing
Signups are open for Ekphrasis 2025, our annual collaboration with the Artists Co-op of Mendocino, where you can write about how a particular piece of art moves you or create a piece of writing to inspire an artist’s response.
To sign-up email Susan Nash at [email protected]. Sign-ups end on June 9 or as soon as the 20 available spots are filled. Please put Ekphrasis in the subject line and state your preference (“writer initiator” or "writer responder”).
And mark your calendars for October 11, when a Second Saturday party at the Co-op will celebrate the display, and October 12, when writers will read their work accompanied by slides of the art at the monthly meeting of the Writers of the Mendocino Coast.
Write to Inspire an Artist, or Let an Artist Inspire your Writing
Signups are open for Ekphrasis 2025, our annual collaboration with the Artists Co-op of Mendocino, where you can write about how a particular piece of art moves you or create a piece of writing to inspire an artist’s response.
To sign-up email Susan Nash at [email protected]. Sign-ups end on June 9 or as soon as the 20 available spots are filled. Please put Ekphrasis in the subject line and state your preference (“writer initiator” or "writer responder”).
And mark your calendars for October 11, when a Second Saturday party at the Co-op will celebrate the display, and October 12, when writers will read their work accompanied by slides of the art at the monthly meeting of the Writers of the Mendocino Coast.
Members, Please check your Member Bio, above.
If you aren’t there or up-to-date, please send a brief bio (50 words) and a headshot to [email protected]
If you aren’t there or up-to-date, please send a brief bio (50 words) and a headshot to [email protected]
artwork by Janis Porter
Join our meeting live on the Facebook page!
People who cannot attend will be able to tune in. Please Log into Facebook to Like and Follow
We are also on Instagram! @writersofthemendocinocoast
People who cannot attend will be able to tune in. Please Log into Facebook to Like and Follow
We are also on Instagram! @writersofthemendocinocoast
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Check out the exciting news for 2025 Mendocino Coast Writers Conference! for information: mcwc.org
Our Earth Day Booth was a success!
We generated lots of interest, especially with writers of the future who illustrated a few of our writing prompts (photo by Patty Joslyn). Thank you to everyone who participated and to those who donated books. A special thanks to our volunteers: Leslie Wahlquist, Patty Joslyn, Sharon Bowers, Audrey Wells, and Robyn Koski.
Spirit of Place, the 2025 anthology by the Mendocino County Women Poets, will hold its launch party on Saturday, June 28 from 4:00—6:00pm at the Mendocino Arts Center. Several of our club members are included in the book. Come help them celebrate! Details are available at poetryanthology2@gmail.com
Creative Writing at the
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M E M B E R N E W S
Do you have newly published writing? Have you received a nomination, award or other notable exposure? Send a short announcement and we’ll add it to the website to help spread the word! [email protected] Welcome to our new members!
Welcome to the New Members who have joined our branch during recent months. Please welcome them when you have the opportunity. Let them know we are happy they’ve chosen to join WMC! Bethany Yim, Logan Silva, Kristan Larsen, Kelly Barlett, Chris Hougie, Joan Stanford, and Tom Fantulin Member Audrey Wells’s ten-minute play has been accepted by the 18th Annual Festival of New Plays presented by Mendocino College in Ukiah! The two-person comedy “Post Toast” appeared in May.
Congratulations, Audrey!! 
The 2025 Anthology will be available at member meetings. All members receive one complimentary book and additional books are $12.00. If you need them mailed, contact Elizabeth Vrenios at [email protected]”
WMC members Aron Lee Bowe, Susan Lundgren, Donald Shephard, and Karin Uphoff have stories or poems in the current Noyo Review. Click here to read their work.
Membership renewal begins on July 1. Those members who renew during the month of July will be entered into a raffle for a year’s free membership to the Writers of the Mendocino Coast. Membership cost for returning members is $45. Make your check payable to WMC and mail it to P.O. Box 762, Ft. Bragg, CA 95437
KELLEY HOUSE CALENDAR
Call for Writers There are so many stories yet to tell, and they welcome your voice. Articles are 400 to 700 words and can be paired with photos or illustrations usually discovered in their database of 10,000 images. Call the Kelley House curator, Karen McGrath, at 707/937-5791 or email her at [email protected]. 
Give yourself permission to write
at least 3-minutes a month by joining The WMC Prompt Group. Instructions and three to four topics are delivered to your email address by moderator, Earlene Gleisner, a self-confessed Prompt Geek. The goal is to inspire and create, while supporting each other. Send your name, phone number, and email to [email protected]. Writing Opportunities for Members!
The San Quaquin Valley chapter of the California Writers Club has invited us to take part in their August 2025 publication of the Bulletin. See Below!!
Dear CWC Member, In preparation for the August 2025 Bulletin, a publication of the San Joaquin Valley Writers Club, we would love to hear from you about any of the following for the section Members' Highlights: 1. recent publication(s) 2. honors and awards received 3. other major professional achievements The time period should span from April 2025 to August 2025. Submissions should be NO MORE than 50 words and use the following format that includes your branch affiliation. Send your Members' Highlights submission to [email protected]. Absolute strict deadline, July 15. 
The California Writers Club is excited to announce we will accepting submissions for poems and short prose to appear in Vision & Verse II: a Fusion of Poetry, Prose, Art, and Photography.
For Submission and Guideline Details click on: GO TO CWC WEBSITE NEWS FROM THE BOARD
Want to Volunteer?
contact [email protected] NEW THREE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN
The Writers Club is Reaching Out with all sorts of ideas for future programs. Check it out in our Strategic Plan 2024-2027, available for download below, or on the About section of the main menu. 
Questions? contact: [email protected]
WMC, P O Box 762, Fort Bragg, CA 95437 Do you have a topic on the craft of writing to teach at an upcoming meeting for forty-five minutes?
Contact [email protected] The CWC website includes a calendar of monthly meetings for all state branches. Any of our members can attend the meetings of any other branch for free or for the same fee as their membership pays. To view their meeting topics (many are still on Zoom), click on https://calwriters.org/events/.
WELCOME TO THE
CALIFORNIA WRITERS CLUB - FOUNDED in 1909 - The Mendocino Coast branch is proud to share in this legacy. Our intention is to expand the network and provide publishing opportunities for writers. 
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