November 2026
See our Special Events page for very important information about upcoming FREE events.
Take a look at our Member Publications page to read about three of our members' new books.
Check out Opportunities. You have until November 15th to submit your work to the
California Writers Club Winter Bulletin.
And you can volunteer to help the U.S. National Archives by transcribing old documents.
WE'RE TAKING A HOLIDAY BREAK
Our Next Open-To-Everyone Meeting
will be held on Sunday, January 10,
*2:00-3:30pm at the beautiful
44850 Comptche Ukiah Road
Mendocino, CA 95460
(707) 937-5615
* Our meeting officially begins at 2:00pm, but feel free to arrive at 1:30 -- our "unofficial"start time. Use the 30 minutes to get settled, sip a beverage, enjoy fine Stanford Innsnacks, socialize, and talk about our writing in a small-group setting.
(L-R) WMC member-authors Catherine Marshall, Elizabeth Kirkpatrick-Vrenios, and Ericka Lutz are clearly feeling very happy because their new books have been published.
Learn more about Catherine's memoir, Elizabeth's poetry, and Ericka's short stories on
our Member Publications page.
Thanks to Cynthia Frank, our November 8th guest speaker, for her lively and
very informative talk...
10 Ways to Sabotage Your Book
Writers of the Mendocino Coast
Policy Regarding Use of
Artificial Intelligence
The WMC Board of Directors has established an official policy regarding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in members' writing.
It is as follows:
Writers of the Mendocino Coast does not and will never accept work that was written, created, or developed, in whole or in part, using generative AI. This includes prose, poetry, and all mediums of art and photography. The policy extends across all our activities including our annual anthology, Ekphrasis, Smatchup, and
public readings and workshops.
AI may have its place, but that place is not
within the creative fields. At Writers of the
Mendocino Coast, we value human creativity and expression, abhor plagiarism, and are keenly aware of--and deeply concerned about--the writers, artists, editors, and other creators whose copyrights and livelihoods are increasingly compromised by the use of artificial, non-human, intelligence.
By submitting your creative work and/or participating in our club activities, you pledge that no AI was, or will be, used.
Did You Participate
in Matthew Long's Film Project?
The entry deadline has passed.
Now we wait. And wait. The suspense builds.
Watch this space for updates.
Everyone who contributed will be
credited as a writer.
The 2027
Writers of the Mendocino Coast Anthology
Ericka Lutz is the new editor of our anthology. Once the Board of Directors made its theme selection, Ericka sent them an email. Here's part of it: "I think [the theme is] evocative: Things stuffed away, old, dusty, but also things to be revealed. What does it mean to be in the box? To think out of the box. Or boxes, the verb: Who is boxing in the attic?"
As Ericka takes the helm of Boxes in the Attic, we wish her well in what promises to be a busy several months.. At the same time, we offer our sincere thanks to Elizabeth Vrenios, whose untiring devotion to editing our anthology for the past three years resulted in
three of our most popular publications. We're pleased that Elizabeth will stay with us as a member of our Board for the upcoming year.
“. “This manuscript of yours that has just come back from another editor is a precious package. Don’t consider it rejected. Consider that you’ve addressed it ‘to the editor who can appreciate my work’ and it has simply come back stamped ‘Not at this address’. Just keep looking for the right address.” — Barbara Kingsolver
WMC Public Reading Policy
WMC maintains that the content of community readings must be free from discrimination, including work that oppresses, exploits, or dehumanizes.
People of all ages and backgrounds attend our events. Please be respectful.
Remember...
We now have an "unofficial" starting time for our
Sunday everyone-is-invited meetings: 1:30pm.
Our official starting time is still 2:00pm.
Think of that extra 30 minutes as time to sip a
beverage, enjoy fine Stanford Inn snacks, socialize,
and talk about our writing in a small-group setting.
The Little Free Library
Members, lend a book you've written.
Borrow one, too, then return it
with comments for the author.
Can't get to the meeting? Join us live on our
Facebook page! Just log on to Facebook
to Like and Follow. We are also on Instagram!
@writersofthemendocinocoast.
Members, please check our bio page.
If you aren’t featured, just jot
down a bit about yourself in 50 (or
thereabouts) words, then email your bio
and (optional) headshot to writersmendocino@aol.com.
If you are already featured, and your
information needs to be changed, please
send necessary updates to writersmendocino@aol.com
Thinking of joining
Writers of the Mendocino Coast?
Please see our Membership tabat the top of this page.
Painting by Janis Porter
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/.
Writers of the Mendocino Coast is Proud to be a Branch of the California Writers Club
