Visitors Always Welcome!
Smatchup is May 19th
anonymous authors of first and last halves of a story meet for the first time
Sunday, May 19th
2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Community Center of Mendocino
998 School Street, Mendocino, CA
Sunday, June 9th will be our “Sunday out of Sync” at Tall Guy Brewing in Fort Bragg
Come for the stories; stay for the beer!
This will be a new event for MCW, a Members Showcase where MCW members read original work. Please join us!
If you'd like to participate, email M.C. Rob Hawthorn at rob@gallerybookshop.com
First come, first up. Prepare to read for five minutes
(we will begin playing the world's loudest violin at five minutes and one second).
You must be a member
Come for the stories; stay for the beer!
This will be a new event for MCW, a Members Showcase where MCW members read original work. Please join us!
If you'd like to participate, email M.C. Rob Hawthorn at rob@gallerybookshop.com
First come, first up. Prepare to read for five minutes
(we will begin playing the world's loudest violin at five minutes and one second).
You must be a member
The club has a new Facebook page. We Facebook Live our in-person meetings.
People who cannot attend will be able to tune in. Please Log into Facebook to Like and Follow
You can also follow us on Instagram! @writersofthemendocinocoast
People who cannot attend will be able to tune in. Please Log into Facebook to Like and Follow
You can also follow us on Instagram! @writersofthemendocinocoast
Thanks to Monica Wesolowska for her imaginative and inspiring memoir prompts
Special thanks to Patty Joslyn and Robyn Koski for hosting WMC’s Earth Day booth at Noyo Food Forest. Over 1200 people attended.
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 Membership: grorby@mcn.org.
If you aren’t there or up-to-date, please send a brief bio (50 words) and a headshot to Membership: grorby@mcn.org.
Signups for EKPHRASIS coming JUNE 1!
Inspire an artist or be inspired by an artist?
What’s your preference?
You can write about the way a piece of art moves you or create a piece of writing to inspire an artist. If you haven’t participated before, this is how it works. In collaboration with the Artists Co-op of Mendocino, 10 writers initiate a one-page piece of prose or poetry, and 10 artists respond to it. Another 10 writers sign up to respond to art created by 10 Co-op artists.
The Ekphrasis exhibit opens at the Artists Co-op gallery on October 12, at a Second Saturday party, and runs until November 4th. Readings and art are featured at the October 20th meeting of the Writers of the Mendocino Coast.
Sign-ups June 1-midnight June 15. Make your preferences known (initiator or responder) by emailing Christine Anderson at cmanderson@mcn.org Put Ekphrasis in the subject line. Sign up early. Spots are limited and they go fast!
Inspire an artist or be inspired by an artist?
What’s your preference?
You can write about the way a piece of art moves you or create a piece of writing to inspire an artist. If you haven’t participated before, this is how it works. In collaboration with the Artists Co-op of Mendocino, 10 writers initiate a one-page piece of prose or poetry, and 10 artists respond to it. Another 10 writers sign up to respond to art created by 10 Co-op artists.
The Ekphrasis exhibit opens at the Artists Co-op gallery on October 12, at a Second Saturday party, and runs until November 4th. Readings and art are featured at the October 20th meeting of the Writers of the Mendocino Coast.
Sign-ups June 1-midnight June 15. Make your preferences known (initiator or responder) by emailing Christine Anderson at cmanderson@mcn.org Put Ekphrasis in the subject line. Sign up early. Spots are limited and they go fast!
UPCOMING EVENTS
Fall Creative Writing Classes at Mendocino College
Classes are $13 a semester, and registrations opens May 5th! Creative Writing with Kailyn McCord Wednesdays, 12:30 - 3:30pm In-Person, Coast Center Campus, Rm 111 Creative Writing with Vincent Poturica Fridays, 10am - 12:50pm In-Person, Point Arena Library Creative Writing with Molly Dwyer Tuesdays, 9am - 11:50am In-Person, Coast Center Campus, Rm 111 For more classes, check out the searchable online class schedule; to register, stop by the Coast Center Campus, or apply online. The 2024 Mendocino Coast Writers Conference
August 1 - 3, in the town of Mendocino General Registration Open until June 30th or until seats fill Find out more here! Call for Submissions
Anthology of Women Poets of Mendocino County, Volume II Submissions are open March 1st, 2024 to June 1st 2024. We welcome all themes that respond to the "Spirit of Place" by women poets who have lived, are living or have participated in the writer’s community of where we live with poems that respond to the Spirit of Place focus. 1 to 3 poems, max two pages per poem,Times New Roman, 12 pt., single space. Submit as a word doc to poetryanthology2@gmail.com, or send via snail mail to: Spirit of Place Post Office Box 287 Mendocino, California 95460 POETRY AT THE COBALT
2nd Sunday in April, 4-6 PM THIS IS AN INVITATION TO ALL POETS, WRITERS, READERS, AND LOVERS OF LITERATURE, YOUNG, OLD, IN BETWEEN, KNOWN, UNKNOWN, SUBMERGED, EMERGED AND EMERGING: Rhyming, free verse, expensive or expansive verse, reverses, metered, learned, unlearned, experimental—all varieties, styles and non-styles are welcome. The new reading series, Poetry At The Cobalt, formerly Poetry On The River, has relocated to the beautiful Cobalt Gallery on Main Street in downtown Fort Bragg. Michelle Blackwell, host, encourages members to listen to the most recent podcasts featuring Jean Hegland, Kim Bancroft, Tansy Chapman, Laura Marie Censabella and Maureen Eppstein. New episode coming in May - Listen here!
Point Arena Third Thursday Poetry and Jazz
In person and Zoom, 7pm p.m. THINK VISUAL, 240 Main Street Downtown Point Arena, CA blake@snakelyone.com Rhythm Running River (Poetry) on KZYX&Z
Alternate Sundays 3-5 p.m. Dan Roberts: outfarpress@saber.net Cartwheels on the Sky ~ Poets, Poems & Discovery
Saturdays 7-7:30 KGUA - FM Gualala FORT BRAGG LIBRARY
First Thursdays Open Mic 6-8 p.m. Dan Hess: hessd@co.mendocino.ca.us UKIAH LIBRARY Loba Poetry Series Open Mic for teen & adults, Third Saturdays 3 p.m. Melissa Carr: carrm@mendocinocounty.org Writers Reading Ukiah Last Thursday, 7 p.m Reading, 8 p.m. Open Mic Poetry, Spoken Word, Short Stories, Songs & Expository Prose. LOBA POETRY SERIES at Ukiah Branch Library Reading and Open Mic Second Saturdays, 3 pm HAVE A MINUTE?
See the current schedule. Mendocino Theatre Company's One-Minute Radio Theatre is a two-minute spot broadcast bi-weekly on KZYX. Collaborate by submitting an original one-minute play. All voices to be heard! Plays can be in English or Spanish. No fee for submission nor cash award if your play is chosen; all actors and directors give their time free of charge. Submit your one-minute play* (app. 150-170 words, for 1-3 actors) in the body of an email (no attachments) to mtc@mcn.org with the subject MTC One-Minute Play: [Title of your play]. Include your full name, contact information, and a brief, 50-word bio. You may submit as many one-minute plays as you wish, but only one submission per email, please. *Play may not contain the "seven dirty words" prohibited by the FCC. Play must be totally original and the author's work. Listen now: i am from the ocean by windflower Townley I Could Not Stop for Covid by Holly Tannen Something New & Murder She Wrote by Philip Zwerling Videos of previous meetings on WMC’s Facebook Page.
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M E M B E R N E W S
Writing newly published, receives a nomination or award, or other notable exposure? Please send a short announcement to info@writersmendocino.org Kailyn McCord's latest piece appears in New York Magazine: “Seeking Salvation from Postpartum Anxiety” Check it out!
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.
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 reiki@mcn.org.
NEWS FROM THE BOARD
WMC has it's very own Instagram account!
Head over to Instagram for weekly flash prompts, discussions of process, and upcoming events. 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.
SCHOLASTIC ART AND WRITING CONTEST
Thanks to all the patient judges who participated in the Scholastic Writing Contest. Thanks to our steadfast judges, WMC raised $3,750. WHY WE HAVE A DONATION JAR WMC is committed to keeping our membership renewal fee low. Almost half of our dues go to the state club, and expenses have increased. We no longer have a free space to meet. In order to attract quality speakers, we provide them with a stipend to cover travel costs, a stipend we raised post-COVID. Your donation helps WMC continue to offer quality programs. Questions? contact: info@writersmendocino.org
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 info@mendocinowriters.org 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. MENDOCINO WRITERS MEET
The THIRD SUNDAY of the month The CALIFORNIA WRITERS CLUB is a 501(c) (6) educational nonprofit dedicated to educating members and the public-at-large in the craft of writing and in the marketing of their work.
California Writers Club: https://calwriters.org/ California Writers Club calendar for other branch's events: https://calwriters.org/events-month The Spring CWC Bulletin is here!
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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 curator@kelleyhousemuseum.org. |