April '13

The Writers of the Mendocino Coast
Anthology 2013
At The Edge

Thanks to the anthology authors who
read on March 20th during the Anthology Launch Party. Special thanks to Tom Pope for providing the sound system.

We are grateful to the Mendocino Hotel for use of the Garden Room.

PROMOTE YOUR ANTHOLOGY
On Your E-Mail, Facebook, and Website
Get the word out for the 2013 Anthology, At The Edge. See details about e-mail signature information on the Resources page.

LITERATURE

Nine ways
to find time
to write

The anthology is available at Gallery Bookshop, Mendocino, in Fort Bragg at The Bookstore & Vinyl Cafe, and on Amazon. Members may pick up their free copy at a future meeting of the Mendocino Coast branch of the California Writers Club. E-book available on Amazon and Barnes & Nobel.

Send Your News

MEMBERS : When your writing is published or receives a nomination
or award, please send a short
announcement to
[email protected]
We'll include it in the newsletter
and on this website.

Four Mendocino Coast
Writers Selected

This Winter 2012-13 issue of
The California Writers Club's
Literary Review
includes four of our members:
Steve Sapontzis, Jan Edwards, Katherine Heimann Brown, and Jay Frankston.
Congratulations writers.

Submissions for the 2013-2014 issue open July 1st and end August 30 '13.
Members ! Send your best writing.

See the cover and table of contents of
the Spring 2012 Inaugural Issue

Local Authors Night

Friday
April 19th 6:30 pm

Join the Gallery Bookshop, Mendocino, for the event series: Local Authors Night, a more-or-less monthly presentation by a panel of three Mendocino County writers. Each will read or speak for 10 minutes, followed by an open question-and-answer period.
This month features member Don Kirkpatrick (The Party Line: Coming of Age in Healdsburg, a memoir.)
Published (or self-published) writers living in Mendocino County interested in participating in future Local Authors Nights, please contact [email protected].

Member Ginny Rorby's book, Lost in the River of Grass is a Sunshine State Young Readers Award nominee 2012/13 and a Truman Award nominee for 2013 /14.

Member Steve Sapontzis' book, Subjective Morals, published by University Press of America is available for a donation of $25 (or more) to Second Chance, Helping the Pets of People in Need, which helps low-income dog owners on the coast feed and care for their beloved companion animals. Send checks to Second Chance, PO Box 2622, Ft. Bragg, CA 95437, and you will quickly receive a brand new book in return.
From the book's back cover:
Is morality a good thing? Is moral relativism a bad thing? Traditionally, moral philosophers have presumed that the answers to both questions must be yes. In today’s world, however, many moralists feel obligated to ban gay marriage or censor whatever they deem offensive, and others feel morality commands them to bomb abortion clinics and fly planes into buildings. Unfortunately, it has become all too common for such true believers to use moral values to justify their often destructive behavior.
Subjective Morals breaks with tradition to provide a careful analysis of moral values and the goods and evils they produce. After analyzing the concepts and categories that structure our moral practice, Sapontzis concludes with recommendations for how we may enjoy the benefits of moral values while minimizing their evils.

Read Steve's biography on the
Member Biography page

218 pages
University Press
of America
ISBN 978-0761856856

Next Meeting

April 17th
Mendocino Hotel - Garden Room
6:00 P.M.
Scott Hutchins

In Collaboration With
Gallery Bookshop
"A Working Theory of Love: From First Glimmer
to Final Draft"

Scott Hutchins
is an American novelist and short-story writer. A native of Arkansas, he was awarded a Stegner Fellowship from Stanford University. His work has appeared in StoryQuarterly, Five Chapters, The Owls, The Rumpus, The New York Times, San Francisco Magazine and Esquire Magazine. His debut novel, A Working Theory of Love, has been called both "revelatory and exciting" and "ambitious and accomplished." He currently holds a Jones Lectureship in Stanford's creative writing program.

New York Times
Sunday Book Review
Published: November 21, 2012

Meet SF's Most Exciting New Author (In Person!) HuffingtonPost.com | Carly Schwartz | Interview Posted 10.10.2012 | San Francisco

Members Open Mic

Each month we'll set aside time for two members to read for 3 minutes (375 to 500 words.) To participate, put your name in the basket. A name will be drawn at the start of the evening, and another at the end. Please time your reading before the event to ensure it's within the limit.

Welcome to the Mendocino Coast branch of the California Writers Club founded in 1909. We are proud to share in this legacy.
The Writers of the Mendocino Coast meet in the Mendocino Hotel at 6:00 pm on the third Wednesday of every month. We host speakers, workshops, open mics and other yet to be discovered events and activities.
Our intention is to expand the network and opportunities for writers here on the Mendocino Coast. We hope you'll join us.

Writers of the Mendocino Coast
PO Box 762 Fort Bragg, CA 95437

Future Events

May 15th
Mendocino Hotel - Garden Room
6:00 P.M.
Cynthia Frank

"Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About
E-Book Publishing"

Cynthia Frank, president of Cypress House, is dedicated to the development and nurturing of authors and independent publishers.

WRITERS GROUP
CLEARING HOUSE

The California Writers Club fosters professionalism in writing and promotes networking of writers with the writing community. All genres and writing styles are supported. In order to provide an environment where writers can obtain critique of their efforts, a clearing house has been established.
Please send a description of your writing experience and genre, the frequency of meeting you would like, and other information you consider pertinent. We will connect you with other members.
[email protected]

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Good Words is a collection of the best poems, fiction, and nonfiction, written and performed by students attending Creative Writing classes at College of the Redwoods, in Fort Bragg, California.
Link to Good Words: Performance held October 30, 2012 at the College.
Link to Performance held May 2, 2012

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