Membership Renewal Reminder
It's time to renew your membership. Don't miss out on all the writing opportunities available only to members. Download and complete the membership renewal form (below) and mail it with a $45 check by September 30th:
WMC, PO Box 762, Fort Bragg, CA 95437
It's time to renew your membership. Don't miss out on all the writing opportunities available only to members. Download and complete the membership renewal form (below) and mail it with a $45 check by September 30th:
WMC, PO Box 762, Fort Bragg, CA 95437
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Sunday, August 18th, 2:30pm
Embodied Writing with Audrey Ferber
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Follow Your Nose
One of the hallmarks of good writing is sensory detail, the smell, touch, taste, sound and sight that readers perceive through their senses. Well-chosen sensory data can transport a reader to an experience of other worlds, distant lands or deep into a character’s interior. Much of the joy of reading is this dive into the pleasure, ecstasy, pain that comes alive for us on the page. Join us for a journey into the sense of smell, one of the most evocative senses, prized by writers for its ability to trigger memory. First, I’ll talk a bit about the olfactory sense, share some examples of great sensory writing, and then we’ll try a fun hands-on exercise and create some luscious prose of our own! Audrey Ferber is a Brooklyn writer who has lived in San Francisco for the last 54 years. Her stories and essays have appeared in the New York Times, LILITH Magazine, First Person Singular, New World Writing, Best Women’s Travel Writing, and other places. Mendocino was one of the first places she loved in California, maybe because the rugged cliffs reminded her of summers on the East Coast. |
Sunday, August 18th
2:30 - 4:00, Mendocino Community Center, Activities Room 998 School St, Mendocino, CA |
New Program: Creative Writing at the Library
2025 Anthology
Submissions Open until Midnight August 31st
The theme is Resilience
For full submission guidelines, go to here!
Submissions Open until Midnight August 31st
The theme is Resilience
For full submission guidelines, go to here!
Saturday, October 12th
Join us at a celebration and exhibit of Ekphrasis artists’ and writers’ work at this Second Saturday event at the Artists’ Co-op of Mendocino Gallery, 10400 Kasten Street. This will be a showcase of participants’ artwork and framed writing, side-by-side.
Sunday, October 20th
Come listen to Ekphrasis writers read their entries aloud next to an image of the artwork they inspired or were inspired by. This will take place at the WMC October 20th membership meeting at the Mendocino Community Center
Join us at a celebration and exhibit of Ekphrasis artists’ and writers’ work at this Second Saturday event at the Artists’ Co-op of Mendocino Gallery, 10400 Kasten Street. This will be a showcase of participants’ artwork and framed writing, side-by-side.
Sunday, October 20th
Come listen to Ekphrasis writers read their entries aloud next to an image of the artwork they inspired or were inspired by. This will take place at the WMC October 20th membership meeting at the Mendocino Community Center
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: [email protected].
If you aren’t there or up-to-date, please send a brief bio (50 words) and a headshot to Membership: [email protected].
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
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
Fall Creative Writing Classes at Mendocino College
Classes are $13 a semester, and registrations is open now! 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. Creative Writing Class – Wednesdays, 12:30-3:30
Begins August 21 – Open for Enrollment now Coast Campus Mendocino College Faculty: Kailyn McCord This 17-week workshop covers fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Students experience the process of writing as well techniques for revision. Reading includes Raymond Carver, Annie Proulx, Kurt Vonnegut, Sharon Olds, Margaret Atwood, Mary Oliver, and others. In-class time includes writing exercises, craft talks, and student critiques. Workshop is the heart of the class. Students learn to be tender as well as ruthless, to trust the room to make them better writers, and to help one another become stronger, more resilient writers. Assignments include stories, essays, poetry, and can be tailored to a work in progress. Class is held on Wednesdays at 12:30pm, beginning August 21st. Non-credit attendance is $13 for the entire semester; for-credit students pay Mendocino College’s regular tuition ($47/credit, plus fees). For more information, visit the Coast Center Campus on Del Mar Drive, or call (707) 961-2200. In addition to teaching, Kailyn writes fiction and nonfiction. Her work has appeared in Ploughshares, Literary Hub, Brevity, The Believer, The Cincinnati Review, The Master’s Review, Alta Journal, Pleiades, and New York Magazine, among others. She holds a BA in English literature from Reed College and an MFA in fiction from the University of New Orleans, where she edited Bayou Magazine. With support from the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, the Ucross Foundation, Writing by Writers, and the Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference, Kailyn writes about land, the West, fire, addiction, and true love. When not writing, she likes to be outside. 
POETRY AT THE COBALT
Every second Sunday year round 5-7 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. 430 North Main Street in 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 episodes aired quarterly.
Point Arena Third Thursday Poetry & Jazz
7pm THINK VISUAL 240 Main Street Downtown Point Arena, CA Bring something to sit on, something to eat and/or drink, your words, music and ears!! 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: [email protected] UKIAH LIBRARY Loba Poetry Series Open Mic for teen & adults, Third Saturdays 3 p.m. Melissa Carr: [email protected] 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 Linda Noel & Theresa Whitehill MENDOCINO POETRY SERIES Last Saturday of the month, 4 to 6 pm Barth Studio at the Mendocino Art Center 45200 Little Lake Street, Mendocino email Devreaux Baker, [email protected], for more info 
Listen now to our members read their one-minute plays!
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 
artwork by Janis Porter
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, received a nomination or award, or other notable exposure? Please send a short announcement to [email protected] Welcome to our new members!
Sally Cater, Karen Bowers, Lore McLaren, Aaron Van Gossen, Steve Antler
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.
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]. NEWS FROM THE BOARD
Want to Volunteer?
We’re looking for 2-3 folks to run our Earth Day booth next April. We need a new Greeter – join Robyn Koski to meet and greet members at monthly meetings. 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.
WHY WE PASS ROB'S HAT
WMC is committed to keeping our membership fees low. Almost half the dues go to the state club. Our meeting venue and outstanding speakers use most of the rest. Your donation helps our club continue to offer quality programs and events. 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. 
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 Summer CWC Bulletin is here!
The CWC Bulletin is a great way to publicize book launches or writing-related achievements: short stories or poems published, contests won, awards and recognition for members’ work. Send a blurb of around 50 words, plus the book cover in JPEG format to Editor Joyce Krieg, [email protected]. SUBSCRIBE TO THE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
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