Welcome to opportunities to publish your writing, whether or not you live on the Mendocino Coast.
The 2017 Anthology Writers of the Mendocino Coast MENDOCINO
submissions opened April 1, 2016 and will close August 31, 2016. See submission details
Theme: Mendocino stories and poetry of the history, the people,
what brings it together, and what makes it special
submissions opened April 1, 2016 and will close August 31, 2016. See submission details
Theme: Mendocino stories and poetry of the history, the people,
what brings it together, and what makes it special
July 21st Mendocino Hotel 6:00 p.m. EKPHRASIS V EXCHANGE The participants will meet and exchange writing and art with members of the Artists Co-op of Mendocino. * Previous Ekphrasis writers will read their entries with the matched art on view: Leslie Wahlquist, Norma Watkins, Lea Callan, Barbara MacKay, Patty Joslyn, Donald Shephard, Nona Smith, Marilyn Scott, Doug Fortier, Fran Schwartz * Holly Tannen will be in the house, playing and singing ! 
August 18th 6:00 p.m. Mendocino Hotel "You CAN Go Home Again" with Elizabeth Rosner Thursday lecture by poet, novelist, and essayist Elizabeth Rosner discusses her multi-genre approach to the themes Free and open to the public. August 20th 9:00 a.m. to Noon Mendocino College Fort Bragg Center, 1211 Del Mar Drive, Fort Bragg "Writing Your Way Home" with Elizabeth Rosner Saturday workshop on "How to discover your material and how your material discovers you." In this three-hour workshop, Elizabeth Rosner will guide you through a series of exercises designed to deepen your access to the stories, images, and language that define your unique voice. $35 non-members, $25 for California Writers Club Members (any branch) and high school students. Please RSVP Katherine Brown at [email protected] to hold a spot. Elizabeth Rosner is a bestselling novelist, poet, and essayist living in Berkeley, California. Her newest novel, ELECTRIC CITY, was published by Counterpoint Press and named one of the best books of 2014 by National Public Radio. Her highly praised autobiographical poetry collection,GRAVITY, was published by Atelier26 Books in Fall 2014. VISIT ELIZABETH'S WEBSITE FOR LOTS MORE ANNOUNCING THE 2016 CWC LITERARY REVIEW
CWC members will soon be receiving the 2016 edition of the CWC Literary Review, an anthology published yearly containing stories, essays, and poetry written by Club members. The fifth Review, produced by CWC volunteers is published by the Central Board; providing an opportunity for member-authors this year to be read by well over two-thousand pairs of eyes.
The submission window for the 2017 issue will open on September 1 this year and submission will be accepted through November 30. Guidelines will appear on the clubs website, www.calwriters.org. Members may submit one or two items for $10. Submission details will be on the website soon. CYPRESS HOUSE
Cypress House is looking for three or four people to read sections of a 504 page manuscript to give feedback in exchange for a thirty minute consultation vs. Cypress House books, a $50 value from the catalog at www.cypresshouse.com. Call 964-9520, or email [email protected]. 
2016 Awards - Graphic Novel/Drawn Book
SILVER Medal: Amazed & Elated, Depressed & Deflated, by WMC Member Aron Lee Bowe (Sharon Bowers) 
SMATCHUP 2015 Results of eighteen writers blindly matched for a collaborative writing project with another writer. READ 2014 STORIES
REGISTRATION FOR MENDOCINO COAST’S 27TH WRITERS CONFERENCE IS NOW OPEN
ROLLING RECAP OF MONTHLY MEETINGS
See Archives tab above for details
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Welcome to the Mendocino Coast branch of the California Writers Club founded in 1909. We are proud to share in this legacy.
Our intention is to expand the network and opportunities for writers here on the Mendocino Coast.
Writers of the Mendocino Coast
PO Box 762 Fort Bragg, CA 95437 The CALIFORNIA WRITERS CLUB is a 501(c) (3) educational nonprofit dedicated to educating members and the public-at-large in the craft of writing and in the marketing of their work.
SPONSORED MEMBERSHIPS
Financial aid is available for membership [email protected] MEMBER WRITING PROJECTS:
Our fourth anthology is available at Gallery Bookshop in Mendocino.
To purchase by mail, send a message to [email protected]. CALIFORNIA WRITERS CLUB
MENDOCINO BRANCH A REMINDER FOR ADVERTISING
Promote your book or services to 2,000 readers. The first 2016 issue of the new electronic CWC Bulletin will be coming out in February. The next deadline for submitting advertising is July 29, 2016. This is a way for CWC members, authors, and guest speakers to reach a large targeted audience of writers in a state-wide publication that goes out to nearly 2,000 writers. The cost is reasonable: $35 for a 2x3.5 business card size ad; a 3x5 index card size for $60, and a 5x7 for $90. Full details can be obtained by visiting http://calwriters.org/advertising-in-the-bulletin/ PayPal is now available, too. If you have a book or writing service to pro- mote, hesitate no longer! The Bulletin is an extraordinary way to get the word out to others with an interest in writing, publishing, and marketing. |
