PRE ORDER 2018 ANTHOLOGY, HOOKED
Members, order advance copies $10 each by midnight 3/14:
email Amie McGee [email protected]
Members will receive a copy of the anthology at 3rd Thursday meetings.
Members, order advance copies $10 each by midnight 3/14:
email Amie McGee [email protected]
Members will receive a copy of the anthology at 3rd Thursday meetings.
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SCHOLARSHIPS - PUBLISHING BOOTCAMP
Sunday, August 5th Members are invited to apply for one of two full $150 scholarships to the Mendocino Coast Writers Conference - August 5, 2018, Sunday 10:00 to 4:00 TO APPLY: Send an email letter of interest and explain why this workshop, why now: [email protected] MENDOCINO HOTEL
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Thursday, March 15th, 6:00 p.m. ANTHOLOGY RELEASE PARTY
MEMBER READINGS FROM 2018 ANTHOLOGY, HOOKED Kymberly Bartlo, Karin Uphoff, Norma Watkins, Katherine H. Brown, Aron Lee Bowe, Lew Mermelstein, Susanna Janssen, Nancy Mc Lelland, Harriet Gleeson, Sharon Gilligan, Mike Winn, Doug Fortier, Leatrice Callan, and Ginny Rorby READING LIMIT 5 MINUTES Members will receive a copy of the anthology, which will also be available at future meetings. MEMBER NEWS
Writing newly published, receives a nomination or award, or other notable exposure? Please send a short announcement to writersmendocinocoast@gmail.com CWC member Harriet Gleeson has had a poem accepted for Scarlet Tanager Books (http://www.scarlettanager.com/)
forthcoming anthology Fire and Rain: Ecopoetry of California. October 1, 2018 is the scheduled publication date. The anthology editors note: "The collective contributions to this anthology come together to weave a braid of voices examining and celebrating the dazzling variety of California’s unique biological zones. This anthology will provide an arguably much-needed platform for the ecologies of California—from Sierra to Mojave Desert; valleys and streams; coast and forest—and will hopefully take its place in the canon of the finest writing and writers of our state." CWC member Maureen Eppstein has had four poems accepted for Scarlet Tanager Books' (http://www.scarlettanager.com/)
forthcoming anthology Fire and Rain: Ecopoetry of California. October 1, 2018 is the scheduled publication date. The anthology editors note: "The collective contributions to this anthology come together to weave a braid of voices examining and celebrating the dazzling variety of California’s unique biological zones. This anthology will provide an arguably much-needed platform for the ecologies of California—from Sierra to Mojave Desert; valleys and streams; coast and forest—and will hopefully take its place in the canon of the finest writing and writers of our state."
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POETRY WRITING WORKSHOPS The workshops include samples of the various styles and techniques of poetry writing, displays of published works, in-session writing exercises along with readings and discussions of individual works produced during the workshops. Every third Wednesday of the month, 2-3:30 pm, find your hidden poet within! Workshops are free. All ages are welcome. Visit the library site for more.
IN THIS ISSUE
MEMOIR: Tail of a Hollow Leg - Susan Lundgren POETRY: A Woman Goes Through Airport - Nancy McLelland Gray Fox - Donald Shephard ESSAY: Pigments of Our Imagination - Susanna Janssen Abuse and Family Secrets - Susan Lundgren CONGRATULATIONS WRITERS ROLLING RECAP OF MONTHLY MEETINGS
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2018 SMATCHUP, “The Woman Next Door”
Fiction starters have one page, 12 pt. font, 1 inch margins, single or double space. Title it for now, but your partner will title it in the end—that's his/her job. You have until midnight March 9th to complete your task. Email [email protected] with piece--no .PDF. Put in .DOC or .DOCX or embed in e-mail if you can't do .DOC files. Usually .ODT files work, but not always. ENTRY DEADLINE WAS FEBRUARY 2. Pairs to be revealed at the April 18, 2018 meeting when the finished pieces are read. 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.
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. MEMBERSHIP
NEW MEMBERS $65 includes $20 initiation fee. More information on the website's Membership page. YEARLY RENEWAL is $45. Membership includes a copy of the club's recent anthology, copies of our state organization's Literary Review magazine, space for member biographies, and opportunities to see your writing in: -The 2018 Anthology Hooked -The Literary Review is published by our parent, California Writers Club. More info at www.calwriters.org -The yearly collaboration, Ekphrasis, with the Artists Coop of Mendocino SPONSORED MEMBERSHIPS
Financial aid is available for membership [email protected] 
COVER FOR THE 2018 ANTHOLOGY - Many thanks to BOB RHOADES for allowing us to use images of his paper mache creations
CALIFORNIA WRITERS CLUB
MENDOCINO BRANCH 
Drop in to the library site for the list of recently added books and reviews by CWC member Priscilla Comen.
Click on image to go to flip-page view of all pages Spring 2018 v4#1
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Welcome to opportunities to publish your writing, whether or not you live on the Mendocino Coast.
