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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Jordan Rosenfeld
Sunday, September 22nd at 2:30pm
at Mendocino Community Center
(note this is the 4th Sunday in September)
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Scene Stealer: Master the Scene
You’ve felt the pulse-pounding drama of a good story, caught up in a book that feels so real you might have been inside it. What makes a story come to life? Strong, powerful scenes. Scenes are the building blocks of great fiction and memoir. They bring flat narrative into full-color action, allow you to breathe life into compelling characters through dynamic action, and when added up, they create powerful plots. When you feel connected to the characters and in the midst of action, when you can’t put the book down because you’re gripped by the action, you’re in scenes. But when done carelessly, scenes can drag and take you out of the story. This workshop breaks down scene elements, scene design, how scene relates to plot, and much more. Jordan Rosenfeld is author of the forthcoming novel Fallout (Running Wild Press), as well as the novels Women in Red and Forged in Grace and six books on writing craft, most recently How to Write a Page-Turner. Her freelance articles and essays have appeared in hundreds of national publications such as The New York Times, The Rumpus, and Salon.com, Scientific American and more. She is a freelance manuscript editor and writing teacher. Jordanrosenfeld.net.” |
Sunday, September 22nd
2:30 - 4:00, Mendocino Community Center 998 School St, Mendocino, CA |
artwork by Janis Porter
View meetings live and like us on the WMC Facebook page
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. 
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 |
M E M B E R N E W S
Do you have newly published writing? Have you received a nomination, award or other notable exposure? Send a short announcement and we’ll add it to the website to help spread the word! [email protected] Welcome to our new members!
Steve Antler, Zida Borcich, Jennifer Norris Mark Your Calendars
Sunday, December 8, 2:30 p.m. Community Center of Mendocino "Your Path through Today's Publishing Labyrinth" A special workshop offered by WMC with Bay Area presenters: Shirin Yim Leos and Lisa Manterfield. Everything you need to know about publishing (traditional, hybrid, self). In the meantime, if you’d like an introduction to Shirin, click HERE for her blog on The Write Spot about the importance of developmental editing. Don’t’ miss WMC member and poet, Maureen Epstein, reading from her stunning memoir in poems at the following times and locations
Sunday, September 8, 5:00--7:00 pm: Poetry at the Cobalt at Cobalt Gallery, 430 North Main St Fort Bragg: A Place to Call Home. Starting with a poem from Daughter about leaving New Zealand, my birthplace, after the stillbirth of my baby, this reading explores what it's like to be an immigrant. Thursday, September 19, 7:00 pm: Point Arena Third Thursday Poetry at Think Visual Gallery, 240 Main St., Point Arena: Poems from Daughter. I'll be reading from my new book to jazz accompaniment, a first for me, and one I'm excited about. 
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.
Join Gallery Bookshop for a Special Author Event!
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 
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