January 18, 2023
Dear members of the San Francisco Peninsula Branch of the CWC,
Special News Update January 18, 2023!
San Francisco Writers Conference
The email below was sent by member Carole Bumpus to the 22 branches across the State. As noted in the prior news blast, at the Saturday meeting we will draw two branch members to attend one of two all-day summits each for free. If we pick your name out of a basket, you win a ticket to either:
Poetry Summit, Sat, Feb 18, 9:00am-5:30pm, followed by a Jazz Evening Event, or
Writing for Hollywood Summit, Sat, Feb 17, 9:00am-5:30pm
Whether you win or not, please consider helping out with the CWC booth at the conference. BART drops you off right across the street from the hotel!
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2023 SAN FRANCISCO WRITERS CONFERENCE
Hyatt Regency Embarcadero Hotel
Thursday through Sunday, Feb. 16-19th, 2023
Celebration of Craft, Commerce, and Community for Writers
www.SFWriters.org
The mission of the San Francisco Writers Conference is to build bridges to better tomorrows for writers connected to the conference by:
Giving writers the information and inspiration, they need to:
write and sell their books
make them successful
reach their literary and financial goals
Providing a forum for writers, agents, publishers, and writers’ organizations
Helping writers build the networks they need by creating a community of writers online and off . . .
Because the California Writers Club’s mission statement mirrors that of the SFWC, in short, ‘Writers Helping Writers,’ we, the CWC, are once again providing a booth as an outreach to many of the same writers who are seeking help, support, and encouragement in their writing career by providing them with information about our Club.
In this regard, this is the tenth year that we have represented the twenty-two branches within our state-wide CWC at our Conference booth. And the most important aspects of our booth are our volunteers. If you would like to volunteer for this year’s booth, contact Carole Bumpus at carolebumpus@gmail.com
Please note that in volunteering at the CWC booth, you may display your books on the table, but you are there to speak to conference attendees about their own writing and the CWC. Our books cannot be sold on-site. Each volunteer will be able to share their experience within the CWC, what they have gained, and be able to talk about the twenty-two branches throughout the state. (We supply guidebooks.) The shifts are for three hours, with one hour set aside to attend a class during the time slot.
Also, for only the third time, the SFWC has offered two members from each of the twenty-two branches free passes – (1) Poetry Summit https://www.sfwriters.org/poetry-summit/ and (2) Screenwriters Summit https://www.sfwriters.org/screenwriting-hollywood-summit/ – which are all-day programs held in conjunction with the Conference and worth $245 each. This is a very big gift to our Club and should be regarded as their acknowledgment of who we are and what we represent as CWC and for the conference.
Each branch must forward the names and email addresses of the two chosen winners to me, Carole Bumpus, at carolebumpus@gmail.com to be able to receive the formal ticket. If your branch has not taken care of this gift by January 30th, the winners will lose out on this special benefit. Any questions? Let me know.
The San Francisco Writers Conference 2023 has once again embraced our CWC participation, and we want to thank those of you who have stepped forward to help make this another year of celebrating our fellow writers!
Cordially, Carole Bumpus – Past Chair, NorCal Group – California Writers Club
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Cheers!
Tim
Membership Chairman, Webmaster, Newsblast Editor
California Writers Club
San Francisco / Peninsula Branch