You’re invited to a free online event celebrating eight writers who will read brief excerpts from their work in progress. They’ve been working together for many months on memoir, creative nonfiction, poetry, and fiction. Readers include CWC members Megan McDonald, Alisha Willis, and Donna Wocher. I’m proud to present them and their work! Tuesday, July 1, at 5:30 p.m. Pacific Time. Save your seat.

Geri Spieler's latest book, Revenge of the Sisters–A Tale of Retribution launched on June 3. It is the second in the Regina series about three sisters and their retribution to the people who caused them damaging issues in high school. Read more about Geri.

David Harris' short story "King Kong's Ghost" published in "Twelve Winters Journal"

When a blind mutt named King Kong gets injured frolicking in the woods, the children and adults in his world struggle to come to terms with what his presence in their lives means for them. Read “King Kong’s Ghost” and learn more about David. 

Join Ashia for a special Director’s Screening of UNDERDOGS, featuring a live music performance from the film's soundtrack, followed by a film screening and Director’s Q&A. The event will take place this Thursday, March 20, 2025, from 6:30–8:30 PM at the Sunrise Center, 645 Tamalpais Drive, Corte Madera, CA 94925. Ashia is making a 25% discount for CWC Members available with the code Save5.

Darlene Frank was happy to be the featured speaker (virtually) at the North State Writers branch of CWC in Chico on February 17. She presented on the topic of “Writing Hard Stories: Finding Ease as You Put Painful Personal Stories on the Page.”

Talking heads and aimless conversations bogging down your writing? In this free one-hour Zoom session, Developmental Editor Eva Barrows and Copy Editor Lila LaBine will share ways to make your dialogue sing. Hint: it’s got a lot to do with conflicting character motivations. Learn how to write tension-building conversations with us.

Wednesday, March 19, 11 AM

To register visit www.evabarrows.com/workshops

Join Developmental Editor Eva Barrows and Copy Editor Lila LaBine on Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 11:00 AM at their November Ask an Editor workshop. Eva and Lila will answer common questions curious authors have about the editing process in this free one-hour Zoom session. There will be a live Q&A session at the end of their presentation.

Join Carole Bumpus on Thursday, November 14, 2024 at 7:00 pm at Books Inc. Palo Alto where she will be celebrating the launch of the fourth book in her culinary travel series, Adventures on Land and Sea: Searching for Culinary Pleasures in Provence and the Cote d'Azur! Carole will also be among four culinary artists and writers sharing ideas for holiday fare at Kepler’s Books on Tuesday, November 19 at 7:00 pm.

Marianne Brems' poem "As the Light Bends" which is included in her latest book Stepping Stones was publsihed in the "One Poem Review" section of The Lake literary journal on November 1, 2024

James’s novella, Lights Out Lizzie, won gold in the fiction humor category from Book Fest. His fictional essay, “The Allegretti Paradox,” appeared in the online journal, A Thin Slice of Anxiety, and Bewildering Stories published a reprint of his story “Fruits,” renaming it “Known by Its Fruit.”