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Finding Joy in our Writing (in the Time of Apocalypse) with Nazelah Jamison – April 19th, 2025
The world seems to be ending: wanna-be dictators are being elected, the planet is heating up and glaciers are melting, the number of natural disasters is at an all-time high, and our enemies seem to be joining and actively conspiring against us. In a time when internal and global conflict is…
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Interviews with featured members and guests
Get to know our keynote speakers and featured members in advance of our Sunday meetings, or just stop by to learn some writing and publishing tips.
Board Member Jasper Ezekiel and his Good, Clean Mania
Meet Our Late-Blooming Ekphrastic Poet, Bob Stephens.
Rocky Leplin Rhymes with Everything
Gerry McDermott is Happiest at High Altitudes
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“I’ve Got a Notion” —Top Productivity Apps for Creative Writers with Mel Lee Smith — January 19th, 2025
Organizing drafts and outlines, staying on top of of tasks and research, budgeting projects and tracking submissions—writers have a lot to keep up with! At our first meeting of 2025, we are excited to host Mel Lee-Smith, a Notion consultant…
See you tomorrow!
I’m so excited for everything happening tomorrow (Saturday, April 19th) in the California Writers Circle in Joaquin Miller Park. First, from 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM, we’re having “Literary Avengers: Earth Day Write In.” Release your words and imagination at…
Board Member Jasper Ezekiel and his Good, Clean Mania
Get to know board member, poet and artist Jasper Ezekiel. Find out what writers inspired him, and where he is in his writing career.
Finding Joy in our Writing (in the Time of Apocalypse) with Nazelah Jamison – April 19th, 2025
The world seems to be ending: wanna-be dictators are being elected, the planet is heating up and glaciers are melting, the number of natural disasters is at an all-time high, and our enemies seem to be joining and actively conspiring…
See you Sunday!
This coming Sunday, March 16th, CWC-Berkeley is excited to welcome Liam O’Donoghue for a Speaker Series presentation titled “Researching and Writing about History.” Since 2016, East Bay Yesterday host Liam O’Donoghue has been transforming his local history research into articles,…
Researching and Writing about History with Liam O’Donoghue – March 16th, 2025
Since 2016, East Bay Yesterday host Liam O’Donoghue has been transforming his local history research into articles, podcasts, and tours. In this presentation, he’ll share some helpful tips he’s learned over the years for turning facts, oral histories, and raw…