Meet Kazue Watanabe
Our long-standing tradition of giving a member the mic before our keynote speaker helps us get to know what our colleagues are working on. Our 5+5+5 guidelines (5 minutes of backstory, 5 minutes to read, and 5 minutes of Q&A) help emerging writers polish their professional skills.
Kazue Watanabe will take the Member Spotlight before our April speaker, John Curl. Get tickets here.
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The Creative Side of Research — A Workshop with Amy Shea — 4/22/23
In The Creative Side of Research: The Anatomy of a Creative Essay, essayist and writing teacher Amy Shea shares the power of incorporating research into your narrative nonfiction, longform essay, and creative nonfiction.
April 22, 2023, 10-12am on Zoom
How does a writer decide when, how, and how much research to include in a creative essay? In this workshop, discussion will focus on ...
Kenneth Lipman is Writing about the Circumcision Decision
Our long-standing tradition of giving a member the mic before our keynote speaker helps us get to know what our colleagues are working on. Our 5+5+5 guidelines (5 minutes of backstory, 5 minutes to read, and 5 minutes of Q&A) help emerging writers polish their professional skills.
Kenneth Lipman will take the Member Spotlight before our March speaker, Ericka McIntyre. Get tickets ...
Farewell to Francine
We are grieving the loss of long time CWC board member Francine Thomas Howard, who passed away this month. Thanks to a recording we made prior to her passing, you can still hear her read from her new book, Scattered Seed, at our Book Launch on June 11, 2023.
Francine Howard (Photo by Barbara Vail)
We were all honored to know and work with her in the California Writers Club Berkeley, for so ...
Carolyn Lee Arnold Wants You to Be Brave!
Our long-standing tradition of giving a member the mic before our keynote speaker gives us a glimpse at what our colleagues are working on. Our 5+5+5 guidelines (5 minutes of backstory, 5 minutes to read, and 5 minutes of Q&A) help emerging writers polish their professional skills.
Carolyn Lee Arnold will take the Member Spotlight before our next speaker, “Writing as Play” with ...
“Story is My Life” for Bobbie Kinkead
Our long-standing tradition of giving a member the mic before our keynote speaker helps us get to know what our colleagues are working on. Our 5+5+5 guidelines (5 minutes of backstory, 5 minutes to read, and 5 minutes of Q&A) help emerging writers polish their professional skills.
Bobbie Kinkead will take the Member Spotlight before our January speaker, Gail Carriger on "The Heroine's ...
Sail into 2023 writing strong with SIX+++ January Events with the CWC!
We're starting our new year with a gust of energy! Here's what you want to know about what's happening with the Berkeley Branch of the California Writers Club! All of our members should try to make it to one or more of these events—let's get networked, connected, and focused on our writing goals! If you're not a member yet, this is a great time to join with our half-year membership special!
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Kathleen Orosco writes about Jackie Kennedy
Our long-standing tradition of giving a member the mic before our keynote speaker gives us a glimpse at what our colleagues are working on. Our 5+5+5 guidelines (5 minutes of backstory, 5 minutes to read, and 5 minutes of Q&A) help emerging writers polish their professional skills.
Kathleen Orosco has been an an active and interested member since 2009, and at last we get to hear some of ...
Curious Writer: Jordan Pastor
Our long-standing tradition of giving a member the mic before our keynote speaker gives us a glimpse at what our colleagues are working on. Our 5+5+5 guidelines (5 minutes of backstory, 5 minutes to read, and 5 minutes of Q&A) help emerging writers polish their professional skills.
Meet Jordan Pastor at our meeting today! Get tickets here!
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“A Reading in the Redwoods” & Open Mic with Ayodele Nzinga, 10/21/22
The third week of every October is California Writers Week, and this year our community event features Oakland's first Poet Laureate, Ayodele "Wordslanger" Nzinga, who accepted an honorary membership to the CWC at last year's historic celebration of California writers, From Ina to Ayodele.
At that event, we celebrated the restoration of the water feature in the Woodminster Cascade, although ...