“Genre Bending: Writing Outside the Lines” with Carole Stivers—September 15th, 2024
Running around in "Literary Circles"
When scientist Carole Stivers began writing science fiction, she dreamed of readers she’d never met, enjoying and discussing her work. But she also dreamed of acceptance in “literary circles.” She secured an agent unfamiliar with sci-fi who saw cross-over potential for her debut novel, The Mother Code. What happened next was a crash course in the impact of genre classification on book marketing. Carole will tell you what she wished she had ...
Local Author Showcase ~ CWC Annual Book Launch at Books on B
On Saturday, June 15, 2-4 PM, at Books on B, 1014 B Street, Hayward, CA 94541,
The Berkeley Branch of the California Writers Club is proud to recognize and celebrate its members who have published new books in 2023 & 2024.
We will enjoy:
• Pirates of Sausalito by John Byrne Barry;• Every Man, Woman and Child + Every Living Soul by Kristen Caven;• The Cosmos is Alive by Keith Gaboury;• The Bridge on Beer River by Terry Tierney;• Diminished, Resolving to Major by Bob ...
“Editing Your Manuscript” with Ericka McIntyre
The Whys, Whats, and Hows
In this talk, freelance editor and former Writer’s Digest Editor-in-Chief Ericka McIntyre will explain to authors what the different types of editing are, when and why you need each for your work, and how to find quality editors. She’ll also talk about the types of editing you can potentially do yourself and those that you should always seek professional help with. Self-publishers will get insights on why professional editing is critical to their ...
Lenore Weiss Writes with Experience, Depth & Creativity
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.
Lenore Weiss will take the Member Spotlight before our September speaker, Cheral Stivers. Get tickets here.
Lenore Weiss is a passionate and accomplished writer with a diverse background in ...
Berkeley Branch Officers 2024
Executive Board
President Keith Gaboury berkeley.cwcVice President Jordan Pastor vp.berkeley.cwcSecretary Karma Bennett secretary.berkeley.cwcTreasurer Gary Durbin treasurer.cwc.berkeley
Board of Directors
Central Board Representative Bob Haus cb.cwc.berkeleyNorCal Delegate Bob Haus norcal.cwc.berkeleyAt Large Henry Hitz henrybhitzMembership Chair Cheral Stewart members.cwc.berkeleySpeaker Series Jasper Ezekiel...
Announcing the CWC-Berkeley Board (2024 – 2025)
Executive Board
Keith Gaboury: President berkeley.cwc@gmail.com
Jordan Pastor: Vice Presidentvp.berkeley.cwc@gmail.com
Karma Bennett: Secretarysecretary.berkeley.cwc@gmail.com
Gary Durbin: Treasurertreasurer.cwc.berkeley@gmail.com
Board of Directors
Bob Haus: NorCal Delegate
norcal.cwc.berkeley@gmail.com
Bob Haus: Central Board Representative
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Kristen Caven: At Large
Kristen Caven: Writer-in-Residence/Friends of Joaquin ...
See you Sunday!
This coming Sunday, May 19th, CWC-Berkeley is hosting a panel titled "Secrets to Getting Your Books in the Stacks." Discover the great benefit to having libraries loan out your book for free in this exciting moderated discussion with Cristina Deptula and three local librarians (Brian Guenther, Chelsea Maradiaga, and Jayanti Addleman). We’ll be meeting at 1955 Broadway in downtown Oakland mere steps from the 19th Street BART station. Before the panel, we’ll enjoy coffee, snacks, and ...
“Secrets To Getting Your Books in the Stacks” — Librarians Panel on May 19th, 2024
Discover the great benefit to having libraries loan out your book for free in this exciting moderated discussion with Cristina Deptula and three local librarians. We'll be meeting at 1955 Broadway in Oakland, right at the BART station. Before the panel we'll enjoy coffee, cookies, and conversation...and our annual board election!
MEET THE PANELISTS!
OPL/MLK Branch: Brian Guenther
Brian Guenther has over two decades of experience working in libraries. He ...
See you Sunday!
On Earth Day weekend, CWC-Berkeley and the City of Oakland are co-hosting "Poets on Earth: An Earth Day Salon" at the California Writers Circle (formerly Fire Circle) in Joaquin Miller Park. This celebration of nature and creative expression provides a welcoming space for the public to express environmental advocacy followed by an open mic with notable featured poets. The event is free.
MC Kristen Caven, California Writers Club Berkeley’s Writer in Residence will lead:
* 1:00pm: ...
Poets on Earth: Environmental Write-In, Reading, and Open Mic
ATTN: Wolfpack Writers! Let's howl!
We interrupt our regularly scheduled speaker series with an urgent call to gather and raise our voices!
From Earthday.org:
"We have just over a decade to halve our emissions to avoid the most devastating impacts of climate change on our food supply, national security, global health, extreme weather, and more."There is simply no time to waste. We need urgent and ambitious action at every level, from heads of state submitting increased ...
Interview with Mike Lockwood
Snapshot Advice for Authors
At our next speaker series, Mike Lockwood, author of Decision Decade – A Financial Roadmap for your Golden Years, will give some insight on his 35+ year of providing advice to help you not only get to, but get through retirement. He will share some easy to understand concepts that anyone can implement as they prepare for that next phase. To whet your appetite, we asked Mike some questions about retirement for authors. But first, who is this Lockwood fellow, ...