Maximize your discoverability with the Indie Author Project with Roy Serrao – September 21, 2025
Exploring the act of resistance with writers on technology, sexuality and spirituality.
Critique Group Seeking Writers
One of our members participates in an Oakland-based writing critique group that's interested in adding a new member. The group meets every two to three weeks, twelve months a year with calendar adjustments around the holidays. The writers are working on novels, short stories, and memoirs.
Here is a description from one of the group's members:
The group meets in person at homes near downtown Oakland, except when there are pandemics when we meet over zoom. Meetings are usually on Wednes...
Berkeley Branch Officers 2025
To contact a board member, add @gmail.com after their address unless otherwise indicated.
Executive Board
President Debi Mason berkeley.cwcVice President Jordan Pastor interim Kristen Caven vp.berkeley.cwcSecretary Karma Bennett secretary.berkeley.cwcTreasurer Gary Durbin treasurer.cwc.berkeley
Board of Directors
Central Board Representative Karma Bennett cb.cwc.berkeleyCommunications Chair Karma Bennett NorCal Delegate Bob Haus norcal.cwc.berkeleyMembership Chair Aleida Socarras ...
Local Author Showcase: Annual New Book Celebration on June 21, 2025
The Author Showcase will take place at Clio's Bookstore (353 Grand Ave, Oakland, CA 94610) from 2:00 to 5:00 PM.
On Saturday, June 21st, the Berkeley Branch of the California Writers Club will honor its members who have published a new title in the past year. This is a proud moment for this century-old writing club, highlighting the diverse literary accomplishments and talents of this notable group. A wide range of literary genres will be featured, including historical fiction, mystery, ...
New Submission Support Group
New Submissions Support Group Meets Fourth Sundays at 1 p.m. on Zoom
For many writers, the dream is to see their words in print. Whether it's in their favorite literary journal, an anthology in the library, or even professionally narrated on a podcast, publishing can take many forms.But how do you get published? Is it normal to pay submission fees, or to not hear back for months? Where do you find places to submit, and how do you even do that?
New Submissions Support GroupMeets Fourth ...
“Writing to Resist” feat. Cory Doctorow, Carol Queen, and David Holper, May 18th, 2025
Exploring the act of resistance with writers on technology, sexuality and spirituality.
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 this outdoor generative writing salon in the East Bay Hills!
What have you got to say to those who are harming the Earth?
Bring your writing in progress or start something new. Use our prompts (and your cell signal if you can) to take ...
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 against us. In a time when internal and global conflict is more prevalent than ever, how does a writer still find actual joy in writing? From changing paths to changing direction, Nazelah Jamison invites you to seek, and find, the joy.
We're excited to present ...
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, 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 data into compelling narratives. This talk will cover researching, ...