See you on Sunday!
We're so excited to welcome Kevin Fisher-Paulson as our in-person speaker this coming Sunday, January 21st. Come and get inspired at 1955 Broadway in downtown Oakland by Ayodele Nzinga in the Member Spotlight and Kevin Fisher-Paulson's Speaker Series presentation "Open Your Soul Without Spilling It All." Kevin Fisher-Paulson is a weekly columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle. Here all the details.
Our Member Spotlight is Oakland’s Poet Laureate, Ayodele Nzinga. Ayodele aka “Words...
See you tomorrow!
We're so excited to welcome Susan Neufeld Paul as our speaker on Sunday, November 19th. Come and get inspired by her presentation on "Grant Writing 101." Susan Neufeld Paul provides organization development and grantwriting services for individuals and nonprofits that seek to advance social justice, racial equity, and healing. She has worked in the nonprofit social services field for over 25 years, leading her organization’s fundraising and evaluation departments. Here's all the details...
Buy Your Workshop Ticket Now!
I'm excited to tell you about our workshop this coming Saturday, October 28th when Amy Shea will lead a two-hour exploration on Zoom into "The Creative Side of Research." From 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, the workshop will be both engaging and informative for everyone in attendance.
If you can't attend the 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM time slot, do not fear. The workshop will be recorded on Zoom and emailed to everyone who buys a ticket.
How does a writer decide when, how, and how much research to ...
See you on Sunday!
We're so excited to welcome Bronwyn Emery as our speaker this coming Sunday, October 15th. Come and get inspired by her presentation on "Ink Flow and Focus: The Secret to Productive Writing Sessions." Bronwyn Emery is the founder and facilitator of To Live & Write in Alameda, a writing community anchored in the San Francisco Bay Area but open to writers from far and wide. Here all the details.
Sandy Bliss will be posthumously stepping into the Member Spotlight. Three ...
See you Sunday!
We're so excited to welcome Jorjeana Marie as our speaker this coming Sunday. Come and get inspired by her presentation on "Writing as Play: Have Fun and Boost Your Productivity with Playful Approaches to Writing." Jorjeana Marie is an award-winning television writer and actress most recently doing both on the Disney show Mickey Mouse FunHouse. She's also a nationally touring comedian and the author of Improv for Writers. Here's all the details.
Ellen McBarnette will be stepping into the ...
“The Wind In Our Sails” by Kristen Caven
As a parting gift to the CWC, president Kristen Caven has published her funny and topical collected messages to the club. From her first installment, "Herding Cats," in which she has a dream to teach cats (writers) to dance in formation, to her last, "Taking a Knee," in which she reflects on current events and the importance of lifting the voices of our members of color, Caven shares three years of philosophizing, reporting, and cajoling for the sake of her historic writing community.
The Wind ...
3/15 – Our first Virtual Meeting!
As the world shifts into a new gear... please join us ONLINE for our meeting tomorrow, not in person!
You've seen the interviews with Jennifer Joseph of Manic D. Press, Daniel Zarazura of Pochino Press, and J.K. Fowler of Nomadic Press. Bear with us tomorrow as we attempt to bring them all together on the small screen!
At 1pm, please open the Facebook Event and look for the Livecast event. https://www.facebook.com/events/500708377382765/permalink/644271793026422/ Feel free ...
"Lit in the Time of Corona"
POST UPDATE: PLEASE DO NOT COME TO OUR MEETING ON SUNDAY 3/15, BUT TUNE IN TO OUR LIVE STREAM AT 1PM HERE ON THE FACEBOOK EVENT.
Hello writers!
Many are asking if our meeting is canceled. The answer is NO, but we hope it will be a small group. We all need to work together to create "community immunity" against this virus, but we also recognize the importance of being together as we can, and doing our work. Books are everyone's best friend in "self-isolation," and great writing happens in ...
1/19/20 — General Membership Meeting
A Gust of Wind
Full membership meeting 1/19/20
“When Jack London said you have to go after inspiration with a club, I think he meant a writing club.” -- Kristen Caven, author, president of CWC Berkeley 2017-2020
Dear Members,
It’s time for us to hold council at a general meeting about the state of our branch. Please join us for a very special monthly meeting where, in lieu of a speaker + announcements, we’ll have a chance to talk together about what we want from each other our associ...
See You Sunday! Kickoff with September Williams + GARK!
Don't miss our speaker series kick-off!
The Wind In Our Sails
Some words from your captain president
Kids are back in school, and what that means for me is my husband, a teacher who blogs (or a blogger who teaches?) is back in school. Which means, with no one to talk to, and the music of my choice on in the background, words are now flying from my fingers for hours at a time! I hope your summer was productive or, on the flip side, a nice break.
We're ready to start up our monthly ...