“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 unfortunately, a technical obstacle kept the fountain and hillside creek dry. A year to the date ...
A Sneak Peek of our Sneak Peek: Highlights from Interviews with some of the Authors at this Saturday’s Book Launch
What’s it like to write a book? What inspires a writer along their epic journey towards crafting a masterpiece? Here is a sampling of our authors’ thoughts as they write and publicize their books. Meet all of them and more at our free reading this Saturday, June 16th: Sneak Peek 2022.
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Meet a Few of the Authors from this Saturday's Event
Vivian Pisano
Living in Two Worlds
“In Living in Two Worlds the author unpacks, with ...
Local Author Showcase at our Annual New Book Celebration on June 18, 2022
On Saturday, June 18th, 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, fantasy, non-fiction, and poetry.
The virtual celebration will take place starting at 1:30pm with the final Club ...
CWC at the Hayward Lit Hop this Saturday
Don't miss this amazing lineup of Berkeley Branch Poets at the "Embodied" reading at the first annual Hayward Lit Hop, which was also started by a member of our branch, Cristina Deptula.
We are not physical beings having a spiritual experience.—but spiritual beings having a physical experience. We'll be sharing our stories of pain and transcendence, sense and sensation through a literary lens. Your fingers on the keyboard. Your breath after a fright. The fight against the flesh, the flow ...
Honor the Earth with Sustainable Storytelling & Literary Action 4/24/22
Join us April 24th for a festival of outdoor lit in Joaquin Miller Park!
Our April meeting will be set among a day full of springtime activities and networking. All events are free except the meeting/speaker series, for which we ask that you purchase a ticket. (Free tickets are available for those who need them.
10-12 p.m. Earth Day in the Park
Come work with Friends of Joaquin Miller Park featuring a CWC Wolf-Pack write-in. Dale Risden, president of Friends of Joaquin Miller ...
Get Hooked on a Local Author at the CWC Annual Book Launch—6/19/21
The California Writer's Club is hosting its annual launch party for member authors who were published in 2020-2021. Join us to hear eight fresh voices span genres from women's fiction to thrillers, and self-help. A unique opportunity to absorb the vibrant local lit scene and get some great new books!
The Zoom will open at 3:00 p.m. on June 19th. We will install the new 2021 board before the reading begins around 3:30. The event is free and you can register your ticket here.
This year, we ...
Meet 20+ new BOOKSTARS and enjoy your summer reading!
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20+ Authors from the Berkeley Branch of the California Writers Club read from 20+ new books on 6/20/2020
Purchase all these titles at Our Bookshop! (Profits go to our members of color who are severely impacted by the Covid crisis.)
Hello Universe Lovers & Oakland, I'm Not Dead by Keith Mark Gaboury
A Waltz in Tennessee by Francine Howard
Tell Me, Signora by Ann Harleman
Expect Betrayal by JoAnn Smith Ainsworth
Into the Black by Beth Barany ...