Programs & Events
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The California Writers Club offers a multitude of activities and programs for its members and for the public.
Writers Groups
Our ongoing Critique Groups help writers practice and polish their craft. We have a climate action group, the Wolf Pack Writers, and a poetry group, Poetrope. See Groups for more info.
Speaker Programs
Our informative and interesting Speaker Programs are the focus of our monthly Meetings. These meetings are open to the public.
Workshops
We also offer monthly Workshops for writers by professionals, with special rates for members.
Contests
Two annual Contests: the 5th Grade Writing Contest and the Write On! Story Contest (formerly the WestSide Story Contest), celebrate local writers. Occasionally we hold a poetry contest at year’s end as well.
Our contests are currently on hiatus. If you’d be interested to help organize the next one, please contact us.
Conferences
We promote various Writers Conferences and our members can get discounts to several.
Recent Events
We also have a more concise list of past speakers.
Dave Sawle to Present Workshop on Developing Your Publishing Platform
“Developing Publishing Platforms with Help from the Four-Step Method” is designed to develop a publishing platform for writers to assist in book publishing, promotion, and sales.
David Mitroff to Speak on Leveraging New Technology (January 20, 2013)
Business consultant and social media expert David Mitroff will speak at the January 20 meeting.
November 18 speaker-Scenes for the Novel and the Screen With James Dalessandro
Whether you’re writing a novel or a screenplay, the scene is the thing. Join author James Dalessandro as he shows us how to move from one scene to the next. That he understands scene craft and pacing should come as no surprise: he is the author of four books and a screenwriter who has been hired…
Write Angles Awards First Contest Winner
Congratulations to one of our newest members, Helene Knox, who won Write Angles's October Writing Contest.
September Speaker Mamatas Sheds Light on Freytag’s Triangle
Join author and teacher Nick Mamatas as he discusses and clarifies Freytag’s Triangle.
CWC Annual Picnic is this Saturday!
The Berkeley branch doesn’t meet until September, but we can still get together for food and fun. The annual CWC picnic invites members from all over California to gather at Joaquin Miller Park in Oakland. Bring a side dish to share and don’t forget about the literary baking contest. You will not be judged on…