Welcome to all new and continuing members!
Welcome back from your summer. While you were camping, traveling, sightseeing, (or maybe just continuing to work) since our June meeting, your board has been busy planning the year ahead. To get things started, we’re returning to the roots of our craft. I’m excited to announce that Nick Mamatas will be our first speaker of the season. Our new speaker chair, Dave Sawle, took a class from Nick and gave it rave reviews. Nick’s topic is Freytag’s Triangle, which applies to many different genres.
Please join us at 2:00 for refreshments and networking. I’m hoping to get to know as many members by name as possible, so please put on a name tag and introduce yourself to me if I don’t find you first.
Meeting Schedule:
1:00 p.m. Library doors open, Marketing Group Meets, Meeting Setup
2:00 p.m. Refreshments & Networking
2:30 p.m. Business, Announcements & Raffle
2:50 p.m. Member Author Reading
3:00 p.m. Featured Speaker
4:00 p.m. Book signing
The Berkeley Branch meets in the Bradley C. Walters Community Room of Oakland’s Main Library (wheelchair accessible) 125 14th Street 94612 (entrance on Madison Street)
Tanya Grove
President, CWC-BB
berkeley-cwc@gmail.com
THE CALIFORNIA WRITERS CLUB was started by a group of writing professionals in the early 1900s. The Berkeley Branch is the founding branch of the statewide Club, which now has 19 branches and around 2000 members throughout California. We are the third oldest writers’ club in the country, currently celebrating our 100th year serving Bay Area writers.
The CWC is a nonprofit professional organization open to writers in every genre and at every level of experience, from novice to published. Our purpose is to promote fellowship and to provide practical information that supports all members in achieving their publishing goals.
We offer or have offered meetings, speakers support/critique groups, a newsletter, writing contests, a chapbook, readings, and workshops.
Jeff Kingman 09/06/2012 (7:12 pm)
Hi Tanya- I clicked the link on this (“read more of this post”) and found all the info for the Sept. event—except for a date. The date in the margin (9/4/12) is not the event date but the post date. Many may realize this, but some (like newbies) will be confused. Just a friendly suggestion. Thanks! -Jeff
tanya grove 09/20/2012 (7:36 pm)
Thanks, Jeff. (Sorry it took so long to respond to you.) I thought I’d get an automatic e-mail from WordPress when I got replies, but I guess I have to check! I’m going to be better about putting the date on announcements because you’re right, the posting date is the biggest date noticeable, which is indeed confusing.
Melina 11/29/2012 (11:46 am)
I was curious if you ever thought of changing the structure of your site?
Its very well written; I love what youve got to say.
But maybe you could a little more in the way of content so people could connect with it better.
Youve got an awful lot of text for only having 1 or 2 pictures.
Maybe you could space it out better?