by Nate Hoffelder | Jun 24, 2026 | Events
Comedy Workshop
A Comedy Writing Workshop
with Award-Winning Writer Jenny Jedeikin
Tuesday September 15, 5:30-7:30
Mill Valley Public Library
Discover your authentically funny voice in this engaging and fun writing workshop with writer Jenny Jedeikin. This two-hour, in-person class will focus on personal narrative to explore and cultivate material for a comedic essay through writing exercises. There will be time to share your work, along with tools you can use to develop your draft.
Don’t miss this chance to work with a pro.
Jenny Jedeikin is a writer and editor with experience both in current online media platforms as well as national magazines, TV, and radio. She’s worked as a Segment Producer/Writer for MTV’s The Jon Stewart Show and as a stand-up comedian both live in New York City and on Comedy Central. She has published locally in The San Francisco Chronicle, The Advocate, Spiralbound, Pacific Sun, North Bay Bohemian, SF/Arts, Whole Life Times, The Bold Italic and more. As a freelance writer, her contributions have won three MarCom awards, and two Hermes Creative awards.
September 15, 5:30-7:30 pm at the Mill Valley Public Library
This CWC Marin-sponsored event is free and open to the public
by Nate Hoffelder | May 15, 2026 | Classes and Workshops
Join us on third Sundays for an informal social gathering. We want to meet you, hear about what you’re writing, share knowledge, cheer for and support each other!
CWC MARIN COFFEE SOCIAL
11 am – 12 pm
Studio Fourth Street
1569 Fourth St (bet 4th and F), San Rafael
- Bring your own coffee and crumpet
- It’s free, but a donation to the Tip Jar is appreciated
- Newcomers and old friends are loved equally
- Depending on schedules we sometimes skip a month, so subscribe to the newsletter so you don’t show up on the wrong date (https://cwcmarin.com/newsletters/)! We send out reminders and notices.
by Nate Hoffelder | Apr 26, 2026 | Events
Summer Salon
Summer Salon Open Mic Nights are back!
Join us for sparkling summer backyard parties in July and August and sign up to read your work aloud.
July 26 (Sun) 4 – 6 pm Mill Valley (Member’s Home)
Sorry, spots are filled. Grab a spot in August!
Aug 16 (Sun) 4 – 6 pm San Rafael (Member’s Home)
RSVP for Aug 16 Event HERE
- CWC Marin Members only
- Reading spots are limited so don’t wait to RSVP. We will maintain a short waitlist. Priority in August will be given to those who didn’t get a chance to read in July.
- Readers have five minutes only (about 750 words). We use a stopwatch, so practice out loud beforehand! We don’t want to interrupt you but we have to give fair time to everyone.
- Any original work is welcome (essay, excerpt, poem, etc.)
- You don’t have to read. You’re welcome to come and just listen.
- Members may bring one guest; specify on the RSVP form.
- Potluck. Please bring a food or dessert to share. Drinks will be provided.
- Exact address will be sent just prior to the event to registered guests
- Questions? Ask at marin@cwcmarin.com
by Nate Hoffelder | Mar 18, 2026 | Events
A Writer’s Guide to AI
May 14 (Thurs)
6:00 – 7:30 pm
Online (Zoom)
Members (any CWC branch) $5
Non-Members $10
Beat the Bots: A Writer’s Guide to Surviving and Thriving in the Age of AI, with Jane K. Cleland
You have a story to tell, an important story, your story. Getting that story down on paper is hard, though. We writers have to be good at so many different things, from coming up with worthy ideas to developing a twisty and clever plot, creating relatable characters, choosing intriguing settings, generating believable dialogue, and writing evocative prose—six crucial elements. With ChatGPT and other bots taking over the writing market, authors worry they’ll become irrelevant in the not-too-distant future. The answer isn’t to surrender to the doom and gloom predictions.
On the contrary, it’s time to lean into your humanity, to do what artificial intelligence can’t.
Based on Jane’s book, Beat the Bots: A Writer’s Guide to Surviving and Thriving in the Age of AI, this webinar shows you how to harness your innate creativity because if you bring your creativity, your individuality, and your judgment to your work, you’ll out-write a chatbot all day long.
Jane K. Cleland, author and teacher. Beat the Bots: An Author’s Guide to Surviving & Thriving in the Age of AI, which Louise Penny described as “Brilliant!” is now available. Agatha-award winning Mastering Suspense, Structure & Plot and Mastering Plot Twists. Also, the Josie Prescott Antiques Mysteries, including Jane Austen’s Lost Letters “Beguiling… Miss Austen would approve.” Publishers Weekly. www.janecleland.com
REGISTER USING THE PAYPAL LINKS BELOW
* Note: CWC Members of branches other than Marin, once you have paid, please email us separately at marin@cwcmarin.com with your current branch so we may verify.
by Nate Hoffelder | Jan 27, 2026 | Events
CWC Marin, Left Coast Writers, and Book Passage present
LOCAL AUTHOR BOOK FAIR
Celebrating National Independent Booksellers’ Day
April 25, 1:00 – 3:15 pm
Book Passage, Corte Madera
Join us in a celebration of independent bookstores like Book Passage and support fellow local authors! Twenty CWC Marin authors, along with twenty Left Coast Writers members, will be out on the patio selling their books.
At 1 pm, Jasmin Darznik, author of The Bohemians, will speak inside.
There will be water and ice tea available outside, and the café will be open inside as always.
When you buy a book from a featured local author, be sure to pay for the book inside at the Book Passage register, THEN ask the author to sign it for you.
Let’s show Book Passage and our fellow hardworking authors how much we love. Tell your friends and bring your neighbors!
