by CWC Marin administrator | Apr 2, 2014 | Classes and Workshops, Events
Catamaran Writing Conference
Pebble Beach, California
August 13 – 17, 2014
Catamaran will host its first annual writing conference at the Robert Louis Stevenson School in Pebble Beach, California.
The conference offers morning workshops in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction in small groups of 5-12.
Registration includes four nights lodging at the Stevenson school and twelve meals in a group setting.
Improve your craft with these award-winning instructors:
Poetry: Joseph Millar, Kim Addonizio
Nonfiction: Jonah Raskin, Jane Vandenburgh
Fiction: Gina Ochsner, Elizabeth McKenzie
Science and Nature Writing: John Moir
Register now to save $250 for early registration.
Learn more about the instructors and an overview of the conference on Catamaran’s website: Catamaran Literary Reader.
by CWC Marin administrator | Feb 10, 2014 | Classes and Workshops, Events
2014 SAN FRANCISCO WRITERS CONFERENCE
and WRITING INTENSIVE CLASSES
February 13th-17th
Celebration of Craft, Commerce and Community for Writers
11th Annual Event
The InterContinental Mark Hopkins Hotel
Featuring:
- Julie Kagawa, USA Today & NY Times bestselling author of The Iron Fey series
- NoViolet Bulawayo, Caine Award winner and author of We Need New Names
- Chitra Divakaruni, international bestselling author of The Mistress of Spices
- Barry Eisler, author of the bestselling Rain and Treven series
- Dan Millman, of Peaceful Warrior fame and The Creative Compass
- Rhys Bowen, Agatha and Anthony award-winning author of the Molly Murphy series
Take your writing career to new levels. Immerse yourself in the quality inter- action with 100+ literary agents, editors, publishers and bestselling authors. Exhibit hall, bookstore and a special evening presentation with Julie Kagawa will be open to the public.
The SFWC Pre/Post Event Classes are open to non-attendees. Get details—including a full presenters list and online registration and opt-in for the SFWC Newsletter at www.SFWriters.org.
by CWC Marin administrator | Nov 3, 2013 | Classes and Workshops
Novato AAUW 5th Annual Author Event
Saturday, November 9, 2013, 2 – 4 p.m.
Trevitt Hall, 710 Wilson Ave., Novato.
Novato AAUW presents Lynn Henriksen, author of Tell Tale Souls: Writing the Mother Memoir.
Keeping Spirits Alive—Tap Memory and Write Memoir
Memories . . . If you don’t write them down, they will be lost. Wouldn’t that be a shame?
Lynn Henriksen invites you into a spirited and soulful world where the focus is on “Keeping Spirits Alive.” You’ll find keys to unlock memories and how to perceive them in a whole new light. Tapping memory creatively will trigger unexpected impressions and provide the means to move memory into memoir with honesty and imagination. Learn why emotional memory is the all-powerful catalyst in discovering the character and spirit of people and the significant events you want remembered. Then find out how to use emotional memory to create stories filled with passion and energy. After all, that’s what will make the memoirs only you can write memorable.
Whether you’re just thinking about writing memoir or well into it and whether your stories are heartwarming or heartwrenching, get your creative juices flowing and awaken your voice to breathe life into inspired memoirs.
Lynn Cook Henriksen, The Story Woman™, is the founder of “TellTale Souls,” an enterprise promoting writing memoir creatively through workshops, classes, speaking presentations, and her award-winning guidebook, TellTale Souls Writing the Mother Memoir: How to Tap Memory and Write Your Story Capturing Character & Spirit. As an intuitive leader, Lynn discovered a profound way to keep spirits alive after witnessing Alzheimer’s disease ravage her mother’s mind. As an author, teacher, and entrepreneur, she has helped hundreds of people from 9 to 90 capture the memories and feelings they never thought they could record.
Lynn is a member of California Writers Club, Marin and past president of the Women’s National Book Association, San Francisco.
by CWC Marin administrator | Aug 17, 2013 | Classes and Workshops
Date: October 27, 2013
Time: 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
The 2013-14 “Opening Act” series will begin October 27th at 1:00 pm in advance of our regular monthly meeting.
Part One: Sunday. Oct. 27
“Present to Past and Back Again
The retrospective narrator in fiction and memoir”
This session explores how authors leave the present to explore their own or their character’s past lives. It includes examples from four novels as well a take-home exercise in plotting your own retrospective story.
Our guest speaker is Marin Branch member, Jo Haraf, who has graciously offered to present a two-part discussion on the use of Retrospective in fiction and memoir.
If you are interested in making your “Opening Act” presentation, concerning any aspect of the craft of writing, please contact Jon Shearer at: jc.shearerart@yahoo.com for scheduling. We all possess literary talents that we can share with our fellow members. Take the opportunity to let us know what you know!
by CWC Marin administrator | Aug 7, 2013 | Classes and Workshops, Events
| Why There Are Words Literary Reading Series always provides a magical night with its award-winning writers. Join us August 8, 2013 at Studio 333 to find out what the following fine writers have up their sleeves when they read their works on the theme “Magic.” Doors open at 7 pm & readings begin at 7:15. $10. Bring extra cash for books and booze. See the WTAW website for the authors’ full bios and other info.
See the WTAW website for the bios of our readers Nan Cuba, Julia DeBondt_Barker, Katie Hafner, Alan Kaufman, Natalie Serber, Ryan Sloan.
Why There Are Words is the brainchild of and curated by Peg Alford Pursell. WTAW was named SF Guardian’s Best of the Bay for Literary Event 2012. We’re proud of that and glad you agree. We draw writers from all over the world but we continue to showcase the many fabulous Bay Area writers.
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by CWC Marin administrator | Mar 14, 2013 | Classes and Workshops, Events
#1 New York Times Best Selling Author Cheryl Strayed 
(author of “Wild”, “Torch”, & “Tiny Beautiful Things”) will be in Petaluma for a full day writing workshop, craft talk, and reading June 1, 2013 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
TICKETS are going FAST: http://www.cherylstrayedevent.com
