Hello again, Marin writers and CWC members!
Only three weeks until our exciting Marin Writes mini-conference on September 22! We’ve got Constance Hale as plenary speaker, agents and publishers waiting to hear your pitches, and wonderful readers—and a lot of great donations of food and beverages.
Sunday, September 22, 2013
1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
If you would like to participate in organizing this important event, click here . . .
The California Writers’ Club is one of the oldest writer’s organizations in continuous operation in the nation. Our members are poets, journalists, essayists, technical writers, and creators of genre and literary fiction, as well as editors, booksellers, and others involved in related fields, all joined together for the common goal of educating ourselves and the community on the craft of writing and publishing.
Lukas’ bestselling novel The Oracle of Stamboul (Harper Collins 2011) was the “OneBookOneMarin” 2012 selection. He has been a Fulibright Scholar in Turkey, a night-shift proofreader in Tel Avid, and a waiter at the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference in Vermont.
He is a recipient of scholarships from the National Endowment for the Arts, New York Sate Summer Writers’ Institute, Squaw Valley Community of Writers, and Elizabeth George Foundation. He writing has appeared in The San Francisco Chronicle, The Wall Street Journal VQR, and Slate, among others. When he is not writing, he teaches creative writing to third and fourth graders at an elementary school.
Third Week of October: California Writers Week
The Marin branch was chartered with CWC in 1999. For additional information, visit our History page or the California Writers Club website: www.calwriters.org
The 2013-14 “Opening Act” series begins at 1:00 pm in advance of our regular monthly meeting.
“Leaps to Backstory and the Past”
Transitions may be simple blank space or a new chapter while reader engaging transitions use people, objects, and the senses to leap to an earlier period. This session uses examples from novels and short stories to demonstrate fluid movements in time.
If you are interested in making your own “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!
THE 2013 ANIMALS, ANIMALS, ANIMALS BOOK FESTIVAL – CALL FOR ENTRIES
CHICAGO (August 13, 2013) _ The 2013 Animals, Animals, Animals Book Festival has issued a call for entries to its competition honoring the best stories from the world of dogs, cats, horses, wild beasts, birds, insects, reptiles and other creatures great and small.
The Animals, Animals, Animals Book Festival will consider works in the following categories: dogs, cats, birds, horses, insects, fish, reptiles, children’s books, young adult, working animals, wild card (anything goes!), pets, jungle, farm, city animals, biography/memoirs, talking, photography, horror, science, unpublished manuscripts, and spiritual/religious. All entries must be in English.
The competition honors general excellence and the awards are intended to draw public attention to worthy selections during the busiest season for book sales.
Our grand prize for the 2013 AAA Book Festival winner is a $500 appearance fee and a flight to our gala awards ceremony in Chicago in November, 2013.
Submitted works will be judged by a panel using the following criteria:
1) General excellence and the author’s passion for telling a good story.
2) The potential of the work to reach a wider audience.
FESTIVAL RULES: Animals, Animals, Animals Book Festival submissions cannot be returned. Each entry must contain the official entry form, including your e-mail address and contact telephone number. All shipping and handling costs must be borne by entrants.
Deadline submissions in each category must be postmarked by the close of business on October 10, 2013. Winners will be notified by e-mail and on the web site. Please note that judges read and consider submissions on an ongoing basis, comparing early entries with later submissions at our meetings.
TO ENTER: Entry forms are available online at www.animalsbookfestival.com or may be faxed/e-mailed to you. Please contact our office at 323-665-8080 for fax requests. Applications must be accompanied by a non-refundable entry fee of $50 in the form of a check, money order or PayPal online payment in U.S. dollars for each submission. Multiple submissions are permitted but each entry must be accompanied by a separate form and entry fee.
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CONTACT:
323-665-8080
bruce@animalsbookfestival.com
September 22, 2013
1 to 5 p.m. at Book Passage in Corte Madera.
Mark your calendars now for this event.
Not only do we have agents and publishers, readings, food/wine/music, our Keynote speaker is Constance Hale.
We need volunteers for this event: food/wine donations, help on the day, and anything else you’d like to contribute to a splendid day!
Contact Event Chair Joan Steidinger: DrJoanS@earthlink.net