by CWC Marin administrator | Sep 16, 2013 | Events
“The Evolution of a Book:
From Idea to Publication”
Sunday, October 27, 2013: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Book Passage, Corte Madera
Author of the bestselling novel The Oracle of Stamboul, Michael David Lukas has been a Fulbright Scholar in Turkey, a night-shift proofreader in Tel Aviv, and a waiter at the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference in Vermont. A 2010 National Endowment for the Arts fellow and finalist for the 2012 California Book Award, he lives in Oakland.
Michael David Lukas
Michael is a recipient of scholarships from the National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Summer Writers’ Institute, Squaw Valley Community of Writers, and Elizabeth George Foundation.
Sunday, October 27, 2013, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Book Passage, Corte Madera.
by CWC Marin administrator | Sep 14, 2013 | Events
Mill Valley Outdoor Art Club presents
California Writer Club member Christie Nelson, author of Dreaming Mill Valley, Woodacre and My Moveable Feast
and
John M. King, writer and Publisher of Mill Valley Literary Review, Place as Character
Please join us for a discussion, reading and slide show
Thursday, September 19, 1PM
One West Blithedale, Mill Valley 94941
www.outdoorartclub.org
415-383-2582
Free and Open to the Public
by CWC Marin administrator | Sep 4, 2013 | Events
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.
by CWC Marin administrator | Aug 18, 2013 | Events
Come Revel in Writing
Sunday, September 22, 2013
1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
If you would like to participate in organizing this important event, click here . . .
by CWC Marin administrator | Aug 18, 2013 | Events
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.
2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Main Event: Michael David Lukas
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
by CWC Marin administrator | Aug 17, 2013 | Events
The 2013-14 “Opening Act” series begins at 1:00 pm in advance of our regular monthly meeting.
Part Two: Sunday, November 17
“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!
