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| January, 2010 | |||
| 16 | Reading at this meeting: Nancy Etchemendy & Jeff Carlson The Variety Preview Room 582 Market St. @ Montgomery 1st floor of The Hobart Bldg. | ||
| 23 | Saturday, January 23, 2010 - Write Tight(ly) 10-10:50 Overview: What is tight writing? Why is it important? How can we achieve this? Examples. Presenter: Jeanne Miller 11:10-12:30 Write Tight(ly) workshop - Brief review of tight writing and how to achieve it. Workshop/exercises. Presenter: Jean Hegland Sign up for these workshops via PayPal! If you would rather mail us your reservations, you can use this this form This will open a PDF file for you to print off. | ||
| 30 | Create Tension 10:00-10:50 Overview: Examples of tension. Why is it important? How can we achieve tension? Presenter: Ransom Stephens 11:10-12:30 Create tension workshop Brief review of tension and how to create. Workshop/exercises on creating tension. Presenter: Stefanie Freele Sign up for these workshops via PayPal! If you would rather mail us your reservations, you can use this this form This will open a PDF file for you to print off. | ||
| February | |||
| 6 | End it Right 10:00-10:50 Overview: What is the right place to end? Not too soon or too late. Why is this important? Examples of of endings. Presenter: Ana Manwaring 11:10-12:30 End it Right workshop - Brief review of right places/ways to end Workshop/exercises on ending a story. Presenter: Becca Lawton Sign up for these workshops via PayPal! If you would rather mail us your reservations, you can use this this form This will open a PDF file for you to print off. | ||
| 6 | 5:30-7:00 PM: UniverSoul open mike poetry and music at Barking Dog Roasters, 18133 Hwy 12, Boyes Hot Springs, Ca. 95476(near Sonoma Mission Inn) This venue is hosted by Juanita J. Martin, Sonoma County Library Slam Champion and member of Redwood Writers. This venue welcomes poets and musicians to read and perform on open mike. This venue will host featured poets as well. For more info, call Juanita at (707) 435-1807 or email her at freelance@jmartinpoetwriter.com. You may also call the cafe at (707) 939-1905. Parking is limited.
Stefanie Freele is the featured reader. | ||
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| 18 | Writers Forum Presents Amy Rennert, agent 7:00 pm 9:00 pm Petaluma Community Center, 320 No. McDowell Blvd. Petaluma $15 at the door.
The Amy Rennert Agency specializes in books that matter. Amy has spent more than 20 years in the publishing business, pursuing her passion for the written word. The agency represents a select group of quality fiction and nonfiction writers--many of them award-winners--and dozens of agency books have been New York Times and national bestsellers. Amy Rennert is the former editor in chief of two national magazines and she is on the faculty of the Stanford Publishing Course. For more information: Please visit Marlene Cullen's website: www.thewritespot.us or contact Marlene at mcullen@comcast.net | ||
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Joe Quirk is launching a campaign to get the science of relationships out of the science aisle and into the relationships aisle of the book store. He lectures about the biology of relationships to anyone who cant give him detention. In some photographs it looks like he has a sperm burrowing into his head. Quirk is also a bestselling novelist. He is the author of The Ultimate Rush, an action thriller about rollerblading. He just finished his second novel, Exult, about hang gliders who live out the Icarus myth. Ever prolific, Joe also completed his second smart-ass science book, Tools Are From Men, Talk Is From Women; Why Your Partners Brain is Weird. | ||
| March | |||
| 6 | 5:30-7:00 PM: UniverSoul open mike poetry and music at Barking Dog Roasters, 18133 Hwy 12, Boyes Hot Springs, Ca. 95476(near Sonoma Mission Inn) This venue is hosted by Juanita J. Martin, Sonoma County Library Slam Champion and member of Redwood Writers. This venue welcomes poets and musicians to read and perform on open mike. This venue will host featured poets as well. For more info, call Juanita at (707) 435-1807 or email her at freelance@jmartinpoetwriter.com. You may also call the cafe at (707) 939-1905. Parking is limited | ||
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| 12-14 | 8th Annual Big Sur Writing Workshop for Adult Fiction, Young Adult and Middle-Grade Fiction
For the past twelve years, writers have come to the Big Sur Writing Workshops for an intensive weekend of working on manuscripts with publishing professionals who are dedicated to helping new writers. The workshops are designed for writers who have a finished or partially finished manuscript that needs critiquing, revisions, editorial help and guidance.
Our workshop provides the tools needed to prepare ones work for publication as manuscripts must be totally polished to sell in this tight market. The format of the weekend program is different from other conferences and workshops. Writers meet and work closely with at least three faculty members throughout the weekend, from agents to editors to authors. The ratio of faculty to writers is five to one or better. No two writers have the same experience and it is the unique nature of our workshop that has made it so popular that a large number of attendees return year after year. | ||
| 13 | BAIPA Annual Get Published! Institute Dominican College / Guzman Lecture Hall 50 Acacia Ave San Rafael, CA 94901 | ||
| 14 | For a map, click here. Our speaker will be Hal Zina Bennett. In addition to being a prolific author, Hal has helped over 200 authors develop their own work, several of them bestsellers. Look on the acknowledgment pages of your favorite books and you just might find him prominently mentioned there. His seminars on writing and spirituality are legendary. | ||
| 18 | Writers Forum Presents Jean Heglund, author 7:00 pm 9:00 pm Petaluma Community Center, 320 No. McDowell Blvd. Petaluma $15 at the door.
Jean Hegland is the author of three books. Her first novel, Into the Forest, has been translated into a dozen languages, and selected for a number of campus- and community-wide reading programs. Most recently, it was chosen by Santa Rosa Junior College to be the English Department's Work of Literary Merit for spring semesters 2010 and 2011. Of her second novel, Windfalls, the Midwest Book Review says it is "a profound look at motherhood," and Publishers Weekly calls it "a good prospect for reading groups." Excerpts from her book of non-fiction, The Life Within: Celebration of Pregnancy, have been published as a college English textbook, a high school science textbook, and a book about journal-keeping for pregnant women. Jean is a frequent presenter at writing conferences, and often teaches creative writing courses at Santa Rosa Junior College. She lives in the woods west of Healdsburg. For more information: Please visit Marlene Cullen's website: www.thewritespot.us or contact Marlene at mcullen@comcast.net | ||
| 23 | Reading at this meeting: Chaz Brenchley & Malinda Lo The Variety Preview Room 582 Market St. @ Montgomery 1st floor of The Hobart Bldg. | ||
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| April | |||
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| 1-30 | This year's focus: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain | ||
| 3 | 5:30-7:00 PM: UniverSoul open mike poetry and music at Barking Dog Roasters, 18133 Hwy 12, Boyes Hot Springs, Ca. 95476(near Sonoma Mission Inn) This venue is hosted by Juanita J. Martin, Sonoma County Library Slam Champion and member of Redwood Writers. This venue welcomes poets and musicians to read and perform on open mike. This venue will host featured poets as well. For more info, call Juanita at (707) 435-1807 or email her at freelance@jmartinpoetwriter.com. You may also call the cafe at (707) 939-1905. Parking is limited | ||
| 3-4 | Write with Adair Lara 10:00 am 3:00 pm Petaluma Community Center, 320 No. McDowell Blvd. Petaluma
The idea that we each have a distinct and compelling story to tell is the essence of memoir. Readers are hungry for accounts of triumph over personal crisis. How did you survive what happened, and what did you learn from it? In this workshop youll identify the tale you have to tell and how to tell it. Youll also learn to think in terms of pivotal events, which become the scenes, how and when to let the background come in. We will learn to pay homage to the details. Workshop: 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Tea and Muffins: 9:30 am to 10 amPrice: $195, lunch and snacks included Please send a check payable to Marlene Cullen, 70 Paula Lane, Petaluma, CA 94952 contact Marlene at mcullen@comcast.net 707-762-6279 | ||
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| 15 | Writers Forum Presents Teresa LeYung Ryan and Elisa Southard, authors and motivational speakers 7:00 pm 9:00 pm Petaluma Community Center, 320 No. McDowell Blvd. Petaluma $15 at the door.
Teresa LeYung Ryan has been helping writers since her mother-daughter novel Love Made of Heart was published. As a manuscript consultant and writing-career coach, she helps her clients identify themes and archetypes, polish their manuscripts, and map out their careers. Her website www.LoveMadeOfHeart.com offers resources for readers and writers.
As a community spirit, Teresa LeYung Ryan uses her mother-daughter novel Love Made of Heart to: For more information: Please visit Marlene Cullen's website: www.thewritespot.us or contact Marlene at mcullen@comcast.net | ||
| 17-18 | Pleasanton Poetry and Prose Festival | ||
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| May | |||
| 1 | 5:30-7:00 PM: UniverSoul open mike poetry and music at Barking Dog Roasters, 18133 Hwy 12, Boyes Hot Springs, Ca. 95476(near Sonoma Mission Inn) This venue is hosted by Juanita J. Martin, Sonoma County Library Slam Champion and member of Redwood Writers. This venue welcomes poets and musicians to read and perform on open mike. This venue will host featured poets as well. For more info, call Juanita at (707) 435-1807 or email her at freelance@jmartinpoetwriter.com. You may also call the cafe at (707) 939-1905. Parking is limited | ||
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| 20 | Writers Forum Presents Marta Acosta, author 7:00 pm 9:00 pm Petaluma Community Center, 320 No. McDowell Blvd. Petaluma $15 at the door.
Marta Acosta lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. She was a feral reader, roaming the stacks of the public library. She received a degree in English Literature and Creative Writing from Stanford University and has written for the San Francisco Chronicle, the Contra Costa Times, and Spaces Magazine. Marta lives with her husband and son and their crazy dog. An avid gardener, she likes independent films, funny novels, loud music and lively conversations. Shes always happy to hear from readers, even the ones who point out typos. For more information: Please visit Marlene Cullen's website: www.thewritespot.us or contact Marlene at mcullen@comcast.net | ||
| 22-23 | Kennedy Grove Regional Recreation Area 6531 San Pablo Dam Rd, El Sobrante, California | ||
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| June | |||
| 5 | 5:30-7:00 PM: UniverSoul open mike poetry and music at Barking Dog Roasters, 18133 Hwy 12, Boyes Hot Springs, Ca. 95476(near Sonoma Mission Inn) This venue is hosted by Juanita J. Martin, Sonoma County Library Slam Champion and member of Redwood Writers. This venue welcomes poets and musicians to read and perform on open mike. This venue will host featured poets as well. For more info, call Juanita at (707) 435-1807 or email her at freelance@jmartinpoetwriter.com. You may also call the cafe at (707) 939-1905. Parking is limited | ||
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| 17 | Writers Forum Presents Carolyn Jewel, author 7:00 pm 9:00 pm Petaluma Community Center, 320 No. McDowell Blvd. Petaluma $15 at the door.
CAROLYN JEWEL has been writing stories ever since she could scribble. Now that she's grown up (mostly) she writes historical and paranormal romance because she loves history and imagining the lives of people who lived in years past, and because she's fascinated by the loves and travails of the not-exactly-human in any time period. For more information: Please visit Marlene Cullen's website: www.thewritespot.us or contact Marlene at mcullen@comcast.net | ||
| July | |||
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| 3 | 5:30-7:00 PM: UniverSoul open mike poetry and music at Barking Dog Roasters, 18133 Hwy 12, Boyes Hot Springs, Ca. 95476(near Sonoma Mission Inn) This venue is hosted by Juanita J. Martin, Sonoma County Library Slam Champion and member of Redwood Writers. This venue welcomes poets and musicians to read and perform on open mike. This venue will host featured poets as well. For more info, call Juanita at (707) 435-1807 or email her at freelance@jmartinpoetwriter.com. You may also call the cafe at (707) 939-1905. Parking is limited | ||
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| 15 | Writers Forum Presents Lynn Goodwin, author 7:00 pm 9:00 pm Petaluma Community Center, 320 No. McDowell Blvd. Petaluma $15 at the door.
B. LYNN GOODWIN is a teacher, editor, freelance writer, published in numerous anthologies, newspapers and ezines. She is the author of You Want Me To Do What? Journaling for Caregivers (Tate Publishing), and owner of Writer Advice, www.writeradvice.com For more information: Please visit Marlene Cullen's website: www.thewritespot.us or contact Marlene at mcullen@comcast.net | ||
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| August | |||
| 7 | 5:30-7:00 PM: UniverSoul open mike poetry and music at Barking Dog Roasters, 18133 Hwy 12, Boyes Hot Springs, Ca. 95476(near Sonoma Mission Inn) This venue is hosted by Juanita J. Martin, Sonoma County Library Slam Champion and member of Redwood Writers. This venue welcomes poets and musicians to read and perform on open mike. This venue will host featured poets as well. For more info, call Juanita at (707) 435-1807 or email her at freelance@jmartinpoetwriter.com. You may also call the cafe at (707) 939-1905. Parking is limited | ||
| 15 | For a map, click here. | ||
| September | |||
| 4 | 5:30-7:00 PM: UniverSoul open mike poetry and music at Barking Dog Roasters, 18133 Hwy 12, Boyes Hot Springs, Ca. 95476(near Sonoma Mission Inn) This venue is hosted by Juanita J. Martin, Sonoma County Library Slam Champion and member of Redwood Writers. This venue welcomes poets and musicians to read and perform on open mike. This venue will host featured poets as well. For more info, call Juanita at (707) 435-1807 or email her at freelance@jmartinpoetwriter.com. You may also call the cafe at (707) 939-1905. Parking is limited | ||
| 12 | For a map, click here. | ||
| 25-10/2 | Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read!
Banned Books Week is the only national celebration of the freedom to read. It was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in schools, bookstores and libraries. More than a thousand books have been challenged since 1982. The challenges have occurred in every state and in hundreds of communities. People challenge books that they say are too sexual or too violent. They object to profanity and slang, and protest against offensive portrayals of racial or religious groups--or positive portrayals of homosexuals. Their targets range from books that explore the latest problems to classic and beloved works of American literature. | ||
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| October | |||
| 2 | 5:30-7:00 PM: UniverSoul open mike poetry and music at Barking Dog Roasters, 18133 Hwy 12, Boyes Hot Springs, Ca. 95476(near Sonoma Mission Inn) This venue is hosted by Juanita J. Martin, Sonoma County Library Slam Champion and member of Redwood Writers. This venue welcomes poets and musicians to read and perform on open mike. This venue will host featured poets as well. For more info, call Juanita at (707) 435-1807 or email her at freelance@jmartinpoetwriter.com. You may also call the cafe at (707) 939-1905. Parking is limited | ||
| 10 | For a map, click here. | ||
| 14-17 | World Mystery Convention, San Francisco! | ||
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| 28-30 | Columbus, OH | ||
| November | |||
| 1-30 | National Novel Writing Month is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to novel writing. Participants begin writing November 1. The goal is to write a 175-page (50,000-word) novel by midnight, November 30. | ||
| 6 | 5:30-7:00 PM: UniverSoul open mike poetry and music at Barking Dog Roasters, 18133 Hwy 12, Boyes Hot Springs, Ca. 95476(near Sonoma Mission Inn) This venue is hosted by Juanita J. Martin, Sonoma County Library Slam Champion and member of Redwood Writers. This venue welcomes poets and musicians to read and perform on open mike. This venue will host featured poets as well. For more info, call Juanita at (707) 435-1807 or email her at freelance@jmartinpoetwriter.com. You may also call the cafe at (707) 939-1905. Parking is limited | ||
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| December | |||
| 4 | 5:30-7:00 PM: UniverSoul open mike poetry and music at Barking Dog Roasters, 18133 Hwy 12, Boyes Hot Springs, Ca. 95476(near Sonoma Mission Inn) This venue is hosted by Juanita J. Martin, Sonoma County Library Slam Champion and member of Redwood Writers. This venue welcomes poets and musicians to read and perform on open mike. This venue will host featured poets as well. For more info, call Juanita at (707) 435-1807 or email her at freelance@jmartinpoetwriter.com. You may also call the cafe at (707) 939-1905. Parking is limited | ||
| 12 | For a map, click here. |
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