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2025 Nonfiction Short Story Contest Awards Celebration Video
The video of the 2025 Nonfiction Short Story Contest Awards Celebration held at at Auburn City Hall on Saturday, October 4, 2025, is now available.
Click on underlined link to view the ACTV YouTube Video titled “Gold Country Writers Nonfiction Short Story Contest”.
Top Three WINNERS!
#1 “Light in the Storm” by Barbara Young
$100 in Gold Coins plus Certificate plus Name Engraved on Perpetual Plaque
# 2 “Hero of Bull Creek Bridge” by Della Clavere
$75 in Gold Coins plus Certificate
#3 “Queen of Fate” by Jeaninne Escallier Kato
$50 in Gold Coins plus Certificate
Our thanks to everyone who participated. We appreciate our 2025 contest sponsors.
Upcoming 3rd Wednesdays
GCW Speaker meetings are held on the third Wednesday of the month in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall. The public is invited to attend free.
November 19 Catharine Bramkamp
“The Creative Impulse in an Age of False Perfection“
December 17 No Speaker
Due to holiday schedules, Wednesday, Dec 17th, will be a Drop-In Critique.
January 21 Matthew Minson
“Similarities in Writing Comedy & Horror”
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November Speaker
Catharine Bramkamp
Wednesday, November 19, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon
Our speaker will be Catharine Bramkamp on “The Creative Impulse in an Age of False Perfection.”
Catharine Bramkamp is a writing coach and workshop facilitator; and she has authored 27 books, including fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Her most recent nonfiction book is Out Loud: A Writing Adventure for Women. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Nevada County Arts Council, Empire Club, and on the organizing committees for the Sierra Poetry Festival and the Sierra Writers Conference. For more information, visit: https://catharine-bramkamp.com/.
Speaker meetings are held in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall.
Public Invited — Free
No Speaker Events in December
Wednesday, December 10, 2025 will be a Holiday Party.
Wednesday, December 17, 2025, will be a Drop-In Critique.
January Speaker
Matthew Minson
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon
Our speaker will be Matthew Minson on “Similarities in Writing Comedy and Horror.”
Screenwriter and author Matthew Minson has written for Esther’s Follies and numerous comedians. He received the “Best Indie Book Award for Humor” for Sun City: A Hilariously Addictive Story of Rebellion. Also, he wrote the psychological thriller and screen adaptation of Perspectives, which has been called “Misery meets The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.” He is represented by Dean Krystek at WordLink, Inc. For more info, visit: https://www.writerminson.com/.
Speaker meetings are held in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall.
Public Invited — Free