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Halloween Costume Contest Winners!

Our Halloween party on October 30 at Awful Annies was a big success. Here are the winners!

First Place      – Terry Wicks (center) as “Lady Luck” 
Second Place  – Lisa Schliff (left) as a Flamingo
Third Place     – Phyllis Kalbach as a (very timely) suffragette.

Thanks to Gold Country Writer Member (and President) Susan Korn for this photo.

Thanks to Sheila Lopez for sending the contest results.

GCW Member Rosanne McHenry Featured on Cody Stark’s
Good Day Sacramento!

Rosanne met with Cody Stark, popular talk show host from CBS Channel 31’s “Good Day Sacramento,” on October 15, 2024. Congratulations Rosanne! 

Cody took Rosanne on a walk along the American River near Auburn, asking her all about her newest book: ‘Tales From a Rogue Ranger’, as well as her first book ‘Trip Tales: From Family Camping to Life as a Ranger’.

Cody laughed out loud at the stories about a wild goose chase, a stolen picnic table, a miner on a mule, how to use a coffee cup to stop a riot on the beach, the World Gold Panning Championships, bear encounters, and all the other wild and crazy things a park ranger deals with.

Cody’s Caravan is on the road every week capturing fun events and unique stories.  His engaging style brings out the best in others. Here is a YouTube clip from the event:

https://youtu.be/rCEc6ULjros

November Speaker
Danna Wilberg

November 20, 2024 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon, PDT

Our speaker will be Danna Wilberg
Her subject will be

“How Script Writing Can Enhance Your Novel Writing Experience”

This meeting will be held in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall.
The public is invited. The meeting is free to attend.

Click here for Rose Room address, map, and directions. Also, info on Rose Room parking, now offsite only.

Dänna Wilberg has written, produced, and directed multiple award-winning short films. She produced and hosted TV programs in Sacramento for over a decade and was one of the first people inducted into Access Sacramento’s “A Place Called Sacramento” Hall of Fame. She is the author of a romantic-suspense trilogy — The Red Chair, The Grey Door, and The Black Dress; and a 3-book paranormal-suspense series “Borrowed Time” — Book 1 – Broken Promises, Book 2 – Missing, and Book 3 – Mind Game.

www.dannawilberg.com/

Gold Country Writers & The Humane Society of the Sierra Foothills

In cooperation with the Humane Society’s Used Book Store at 381 Nevada Street in Auburn, writers from GCW will have a chance to donate their books for sale. The books will be displayed in a special large bookcase that will also feature GCW’s own publications. Authors will not receive any money, but instead have the opportunity to have their book available to be seen by book store patrons, during the month of October. Writers may include their own bookmarks and flyers announcing where the book may be purchased. For more information, please contact Sarah Pressler by phone at 530-401-1216 of by email at sarahpressler2@gmail.com.

Regular Monthly Meetings

Our meetings are held on Wednesdays. 
1st Wednesday   – Business Meeting
2nd Wednesday – Drop-in Critique
3rd Wednesday  – Guest Speakers & Workshops
4th Wednesday  – Drop-in Critique
5th Wednesday  – Social Event

Meetings are normally held at The Rose Room, Auburn City Hall
Click here for Rose Room at City Hall map, address, and directions. Also, info on Rose Room parking.

Gold Country Writers Members Are Medal-Winning Finalists for International Awards

Dorothe Kress, “The Risk: Forbidden Love Behind the Iron Curtain,” and Kathryn Shields, “On the Point of a Star,” are medal-winning finalists in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards 2024. The NGIBA is the largest international awards program established to recognize and honor the most exceptional independently published books. Congratulations to both authors!!

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