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JOIN US for the 2025 Nonfiction Short Story Contest CELEBRATION!
Winners of the 2025 Nonfiction Short Story Contest will be revealed at a celebration hosted by Gold Country Writers on Saturday, October 4, 2025, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., at Auburn City Hall.
Guest speaker is best-selling author Joan Griffin, on the topic, “Unleash Your Inner Storyteller: Turning True Events to Stories.”
The event will begin at 2pm in the Council Chambers theater, then gather for refreshments downstairs in the Rose Room.
Presentations will be recorded by ACTV Auburn Community Television.
Public Welcome.
First Place $100 and name engraved on perpetual trophy plaque
Second Place $75
Third Place $50
Congratulations to the finalists and thank you to everyone who participated.
Three winners will be revealed from the top ten finalists (in alphabetical order by author surname):
“El Encierro” by Andrew Barclay
“Up the Alcan” by Daniel Carrigg
“Hero of Bull Creek Bridge” by Della Clavere
“Celebrating A Celebrity Moose” by Heidi Currey
“The Leap” by Kiera Garcia
“Finding Luba” by Trudi Gardner
“Queen of Fate” by Jeaninne Escallier Kato
“My First Omelet” by Chris Massey
“Four Minutes” by Joli Roberts
“Light in the Storm” by Barbara Young
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.
October 15 Anne Da Vigo
“Creating Fiction from Real Events“
November 19 Catharine Bramkamp
“The Creative Impulse in an Age of False Perfection“
December 17 No Speaker
Join us for a fun social event.
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Read & Review
Friday, October 10, Read & Review will meet at Depoe Bay Coffee Roasters, 893 High Street, Auburn. Please arrive early to order something and join us in the back room from 10 a.m.to noon.
We will be discussing two books:
Abby’s Fire: A Mt. Prospect Mystery, by Corinne Malcolm Ibeling and R. I. Partridge (Rebecca Inch-Partridge)
The True Story of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Stevens: The Ghosts of Kennicott by Randy Landenberger writing as Randy L. Scott
October Speaker
Anne Da Vigo
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon
Our speaker will be Anne Da Vigo on “Creating Fiction from Real Events.”
Anne Da Vigo is the author of Night Flight, inspired by the real-life 1955 airplane bombing out of Denver airport. It was released early this year. Her other thrillers include Bakersfield Boys Club and Thread of Gold, also based on actual events. She is a former journalist who covered police and the courts for newspapers throughout California, including the trial in the first of the infamous Lords of Bakersfield murders.
For more info, visit https://annedavigoauthor.com/.
Speaker meetings are held in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall.
Public Invited — Free
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