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Upcoming Speakers

GCW Speaker meetings are held on the third Wednesday of the month in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall.

May 21 Chris Hennessy
“WRITE IT, FILM IT, SHARE IT – The power of video for authors”

June 18 Jennifer Basye Sander
“Digging for Factual Treasure”

July 16 Jennifer K. Morita
“Querying A to Q – Pitching to Literary Agents”

2025 Poetry Contest and 100-Word Story Contest

Poetry Contest AND 100-Word Story Contest both closed on April 2.

Celebration of both contests on April 30 (general public invited.)

For 2025 Poetry Contest details, see 2025 Poetry Contest

For 2025 100-Word Story Contest details, see 2025 100-Word Story Contest

May Speaker Chris Hennessy

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon

Our speaker will be Chris Hennessy on the topic “WRITE IT, FILM IT, SHARE IT – The power of video for authors.”

As a filmmaker, Chris Hennessy marketed, sold, and produced over 1,500 professional projects for clients including Google, eBay, the SF 49ers, Deloitte, Office Max, and The American Cancer Society from 1990 to 2018. As a speaker, he regularly presents at writers’ conferences and clubs. Currently, he is working on his memoir, Touched by Hannah — about a man with cancer, his one-pound newborn, and their fight for life — and produced a film to promote it.

June Speaker Jennifer Basye Sander

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon

Our speaker will be Jennifer Basye Sander on the topic “Digging for Factual Treasure.”

Former Random House Senior Editor, Jennifer Basye Sander worked in the acquisitions end of the publishing industry for twenty years. She is a New York Times bestselling author and has written more than sixty books. As a literary historian, Jennifer has presented research papers at four International Hemingway Conferences, most recently in San Sebastián, Spain. Her most recent book is Churchill: A Drinking Life, Champagne, Cognac, and Cocktails.