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SPECIAL NOTE: The September 11 Drop In Critique Meeting will be held at the Auburn Airport Barnstormer Room from 10am to noon.
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.
September Speaker – EJ DeBrun
September 18, 2024 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon, PDT
Our speaker will be EJ DeBrun
Her subject will be
“THE PRINCIPLES OF NARRATIVE BELIEVABILITY:
How to Make Your Fiction Realer Than Real.”
This meeting will be held in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall.
The public is invited. The meeting is free to attend.
EJ DeBrun is a former animator with a Master’s degree in Animation from Savannah College of Art and Design. During her time in the film and television industry, she worked with many veteran industry professionals at studios such as Nickelodeon and Lucasfilms Animation. She has also written for television at an independent studio. Having left the industry, she now uses her creative experience to write fiction in the science fiction and fantasy genre. https://www.ejdebrun.com/
October Speaker – Joey Garcia
October 16, 2024 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon, PDT
Our speaker will be Joey Garcia
Her subject will be
“ASK ME ANYTHING with JOEY GARCIA”
This meeting will be held in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall.
The public is invited. The meeting is free to attend.
Joey Garcia is an editor and book coach who has scored national publicity for her clients and helped them successfully sign with agents and publishers. Joey’s poems, essays, and short stories have received awards and publication. A former media professional, she has worked as a TV producer, on-air talent, magazine writer, corporate public relations executive, and international speaker.
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!!
KUDOS TO:Dorothe Kress and Kathryn Shields, winning finalists in Next Generation Indie Book Awards. Great that our members are winning finalists in an international contest! See article in the Auburn Journal! The winners of the 2024 Gold Country Writers Poetry Contest: First place Catharine Brankamp; Second place Lisa Schliff; Third place Leslie Warren. The 16 entries were judged by three published poets. Leslie Warren’s poem, “Baja Morning,” took third place. Lisa Schliff’s, “Downhill Slide,” took second place. Catharine Bramkamp’s “Lilith,” took first place. The celebration was held on April 3, 2024.
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