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Contests Celebration
Join us for the Contests Celebration, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall on Wednesday, April 29.
- 100-Word Story Contest
- Poetry Contest
Public is welcome, free to all.
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.
April 15 Karen A. Phillips
“Using Tropes to Strengthen Your Story”
May 20 Geri Spieler
“Bringing Journalistic Rigor to Fictional Storytelling”
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April Speaker
Karen A. Phillips
Wednesday, April 15, 2026 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon
Our speaker will be Karen A. Phillips on “Using Tropes to Strengthen Your Story”.
Karen A. Phillips is a past president of Capitol Crimes, the Sacramento chapter of Sisters In Crime. Her books in the Rocky Nelson Boxing Mystery series, which features an amateur sleuth who boxes, are: A Deadly Combo (Book 1), A Deadly Match (Book 2), and A Deadly Hook (Book 3). And yes, Karen does take boxing lessons. For more info and to subscribe to her newsletter, visit KarenAPhillips.com.
May Speaker
Geri Spieler
Wednesday May 20, 2026 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon
Our speaker will be Geri Spieler on “Bringing Journalistic Rigor to Fictional Storytelling”
Former Investigative Journalist Geri Spieler landed an agent and a publisher for her breakthrough book, Housewife Assassin: The Woman Who Tried to Kill President Ford (Diversion Books), based on her extensive and vetted research. Subsequently, she landed an option for a ten-episode TV series based on the book. Geri has written for the Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, and Forbes; and has been interviewed by the New York Times, Washington Post, the Associated Press, the BBC, and by Brian Lamb, founder of C-SPAN. For more info, visit https://gerispieler.com/.
