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September 10 – 13 We have a Book Booth at the Fair!
Come to the Gold Country Fair and visit our GCW booth in new Lion’s Honor Building where you can chat with local authors and do a fun activity.
If you’re an author who’d like to represent GCW and sell books at the fair, or if you’d like to help with the booth staffing, please contact Rebecca Inch-Partridge. There will be no cost to our authors to participate.
For more information on the fair, see website https://www.goldcountryfair.com/
July 29 – Special Event
Retreat at the Ranch
Terry Wick’s Ranch is a treat for the senses, fragrant, vivid annuals and perennials, trumpet vines and fruit trees, with a symphony of Robins and Blue Jays. Almost Monet’s garden, complete with a pond. And another treat, Frank Nissen author of Fortune’s Call, and Fortune’s Price; Books 1 and 2 A Gold Rush Odyssey, will give a talk on California history and a wide-ranging conversation on writing, imagination, storytelling, and creativity.
Upcoming 3rd Wednesdays
August 19 Rebecca Inch-Partridge and Mary Jones
“Mentoring Program & Spin-Off Critiques”
September 16 Teresa Jade LeYung
“Attract ATTENTION Before and After Publication with Ease”
October 21 Lisa Frenkel Riddiough
“I Am the Story”
November 18 Dan Hanel
“History, Mystery and Murder – In the Shadow of Diablo Series”
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August Program
Mary Jones & Rebecca Inch-Partridge
Mentoring and Specialty Spin-Off Critique Groups
Wednesday, August 19th, 2026 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon
The program on August 19 is not “critiquing” but about our critiquing spin-off groups. Chery Anderson interviewed Mary and Rebecca last Wednesday, and here is what they expect to cover in their half of the meeting: Mary Jones, Mentor Director – discuss writing, editing, publishing, and writers’ platforms. She will ask for members who have “been there” to step up and be a mentor and will ask for new members to tell what their goals are and what help they need to achieve them. Rebecca Inch-Partridge, Spin-off Group Director, will introduce the chairs of the different groups and hear where they meet and how their group works (5 pages or 15 pages sent before the meeting), and what is needed to meet with that group. Also, what new groups need to be organized. She wants to announce and offer information about a new group to meet in Grass Valley.
September Speaker
Teresa Jade LeYung
Wednesday September 16, 2026 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon
Our speaker will be Teresa Jade LeYung on “Attract ATTENTION Before and After Publication with Ease”
Teresa Jade LeYung is a Story-theme Consultant and Platform-building Coach. Teresa’s mantra is “Reach out, not stress out. Help your fans find you!” Visit her blog via http://ourbeautifulbrains.com, and her YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/@teresajadeleyung/videos.
October Speaker
Lisa Frenkel Riddiough
Wednesday, October 21, 2026 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon
Our speaker will be Lisa Frenkel Riddiough on “I Am the Story”
Lisa Frenkel Riddiough is the author of a middle grade novel — Elvis and the World As It Stands (Amulet 2021); and several picture books — Letters to Live By: An Alphabet Book with Intention (Running Press Kids 2022), Pie-Rats! (Viking 2024), Embarrassed Ferret (Disney 2025), and Furious Turtle (Disney 2026). She earned her MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Hamline University in 2018 and is a writing mentor for Society of Young Inklings. For more info, visit https://lisariddiough.com/
November Speaker
Dan Hanel
Wednesday November 18, 2026 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon
Our speaker will be Dan Hanel on “History, Mystery and Murder – In the Shadow of Diablo Series”
