Business Meeting – 1st Wednesday
Auburn City Hall - Rose Room 1225 Lincoln Way, Auburn, CA 95603, CA, United StatesAll members are welcome to attend monthly business meetings of the GCW Officers, Directors, and Leadership Team.
Forging Better Writers
All members are welcome to attend monthly business meetings of the GCW Officers, Directors, and Leadership Team.
The second Wednesday of each month is our Drop-in Critique. These events are in-person only. Members may bring five (or six) copies of up to five pages of their work, double spaced, to read and receive feedback. For information please email goldcountrywriters1849@gmail.com To be held in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall. Click here for […]
Our speaker will be Jojo Cook on “Social Action Writing: What Makes The Pen Mighty?” Jojo Cook is a native of Auburn and a graduate of CSU Monterey Bay’s Social Action […]
The fourth Wednesday of each month is our Drop-in Critique. These events are in-person only. Members may bring up to five pages of their work, double spaced with Times New Roman size 14-point font, to read and receive feedback. For information please email goldcountrywriters1849@gmail.com To be held in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall. Click […]
Gold Country Writers Poetry Contest opens for submissions on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, and closes at midnight Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Note this contest is concurrent with the 100-Word Story Contest. The celebration for both contests will be held on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Click here for Rules and Submission details.
Gold Country Writers 100-Word Story Contest opens for submissions on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, and closes at midnight Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Note this contest is concurrent with the Poetry Contest. The celebration for both contests will be held on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Click here for Rules and Submission details.
All members are welcome to attend monthly business meetings of the GCW Officers, Directors, and Leadership Team.
The second Wednesday of each month is our Drop-in Critique. These events are in-person only. Members may bring five (or six) copies of up to five pages of their work, double spaced, to read and receive feedback. For information please email goldcountrywriters1849@gmail.com To be held in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall. Click here for […]
Read and Review will meet Friday, April 10 at Depoe Bay Coffee Roasters, 893 High Street, Auburn. Please join us from 10 a.m.to noon. We will be discussing two books: Coincidences and Other Spooky Connections by Susan M. Osborn Meanwhile... From the Wisconsin Prairie to the African Savanna and Back by Sarah Pressler writing as […]
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), […]
***NOTE SPECIAL LOCATION*** The fourth Wednesday of each month is our Drop-in Critique. These events are in-person only. Members may bring six copies of up to five pages of their work, double spaced, to read and receive feedback. For information please email goldcountrywriters1849@gmail.com Click here for Barnstormer Room directions, map, and parking info.
Wednesday, April 29, is a fifth Wednesday, and Gold Country Writers will have a special celebration of 100-Word Story and Poetry Contest winners. The event is called "Hats Off," so wear a hat and bring a potluck dish (GCW will provide sandwiches). All entries will be read by the writers, and the top three chosen […]