59-Word Story Contest Submissions now accepted through midnight on May 15.                       EMAIL your 59-Word Story Entry to contest@goldcountrywriters.com

Wednesday, May 29, 2024, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon Auburn Airport – Barnstormer Room, 13626 New Airport Road, Auburn Join us for a “Sock Hop and Hats Off” and a “Pizza and Salad Potluck” celebration to honor the winners of the Gold Country Writers 59-word Story Contest! Click here for Barnstormer Room at Auburn Airport,  map, […]

July 17, 2024 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon, PDT Our speaker will be Karen Phillips. Her subject will be       “It’s All in the Presentation — Cover Design and Book Formatting." This meeting will be held in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall. The public is invited. The meeting is free to attend. Click […]

August 21, 2024 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon, PDT Join us for two Special Programs The Mentorship Presentation — with moderator Kathryn Shields and mentees Tzeli Triantafillou, Pat Snelling, and Mary Mohs. The Self-Publishing Presentation — with moderator Susan Korn and panelists Phyllis Kalbach, Barbara Young, Kathryn Shields, and Michael O’Haver.

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 […]

GCW is planning a Halloween Contest and Party on October 30 at Awful Annie's Restaurant.  Text Barabara Young if you want to reserve a seat at the  Restaurant (Awful Annie'sDutch treat breakfast!). Read more here!

November Speaker Danna Wilberg November 20, 2024 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon, PDT Our speaker will be Danna Wilberg Her subject will be “How Script Writing Can Enhance Your Novel Writing Experience” This meeting will be held in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall. The public is invited. The meeting is free to attend. Click here […]

There will be no Wednesday Meeting on November 27, since Thanksgiving is the next day and many people are busy or traveling. Thanks! See you next time.

Holiday Party  10:00 AM Wednesday, December 11, 2024 The Rose Room, Auburn City Hall Join Gold Country Writers for our Holiday Party! Entertainment will include music, storytellers, and our GCW […]

Gold Country Writers will hold our next business meeting on January 8, 2025, from 10 am to noon in the Rose Room of the Auburn City Hall. No Business meeting […]

On Wednesday, January 15, 2025, from 10am to noon, our speaker will be Randy Landenberger His subject will be “Turning Your Story into an Audiobook: Here's the Reality.” This meeting will […]

February Speaker Rina Wakefield Wednesday, February 19.2025 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon, PDT Our speaker will be Rina Wakefield. Her subject will be “Intertwining the Oral Tradition with Spoken Word Poetry Performance.” […]