Forging Better Writers
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
The June Business Meeting is also our annual election. Members must be physically present to fill out a ballot and vote for GCW Officers and Directors. All members are welcome […]
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, […]
Our speaker will be James L’Etoile on “The Author’s Toolkit: Building a Successful Book” James L’Etoile uses his twenty-nine years behind bars as an influence in his award-winning novels, short stories, […]
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 […]