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  • Poetry Contest CLOSES

    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 […]

  • 100-Word Story Contest CLOSES

    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. […]

  • Drop-in Critique – 2nd Wednesday

    Drop-in Critique – 2nd Wednesday
    Auburn City Hall - Rose Room 1225 Lincoln Way, Auburn, CA 95603, CA, United States

    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 & Review

    Depoe Bay 893 High Street, Auburn, CA

    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 […]

  • April Speaker – Karen A. Phillips

    Auburn City Hall - Rose Room 1225 Lincoln Way, Auburn, CA 95603, CA, United States

    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), […]

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  • Drop-in Critique – 4th Wednesday in April – at NEW AUBURN AIRPORT

    Drop-in Critique – 4th Wednesday
    Barnstormer Room, Auburn Municipal Airport 13626 New Airport Road, Auburn, CA 95602, CA, United States

    ***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.

  • Celebration of 100-Word Story Contest and Poetry Contest

    Auburn City Hall - Rose Room 1225 Lincoln Way, Auburn, CA 95603, CA, United States

    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 […]

  • Drop-in Critique – 2nd Wednesday

    Drop-in Critique – 2nd Wednesday
    Auburn City Hall - Rose Room 1225 Lincoln Way, Auburn, CA 95603, CA, United States

    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, […]

  • May Speaker – Geri Spieler

    Auburn City Hall - Rose Room 1225 Lincoln Way, Auburn, CA 95603, CA, United States

    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 […]

  • Drop-in Critique – 4th Wednesday

    Drop-in Critique – 4th Wednesday
    Auburn City Hall - Rose Room 1225 Lincoln Way, Auburn, CA 95603, CA, United States

    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 […]