BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Gold Country Writers - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:Gold Country Writers
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://goldcountrywriters.com
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Gold Country Writers
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/Los_Angeles
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20230312T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20231105T090000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20240310T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20241103T090000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20250309T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20251102T090000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20260308T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20261101T090000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250411T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250411T120000
DTSTAMP:20260413T105629
CREATED:20250206T190505Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250209T210114Z
UID:10000094-1744365600-1744372800@goldcountrywriters.com
SUMMARY:Read & Review
DESCRIPTION:Read and Review will meet Friday\, April 11 at Depoe Bay Coffee Roasters\, 893 High Street\, Auburn. Please join us from 10 a.m.to noon. \nWe will be discussing two books. \nMission to Brimstone by Bill Baynes \nMemoirs of a Track Nut by Michael O’Haver \nAll books chosen for the program are available for GCW members to check-out in our GCW library and for purchase on Amazon.com. \nMore information about Read and Review sessions can be found in our newsletter\, The Dispatch. \nFor more information please email GoldCountryWriters1849@gmail.com
URL:https://goldcountrywriters.com/event/read-review-2/
LOCATION:Depoe Bay\, 893 High Street\, Auburn\, CA\, 95603
CATEGORIES:Read & Review
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250409T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250409T120000
DTSTAMP:20260413T105629
CREATED:20250203T054354Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250203T164851Z
UID:10000055-1744192800-1744200000@goldcountrywriters.com
SUMMARY:Drop-in Critique - 2nd Wednesday
DESCRIPTION:The second Wednesday of each month is our Drop-in Critique. These events are in-person only.\nMembers may bring up to five pages of their work\, double spaced\, to read and receive feedback. \nFor information please email goldcountrywriters1849@gmail.com \nTo be held in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall. Click here for address\, map\, and directions.
URL:https://goldcountrywriters.com/event/drop-in-critique-2nd-wednesday-3/
LOCATION:Auburn City Hall – Rose Room\, 1225 Lincoln Way\, Auburn\, CA 95603\, CA\, 95603\, United States
CATEGORIES:Drop-In Critique
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250402T235900
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250402T235900
DTSTAMP:20260413T105629
CREATED:20250204T011558Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250205T231454Z
UID:10000091-1743638340-1743638340@goldcountrywriters.com
SUMMARY:100-Word Story Contest CLOSE
DESCRIPTION:The 2025 Poetry Contest AND 100-Word Story contests both end on April 2. \nThis contest open to GCW MEMBERS ONLY. \nFor submissions guidelines\, see Feb 19 event 100-Word Story Contest Submissions Open \nCelebrations for both contests will be held on April 30 Poetry Contest AND 100-Word Story Contest Celebration
URL:https://goldcountrywriters.com/event/100-word-story-contest-close/
CATEGORIES:Contest
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250402T235900
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250402T235900
DTSTAMP:20260413T105629
CREATED:20250204T011536Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250205T232114Z
UID:10000090-1743638340-1743638340@goldcountrywriters.com
SUMMARY:Poetry Contest CLOSE
DESCRIPTION:The 2025 Poetry Contest AND 100-Word Story contests both end on April 2. \nBoth contests are open to GCW MEMBERS ONLY. \nFor submissions guidelines\, see Feb 19 event Poetry Contest Submissions Open \nCelebrations for both contests will be held on April 30 Poetry Contest AND 100-Word Story Contest Celebration
URL:https://goldcountrywriters.com/event/poetry-contest-close/
CATEGORIES:Contest
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250402T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250402T120000
DTSTAMP:20260413T105629
CREATED:20250203T053906Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250823T200534Z
UID:10000044-1743588000-1743595200@goldcountrywriters.com
SUMMARY:Business Meeting - 1st Wednesday
DESCRIPTION:Gold Country Writers Board and Leadership holds a business meeting on the FIRST Wednesday of each month\, from 10 am to noon in the Rose Room of the Auburn City Hall.\nMembers are welcome to attend.
URL:https://goldcountrywriters.com/event/business-meeting-1st-wednesday/2025-04-02/
LOCATION:Auburn City Hall – Rose Room\, 1225 Lincoln Way\, Auburn\, CA 95603\, CA\, 95603\, United States
CATEGORIES:Business Meeting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250326T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250326T120000
DTSTAMP:20260413T105629
CREATED:20250203T054517Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250203T164910Z
UID:10000057-1742983200-1742990400@goldcountrywriters.com
SUMMARY:Drop-in Critique - 4th Wednesday
DESCRIPTION:The fourth Wednesday of each month is our Drop-in Critique. These events are in-person only.\nMembers may bring up to five pages of their work\, double spaced\, to read and receive feedback. \nFor information please email goldcountrywriters1849@gmail.com \nTo be held in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall. Click here for address\, map\, and directions.
URL:https://goldcountrywriters.com/event/drop-in-critique-4th-wednesday-2/
LOCATION:Auburn City Hall – Rose Room\, 1225 Lincoln Way\, Auburn\, CA 95603\, CA\, 95603\, United States
CATEGORIES:Drop-In Critique
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250319T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250319T120000
DTSTAMP:20260413T105629
CREATED:20250115T225917Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250203T164915Z
UID:10000032-1742378400-1742385600@goldcountrywriters.com
SUMMARY:March Speakers – Susan M. Osborn & Sarah Michie Pressler
DESCRIPTION:Our speakers will be Susan M. Osborn and Sarah Michie Pressler. Their subject will be\n“LETTUCE LAUGH: Adding humor to your writing.” \nThis meeting will be a workshop. Please bring pen and paper. \nLaughing is good for the body and soul. We all turn to humor in our lives\, as a natural part of communication. With humor\, a writer lightens the mood of a story and the mood of the reader. Susan M. Osborn and Sarah Michie Pressler will provide examples and tips to bring humor to one’s writing. Participants will have an opportunity to work together in small groups. \nThis event will be held in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall. The public is invited. The meeting is free to attend. \nClick here for Rose Room address\, map\, and directions. Also\, info on Rose Room parking\, now offsite only. \nSusan M. Osborn\, Ph.D.\, M.S.W.\, is the creative nonfiction author of “Awful Bosses Coloring Book.” It contains 26 limericks. She listens to David Sedaris’s podcast at night so she can go to sleep laughing. Susan is having fun writing a book about coincidences. \nSarah Michie Pressler is the author of “Jambo Mama” and “The Little Askari\,” both about the thrills of growing up in Kenya. That experience along with decades of teaching elementary school and singing semi-professionally have given her miles of material when it comes to funny stuff. Sarah is writing a book about a favorite time in her life\, childhood.
URL:https://goldcountrywriters.com/event/march-speakers-susan-m-osborn-sarah-michie-pressler/
LOCATION:Auburn City Hall – Rose Room\, 1225 Lincoln Way\, Auburn\, CA 95603\, CA\, 95603\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250312T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250312T120000
DTSTAMP:20260413T105629
CREATED:20250203T054338Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250203T164921Z
UID:10000054-1741773600-1741780800@goldcountrywriters.com
SUMMARY:Drop-in Critique - 2nd Wednesday
DESCRIPTION:The second Wednesday of each month is our Drop-in Critique. These events are in-person only.\nMembers may bring up to five pages of their work\, double spaced\, to read and receive feedback. \nFor information please email goldcountrywriters1849@gmail.com \nTo be held in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall. Click here for address\, map\, and directions.
URL:https://goldcountrywriters.com/event/drop-in-critique-2nd-wednesday-2/
LOCATION:Auburn City Hall – Rose Room\, 1225 Lincoln Way\, Auburn\, CA 95603\, CA\, 95603\, United States
CATEGORIES:Drop-In Critique
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250305T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250305T120000
DTSTAMP:20260413T105629
CREATED:20250203T053906Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250823T200534Z
UID:10000043-1741168800-1741176000@goldcountrywriters.com
SUMMARY:Business Meeting - 1st Wednesday
DESCRIPTION:Gold Country Writers Board and Leadership holds a business meeting on the FIRST Wednesday of each month\, from 10 am to noon in the Rose Room of the Auburn City Hall.\nMembers are welcome to attend.
URL:https://goldcountrywriters.com/event/business-meeting-1st-wednesday/2025-03-05/
LOCATION:Auburn City Hall – Rose Room\, 1225 Lincoln Way\, Auburn\, CA 95603\, CA\, 95603\, United States
CATEGORIES:Business Meeting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250226T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250226T120000
DTSTAMP:20260413T105629
CREATED:20250203T054500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250203T164928Z
UID:10000056-1740564000-1740571200@goldcountrywriters.com
SUMMARY:Drop-in Critique - 4th Wednesday
DESCRIPTION:The fourth Wednesday of each month is our Drop-in Critique. These events are in-person only.\nMembers may bring up to five pages of their work\, double spaced\, to read and receive feedback. \nFor information please email goldcountrywriters1849@gmail.com \nTo be held in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall. Click here for address\, map\, and directions.
URL:https://goldcountrywriters.com/event/drop-in-critique-4th-wednesday/
LOCATION:Auburn City Hall – Rose Room\, 1225 Lincoln Way\, Auburn\, CA 95603\, CA\, 95603\, United States
CATEGORIES:Drop-In Critique
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250219
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250403
DTSTAMP:20260413T105629
CREATED:20250508T191653Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T191653Z
UID:10000139-1739966400-1743552000@goldcountrywriters.com
SUMMARY:Poetry Contest Submissions OPEN
DESCRIPTION:Gold Country Writers is excited to announce a contest for nonfiction stories of 1\,500-words or less. The contest aims to give local authors the opportunity to gain experience and build their credentials. All three winning stories will be published on the Gold Country Writers website and in the Gold Country Media newspapers and online issues. \nWinners will be awarded the following prizes: \nFirst Place        $100 \nSecond Place     $75 \nThird Place        $50 \nEntries will be accepted between Wednesday\, August 6\, 2025\, and midnight (PT) Wednesday\, September 24\, 2025. \nGuidelines\n\nThe contest is open to the general public who live in any one of these California counties: Placer\, Nevada\, Yuba\, Sutter\, Sacramento\, and El Dorado.\nAll Gold Country Writers members in good standing are eligible\, regardless of their place of residence.\nLimit ONE entry per person.\nEntrants must be at least 18 years of age.\nStories must be no more than 1\,500 words in length with no images.\nStories must be original\, unpublished works of nonfiction. Furthermore\, the author must be the sole creator and attest that no AI software was used. The author must be the sole owner of the work.\nEntries must be in the standard manuscript format: double-spaced\, Times New Roman 12-point font\, one-inch margins.\nStories are judged anonymously. Include a cover sheet with your name\, email\, phone\, and story title. Do not include your personal information on any other page of your manuscript.\nNo erotica\, racist content\, or expressions of excessive violence will be accepted.\nAuthor will retain the rights; however\, entry into the contest permits the story to be published on the GCW website\, in GCW’s future publications\, and in Gold County Media newspapers and online issues.\nStories will be judged by the criteria listed here:  https://goldcountrywriters.com/short-story-criteria\nWinners will be announced at a celebration hosted by Gold Country Writers on Saturday\, October 25\, 2025.\n\nEntry fee $15 for non-members\, $10 for GCW Members. \nEntry process will be posted closer to the date\, consisting of an online form and payment on the GCW Website\, plus an email to submit the story. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://goldcountrywriters.com/event/poetry-contest-submissions-open-2/
CATEGORIES:Contest
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250219T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250402T000000
DTSTAMP:20260413T105629
CREATED:20250203T061746Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250205T232022Z
UID:10000081-1739966400-1743552000@goldcountrywriters.com
SUMMARY:100-Word Story Contest Submissions Open
DESCRIPTION:Poetry Contest AND 100-word story contests both start on February 19 and end on April 2. \nBoth contests are open to GCW MEMBERS ONLY. \n\nCelebrations for both contests will be held on April 30. \nEMAIL your 100-Word Story Contest Entry to contest@goldcountrywriters.com\n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://goldcountrywriters.com/event/100-word-story-contest-submissions-open/
CATEGORIES:Contest
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250219T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250402T000000
DTSTAMP:20260413T105629
CREATED:20250203T061620Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250209T203330Z
UID:10000078-1739966400-1743552000@goldcountrywriters.com
SUMMARY:Poetry Contest Submissions Open
DESCRIPTION:Poetry Contest AND 100-word story contests both start on February 19 and end on April 2. \nPOETRY CONTEST GUIDELINES 2025 \nGCW members only may enter – enter only one poem per person \nPoems must not have been previously published. \nGold Country Writers reserves the right to publish the winning poems. \nAny topic is acceptable — any form is acceptable. \nMaximum number of lines is 42 — use 12pt Times New Roman font. \nProofread for accuracy and send the best copy. \nNo changes may be made once the poem is entered. \nEmail the entry from noon February 19 to midnight April 2 \nEnter by email with the words “2025 Poetry Contest” on subject line. \nInclude the title\, authors name and contact info in the body of the email. \nEMAIL your Poetry Contest Entry as an attachment without the author’s name to GCWPoetryContest2025@gmail.com\n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://goldcountrywriters.com/event/poetry-contest-submissions-open/
CATEGORIES:Contest
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250219T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250219T120000
DTSTAMP:20260413T105629
CREATED:20241231T230451Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250204T010911Z
UID:10000029-1739959200-1739966400@goldcountrywriters.com
SUMMARY:February Speaker - Rina Wakefield
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, February 19.2025 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon\, PDT \nOur speaker will be Rina Wakefield.\nHer subject will be “Intertwining the Oral Tradition with Spoken Word Poetry Performance.” \nThis meeting will be held in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall.\nThe public is invited. The meeting is free to attend. \nClick here for Rose Room address\, map\, and directions. Also\, info on Rose Room parking\, now offsite only. \nRina Wakefield is a Spoken Word Poet. As a cultural and literary event producer\, she facilitates and hosts poetry events for her community\, including one that featured California Poet Laureate Lee Herrick. Rina has been a featured performer at numerous events\, including the El Dorado County’s Poet Laureate program and Placerville’s International Human Rights Day celebration. She has been published in literary journals\, including Lantern Magazine and Coalesce. She was also published in Arts and Culture El Dorado’s chapbook Poets of the Firehouse Sessions (2023). Currently\, she is working on a prose poetry chapbook. \n  \nFor more information: https://www.rinawrites.com/
URL:https://goldcountrywriters.com/event/february-speaker-rina-wakefield/
LOCATION:Auburn City Hall – Rose Room\, 1225 Lincoln Way\, Auburn\, CA 95603\, CA\, 95603\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250212T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250212T120000
DTSTAMP:20260413T105629
CREATED:20250203T054312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250203T164951Z
UID:10000053-1739354400-1739361600@goldcountrywriters.com
SUMMARY:Drop-in Critique - 2nd Wednesday
DESCRIPTION:The second Wednesday of each month is our Drop-in Critique. These events are in-person only.\nMembers may bring up to five pages of their work\, double spaced\, to read and receive feedback. \nFor information please email goldcountrywriters1849@gmail.com \nTo be held in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall. Click here for address\, map\, and directions.
URL:https://goldcountrywriters.com/event/drop-in-critique-2nd-wednesday/
LOCATION:Auburn City Hall – Rose Room\, 1225 Lincoln Way\, Auburn\, CA 95603\, CA\, 95603\, United States
CATEGORIES:Drop-In Critique
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250205T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250205T120000
DTSTAMP:20260413T105629
CREATED:20250203T053906Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250823T200534Z
UID:10000042-1738749600-1738756800@goldcountrywriters.com
SUMMARY:Business Meeting - 1st Wednesday
DESCRIPTION:Gold Country Writers Board and Leadership holds a business meeting on the FIRST Wednesday of each month\, from 10 am to noon in the Rose Room of the Auburn City Hall.\nMembers are welcome to attend.
URL:https://goldcountrywriters.com/event/business-meeting-1st-wednesday/2025-02-05/
LOCATION:Auburn City Hall – Rose Room\, 1225 Lincoln Way\, Auburn\, CA 95603\, CA\, 95603\, United States
CATEGORIES:Business Meeting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250129T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250129T120000
DTSTAMP:20260413T105629
CREATED:20250203T052546Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250203T165002Z
UID:10000035-1738144800-1738152000@goldcountrywriters.com
SUMMARY:Drop-in Critique - Rose Room (Special Day #2)
DESCRIPTION:SPECIAL DAY Wednesday is our Drop-in Critique. This event will be held in-person. \nMembers may bring five pages of their work\, double spaced\, to read and receive feedback. \nFor information please email goldcountrywriters1849@gmail.com \nTo be held in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall. Click here for address\, map\, and directions.
URL:https://goldcountrywriters.com/event/drop-in-critique-rose-room-special-day-2/
LOCATION:Auburn City Hall – Rose Room\, 1225 Lincoln Way\, Auburn\, CA 95603\, CA\, 95603\, United States
CATEGORIES:Drop-In Critique
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250122T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250122T120000
DTSTAMP:20260413T105629
CREATED:20250203T052357Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250203T165009Z
UID:10000033-1737540000-1737547200@goldcountrywriters.com
SUMMARY:Drop-in Critique - Rose Room (Special Day #1)
DESCRIPTION:SPECIAL Wednesday is our Drop-in Critique. This event will be held in-person. \nMembers may bring five pages of their work\, double spaced\, to read and receive feedback. \nFor information please email goldcountrywriters1849@gmail.com \nTo be held in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall. Click here for address\, map\, and directions.
URL:https://goldcountrywriters.com/event/drop-in-critique-rose-room-special-day/
LOCATION:Auburn City Hall – Rose Room\, 1225 Lincoln Way\, Auburn\, CA 95603\, CA\, 95603\, United States
CATEGORIES:Drop-In Critique
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250117T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250117T120000
DTSTAMP:20260413T105629
CREATED:20250206T185929Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250209T210040Z
UID:10000093-1737108000-1737115200@goldcountrywriters.com
SUMMARY:Read & Review
DESCRIPTION:Our first Read and Review for 2025 will meet Friday\, January 17 at Depoe Bay Coffee Roasters\, 893 High Street\, Auburn. Please join us from 10 a.m.to noon.\nTales from a Rogue Ranger\, by Rosanne S. McHenry\, and Mother’s Pearls\, by Barbara Young\, are available for checkout in our GCW library and on amazon.com. \nMs McHenry gives readers a fascinating peek into the world of a park ranger with humor and wit\, about the pains and joys of her job. \nMs Young shares heartwarming personal stories from her mother’s life\, metaphorically likened to the characteristics of pearls. She invites the giver and receiver of this gift book to share pearls (memories) of their own on the provided pages. \nFor more information please email GoldCountryWriters1849@gmail.com
URL:https://goldcountrywriters.com/event/read-review/
LOCATION:Depoe Bay\, 893 High Street\, Auburn\, CA\, 95603
CATEGORIES:Read & Review
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250115T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250115T120000
DTSTAMP:20260413T105629
CREATED:20241202T233035Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250204T011049Z
UID:10000027-1736935200-1736942400@goldcountrywriters.com
SUMMARY:January Speaker - Randy Landenberger
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, January 15\, 2025\, from 10am to noon\, our speaker will be Randy Landenberger\nHis subject will be “Turning Your Story into an Audiobook: Here’s the Reality.” \nThis meeting will be held in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall.\nThe public is invited. The meeting is free to attend. \nClick here for Rose Room address\, map\, and directions. Also\, info on Rose Room parking\, now offsite only. \nRandy Landenberger is an audio engineer and author. Doing business as Randco Studio\, Randy has a home recording studio for audiobook narration\, voice-over work\, and music. Writing under the pen name Randy L Scott\, he is a master of psychological suspense with each book revealing many intricate layers. He has written a trilogy of psychological action-adventure-drama novels entitled “The Dream Messiah.”  The three books are entitled “Freedom\,” “Into the Fire\,” and “Awaken.” \n  \nFor more information: https://www.randco.me/
URL:https://goldcountrywriters.com/event/january-speaker-randy-landenberger/
LOCATION:Auburn City Hall – Rose Room\, 1225 Lincoln Way\, Auburn\, CA 95603\, CA\, 95603\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250108T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250108T120000
DTSTAMP:20260413T105629
CREATED:20241223T000025Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250203T165020Z
UID:10000028-1736330400-1736337600@goldcountrywriters.com
SUMMARY:Business Meeting January 8
DESCRIPTION: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 will be held on Wednesday\, December 25 or on Wednesday\, January 1.
URL:https://goldcountrywriters.com/event/business-meeting-january-8/
LOCATION:Auburn City Hall – Rose Room\, 1225 Lincoln Way\, Auburn\, CA 95603\, CA\, 95603\, United States
CATEGORIES:Business Meeting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241211T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241211T130000
DTSTAMP:20260413T105629
CREATED:20241118T231203Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241118T231203Z
UID:10000025-1733911200-1733922000@goldcountrywriters.com
SUMMARY:Holiday Party
DESCRIPTION:Holiday Party  10:00 AM\nWednesday\, December 11\, 2024\nThe Rose Room\, Auburn City Hall\nJoin Gold Country Writers for our Holiday Party! Entertainment will include music\, storytellers\, and our GCW Poet. All those receiving book awards for 2023-2024 will be recognized. (To be included send Sudan Korn the info about the book award that you received by 12/04/24.) \nThe party will include the Author’s Holiday Book Sale as well as a POTLUCK to share holiday treats. Bring your favorite finger food\, hors d’oeuvres\, and holiday desserts. Everyone always how much to bring — we recommend enough for 8.
URL:https://goldcountrywriters.com/event/holiday-party-2/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241127T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241127T120000
DTSTAMP:20260413T105629
CREATED:20241124T235854Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241124T235854Z
UID:10000026-1732701600-1732708800@goldcountrywriters.com
SUMMARY:No Wednesday Meeting on November 27
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://goldcountrywriters.com/event/no-wednesday-meeting-on-november-27/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241120T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241120T120000
DTSTAMP:20260413T105629
CREATED:20241005T224628Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250724T190719Z
UID:10000024-1732096800-1732104000@goldcountrywriters.com
SUMMARY:November Speaker - Danna Wilberg
DESCRIPTION:November Speaker\nDanna Wilberg\nNovember 20\, 2024 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon\, PDT \nOur speaker will be Danna Wilberg\nHer subject will be \n“How Script Writing Can Enhance Your Novel Writing Experience” \nThis meeting will be held in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall.\nThe public is invited. The meeting is free to attend. \nClick here for Rose Room address\, map\, and directions. Also\, info on Rose Room parking\, now offsite only. \nDänna Wilberg has written\, produced\, and directed multiple award-winning short films. She produced and hosted TV programs in Sacramento for over a decade and was one of the first people inducted into Access Sacramento’s “A Place Called Sacramento” Hall of Fame. She is the author of a romantic-suspense trilogy — The Red Chair\, The Grey Door\, and The Black Dress; and a 3-book paranormal-suspense series “Borrowed Time” — Book 1 – Broken Promises\, Book 2 – Missing\, and Book 3 – Mind Game. \n  \nwww.dannawilberg.com/
URL:https://goldcountrywriters.com/event/6010/
LOCATION:Auburn City Hall – Rose Room\, 1225 Lincoln Way\, Auburn\, CA 95603\, CA\, 95603\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241030T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241030T120000
DTSTAMP:20260413T105629
CREATED:20240922T225300Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240922T230018Z
UID:10000023-1730282400-1730289600@goldcountrywriters.com
SUMMARY:Halloween Costume Contest
DESCRIPTION: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!). \nRead more here!
URL:https://goldcountrywriters.com/event/halloween-costume-contest/
LOCATION:Awful Annie’s Restaurant\, 13460 Lincoln Way\, Auburn\, CA\, 95603\, United States
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240918T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240918T120000
DTSTAMP:20260413T105629
CREATED:20240501T075357Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250724T190808Z
UID:10000020-1726653600-1726660800@goldcountrywriters.com
SUMMARY:September Speaker Meeting
DESCRIPTION:September Speaker – EJ DeBrun\nSeptember 18\, 2024 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon\, PDT \nOur speaker will be EJ DeBrun\nHer subject will be \n“THE PRINCIPLES OF NARRATIVE BELIEVABILITY: \nHow to Make Your Fiction Realer Than Real.” \nThis meeting will be held in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall.\nThe public is invited. The meeting is free to attend. \nClick here for Rose Room address\, map\, and directions. Also\, info on Rose Room parking\, now offsite only. \nEJ DeBrun is a former animator with a Master’s degree in Animation from Savannah College of Art and Design. During her time in the film and television industry\, she worked with many veteran industry professionals at studios such as Nickelodeon and Lucasfilms Animation. She has also written for television at an independent studio. Having left the industry\, she now uses her creative experience to write fiction in the science fiction and fantasy genre. https://www.ejdebrun.com/ \n \n \n 
URL:https://goldcountrywriters.com/event/sept-speaker-meeting/
LOCATION:Auburn City Hall – Rose Room\, 1225 Lincoln Way\, Auburn\, CA 95603\, CA\, 95603\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240821T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240821T120000
DTSTAMP:20260413T105629
CREATED:20240422T084252Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240726T031029Z
UID:10000019-1724234400-1724241600@goldcountrywriters.com
SUMMARY:August Programs
DESCRIPTION:August 21\, 2024 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon\, PDT\nJoin us for two Special Programs \nThe Mentorship Presentation — with moderator Kathryn Shields and mentees Tzeli Triantafillou\, Pat Snelling\, and Mary Mohs. \nThe Self-Publishing Presentation — with moderator Susan Korn and panelists Phyllis Kalbach\, Barbara Young\, Kathryn Shields\, and Michael O’Haver.
URL:https://goldcountrywriters.com/event/august-programs/
LOCATION:Auburn City Hall – Rose Room\, 1225 Lincoln Way\, Auburn\, CA 95603\, CA\, 95603\, United States
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240717T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240717T100000
DTSTAMP:20260413T105629
CREATED:20240501T080233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250626T182813Z
UID:10000021-1721210400-1721210400@goldcountrywriters.com
SUMMARY:July Speaker Meeting
DESCRIPTION:July 17\, 2024 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon\, PDT \n\nOur speaker will be Karen Phillips.\nHer subject will be \n      “It’s All in the Presentation — Cover Design and Book Formatting.” \nThis meeting will be held in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall.\nThe public is invited. The meeting is free to attend. \nClick here for Rose Room address\, map\, and directions. Also\, info on Rose Room parking\, now offsite only. \n  \nKaren Phillips is the author of A Deadly Combo (Book 1) and the upcoming A Deadly Match (Book 2) in the Rocky Nelson Boxing Mystery Series. As a graphic designer with a degree in Applied Art & Design from Cal Poly\, San Luis Obispo\, she is passionate about book covers and has worked freelance for many indie authors and small publishers. Her cover design business is Phillips Covers. https://phillipscovers.com/
URL:https://goldcountrywriters.com/event/july-speaker-meeting/
LOCATION:Auburn City Hall – Rose Room\, 1225 Lincoln Way\, Auburn\, CA 95603\, CA\, 95603\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240529T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240529T120000
DTSTAMP:20260413T105629
CREATED:20240513T174323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240527T220928Z
UID:10000022-1716976800-1716984000@goldcountrywriters.com
SUMMARY:59-word Story Contest Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, May 29\, 2024\, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon\nAuburn Airport – Barnstormer Room\, 13626 New Airport Road\, Auburn\nJoin us for a “Sock Hop and Hats Off” and a “Pizza and Salad Potluck” celebration\nto honor the winners of the Gold Country Writers 59-word Story Contest!\nClick here for Barnstormer Room at Auburn Airport\,  map\, address\, and directions. \n \n“Sock Hop and Hats Off”  \nThe event will have a 1959 theme! Members are asked to wear socks for the sock hop and dress in ’59 style clothing. Because it is our traditional Hats Off event\, members are requested to wear baseball caps to doff to the winners.  \n“Pizza and Salad Potluck”  \nWe will have a sign-up ahead for those wanting pizza (and asking for $10 to cover the cost)\, and for non-pizza people\, you are asked to bring a potluck salad to share.  \nRecognition for  \nWinners of 59-word Story Contest \nRecognition also for  \n“Best Socks” \n“Best Baseball Hat” \nQuestions  \nContact Chery Anderson at goldcountrywriters1849@gmail.com. \nJoin in the fun!
URL:https://goldcountrywriters.com/event/59-word-story-contest-celebration/
LOCATION:Barnstormer Room\, Auburn Municipal Airport\, 13626 New Airport Road\, Auburn\, CA 95602\, CA\, 95602\, United States
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240417T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240515T000000
DTSTAMP:20260413T105629
CREATED:20240405T220403Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240418T164401Z
UID:10000018-1713355200-1715731200@goldcountrywriters.com
SUMMARY:59-Word Story Contest Submissions Open
DESCRIPTION:59-Word Story Contest Submissions now accepted through midnight on May 15. \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nEMAIL your 59-Word Story Entry to contest@goldcountrywriters.com
URL:https://goldcountrywriters.com/event/59-word-story-contest-submissions-begin/
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR