Drop-in Critique - 2nd Wednesday
2026-08-12 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-09-09 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-10-14 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-11-11 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-12-09 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Auburn City Hall – Rose Room, 1225 Lincoln Way, Auburn, CA 95603, CA, 95603, 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 address, map, and directions.

August 19th - Mentoring and Critique Groups
2026-08-19 10:00 - 12:00 | Auburn City Hall – Rose Room, 1225 Lincoln Way, Auburn, CA 95603, CA, 95603, United States
August Program

Mary Jones & Rebecca Inch-Partridge Mentoring and Critique Groups
Wednesday, July 19th, 2026 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon

The program on August 19 is not “critiquing” but about our critiquing spin-off groups. Chery Anderson interviewed Mary and Rebecca last Wednesday, and here is what they expect to cover in their half of the meeting: Mary Jones, Mentor Director – discuss writing, editing, publishing, and writers’ platforms. She will ask for members who have “been there” to step up and be a mentor and will ask for new members to tell what their goals are and what help they need to achieve them. Rebecca Inch-Partridge, Spin-off Group Director, will introduce the chairs of the different groups and hear where they meet and how their group works (5 pages or 15 pages sent before the meeting), and what is needed to meet with that group. Also, what new groups need to be organized. She wants to announce and offer information about a new group to meet in Grass Valley.

Drop-in Critique - 4th Wednesday
2026-08-26 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-09-23 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-10-28 10:00 - 12:00 | Auburn City Hall – Rose Room, 1225 Lincoln Way, Auburn, CA 95603, CA, 95603, 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 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 here for address, map, and directions.

Business Meeting - 1st Wednesday
2026-09-02 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-10-07 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-11-04 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-12-02 10:00 - 12:00 | Auburn City Hall – Rose Room, 1225 Lincoln Way, Auburn, CA 95603, CA, 95603, United States
All members are welcome to attend monthly business meetings of the GCW Officers, Directors, and Leadership Team.

September Speaker - Teresa Jade LeYung
2026-09-16 10:00 - 12:00 | Auburn City Hall – Rose Room, 1225 Lincoln Way, Auburn, CA 95603, CA, 95603, United States
September Speaker
Teresa Jade LeYung
Wednesday September 16, 2026 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon
Our speaker will be Teresa Jade LeYung on “Attract ATTENTION Before and After Publication with Ease”
Teresa Jade LeYung is a Story-theme Consultant and Platform-building Coach. Teresa’s mantra is “Reach out, not stress out. Help your fans find you!” Visit her blog via http://ourbeautifulbrains.com, and her YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/@teresajadeleyung/videos.

Social Event - 5th Wednesday
2026-09-30 10:00 - 12:00, 2027-03-31 10:00 - 12:00, 2027-06-30 10:00 - 12:00, 2027-09-29 10:00 - 12:00, 2027-12-29 10:00 - 12:00 | Auburn City Hall – Rose Room, 1225 Lincoln Way, Auburn, CA 95603, CA, 95603, United States
Stay tuned for information on this “Fifth Wednesday” social event.

Read & Review
2026-10-09 10:00 - 12:00 | Depoe Bay, 893 High Street, Auburn, CA, 95603
Read and Review will meet Friday, October 9, at Depoe Bay Coffee Roasters, 893 High Street, Auburn. Please join us from 10 a.m.to noon.
We will be discussing two books:
The Rain in Spain: Life, Love, and Heartbreak in a Military Dictatorship by Lisa Schliff
Discovery: Book One of the Tav-Yah Chronicles by Kaydee Landry (pen name of Kathleen Ward)
All books chosen for the program are available for members to check-out in our GCW library and for purchase on Amazon.
Read and Review details can be found in our newsletter, The Dispatch.
For more information, please contact GoldCountryWriters1849@gmail.com

October Speaker - Lisa Frenkel Riddiough
2026-10-21 10:00 - 12:00 | Auburn City Hall – Rose Room, 1225 Lincoln Way, Auburn, CA 95603, CA, 95603, United States
October Speaker

Lisa Frenkel Ruddiough

Wednesday, October 21, 2026 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon
Our speaker will be Lisa Frenkel Riddiough on “I Am the Story”

Lisa Frenkel Riddiough is the author of a middle grade novel — Elvis and the World As It Stands (Amulet 2021); and several picture books — Letters to Live By: An Alphabet Book with Intention (Running Press Kids 2022), Pie-Rats! (Viking 2024), Embarrassed Ferret (Disney 2025), and Furious Turtle (Disney 2026). She earned her MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Hamline University in 2018 and is a writing mentor for Society of Young Inklings. For more info, visit https://lisariddiough.com/.is a Story-theme Consultant and Platform-building Coach. Teresa’s mantra is “Reach out, not stress out. Help your fans find you!” Visit her blog via http://ourbeautifulbrains.com, and her YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/@teresajadeleyung/videos.

November Speaker - Dan Hanel
2026-11-18 10:00 - 12:00 | Auburn City Hall – Rose Room, 1225 Lincoln Way, Auburn, CA 95603, CA, 95603, United States
November Speaker

Dan Hanel

Wednesday, November 18, 2026 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon
Our speaker will be Dan Hanel on “History, Mystery and Murder – In the Shadow of Diablo Series”

Dan Hanel is author of the In The Shadow of Diablo historical mystery series — Mystery of the Great Stone House, Death at the Healing Waters, Ghosts of Black Diamond, and Beneath the Tangled Vines. Dan worked in public education for forty years — as an award-winning science teacher when named the Distinguished High School Science Teacher for California, and as an administrator serving the high school, district, and county office levels. For more info, visit https://danhanel.com

No Meeting - Day Before Thanksgiving
2026-11-25 10:00 - 12:00 | CA
No meeting the day before Thanksgiving… see the calendar for holiday adjustments to regular schedules.

No Meeting - Winter Holidays
2026-12-23 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-12-30 10:00 - 12:00 | CA
No meeting this week… see the calendar for holiday adjustments to regular schedules.
