On the fifth Wednesday of the month Gold Country Writers holds a special social event. For January 2024, we will hold a Social Breakfast from 10 a.m. to noon in the backroom at Original Mel's Diner, 1730 Grass Valley Highway (corner of Highway 49 and Luther Road) in Auburn. We will go around the table and […]

February 14 is the last date to submit an entry for this contest. You must be a Gold Country Writers member to enter this contest.

Our speaker will be Lisa Schliff, Gold Country Writers member. Lisa wiil speak on the subject  “Write a Newsletter to Promote Your Books.” This meeting will be held in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall. Due to a recent change in Auburn City Hall policy, Gold Country Writers members and guests are no longer […]

March Speaker Meeting March 20, 2024 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon, PDT Our speaker will be Scott Thomas Anderson, California Journalist. His subject will be “How I Wrote and Produced the Documentary Crime Podcast Trace of the Devastation.” This meeting will be held in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall. The public is invited. The meeting is free […]

The 4th Wednesday of the month is our Drop-in Critique. This event will be held in-person at the Rose Room. Click here for Rose Room address, map, and directions. Also, info on Rose Room parking.   Members may bring five pages of their work, double spaced, to read and receive feedback. Please bring five copies […]

The 2024 Poetry Contest Celebration will be held at 12:30 - 3:00 p.m. on the afternoon of April 3, 2024, in the Rose Room of the Auburn City Hall. Members are asked to bring a salad or dessert to share for the potluck lunch. Poems entered in the contest will be read, and the top […]

April Speaker Meeting April 17, 2024 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon, PDT Our speaker will be Beverly Parayno. Her subject will be “Drawing from Lived Experience to Write Fiction.” 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 for Rose Room address, […]

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 […]