• 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 up to five pages of their work, double spaced, to read and […]

  • Read & Review

    Depoe Bay 893 High Street, Auburn, CA

    Read and Review will meet Friday, January 16 at Depoe Bay Coffee Roasters, 893 High Street, Auburn. Please join us from 10 a.m.to noon. We will be discussing two books, […]

  • January Speaker – Matthew Minson

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

    Our speaker will be Matthew Minson on “Similarities in Writing Comedy and Horror.” Screenwriter and author Matthew Minson has written for Esther’s Follies and numerous comedians. He received the “Best Indie Book Award for Humor” for Sun City: A Hilariously Addictive Story of Rebellion. Also, he wrote the psychological thriller and screen adaptation of Perspectives, which has been called “Misery meets The Girl with […]

    Free
  • 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 […]

  • 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 up to five pages of their work, double spaced, to read and […]

  • February Speaker – William O’Daly

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

    Our speaker will be William O'Daly on “Imagination and Community: Translating Our Lives Into Poetry.” William O’Daly has translated eight books of the late-career and posthumous poetry of Chilean Nobel laureate […]

    Free
  • Poetry Contest Submissions OPEN

    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 Contest. […]

  • 100-Word Story Contest OPEN

    Gold Country Writers 100-Word 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. […]

  • Special Drop-In Critique Session – “Refining Critiquing”

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

    Instead of a regular Drop-In session, our 4th Wednesday in February will be dedicated to "Refining Critiquing." Joan Griffin and Rebecca Inch-Partridge will host ashort presentation and workshop designed to […]

  • 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 up to five pages of their work, double spaced, to read and […]