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Nonfiction Short Story Contest CELEBRATION
Keynote Speaker Joan Griffin
Winners of the 2025 Nonfiction Short Story Contest will be announced at a celebration hosted by Gold Country Writers on Saturday, October 4, 2025, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., at Auburn City Hall.
Guest speaker is best-selling author Joan Griffin, on the topic, “Unleash Your Inner Storyteller: Turning True Events to Stories.”
The event will begin at 2pm in the Council Chambers theater and will be recorded by ACTV Auburn Community Television.
From 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., we will gather for refreshments downstairs in the Rose Room.
Public Welcome.
Click here for Auburn City Hall address, map, and directions.
Additional parking one block away at Chapel of the Hills,
October Speaker
Anne Da Vigo
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon
Our speaker will be Anne Da Vigo on “Creating Fiction from Real Events”
Anne Da Vigo is the author of Night Flight, inspired by the real-life 1955 airplane bombing out of Denver airport. It was released early this year. Her other thrillers include Bakersfield Boys Club and Thread of Gold, also based on actual events. She is a former journalist who covered police and the courts for newspapers throughout California, including the trial in the first of the infamous Lords of Bakersfield murders.
For more info, visit https://annedavigoauthor.com/.
Speaker meetings are held in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall.
Public Invited — Free
November Speaker
Catharine Bramkamp
Wednesday, November 19, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon
Our speaker will be Catharine Bramkamp on “The Creative Impulse in an Age of False Perfection”
Catharine Bramkamp is a writing coach and workshop facilitator; and she has authored 27 books, including fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Her most recent nonfiction book is Out Loud: A Writing Adventure for Women. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Nevada County Arts Council, Empire Club, and on the organizing committees for the Sierra Poetry Festival and the Sierra Writers Conference. For more information, visit: https://catharine-bramkamp.com/.
Speaker meetings are held in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall.
Public Invited — Free