Upcoming Events

For a full Calendar of all Events click View Calendar.
Upcoming Events are listed below.


 

July 30 Writers’ Retreat at “The Ranch”

Note there is no meeting in Auburn this day.
On Wednesday, July 30, Terry Wicks will be hosting a Writers’ Retreat at her beautiful historic ranch in Penryn, CA.

See Calendar for July 30 for details.


August 20 Special Event “Let’s Talk about Mentoring and Spin-Off Groups”

Note – No Speaker in August or December.

See Calendar for Aug 20 for details.


September Speaker
Bob Stanley

Wednesday, September 17, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon

Our speaker will be Bob Stanley on “Why Is This a Poem?”

Bob Stanley, Sacramento Poet Laureate Emeritus, taught English and Creative Writing at Solano College, Sacramento City College, and Sacramento State University before retiring in 2021. He was President of the Sacramento Poetry Center from 2007 to 2019. He was selected as Sacramento’s fifth Poet Laureate, serving from 2009 to 2012. Bob’s books include Walt Whitman Orders a Cheeseburger(2009), Miracle Shine (2013), and Language Barrier (2024). Bob and his wife Joyce live in Sacramento and organize online poetry seminars that help support nonprofit organizations.

Speaker meetings are held in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall.

Public Invited — Free

Click here for Rose Room address, map, and directions. Also, info on Rose Room parking, now offsite only.


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

Click here for Rose Room address, map, and directions. Also, info on Rose Room parking, now offsite only.