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Upcoming Events are listed below.
July 11 Read & Review
Friday, July 11, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon at Depoe Bay
Read and Review will meet Friday, July 11, 10am to noon, at Depoe Bay Coffee Roasters, to discuss two books.
Create Your Own Closure Map: Avoid an End-of-Life Scavenger Hunt by Heidi Struve Currey
Maddie’s in the Middle by Mariah Clark Skewes (pen name for Mary Boyle)
See Calendar for July 11 for details.
July 16 Speaker
Jennifer K. Morita
Wednesday, July 16, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon
Our speaker will be Jennifer K. Morita on the topic “Querying A to Q — Pitching to Literary Agents.”
A former newspaper reporter, Jennifer K. Morita is the author of Ghosts of Waikiki released by Crooked Lane Books in November 2024. Her debut novel won the Lefty Award for Best Debut Mystery Novel in 2025, and was nominated for an Agatha Award for Best First Novel. Jennifer is a past president of Capitol Crimes, her local Sisters in Crime chapter, and also a member of Crime Writers of Color, Mystery Writers of America, and International Thriller Writers. For more info, visit her website: www.jenniferkmorita.com.
Speaker meetings are held in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall. The public is invited. The meeting is free to attend.
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 in The Rose Room at Auburn City Hall
Note – No Speaker Meeting in August
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