Forging Better Writers
On the second Wednesday of December, all Gold Country Writers members are invited to our Holiday Party! Potluck Brunch - bring food or non-alcoholic beverages to share Holiday Sweater Parade - prizes for funniest and most fashionable Toys for Tots - bring an unwrapped toy to donate Happy Holidays to All! (PS This is a […]
Gold Country Writers Board and Leadership holds a business meeting on the FIRST Wednesday of each month, from 10 am to noon in the Rose Room of the Auburn City Hall. Members are welcome to attend.
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 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 receive feedback. For information please email goldcountrywriters1849@gmail.com To be held in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall. Click here for address, map, and directions.
Gold Country Writers Board and Leadership holds a business meeting on the FIRST Wednesday of each month, from 10 am to noon in the Rose Room of the Auburn City Hall. Members are welcome to attend.
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, to read and receive feedback. For information please email goldcountrywriters1849@gmail.com To be held in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall. Click here for address, map, and directions.
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 […]
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 receive feedback. For information please email goldcountrywriters1849@gmail.com To be held in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall. Click here for address, map, and directions.
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 […]
Gold Country Writers Board and Leadership holds a business meeting on the FIRST Wednesday of each month, from 10 am to noon in the Rose Room of the Auburn City Hall. Members are welcome to attend.
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, to read and receive feedback. For information please email goldcountrywriters1849@gmail.com To be held in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall. Click here for address, map, and directions.
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 […]