Holiday Party & Member Open Mic
Details ■ 9:00am – 9:30am Networking ■ 9:30am – 11:00am Member 2-minute Open Mic Readings Join us for our annual celebration! CWC-OC members in good standing are welcome to read a two-minute excerpt from their writing. Please time yourself beforehand, so that everyone can have a chance to read!
David Putnam
Topic: Writing by the Numbers: Sixteen Precepts to Write a Novel ■ 9:00 am – 9:30 am Networking ■ 9:30 am – 11:00am Guest Speaker Read more about the author at https://davidputnambooks.com/
Kate Gale
Details Guest Speakers: Kate Gale Topic: “Working with an Indie Press” ■ 9:00am – 9:30am Networking ■ 9:30am – 11:00am Guest Speaker Dr. Kate Gale is Publisher, Co-Founder, and Managing Editor of Red Hen Press and the Editor of the Los Angeles Review. She teaches Poetry at Chapman University. She is the author of seven books of poetry, […]
Elle Jauffret
Details Guest Speakers: Elle Jauffret Topic: “Juggling Knives in the Dark: Combining Story Elements“ ■ 9:00am – 9:30am Networking ■ 9:30am – 11:00am Guest Speaker Elle Jauffret is a French-born American attorney, Agatha Award nominee, PenCraft Award winner, and US military spouse. A graduate of Université Côte d’Azur Law School and The George Washington University […]
Emily Jon Tobias
Topic: Loves, Hates, Heroes, and Hardships: An Author’s Journey of Small Press Publishing Her Debut” ■ 9:00 am – 9:30 am Networking ■ 9:30 am – 11:00am Guest Speaker Emily Jon Tobias is an American author and poet. She is an award-winning writer whose work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, along with other […]
Jessica Danger
Details Topic: Crafting the Personal into Story ■ 9:00am – 9:30am Networking ■ 9:30am – 11:00am Guest Speaker Jessica Danger is an Assistant Professor of English at Vanguard University, the Director of Education at Dead Reckoning Collective, and Joshua Tree Writers Retreat Co-Founder. She holds an MFA from Bennington College where she was also awarded […]