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                                                                                                                                                                           ~WRITING NEWS~

 

 

                                  Sonoma County Book Festival  -  September 25, 10 am to 4 pm. Free Admission.

 

                                  Listen to writers read their work, visit booths, learn about writing in Sonoma County!

 

                                                                    www.socobookfest.org

 

 

Redwood Writers Branch of California Writers Club    www.redwoodwriters.org

Meets monthly at the Flamingo Resort and Hotel, Santa Rosa CA. You are invited to join this lively and informative group whose motto is “writers helping writers.”

Redwood Writers Conference, October 29 and 30, 2010 at the Flamingo Resort and Hotel in Santa Rosa, CA. 

    Redwood Writers Announces Extension for Poetry and Prose Contests to September 18.  Check it out:  www.redwoodwriters.org/conference.html

For a preview of conference, click on:     Redwood Writers’ Conference video

Redwood Writers Meeting Dates, Presenters and Topics:                           

September 12   Donna Levin                Query letters

October 10      to be determined

November 14   Norman Solomon        Writing process

December 12    Becky Levine             Critique Groups

Redwood Writer's Vintage Voices Anthology- Words Poured Out is like curling up near the hearth, hearing richly textured stories by superb memoirists, poets, and essayists who tell their stories similarly to the art of fine wine making - with layers of texture that captivate and enhance the senses. 

Speakeasy: A Quarterly Literary Saloon at Aqus Cafe, Petaluma CA

Hosts Susan Bono & Ransom Stephens invite you to gather for a drink, a bite & an amazing feast of words

November 3, 2010 7-9 p.m. @ Aqus Café, 2nd and H Petaluma

Admission: $5 (free with meal purchase) to benefit Aqus & a literacy organization TBA

Tiny Lights    www.tiny-lights.com

Susan Bono's delightful literary journal is offered both in print and online. For the monthly Searchlights question, click on literary lights online 

Writer Advice   www.writeradvice.com

B. Lynne Goodwin’s ezine invites reader participation, promotes authors through interviews, and publishes experienced and emerging writers. Lynne’s book about journaling for caregivers, You Want Me To Do What?  is an excellent resource for writing prompts.

Writer Advice's Flash Prose contest seeks flash fiction, memoir, and creative non-fiction, 750 words or less. Deadline: April 15, 2010. Entry fee: $10 per submission. First prize: $150.

Read to Write Workshops Master Craft Fiction Course by Christine Walker

For Writers who read, Readers who write & Book Lovers who want to read like a writer!

9 sessions in Petaluma or Sebastopol Copperfield's.

Writing is a solitary act with a communal spirit among writers and readers. Whether working on novels, stories, memoirs, poetry or nonfiction, writers benefit by studying authors who have honed the craft techniques and nuances of fine fiction. In this course, participants will examine masterful writing, incubate the lessons and use expanded knowledge to read more closely and write more skillfully. Presenter Christine walker is a published author and holds an MFA in Writing & Literature from Bennington College.

Write Livelihood

Language is a living, changing force and the greatest joy of Jordan Rosenfeld, author, editor and journalist. From written copy to editing your manuscripts, Jordan brings her love for language and a keen eye to all her work to help shape it as you desire.

Write Livelihood:  www.jordanrosenfeld.net

Jordan Rosenfeld: www.jordanrosenfeld.net

www.jordanrosenfeld.wordpress.com