Event Calendar
Check here for all the details of upcoming meetings, workshops, and events.
OUR NEXT MEETING DATES are shown below.
MONTHLY MEETINGS:
Coastal Dunes CWC is thrilled to announce free in-person meeting presentations at the Nipomo Library. To ensure that everyone stays informed, we will diligently update the Events Page and the Home Page of our website to reflect the upcoming meetings.
Where: Community Room, Nipomo Library, 918 West Tefft Street, Nipomo, CA
Directions: From 101 northbound or southbound, take the Tefft Street exit. Proceed west for .9 miles, and turn right into the library parking lot at Orchard Avenue.
Our monthly in-person meetings follow this schedule:
Times:
10:00-10:30 AM– Check-in and Networking
10:30 – 10:45 AM – CWC Announcements
10:45 AM – 12:15 PM: Featured Presentation
12:15 – 12:30 PM: Q&A, Book Signing if applicable Refreshments are provided; admission is free.
December 7, 2024 – Open Microphone and Year-End Celebration Doors opening early at 9:30. (See the Home page for more information).
The following is a list of meeting dates for 2025. We generally meet on the first Saturday of each month, unless it’s a holiday weekend, in which case the meeting will be moved to the second Saturday. We will add speakers and topics to this list as they are booked. Mark your calendars!
2025 Presentation Calendar:
January 4th – Carole Wagener, Memoir and Screenplay Author – Topic: “How to Write an Award-Winning Memoir and Screenplay.”
February 1st – Lee Herrick, California Poet Laureate – Topic: “How Music Stays in the Body: On Breath, Memory, and Sound in Poetry.”
March 1 st– Bryan Schwartz, Publishing Consultant – Topic: “Workshop on Artificial Intelligence. A hands-on workshop demonstrating essential AI tools for the modern writer. The AI Advantage: Accelerate your Writing, Publishing, & Book Marketing”
May 3rd – Diane Smith – Topic: Workshop – “Writing Short Fiction.“
June 7th – Randi Barros – Topic: “An Introduction to Screenwriting, with Filmmaker Randi Barrios”
