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 the resumption of our monthly meetings, now held in person at the Nipomo Library. As we gather once again, we want to inform our members that Zoom access will no longer be available for every meeting. However, we will still provide the option for Zoom participation when our esteemed speakers cannot join us in person.
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.
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 we move it to the following Saturday. We will add speakers and topics to this list as they are booked. Mark your calendars!
2025 Presentation Calendar:
January 4th – Brian Schwartz – Topic: “The AI Advantage: Accelerate your Writing, Publishing, & Book Marketing.”
February 1st – Lee Herrick, California Poet Laureate – Topic: “How Music Stays in the Body: On Breath, Memory, and Sound in Poetry.”
March 1s t – Carole Wagener, Memoir and Screenplay Author – Topic: “How to Write an Award-Winning Memoir and Screenplay.”
April 5th _ A. M Larks – Topic: “How to Star (or Finish) Your Story – Overcoming Writers Block.”
May 3rd – Diane Smith – Topic: Workshop – “Writing Short Fiction.“
2024 Presentation Calendar
The following is a list of meeting dates for 2024. We generally meet on the first Saturday of each month, unless it’s a holiday weekend and we move it to the following Saturday. We will add speakers and topics to this list as they are booked. Mark your calendars!
January 13th – Lee Herrick, California Poet Laureate- Topic: “How Music Stays in the Body: On Breath, Memory, and Sound in Poetry.”
February 3rd -Katya Cengel– Topic: Poetry Reading.
March 2nd -Laurie Woodward- Topic: “Character Sketches – How to Create Believable Characters”
April 1st – Jenna Elisabeth Johnson- Topic: “Publishing & Marketing Tips from a Seasoned Indie Author”
May 11th – M Diane Smith – Topic: “Small Plots: A Writers’ Workshop on Flash Fiction”
June 1st – Terry Willey and Carol Baker Willey – Topic: “Why Authors Love It and Why Authors Hate It.”
July 6th – Mark Arnold – Topic: “Researching my historical fiction novel revealed a controversial 200-year-old secret about the origin of Frankenstein”
August 3rd – Wendelin Van Daaren – Topic: “AHA-Ask Her Anything”
September 7th – Mark Huntley Parsons – Topic: “The Craft—and Business—of Writing”
October 13th- SPECIAL EVENT (FREE): SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13TH, 1:00 – 5:00 PM:
Coastal Dunes CWC sponsors a California Writers Week Celebration
Shepard Room, Santa Maria Public Library, 421 South McClelland Street, Santa Maria
November 2nd – Catherine Kitcho- Topic: Celebrating Ten Inspiring Years of Coastal Dunes CWC: A Look Back at Our History and Successes (There will be cake!)
December 7th – Open Microphone and Year-End Celebration (See the Website Homepage for details).
Check back for the Exciting and informative meetings for 2025!
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