California Writers Club, Mt Diablo Branch

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Small Supportive Feedback Group for Your Writing

Want to find or form one, often called "Critique Group"? Your CWC branch can help.See some current options below. For more info, email cwcwaynerez@gmail.com. Memoir, Personal Essays and related … [Read more...]

Tell Us Your News!

Your submission must be ready-to-print. Think of it as a press release.  We do not edit your submission. It will be posted with the information you provide, right, wrong, or missing. The only thing we … [Read more...]

New Critique Group Opportunity

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CWC Member, Beatrice Weber, has offered to host a new critique group, focusing on memoir in its varied forms, short-story memoir, personal or memoir essay, mixed or braided memoir with nonfiction … [Read more...]

Drop-in Critique Group Sessions

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Local Author Bookfare

Celebrating National Independent Booksellers’ Day April 25, 1:00 – 3:30 pmBookPassage, CorteMadera$25 entry fee Don’t miss the chance to showcase your books with the support of Book Passage, Left … [Read more...]

The Smalls Too: A BIG contest for small poems and prose

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Were Your Books Used?

By Marlene Dotterer Every author should know about Bartz v. Anthropic, AKA the Anthropic Copyright Settlement. This class action lawsuit alleges that the AI company, Anthropic PBC, infringed … [Read more...]

Late-Breaking Notice: Online Science Fiction Class with Gary K. Wolfe

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Calling All Poets

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Information for Our Members: the Monthly General Meeting in 2026

The Monthly General Meeting in 2026 This note is to keep members informed of the board’s decisions regarding our new meeting format. In addition to the schedule and activities listed below, the … [Read more...]

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Member Spotlight

Doré Ripley’s New Historical Mystery “The Crimson Bodice” Transports Readers to the Dangerous World of Elizabethan London’s Playhouses
Doré Ripley’s New Historical Mystery “The Crimson Bodice” Transports Readers to the Dangerous World of Elizabethan London’s Playhouses

Click here to view more Spotlights or if you have a writing Spotlight to share with us.

Upcoming Programs

  • March 14, 2026 10:00 a.m., Writers Table – Choose from 6
  • April 11, 2026, Lynda Smith Hoggan: From the Bedroom to the Page: Writing About Sex
  • May 9, 2026, Writers Table – Choose from 6
  • June 13, 2026, David Hakim: Poetry in Its Many Forms

Our Meeting Schedule and Location

General Meetings are held the second Saturday of each month, except July and August.
Location:
The Pleasant Hill Senior Center
233 Gregory Lane
Pleasant Hill, CA
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Optional post-meeting events until 1:30. Bring your lunch!
Our meetings are open to the public. See the Meetings and Workshops page to register. 

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The Write Newsletter, April 2026


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CLICK HERE for information about our Critique Groups and how to join.

 

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CWC Mt. Diablo Branch, P.O. Box 606, Alamo, CA 94507

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