California Writers Club, Mt Diablo Branch

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02/08/2025: CWC Mt. Diablo Presents Nina Schuyler – Making Metaphors and other Stylish Moves

Registration opens August 13, 2024 … [Read more...]

Redwood Writers: Heartbeat Heartbreak Contest

Picture of broken heart

Redwood Writers Invites All CWC Members to Submit to the What's the Story in Your Heart? Are you ready to unleash the magic of your heart? Whether it’s a tale of first love that made your … [Read more...]

01/11/2025: CWC Mt. Diablo General Meeting with John Byrne Barry

January 11, 2025 … [Read more...]

Mt. Diablo Holiday Flash Fiction Competition

This Contest is Open to Members of all CWC NorCal Branches Winners will read their pieces at the General Holiday Meeting on Sunday, December 15th. … [Read more...]

15 Agents Looking for Memoir

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Writer Advice Micro Fiction Contest

Deadline for Entries is December 2, 2024 Go to Writer Advice for complete information. Micro fiction tells a story in 50 to 500 words. You can submit prose or prose poetry.  Submit 1, 2, or 3 … [Read more...]

Writers Table Schedule for 2024-2025

PROGRAM:Adverbs with Barry Hampshire (11/9, 5/10, 6/14)We will look at this prickly topic and gain a better understanding of when they should/can be used or alternatives. Be a Bad Poet: Breaking … [Read more...]

Michael Barrington Story, “A Lancashire Man Returns Home,” Accepted for Publication

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AnneMarie Mazotti Gouveia: DRIFTERS REALM & MIRROR TREE Award

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A Big Contest for Small Poems

A BIG CONTEST FOR SMALL POEMS Announcing a statewide CWC poetry contest beginning on October 1, 2024. Details are posted on the CWC website under CONTESTS. https://calwriters.org/ A BIG … [Read more...]

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Member Spotlight

Deven Greene Will Release Her Next Novel, a Thriller, on October 22, 2025
Deven Greene Will Release Her Next Novel, a Thriller, on October 22, 2025

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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 News Newsletter, January 2026


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

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