California Writers Club, Mt Diablo Branch

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Special Offers from Beth Barany, October Workshop Leader

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11/09/2024: November General Meeting with Michelle Glogovac

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10/12/2024: October Workshop with Beth Barany

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Winners! Of the Opening Lines Summer Contest.

Collage of three women

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Introducing CWC Mt. Diablo’s “Find or Create a Critique Group” Program

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Winners of the 2024 Young Writers Contest

PERSONAL NARRATIVE 6TH GRADEPERSONAL NARRATIVE 7TH GRADEPERSONAL NARRATIVE 8TH GRADE1st PlaceWhen the World is Taken From You by Shreya AmanWindemere Ranch Middle School - San RamonTeacher: Kirsten … [Read more...]

Writer Advice Scintillating Starts Contest

Writer Advice’s Scintillating Starts Contest is back, and it’s better than ever! This contest opens on July 1, 2024, and closes on September 2, 2024. Why not get some advice from a professional … [Read more...]

Redwood Writers: “In the Dark” A Call for Submissions

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A CWC Mt Diablo Summer Special Competition

Write the opening line to a story based on the photo below. But…give us only your very best. We will be looking for powerful, content, style and word selection, that will immediately ‘wow’ the … [Read more...]

The Winners are… Spring into Action Flash Fiction Contest

The judges have tabulated their results and the winners have been notified! We have THREE winners of the $100.00 prize, one each in Murder/Mystery, Romance, and Fantasy. In the Romance … [Read more...]

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Member Spotlight

Congratulations to Barry Hampshire, Mt. Diablo’s recipient of the Jack London Award!
Congratulations to Barry Hampshire, Mt. Diablo’s recipient of the Jack London Award!

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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, December 2025


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

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