California Writers Club, Mt Diablo Branch

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CWC Mt. Diablo Open Mic on Zoom

7:00 pm – 8:30 pm PDT

Sign up to read a five-minute segment from something you’ve written. It can be a work-in-progress, something already published, or that sheaf of poems you hid under the bed last year. Share it with writers and readers at our 90-minute Read Fest!

Not ready to read your work to a crowd? That’s okay, we need an audience, too. Come and hear what others have to say.

When you register, let us know if you want to be a reader. The first seven people to sign-up will be given a slot to read for five minutes. If we have more than seven requests to read, we’ll start the list for the next event.

We’ll have time for discussion, but please remember, this is not a critique session! Talk about what you liked, not what the author can do better.

This event is open to the public. Bring your friends!

Register to receive your Zoom link to join.

Member Spotlight

Member Spotlight – Michael Barrington Launches His New Book “Colourblind: A Travesty of Justice”
Member Spotlight – Michael Barrington Launches His New Book “Colourblind: A Travesty of Justice”

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Upcoming Programs

  • May 9, 2026, Three-Minute Flash Fiction and Writers Tables: choose from 6 topics. (This meeting is at the Pleasant Hill Community Center)
  • June 13, 2026, Hakim: Poetry in Its Many Forms
  • July/August 2026: Summer Break 
  • September 12, 2026, Diane Frank: Poetry as the Language of the Soul 

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, May 2026


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

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