BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//California Writers Club, Mt Diablo Branch - ECPv6.17.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://cwcmtdiablo.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for California Writers Club, Mt Diablo Branch REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20270314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20271107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260725T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260725T163000 DTSTAMP:20260714T065530Z CREATED:20260714T065517Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260714T065530Z UID:69855-1784993400-1784997000@cwcmtdiablo.org SUMMARY:Dave Eggers Book Signing & Author Event at Fair Arrow Books DESCRIPTION:Dave Eggers at Fair Arrow Books\n\n\n\nHello Writers\, Readers\, Artists and Creative Friends\,San Francisco author Dave Eggers will be coming to Fair Arrow Books for a brief visit to introduce his latest novel\, Contrapposto.  Eggers is well known for his breakout novel\, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius as well as The Circle and many other best-sellers.Here’s the information:• Who: San Francisco author Dave Eggers• Where: Fair Arrow Books\, 816 Main Street\, downtown Martinez• When: Saturday\, July 25th\, 3:30 – 4:30 pmFair Arrow Books is a welcome addition to historic downtown Martinez\, home of pioneering conservationist John Muir\, baseball legend Joe DiMaggio and\, according to local lore\, the birthplace of the Martini cocktail! \n\n\n\nCome early before the event\, stroll along Main Street and check out our variety of small businesses\, including works by our talented artists collective at Main Street Arts\, crafty creations at Busywork\, cool retro clothing at Faded Gold Vintage and many others. Enjoy lunch at Roxx on Main\, go Greek at Troy and if you’d like a cold local beer check out Del Cielo Brewery!Come to downtown MARTINEZ\, support SMALL BUSINESSES and enjoy FREE PARKING on weekends! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nNote: This is a Non-CWC event. URL:https://cwcmtdiablo.org/event/dave-eggers-book-signing-author-event-at-fair-arrow-books/ LOCATION:Fair Arrow Books\, 816 Main Street\, Martinez\, California\, 94553\, United States CATEGORIES:Non-CWC Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cwcmtdiablo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/dave-eggers-event-july25.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260729T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260729T133000 DTSTAMP:20260624T233158Z CREATED:20260624T233149Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260624T233158Z UID:69777-1785326400-1785331800@cwcmtdiablo.org SUMMARY:Writers Connection DESCRIPTION:Writers Connection is a social place where like-minded people\, hapless authors\, and creative geniuses can come together and chat about the one thing they all have in common: the compulsion to write. It is open to any CWC member\, published or not\, interested in a freewheeling\, nonjudgmental\, welcoming\, and relaxed environment. Content will include a potpourri of any writing or associated topics: news items\, agents\, publishers\, bouquets & brickbats. Membership is open-ended\, limited only by space\, and people may come and go as they please. Short readings are welcome.  Please Register so we can have the venue prepare a large enough table for us – Food and Beverages are encouraged and are on your own dime! Delicious!! \n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n Register: for Writers Connection\n \n \n Today's Date\n \n MM slash DD slash YYYY\n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n *In-Person Venue\nThe Chicken Pie Shop\n1251 Arroyo Way\, Walnut Creek\nWebsiteDutch treat! We encourage everyone to support our hosting restaurant by ordering food and drink\, as you wish. Are you a member of Mt. Diablo?(Required)\n \n \n Yes\n \n \n \n No\n Any questions or comments?If you aren’t a member of Mt. Diablo\, please tell us where you heard about us.Questions or problems with the registration process?\nContact Marlene at webmaster@cwcmtdiablo.org.We do not share your personal data with anyone. See our Privacy Policy.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ URL:https://cwcmtdiablo.org/event/writers-connection-4/ LOCATION:Chicken Pie Shop\, 1251 Arroyo Way\, Walnut Creek\, California\, 94523 CATEGORIES:Meetings - Other ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cwcmtdiablo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/New-Logo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260912T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260912T120000 DTSTAMP:20260712T155453Z CREATED:20260712T155442Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260712T155453Z UID:69848-1789207200-1789214400@cwcmtdiablo.org SUMMARY:September 2026 General Meeting with Diane Frank\, Poetry as the Language of the Soul  DESCRIPTION:Location Alert! This meeting is at the Pleasant Hill Community Center.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPart I:  Readings from Winners of the 2026 Young Writers Contest\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPart II: Diane Frank Talks about Poetry as the Language of the Soul\n\n\n\n\nAttendees will be shown:\n\n\n\nHow poems take the flying leap to the magic place\n\n\n\nWriting poetry larger than yourself\n\n\n\nReaching the transcendent core of a poem\n\n\n\nWhat poetry offers to writers of other genres\n\n\n\nHow poetry speaks through time.\n\n\n\nSchedule\n\n\n\n9:30 – Sign-in table opens\n\n\n\n10:00 – TBD\n\n\n\n11:00 – Feature Presentation\n\n\n\n12:00 – Meeting Ends\n\n\n\n\nStay after the meeting until 1:30 for optional events. Meeting attendance is required to participate in optional activities. \n\n\nCost\n\n\nMembers: $15.00 ($20.00 after September 5th)Guests: $20.00Pay online when you register or cash/check at the door. Coffee/tea and pastries included. \n\n\nRegistration\n\n\nOpens August 10\, 2026Register at https://cwcmtdiablo.org/meetings-and-workshops/ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDiane Frank is the author of nine books of poems\, three novels\, and a photo memoir of her 400 mile trek in the Nepal Himalayas. While Listening to the Enigma Variations: New and Selected Poems won the 2022 Next Generation Indie Book Award for Poetry. Her new book of poems\, Prayer to the Invisible\, was an overnight bestseller – #3 for American Poetry\, #3 for Poems by Women. She teaches poetry\, flash fiction\, and memoir workshops at San Francisco State University and Dominican University. Her first novel\, Blackberries in the Dream House\, was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Her new novel\, Mermaids and Musicians\, is an unusual love story\, full of music and a plea to save the Earth. Her website: www.dianefrank.com URL:https://cwcmtdiablo.org/event/september-2026-general-meeting-with-diane-frank-poetry-as-the-language-of-the-soul/ LOCATION:Pleasant Hill Community Center\, 320 Civic Drive\, Pleasant Hill\, California CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings and Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cwcmtdiablo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/DianeFrank.cello_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261010T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261010T133000 DTSTAMP:20260715T231633Z CREATED:20260712T173216Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260715T231633Z UID:69852-1791626400-1791639000@cwcmtdiablo.org SUMMARY:The Writer’s Journey: Moving Beyond the Draft\, a Mt. Diablo Workshop with Gala Russ DESCRIPTION:Stuck in Revision? Not sure what your manuscript needs next?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA workshop series presented by CWC Mt. Diablo\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us in October for a hands-on workshop focused on strengthening scenes\, identifying weak spots\, and developing a revision strategy that works.\n\n\n\nYou’ll learn how to: \n\n\n\n\nEvaluate scenes with purpose\n\n\n\nSpot missing elements in your story\n\n\n\nMove beyond endless editing\n\n\n\nCreate a roadmap for revision\n\n\n\n\nBecause finishing a draft isn’t the end of the writing journey. It’s where the real work begins. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSchedule\n\n\n\n\n9:30 AM – Registration & socializing \n\n\n\n10:00 AM – Part 1 Macro Editing + Logline (50 min)  \n\n\n\n10:50 AM – Break \n\n\n\n11:00 AM – Part 2 Scene Structure That Actually Works (1 hr) \n\n\n\n12:00 PM – Lunch break*\n\n\n\n12:30 PM – Part 3 Applied Editing + Coaching (1 hr) \n\n\n\n1:30 PM – Workshop ends \n\n\n\n\n*Bring your own lunch. We will provide coffee\, fruit\, and pastries. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSave the Date! October 10\, 2026\, 10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.**\n\n\n\n**This is the day of our regular monthly meeting \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\nPleasant Hill Senior Center233 Gregory Lane\, Pleasant Hill \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCost\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEARLY BIRD SPECIAL!SAVE $5.00! \n\n\n\n\n\nRegister between September 15 and October 3\, and the cost is:\n\n\n\n\n\nMembers: $35 \n\n\n\n\n\nGuests: $40 \n\n\n\n\n\nRegister after October 3\, the cost is: \n\n\n\n\n\nMembers: $40 \n\n\n\n\n\nGuests: $45 \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGALA RUSSRomance Author\, Book Coach\, and Publishing Strategistgalarussauthor@gmail.comgalarussauthor.com \n\n\n\nGala Russ is a multi-published romance author\, book coach\, and publishing strategist who helps writers move from overwhelm to clarity. She works with: \n\n\n\n\nbrand-new writers to show them that starting (and finishing) a book is possible and what steps lead from a book idea to a finished draft\n\n\n\ngenre authors who want to strengthen romantic subplots so readers root for the couple\n\n\n\ndraft finishers who need a clear roadmap for editing and publishing: traditional or indie\n\n\n\nall writers to market their books in a way that complements their interests and budgets\n\n\n\nWriters ready to indie-publish their work\n\n\n\n\nIn the past four years\, Gala has published nine books—from young adult to adult\, closed-door to wide-open door—including two trilogies. She’s currently writing a new urban-fantasy series. A repeat presenter at national events\, she has spoken at Daniel David Wallace’s Teachers of Fiction and Escape the Plot Forest summits and taught a two-hour Romancing the Subplot workshop for Beth Barany’s speculative-fiction community. Her teaching blends approachable guidance with no-nonsense strategy. Having published her first book without understanding comps\, tropes\, story structure\, editing timelines\, querying\, or marketing\, she knows how isolating the path to figuring all those out alone can feel. Now she helps writers skip years of trial and error with clear frameworks and actionable\, tailored advice aligning with open web initiatives. URL:https://cwcmtdiablo.org/event/the-writers-journey-moving-beyond-the-draft-a-mt-diablo-workshop-with-gala-russ/ LOCATION:California CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings and Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cwcmtdiablo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/The-Writers-Journey-23.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR