BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//California Writers Club, Mt Diablo Branch - ECPv6.18.0//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:20261014T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261014T200000 DTSTAMP:20260922T212757Z CREATED:20260922T212720Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260922T212757Z UID:70091-1792004400-1792008000@cwcmtdiablo.org SUMMARY:Open Mic on Zoom DESCRIPTION: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! \n\n\n\nNot ready to read your work to a crowd? That’s okay\, we need an audience\, too. Come and hear what others have to say. \n\n\n\nWhen 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. \n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for Open Mic Night!\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n If we have more than seven requests to read\, we’ll start the list for the next event. \n\n\n\nWe’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. \n\n\n\nThis event is open to the public. Bring your friends! \n\n\n\nRegister to receive your Zoom link to join. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n Register: for Open Mic Events\n \n Today's Date URL:https://cwcmtdiablo.org/event/open-mic-on-zoom-4/ LOCATION:California CATEGORIES:Meetings - Other ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cwcmtdiablo.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Microphone.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261016T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261016T150000 DTSTAMP:20260924T184000Z CREATED:20260922T215554Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260924T184000Z UID:70093-1792152000-1792162800@cwcmtdiablo.org SUMMARY:What’s Your Story Reading Group DESCRIPTION:This meeting is at a different location: Capital One Cafe\, 1139 South Main St.\, Walnut Creek\n\n\n\nTo accommodate the interests of those who write stories longer than 2\,500 words\, we will alternate the format of the monthly meetings. Every other month\, the meeting will be devoted to stories of 5\,000 words in length. These longer-story meetings will last three hours instead of the usual two. In October\, we will hold the first meeting for longer stories.That next meeting will be on Friday\, October 16\, at noon\, at the Capital One Café (1139 South Main Street\, Walnut Creek\, CA\, 94596)\, in Community Room 2\, on the second floor. Parking is free for the first 3 hours in nearby lots\, including the multi-story structure at the corner of Main and Botelho.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage by freepik\n\n\n\nMeetings are on the 3rd Friday of each month.\n\n\n\nIf you are reading:\n\n\n\n\nTime yourself beforehand. Practice! A 2\,500 word story will typically take 10/12 mins to read. The short story 15-minute limit is firm.\n\n\n\nWe will use a microphone.\n\n\n\nRobert or Raquel will introduce each reader. He/she will read the title and the genre.\n\n\n\nFeedback\, if requested\, will be given. Note: feedback is part of your allotted 15 minutes. Therefore\, your reading time should be shortened.\n\n\n\nThe next reader will be introduced etc.\n\n\n\nIf time permits\, we’ll have final questions.\n\n\n\n\nCome\, read\, and enjoy listening at CWC Mt. Diablo’s Short Story Reading Group!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*News! Changes to the reading group. Please read!\n\n\n\n What’s Your Story Reading Group welcomes new Meeting Coordinators to handle logistics and lead the meetings.\n\n\n\n\nRobert and Raquel Garcia Brewer have taken over Michael’s position as Meeting Coordinator. Michael will continue to attend our sessions as a contributing member and as editor of our seasonal compilations with titles such as “Stories for an Autumn Day.”\n\n\n\nTo accommodate the interests of those who write stories longer than 2\,500 words\, we will alternate the format of the monthly meetings. Every other month\, the meeting will be devoted to stories of 5\,000 words in length. These longer-story meetings will last three hours instead of the usual two. In October\, we will hold the first meeting for longer stories.\n\n\n\nThat next meeting will be on Friday\, October 16\, at noon\, at the Capital One Café (1139 South Main Street\, Walnut Creek\, CA\, 94596)\, in Community Room 2\, on the second floor. Parking is free for the first 3 hours in nearby lots\, including the multi-story structure at the corner of Main and Botelho. \n\n\n\nThe November 20 meeting\, for shorter stories\, is already scheduled for noon in the Las Trampas Room at the Walnut Creek Library. \n\n\n\nWe may alternate between the two locations for future meetings. \n\n\n\nIf you would like to present a long story on October 16\, please email it to Robert as an attachment (rbrewer110@icloud.com) by September 30. He will distribute the advance copies of these stories to all members of our group well before the meeting. \n\n\n\nRobert and Raquel will be flexible about implementing these changes. Some of the new rules may need adjustment\, and they welcome your input.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe How \n\n\n\n\nWe will maintain a list of authors who want to read\, along with the title/genre of their stories.\n\n\n\nA small committee will select the readers for each month. You will know well in advance when it is your turn to read.\n\n\n\nReaders: Submit the title and genre of your piece using the form below.\n\n\n\nNew stories or a story already published are welcome.\n\n\n\nYou can read a chapter from a book if it is a free-standing story and meets the 15-minute time limit. Let us know the genre.\n\n\n\nYou may return to this form to submit other titles.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n Register: What’s Your (Short)Story?\n \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n I want to:(Required)\n \n Submit a title to read for stories up to 2\,500 words.\n \n \n Submit a title to read for stories up to 5\,000 words. The story is attached below.\n \n \n RSVP for the next meeting.\n Story Title (2500 words)Story Title (5000 words)Story GenreUpload your storyAccepted file types: pdf\, docx\, doc\, Max. file size: 128 MB. 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 Submit \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ URL:https://cwcmtdiablo.org/event/whats-your-story-reading-group-3/ LOCATION:Capital One Café\, 1139 South Main Street\, Walnut Creek\, California\, 94596\, United States CATEGORIES:Meetings - Other ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cwcmtdiablo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Author-Panel-2-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261028T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261028T133000 DTSTAMP:20260930T161211Z CREATED:20260930T161202Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260930T161211Z UID:70112-1793188800-1793194200@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 Register: for Writers Connection\n \n \n Today's Date URL:https://cwcmtdiablo.org/event/writers-connection-3/ 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 END:VCALENDAR