BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//California Writers Club, Mt Diablo Branch - ECPv6.15.20//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:20260515T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260515T140000 DTSTAMP:20260425T092509 CREATED:20260419T211912Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260419T211923Z UID:69476-1778846400-1778853600@cwcmtdiablo.org SUMMARY:What’s Your Story Reading Group DESCRIPTION:Image by freepik\n\n\n\nMeetings will take place 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 15-minute limit is firm.\n\n\n\nWe will use a microphone.\n\n\n\nMichael 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\n\n\n\n\nCome\, Read\, and enjoy listening at CWC Mt. Diablo’s new Short Story Reading Group!\n\n\n\nThe What\n\n\n\n\nThis is not a critique group. A reader will be given feedback only if requested.\n\n\n\nOn average six/seven readers will be allocated 15 mins max. to both read their short story and receive feedback.\n\n\n\nThere will be no ‘walk in’ readers.\n\n\n\nBut walk in listeners\, YES.\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 \n Register: What’s Your (Short)Story?\n \n \n Date(Required)\n \n MM slash DD slash YYYY\n \n Name\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 at a future meeting.\n \n \n RSVP for the next meeting.\n Story TitleStory GenreIf you are not submitting titles to read\, go ahead and click “submit.” You’re on the list!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/whats-your-story-reading-group-3/ CATEGORIES:Meetings - Other ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cwcmtdiablo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2150059025.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260531T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260531T163000 DTSTAMP:20260425T092509 CREATED:20260406T182155Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260406T182928Z UID:69311-1780236000-1780245000@cwcmtdiablo.org SUMMARY:Tales\, Toppers & Treats – Author Event in Brentwood DESCRIPTION:Leading Bay Area Authors to Speak at Fundraiser to Support Brentwood Library\n\n\n\nPut on your best hat and join the Friends of the Brentwood Library at Club Los Meganos\, 1700 Trilogy Parkway\, Brentwood\, for an inspiring afternoon featuring three extraordinary Bay Area authors whose voices are shaping contemporary literature\, culture\, and conversation. We are thrilled to present Alka Joshi\, Meg Donohue\, and Audrey Lee.Funds will be used to support children’s reading programs\, activities for children\, programs for handicapped adults\, adult craft classes\, and many other activities.For more information\, contact Kim Giuliano at 925-895-7232 \n\n\n\n\nClick here to learn more about the event\n\n\n\n\n\nClick here to get your tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNOTE: This event is not sponsored by CWC URL:https://cwcmtdiablo.org/event/tales-toppers-treats-author-event-in-brentwood/ LOCATION:Club Los Meganos\, 1700 Trilogy Parkway\, Brentwood\, California\, 94513\, United States CATEGORIES:Non-CWC Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://cwcmtdiablo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/books-and-hat.webp END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR