California Writers Club, Mt Diablo Branch

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

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Resources for Critique Groups

With thanks to CWC Writers of Kern for the use of their fabulous handouts!

  • Critique Group Guidelines
  • Critique Group Organization
  • Helpful Critiques
  • Giving and Receiving
  • Template for Prose Critique
  • Template for Poetry Critique

Find or Create a Critique Group

This member benefit will help members find and join a currently functioning critique group or create their own. We do this by maintaining a roster of interested members and arranging introductions based on your preferences.


  • Tell us your criteria
    Do you want to meet in person or do you prefer online? What genre are you interested in? What days and times work for you? How far do you want to travel?
  • What we will do
    Mt. Diablo only provides introductions of possible interested members. We do not assign members to groups. The decision to join or form a group is left to the individual members.
  • Critique Groups do not “belong” to Mt. Diablo.
    All critique groups are autonomous.
  • Resources we’ll provide
    We will provide general information on how to run or participate in a critique group. We also encourage you to look online for information.
  • Our introductions are available only to members of CWC Mt. Diablo.
    This program is for Mt. Diablo members only. This means we do not accept requests from non-members and will not add them to our critique group roster.

    This does NOT mean you can’t have non-CWC members in your group! See #3, above.

Member Spotlight

Doré Ripley’s New Historical Mystery “The Crimson Bodice” Transports Readers to the Dangerous World of Elizabethan London’s Playhouses
Doré Ripley’s New Historical Mystery “The Crimson Bodice” Transports Readers to the Dangerous World of Elizabethan London’s Playhouses

Click here to view more Spotlights or if you have a writing Spotlight to share with us.

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 Newsletter, April 2026


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Critique Group


CLICK HERE for information about our Critique Groups and how to join.

 

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

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