Andy Weir will explain how he fell into a print deal as the guest speaker for the California Writers Club Tri-Valley Branch on Saturday, May 16, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at the Four Points by Sheraton, 5115 Hopyard, Pleasanton. Andy Weir was first hired as a programmer for a national laboratory at age fifteen and has been working as a software engineer ever since. He is also a … [Read more...] about May 16, 2015: How I Fell Into a Print Deal
Past Meetings
April 18, 2015: Writers Conference
California Writers Club Tri-Valley Branch is pleased to announce its first full-day writers conference featuring Keynote Speaker, RITA Award® winning author and Christy finalist, Shelley Adina. Shelley is the author of twenty-four novels published by Harlequin, Time Warner, and Hachette Book Group, and seven published by Moonshell Books, Inc., her own independent press. Join … [Read more...] about April 18, 2015: Writers Conference
March 21, 2015: The Art and Craft of the Memoir
Kevin Thaddeus Fisher-Paulson will guide us through the art and craft of the memoir as the guest speaker for the California Writers Club Tri-Valley Branch on Saturday, March 21, 2015 at 2:00 p.m., at the Four Points by Sheraton, 5115 Hopyard, Pleasanton. Kevin Thaddeus Fisher-Paulson lives with his husband Brian, their two sons, and their four rescue dogs in San Francisco. … [Read more...] about March 21, 2015: The Art and Craft of the Memoir
February 21, 2015: How to Sell 75% of Almost Everything You Write
Gordon Burgett will show you the way to sell 75% of almost anything you write as the guest speaker for the California Writers Club Tri-Valley Branch on Saturday, February 21, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at the Four Points by Sheraton, 5115 Hopyard, Pleasanton. Burgett has published 1,700+ articles and 46 books, plus offered over 2,000 professional paid presentations. During that time … [Read more...] about February 21, 2015: How to Sell 75% of Almost Everything You Write
January 17, 2015: Winterfest Ekphrasis
The annual Winterfest celebration of CWC Tri-Valley members will blend talents of artists and authors. This year is an Ekphrasis where members create written works inspired by visual works of art also created by members. In this celebration the artwork and writings will be displayed side-by-side and authors will have the opportunity to share brief readings from selected … [Read more...] about January 17, 2015: Winterfest Ekphrasis
