California Writers Club, Sacramento Branch
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The restaurant is located just east of Hazel Ave. at the northeast end of the Nimbus Winery complex along Highway 50. Cattlemens offers CWC a spacious meeting room with free WiFi, quality AV equipment, free off street parking and excellent food.
Saturday June 18, 2016 11:00 AM-1:30 PM
Saturday, June 18, 2016, the California Writers Club, Sacramento Branch proudly presents Rita Lakin at the Luncheon Meeting. Her topic is “My Adventures as a Woman Writer in Hollywood.” Her memoir is The Only Woman in the Room: Episodes in My Life and Career as a Television Writer.
RITA LAKIN of course!
Rita is also the creator of the Gladdy Gold Mystery book series (published by Bantam Books), including Getting Old Is Murder, Getting Old Is The Best Revenge, and Getting Old Can Kill You. She won Left Coast Crime LEFTY AWARD for most humorous mystery in 2009. Her nominations and awards include Writers Guild of America, MWA’s Edgar Award, and the University of Michigan Avery Hopwood Award.
Rita Lakin was a pioneer, a female script writer in the early 1960s when Hollywood Television was exclusively male. With guts, skill and humor, she rose to staff writer, to producer, and show-runner, meeting famous show biz legends along the way.
Rita’s new memoir, The Only Woman in the Room, is a breezy and heartfelt remembrance of a long-forgotten time when women were not considered worthy or welcome at the creative table.
On June 18, 2016 meet the real legend herself. We want Rita! We want Rita!
The meeting time on June 18 will be extended by 30 minutes in order for California Writers Club, Sacramento Branch President Margie Yee Webb to report highlights for the year, and committee chairs to announce 2016 Writing Contest Awards and declare branch election results.
The restaurant is located just east of Hazel Ave. at the northeast end of the Nimbus Winery complex along Highway 50. Cattlemens offers CWC a spacious meeting room with free WiFi, quality AV equipment, free off street parking and excellent food.
Saturday May 21, 2016 11:00 AM-1:00 PM
Saturday, May 21, 2016, the California Writers Club, Sacramento Branch proudly presents Alai at the Luncheon Meeting. His topic is “Communication With a Mankind Point of View”.
Alai is a prize winning novelist, poet, and editor of Science Fiction World. He is most often referred to as the most popular novelists on Tibetan culture, though he notes that he “writes for all mankind, as we should not always analyze life from an ethnic perspective.” His historical novel Red Poppies won the Mao Dun Prize for Literature in 2000. He will share his knowledge of how to reach across the borders of our readers’ minds and our creative minds.
The restaurant is located just east of Hazel Ave. at the northeast end of the Nimbus Winery complex along Highway 50. Cattlemens offers CWC a spacious meeting room with free WiFi, quality AV equipment, free off street parking and excellent food.
Saturday April 16, 2016 11:00 AM-1:00 PM
Saturday, April 16, 2016, the California Writers Club, Sacramento Branch proudly presents Michael Troyan at the Luncheon Meeting. His topic is “20th Century Fox: A Century of Entertainment”.
Mike is the author of three books: A Rose for Mrs. Miniver, a biography of actress Greer Garson, as well as a photographic history of the MGM studio, MGM: Hollywood’s Greatest Backlot, and a similar work on the Fox studio, 20th Century Fox: A Century of Entertainment—which he will address in detail in the hope of inspiring others to experience the thrill of “historical detective work.”
Mike’s day job is as Community Relations Manager for the Barnes & Noble Booksellers in the Birdcage Center in Citrus Heights. In that capacity, Mike has been a great friend to the California Writers Club, Sacramento Branch. He has accommodated many members’ book signings, has hosted the monthly Open Mic program, and has been a prime booster of the aspirations of CWC writers and authors.
Among Mike’s many talents: he is a master researcher. He worked for six years on the Fox book, gathering photos, interviewing principals—including many of the stars of Hollywood’s Golden Era. His persistence in getting the facts and assembling all the elements for the book, despite what he says have been some “pretty scary obstacles,” has resulted in what the Fox studio has adopted as its official 100 year history.
On top of all that, Mike is one of the nicest people you will ever have the pleasure of meeting. His presentation is certain to give everyone who attends some good advice that will apply to their own work.
The restaurant is located just east of Hazel Ave. at the northeast end of the Nimbus Winery complex along Highway 50. Cattlemens offers CWC a spacious meeting room with free WiFi, quality AV equipment, free off street parking and excellent food.