California Writers Club, Sacramento Branch
Dedicated to Educating Writers of all Levels
Judith Starkston writes historical fantasy set in the Bronze Age of the Greeks and Hittites. Her five novels bring women to the fore—whether the Trojan War captive Briseis or a remarkable Hittite queen whom history forgot, even though she ruled over one of the greatest empires of the ancient world. Sign up for Judith’s newsletter on her website www.JudithStarkston.com and receive the free novella, The Scent of Slaughter and Love.
Dierdre Wolownick
1pm at Arden-Dimick Library, 891 Watt Ave, Sacramento, 95864
Meeting ID: 333 487 6691
Passcode: 500305
Dierdre Wolownick will be giving a presentation, using slides and narration.
You’ll learn:
Dierdre’s writing has won awards & is published around the world (memoir, textbooks, essays, articles…) A (retired) language professor, she has also been an orchestra conductor, musician, marathoner, publisher and mother of 2 extreme athletes. At 60 she started rock climbing, and at 66 became the oldest woman to climb Yosemite’s iconic El Capitan (with her son, Alex Honnold, of the Oscar-winning documentary, Free Solo). She recently returned from a speaking tour in Europe, and in 2024, the documentary about her life, Climbing Into Life, will be available.
California Writer’s Week Review
Many people have asked, “What did CWC Sacramento do during California Writers Week?”
Well, I’ll tell you – We had FUN! Our Writers had FUN! Our Readers had FUN! Even our audience had FUN! If you don’t believe me, check out this video By Chris Hennessey. This was recorded at Avid Reader in Davis.
There were many other locations.
Of course, all our thanks go to Tim Schooley for getting everything organized! (timschooley@comcast.net)
Thanks to ALL of our readers!
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Attendees will learn about:
Karen A. Phillips has a degree in Applied Art & Design. She has been designing book covers and book formatting for many years. She especially enjoys working with self-published authors. In 2023 she published her debut mystery, A DEADLY COMBO—and yes, she designed the cover.
This year we are doing something special for our winter party.
A ticket to InkersCon Online conference, a value of $199!
This is an online conference, so no need to travel. You can access from the comfort of your own home, in your own time. This includes 14 days of classes, presentations, and Q&A, and more. You can attend these live sessions online or watch the recordings. July 20th, to August 2nd.
This offering is unprecedented, see the link below for details.
2024 Digital Conference – inkerscon
A personal consultation with Kristen Tate, owner and lead editor at Blue Garret, an editorial services company. She helps authors transform their work from rough draft to finished book. This session is a $150 value and can open doors to getting your book professionally edited. Find out more about Kristen here The Blue Garret.
Other cool prizes will complement our flagship offerings.
Raffle tickets will be available for 5 tickets for $5. But you can buy 15 tickets for $10. The more tickets you buy, the better chance you have of winning the best prize.
When booking your ticket, you need to select one of the 4 menu options, you can do this for each person you book. We need to inform Cattlemen’s of the number of different servings, this also saves time as they don’t have to ask each person what their order is. You will be given a dinner place card to display your order.