California Writers Club, Sacramento Branch
Dedicated to Educating Writers of all Levels
CWC-Sacramento Meeting
Saturday, July 19th, from 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm at
The Unitarian Church, 2425 Sierra Blvd, Room 7/8 (Park in the Rear) Sacramento
More information to follow shortly.
Plus: Micro-Workshop Query Work with Michael Larsen
We have to pay for this room, so we have to charge an admission fee of $15. You can pay on the day or get your ticket below.
CWC-Sacramento Meeting
Saturday, June 21st, from 12:00 pm to 3:30 pm at
The Spaghetti Factory, 1625 Watt Avenue, Sacramento
Publishing your own book can be every bit as impactful and potentially more lucrative than working with a traditional publisher—but you have to do it professionally. Learn how in this hands-on workshop that will cover everything from understanding a successful financial model, assembling your team, exploring your distribution options, pricing your book competitively, optimizing your metadata, getting reviews, developing your marketing plan, and much more! Whether you’re doing picture books, chapter books, graphic novels, or YA, the framework of how you professionally publish is the same—though some of the financials and processes are different.
This interactive session will give you the tools—and the roadmap—to be a successful Author Publisher.
Detailed information for Andrea’s presentation is coming soon
What you will learn from Heather
Andrea Fleck-Nisbet, Chief Executive Officer
Andrea began her tenure as CEO of the Independent Book Publishers Association in November 2022. Prior to that she was the founding vice-president and publisher of HarperCollins’ lifestyle imprint, Harper Horizon. Andrea spent fifteen years in sales, digital media, and business operations at Workman Publishing and was Director of Content Acquisition at Ingram Content Group. She also formerly served on the board of the Book Industry Study Group and remains active in multiple industry organizations including the Authors Guild, SCBWI, BMI, and ALA and others.
Plus: Micro-Workshop Query Work with Michael Larsen
This event is a luncheon with a buffet served. The menu includes;
Coffee is included but all other beverages must be paid separately.
CWC-Sacramento Meeting
Saturday, May 17th, from 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm at
The Unitarian Church, 2425 Sierra Blvd, Room 7/8 (Park in the Rear) Sacramento
Former Big Five editor Heather Lazare pulls back the curtain on what really happens when you book goes out on submission to a publisher. When your literary agent submits your proposal or manuscript, there are dozens of decisions made before an editor is allowed to make an offer—what are those and who’s involved? We’ll talk about all of this and more, and leave plenty of time for questions!
What you will learn from Heather
Heather Lazare is a developmental editor and publishing consultant who specializes in editing adult fiction. She worked at the Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency and both Random House and Simon & Schuster before starting her own business in 2013. She teaches courses on publishing for Stanford Continuing Studies and is the director and founder of the Northern California Writers’ Retreat. Visit her online at heatherlazare.com and norcalwritersretreat.com.
Plus: Micro-Workshop Query Work with Michael Larsen
We have to pay for this room, so we have to charge an admission fee of $15. You can pay on the day or get your ticket below.
CWC-Sacramento Meeting
Saturday, April 19th, from 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm at
The Unitarian Church, 2425 Sierra Blvd, Room 7/8 (Park in the Rear) Sacramento
A short story versus the novel or novelette. What’s involved? How to get published in a magazine or journal. The SS as a major marketing tool.
What you will learn from Michael
Michael Barrington, MA., M.Ed., Ph.D., is from England, has a Diploma in Marketing from Harvard, written twelve books, published two collections and more than 60 short stories in the US, UK and Europe. He has taught workshops on the craft of the Short Story, and Marketing. He is an assistant editor for The Brussels Review, and blogs on his website www.mbwriter.net. He is the VP of CWC Mt Diablo.
Plus: Micro-Workshop “Your Author Platform” by Christina Brabham and Query Work with Michael Larsen
Members who sign up by Friday, April 18, will receive a copy of Agent Michael Larsen’s Superpower 2. Based on this article, please come ready to share literary and publishing goals. These goals will determine how and whether a letter and a proposal are needed.
We have to pay for this room, so we have to charge an admission fee of $15. You can pay on the day or get your ticket below.
CWC-Sacramento Meeting
Saturday, March 15th, from 12:00 pm to 2:30 pm at
The Spaghetti Factory, 1625 Watt Ave, Sacramento, CA 95864 Open to the Public!
Writing Coach and MFA faculty member, Sierra Nevada College
Imprudent, impulsive, poorly planned, wildly exciting—writing a short story is, as Lorrie Moore once pointed out, like having a brief intense love affair. Whereas a novel is a marriage. Marriages are fine and well, but if you’re writing and reading for fun, you might want to play the field a bit—fall in and out of love a few times, maybe get your heart broken without destroying your life. In this talk, we’ll focus on the craft (and process) considerations specific to this most exhilarating of literary forms.
A streetcar named desire?
What you will learn from Peter
Popular writing coach and instructor Peter Mountford is the author of the award-winning novels A Young Man’s Guide to Late Capitalism, and The Dismal Science. His work has appeared in the Paris Review, Ploughshares, The Atlantic, New York Times (Modern Love), The Sun, Granta, Guernica, and elsewhere. He teaches at UNR’s low-residency MFA at Lake Tahoe. His collection of stories Detonator, will be out in fall, 2025. Learn more: mountfordwriting.com
Tickets are $30 if you buy 3 days before the event. Menu selection must be chosen at time of purchase. The buffet includes salad, bread, ice cream, and coffee. Walk-ins and late purchases will be $35.