California Writers Club, Sacramento Branch

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December Writers Network: Margie Yee Webb on Gift Books

Friday, December 2nd, 2011 – 9:00 a.m. – 11 a.m.

The public is invited. CWC membership not required.

The California Writers Club, Sacramento Branch’s monthly Writers Network’s breakfast meeting for December will feature author/photographer Margie Yee Webb.

Margie Yee Webb will speak on “Creating and Publishing a Gift Book.” She is the author/photographer of Cat Mulan’s Mindful Musings: Insight and Inspiration for a Wonderful Life, a gift book for cat lovers and their finicky friends! The Sacramento Bee wrote: “The El Dorado Hills writer-photographer imparts words of wisdom, accented with pictures of her rescued cat.” A portion of sales is donated to animal welfare groups.

A member of the Cat Writers’ Association, Margie was awarded Certificates of Excellence in the “Gift” and “Color Photographs (series)” categories for Cat Mulan’s Mindful Musings in the Cat Writers’ Association 2011 Communications Contest. Her gift book was also recognized as a Finalist in the “Animals/Pets: Novelty” category in the USA “Best Books 2011” Awards sponsored by USA Book News.

Margie is immediate past president of the California Writers Club, Sacramento Branch (2007-2011) and earlier this year she received the Jack London Award for outstanding service. She is also a member of the Women’s National Book Association–San Francisco Chapter, Northern California Publishers & Authors, and Bay Area Independent Publishers Association.

Margie and Cat Mulan reside in El Dorado Hills, a small community nestled in the Mother Lode foothills of the Sierra Nevada, where the deer and wild turkey play!  To learn more, visit CatMulan.com.

Speaker Intro by Laurie Hoirup – Lauries.Legacy@yahoo.com | LauriesLegacy.com

Writers Network is held the first Friday of every month at 9 AM at the International House of Pancakes (IHOP), 2216 Sunrise Blvd., Rancho Cordova (just north of Highway 50).

California Writers Club Sacramento Branch is an educational non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation serving writers in the greater Sacramento area. The organization is dedicated to the education and encouragement of writers at all levels of expertise in the craft of writing and in the marketing of their work.

For more information, contact group leader Bob Quinlan

 

Luncheon Nov. 2011: Cartoonist Leigh Rubin of Rubes

Saturday, November 19th, 2011 11:00 AM-1:00 PM, Tokyo Buffet, 7217 Greenback Ln, Citrus Heights, CA. DETAILS

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Speaker: Leigh Rubin, creator of globally syndicated cartoon “Rubes” and author of The Wild and Twisted World of Rubes

Leigh began his cartooning career in 1978 by establishing his own greeting card company, Rubes Publications. His first cartoon collection, the popular Notable Quotes musical cartoons, was published in 1981.  In 2009, Leigh celebrated the 25th anniversary of “Rubes¨ with the publication of The Wild and Twisted World of Rubes, a “best of” collection which contains 240 of his personal favorites out of over 9,500 cartoons.

Originally self-syndicated, Rubes is now distributed by Creators Syndicate to more than 400 newspapers worldwide. Rubes appears in major daily metropolitan papers such as the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, the Toronto Sun, The Washington Times, the Sacramento Bee, The Orange County Register, and the Los Angeles Daily News.

Monthly luncheon is open to the public. Cost is $12 for members, $14 for nonmembers.

 

Open Mic Night reminder: Friday, November 11, 2011

CWC OPEN MIC – TEN MINUTES OF FAME

Monthly Open Mic event will be held on the second Friday of the month as usual at Barnes & Noble Birdcage (across from Sunrise Mall).

Start time:  7 PM (sign-up begins at 6:45)

An opportunity for writers to read their work, and for listeners to enjoy what writers throughout the Sacramento region are creating.

Participants are invited to read their work(s) and listen to the works of others. This is not a critique group or opportunity to promote projects.

FREE to the public.  Readers and listeners are welcome.
CONTACT: Julie Bauer

November Writers Network: Shirley Parenteau

Friday, November 4th, 2011 – 9:00 a.m. – 11 a.m.

The public is invited. CWC membership not required.

The California Writers Club, Sacramento Branch’s monthly Writers Network’s breakfast meeting for November will feature author Shirley Parenteau.

Shirley Parenteau grew up on the Northern Oregon coast where her father was a logger and her mother wrote for newspapers: Naturally, writing and storytelling became part of Shirley’s life. She first wrote for travel and outdoor magazines, then for ten years wrote an outdoor humor column for a local newspaper. By then, she had married, moved to California, and was the mother of two boys and a girl. A class given by author Eve Bunting at Sly Park led Shirley to write children’s books. After publishing eight children’s books, Shirley turned to women’s fiction and published novels with Ballantine Books and Harlequin.

Her six granddaughters turned Shirley’s interests back to writing for children including a counting book called One Frog Sang, and a book about sharing called Bears on Chairs, which will be followed in the fall of 2012 by Bears in Beds. Shirley is currently working on the third in the series: Bears in Baths, a book that will introduce those cuddly little bears to bath time.

Speaker Intro by Laurie Hoirup – Lauries.Legacy@yahoo.com | LauriesLegacy.com

Writers Network is held the first Friday of every month at 9 AM at the International House of Pancakes (IHOP), 2216 Sunrise Blvd., Rancho Cordova (just north of Highway 50).

California Writers Club Sacramento Branch is an educational non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation serving writers in the greater Sacramento area. The organization is dedicated to the education and encouragement of writers at all levels of expertise in the craft of writing and in the marketing of their work.

For more information, contact group leader Bob Quinlan

Open Mic Night reminder: Friday, October 14, 2011

CWC OPEN MIC – TEN MINUTES OF FAME

Monthly Open Mic event will be held on the second Friday of the month as usual at Barnes & Noble Birdcage (across from Sunrise Mall).

Start time:  7 PM (sign-up begins at 6:45)

An opportunity for writers to read their work, and for listeners to enjoy what writers throughout the Sacramento region are creating.

Participants are invited to read their work(s) and listen to the works of others. This is not a critique group or opportunity to promote projects.

FREE to the public.  Readers and listeners are welcome.
CONTACT: Julie Bauer