Writers’ Corner

The Writers’ Corner provides a cache of tools to help SF Peninsula CWC members get published.

Publications and Small Presses provides publication opportunities created and/or edited by current or former CWC SF Peninsula members. We’re most proud of Fault Zone, founded and edited by branch members and published by Sand Hill Review Press. Standards are high, and this literary magazine offers our members an important means for making their voices heard.

Literary Magazines lists online and print publications where our members’ work has been published. The list does not include one-time publications such as books, but rather sources that are open to submissions on a regular basis.

Writing Conferences lists local conferences within 75 miles of our branch meeting location. These conferences give writers an opportunity to improve their skills and meet agents, editors, and other writers. Our branch participates in or attends the conferences listed here.

Contests lists CWC-sponsored contests and other local contests in which CWC participates.

Writing Services lists writing-related services provided by CWC SF Peninsula members for a fee.

Writing Organizations and Associations lists organizations (mostly local) that provide support, information, and networking opportunities.

June 2019:

CWC member Steve Latner has published a book on Amazon KDP, This Taxi Fo r Hire. It’s a murder mystery thriller set on the Peninsula in 1979. There are many references to restaurants, bars, and streets that long time residents of the area will recognize. Steve reports that the reviews have been very good.

Martha Clark Scala’s memoir, Assembling a Life, Claiming the Artist in My Father (and Myself) is now available in both premium softcover, and as an AppleBooks e-book (viewable on Apple devices). In James Hanna’s recent review of this poignant and colorful book, he describes the household where Martha grew up as “a place of magic and divinity. A divinity to be found in the resilience of family members, the joy of household pets, and the creative juices that produced her father’s many paintings. In these, she finds a faith unencumbered by ritual and church-bound conceits. And this may be the purest faith of all.” The full text of Hanna’s review can be found at Martha’s website.

Judy Field‘s flash fiction story, “The Great White Chihuahua,” was published in the Spring 2019 issue of Birdland Journal.

Lisa Meltzer Penn and Darlene Frank read from their work at the Bay Area Generations #69 storytelling series at Harrington Galleries in San Francisco on May 29.

Bay Area Book Festival 2019

Tens of thousands of book lovers meet hundreds of acclaimed authors over an exciting weekend in downtown Berkeley, California. One of the premier literary events in the nation!

This is the fifth year the California Writers Club has had a presence at the Bay Area Book Festival. This year’s booth was handled by Mike Verant, member of both the Berkeley and San Francisco Peninsula branches. Our thanks go out to Mike for taking on this event and handling it responsibly and with grace.

Our branch once again showed great form by representing not only our branch, but also the entire Club. We collected a total of 68 signatures for the Bay Area branches, as we spoke with hundreds of interested writers. The volunteers from the San Francisco Peninsula branch were: Laurel Anne Hill, Megan McDonald, Lisa Meltzer Penn, Elise Miller, Cheryl Ray, Audrey Kalman, Darlene Frank, Mike Verant and Carole Bumpus. A great showing!! Plus, our own Mindy Yang was the creator of the tri-fold book covers display. Again, thank you all for participating in one of the most important literary events of the Bay Area.

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