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April 18, 2015: Writers Conference

California Writers Club Tri-Valley Branch is pleased to announce its first full-day writers conference featuring Keynote Speaker, RITA Award® winning author and Christy finalist, Shelley Adina. Shelley is the author of twenty-four novels published by Harlequin, Time Warner, and Hachette Book Group, and seven published by Moonshell Books, Inc., her own independent press. Join us along …

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Poems, Poems, and More Poems Published

Alice Kight had three poems recently published. The first, “A Visit to Alden Lane”, is posted in the passageway at Alden Lane Gardens and Nursery in Livermore. “Diary” and “Verities”, two winter poems, were published in the February issue of Song of the San Joaquin.

Deborah Grossman Article in Huffington Post

Deborah Grossman co-authored an article, “Spring Wine, Food and Activity Tour in Paso” with Joan Gelfand which was published on March 27, 2015 in the Huffington Post. Check it out at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joan-gelfand/spring-wine-food-and-activity-tour-in-paso_b_6890392.html.

Violet Carr Moore Book Release

Violet Carr Moore and her twin, Vi Parsons, launched Double Take, their short-story memoirs of growing up in Chowchilla, California on March 10, 2015 at a luncheon at Farnesi’s and a Meet the Authors open house at the Chowchilla Branch Library. The book is available on Amazon.com and Carr Twins & Co. 

Member Successes

Stephanie Bolaños placed runner-up at the 2015 San Francisco Writers Conference for her fiction piece, “As Snow in the Time of Harvest.” Alice Kight’s poem, “Post Office Rush” received an Honorable Mention in Benicia’s annual poetry contest.  

February 21, 2015: How to Sell 75% of Almost Everything You Write

Gordon Burgett will show you the way to sell 75% of almost anything you write as the guest speaker for the California Writers Club Tri-Valley Branch on Saturday, February 21, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at the Four Points by Sheraton, 5115 Hopyard, Pleasanton. Burgett has published 1,700+ articles and 46 books, plus offered over 2,000 professional paid presentations. …

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Lakshmi Warrier

Lakshmi Warrier grew up in India, and moved to the United States several years ago. Her writing is influenced by the varied and rich experiences she has had along the way as a first generation immigrant. In addition to professional writing, she has been writing creatively since she was a child, with her first published …

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