California Writer’s Club
The California Writers Club (CWC), founded in 1909, is the oldest professional writers’ organization in the western United States. It began under the influences of Jack London, George Sterling, Herman Whitaker, and Austin Lewis. CWC is a nonprofit organization with twenty-two branches with an estimated membership of 1,900 statewide.
The Central Board, which oversees the branches, spearheaded a proposal to recognize California writers. The California State Assembly passed Legislative Resolution 2170 on September 4, 2003 to set aside the third week in October every year to honor all California writers, past and present, for their contributions to society, and to encourage future writers.
CWC NorCal Group
NorCal Group is an association of Northern California branches of the California Writers Club (CWC) that, due to proximity and common interests, have joined in the pursuit of ideas, opportunities, and events that speak directly to our craft of writing and the means of getting published. Their intent is to share branch awareness – successes and misses – as well as to scour our broader landscape, singling out and creating opportunities of value that will provide a benefit to branch members. They meet three times per year on the first Saturday of October, February and May. All members of the California Writers Club are welcome.
The NorCal website (www.cwcnorcalwriters.org) is a treasure trove of information, including a month-at-a-glance calendar with the monthly meetings and special events of the 14 northern California branches of CWC.
Branch Locations of California Writers Club
| Northern California | |
|---|---|
| Branch | Meets in… |
| Berkeley | Oakland |
| Central Coast | Monterey |
| Fremont Area | Fremont |
| Marin | Corte Madera |
| Mt. Diablo | Pleasant Hill |
| Napa Valley Writers | Napa |
| North State | Chico |
| Redwood Writers | Santa Rosa |
| Sacramento | Sacramento |
| San Francisco/ Peninsula | Belmont |
| San Joaquin Valley | Stockton |
| South Bay | San Jose |
| Tri-Valley | Pleasanton |
| Mendocino Coast | Mendocino |
| Southern California | |
| Branch | Meets in… |
| Coastal Dunes | Nipomo |
| East Sierra | Ridgecrest |
| High Desert | Apple Valley |
| Inland Empire | Ontario |
| Long Beach | Long Beach |
| Orange County | Orange |
| San Fernando Valley | Woodland Hills |
| Writers of Kern | Bakersfield |