Past Meetings

September 17, 2016: Writing Emotion: How Do You Catch a Cloud and Pin it Down?

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Join us Saturday, September 17, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. at the Four Points by Sheraton, 5115 Hopyard Rd., Pleasanton, as Amanda McTigue, guest speaker for the California Writers Club Tri-Valley Branch, presents “Writing Emotion: How Do You Catch a Cloud and Pin it Down?” An out-of-the-box thinker and speaker, novelist Amanda McTigue will help writers open […]

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December 17, 2016: Get Inside Your Reader’s Brain: The neuroscience of how to make readers laugh and cry

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Join us Saturday, December 17, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. at the Four Points by Sheraton, 5115 Hopyard Road, Pleasanton, as Ransom Stephens, Ph.D. presents “Get Inside Your Reader’s Brain: The neuroscience of how to make readers laugh and cry.” Neuroscience is like looking under the hood to see how It works. When you know how

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May 21, 2016: Tri-Valley Writers 5th Annual High School Writing Contest Awards Ceremony

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Join us Saturday, May 21, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. at the Four Points by Sheraton, 5115 Hopyard Road, Pleasanton, as Tri-Valley Writers hosts its 5th Annual High School Writing Contest awards ceremony. Student winners from the essay, poetry, and short story fiction categories will share their work in readings. Guest Speaker, Aashna Avachat, author of Going

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April 16, 2016: Poetry Workshop with Livermore Poet Laureate

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Join us Saturday, April 16, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. at the Four Points by Sheraton, 5115 Hopyard Rd. Pleasanton, as Kevin Gunn, guest speaker, presents a Poetry Workshop for the California Writers Club Tri-Valley Branch.  Kevin Gunn is the current Poet Laureate of Livermore. He curates the Ravenswood Poetry Series. He works with elementary school students

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March 19, 2016: Criticism: Meet Confidence!

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Join us Saturday, March 19, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. at the Four Points by Sheraton, 5115 Hopyard Rd., Pleasanton, as Kevin Smokler, the guest speaker for the California Writers Club Tri-Valley Branch, presents “Criticism: Meet Confidence!”  The writer’s life comes with triumph and disappointment. You can always count on the disappointment. What writers do with, and learn

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