Tri-Valley Writers takes a brief summer hiatus during the months of July and August. The Board of Directors will be busy planning for a terrific 2022-2023 term. Monthly meetings will resume in September. Critique groups, Social Space, Author Support Group, Pull Up a Chair and Write, and the Zoom Sit Down and Write will continue …
Jim Grayson will present “Great Stories—How the Pieces Fit Together” at the Tri-Valley Writers June 18, 2022 meeting. This presentation deals with the use of characters, plot, setting, and conflict and how they can combine with dialogue, inner thought, action, and reaction to bring out the best in your stories. Together, we’ll delve into an …
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Join us Saturday, May 21, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. as Tri-Valley Writers hosts its 11th Annual High School Writing Contest awards ceremony. Student winners from the literary nonfiction, poetry, and short story fiction categories will receive their awards and share their work via readings. Pleasanton’s Teen Poet Laureate and Amador High School senior Nikita Jayaprakash …
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Kelley Way will present “Lessons in Literary Law” at the Tri-Valley Writers April 16, 2022 meeting. Every author should know their rights in relation to their work. This presentation looks at five areas of law – copyright, trademark, right of privacy and publicity, defamation, and contracts – and talks about how to protect your rights …
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Mary Rakow will present “What a Fabulous Edit Can Do for Your Writing & Publishing” at the Tri-Valley Writers March 19, 2022 meeting. Mary will be doing live edits on selected TVW members’ works. This meeting will be a hybrid meeting. Registrants have the choice to meet in person at the Four Points by Sheraton …
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Note: This meeting will be on Zoom only due to an increase in the transmission rate of Covid-19 (omicron). See below for Reservation & Payment details* Sandra Tayler will present “Structuring Your Life to Support Creativity” at the Tri-Valley Writers February 19, 2022 meeting. Life is complicated and often those complications don’t leave space for the …
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MAJOR CHANGE: Due to an increase in the transmission rate of Covid-19 (omicron), TVW believes our safest option for Saturday’s meeting is to do it remotely on Zoom. Please note: there will not be an in-person meeting at the Four Points by Sheraton in Pleasanton. Have you poured your heart and soul into a draft …
Kendra Murray and Ralph Scott will present “He Said. She Said. We Said.” at the Tri-Valley Writers December meeting. The pair are narrators/producers in Squeaky Cheese Productions where duet/dual/solo narration magnetizes audiobook audiences. Kendra and Ralph will select up to three TVW members’ WIP or published novel submissions and take them to studio, then use the audio …
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Steve Minniear will present “Integrating Stories Into a Broader Appreciation of History” at the Tri-Valley Writers November meeting. Steve, along with a featured Tedx from Dr. Jim Ott, English professor at Las Positas College, will discuss the best ways to integrate personal stories, especially those from veterans, into the fabric of an area’s history. Steve …
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Tri-Valley Writers’ 4th Writers Conference held on Saturday, October 16, 2021 at the Four Points by Sheraton in Pleasanton was a smashing success. Even though the attendance was half our normal count, this was not a normal year. Our small, but mighty, crowd rocked it! The day featured three tracks: Craft, Marketing, & Self-Publishing and New York Times bestselling …
