Membership

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Membership

California Writers Club Tri-Valley Branch

The CWC membership year begins July 1 and ends June 30 of the next year. Membership includes many benefits. Here are a few:

  • Reduced speaker meeting, workshop, and conference fees
  • Participation in branch sponsored critique groups
  • Monthly branch newsletter
  • Potential publication in our biennial anthology
  • Participation in various specialty groups such as social media, beta reader co-op, and contest feedback
  • And all other events that are open to the public

See the About Tri-Valley Writers page for more information on these benefits and more.

Instructions differ for Renewing Members, New Members, Dual Members, or Student Members (see below), but in all cases payment must be made out to CWC Tri-Valley Branch and may be paid via PayPal (see either the Renewing Member link or the New Member link) or sent to:

CWC Tri-Valley Branch
Attn: Membership Chair
4682 Chabot Drive #10953
Pleasanton, CA 94588
 
 

Renewing Members

Renewing members pay $45 annual dues for renewal. Please let the membership chair know if you have any new publishing credits in the past year by sending an email to: membership@trivalleywriters.org. Renewals for the 2023-2024 term have ended.

New Members 

Fill out the application form and email it to: membership@trivalleywriters.org. Please state “New Member” in the subject line of your email. There is a one-time enrollment fee of $20 in addition to the $45 annual dues for a total of $65. (Applications accepted between January 1 and June 1 pay the $20 enrollment fee and half-year dues of $22.50 for a total of $42.50). You may pay your membership fee via PayPal (see the link below), or you may snail mail your payment to the above address.

Membership Type
Full Name & Email Address

Dual Members

Dual membership is where primary membership is with another CWC branch. To join another branch, the fee is $25 payable to each additional branch you join. Fill out the application form and email it to: membership@trivalleywriters.org. Please state “Dual Member” in the subject line of your email. Please notify TVW of your primary branch affiliation. You may pay your membership fee via PayPal (see either the Renewing Member or the New Member above), or you may snail mail your payment to the above address.

Student Members

Students 14 to 22 years old pay a reduced annual dues of $15 and no enrollment fee. Fill out the application form and email it to: membership@trivalleywriters.org. Please state “New Student Member” in the subject line of your email. You may pay your membership fee via PayPal (see either the Renewing Member or the New Member above), or you may snail mail your payment to the above address. Or you may snail mail your application and payment to the above address.

Questions

Any questions about membership should be directed to the Membership Chair.