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See you at Borders
125 W. Thousand
Oaks Blvd
Thousand Oaks!
New Meeting Time
7:00 PM
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To open our Meeting July 14, 2009
Harley Jane Kozak
Award winning author and actress
Her first novel, Dating Dead Men, was released in 2004 and won the Agatha Award for best first novel. It proceeded to garner two more awards, the Anthony and the Macavity awards. Harley has since written three more novels, Dating Is Murder, Dead Ex, and her latest, A Date You Can’t Refuse. In total, Ms. Kozak’s work has won her eight awards and three more nominations to date.
Read more about Harley Jane Kozak here.
Followed by our guest speaker:
Our guest speaker
Sid Stebel
Novelist, playwright and screenwriter
Sid will be sharing some of the secrets he has imparted to his students over the years and he will offer insights on material that members and guests provide. He has developed a teaching technique he calls “Story Dowsing,” which he will demonstrate with the aid of attendees who bring the first three pages of a short story, novel or screenplay to read aloud.
Read more about Sid Stebel here.
See the flyer for this month's Ventura County Writers upcoming July 14th event featuring Sid Stebel and the technique of Story Dowsing here.
See our June issue of The Write Stuff.
In Memoriam of Jim Vernon
From Inspiration to Publication
You are invited to attend our 2009 Speaker Series at Borders Books. For more information, click here.
Anthology is Ready!
- Read a lot more about the Anthology Debut in the August issue of
The Write Stuff.
- VCWC Press Ordering Information
To order Quintessence and/or Out of Thin Air, print out the book order form and mail with check or money order.
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Ventura County Writers Club
Helpful Examples for Those Entering Our
2009 Poetry Contest
Quintessence, the VCWC's current anthology, contains the three winning short stories from each of the years 2006 and 2007, in addition to the winning poems for those years, and a number of selected essays and other shorts. The anthology sells to the public for $12.00, tax included, plus $2.50 shipping and handling. Members of the VCWC may purchase copies directly at our monthly meetings for the discounted price of $10.00. In addition, the previous anthology, Out of Thin Air, also contains winning short stories. Copies of this work can be purchased for $10.00 (includes tax and shipping). Both books may be purchased together for $20.00 (also includes tax and shipping).
2009 Poetry Contest Rules
2009 Poetry Contest Entry Form
| Writing Workshops
Our monthly newsletter, The Write Stuff, also has details on VCWC Writing Workshops
from Simi Valley to Ventura.
Guidelines for Critique Workshops
in pdf.
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2008 Poetry Contest
Winners Announced
We wish to thank those who made our 2008 Poetry Contest a success: Jackson Wheeler who was our Judge, Joyce La Mers and Elnora MacNaughton who handled all the entries and assisted Jackson, Maggie Westland who did our publicity, and Cathryn Andresen who worked with Joyce and Maggie to create new guidelines and coordinate committee efforts.
Please click here for the list of winners.
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| The Ventura County Writers Club was founded
in 1933 by four writers in the Ojai, California area. Since then
the club has grown to more than 150 members and holds regular
monthly general membership meetings. In these meetings you will
hear persons prominent in all areas and genres of the literary
field speak on sources for ideas, enhancing creativity, and getting
your work published. |
| Meeting Dates:
Every second Tuesday of the month, except
December
Meeting Times:
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Location:
Borders Books, 125 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd, in
Thousand Oaks |
Becoming a member of the Ventura County
Writers Club:
Annual Membership: Fees: $45 the first year, $40
for renewals, $25 for students
Contact: Susan Hutton, Membership
Chairperson,
info@venturacountywriters.com
Membership Application Form: If you have Acrobat Reader,
a form is available by clicking
here.
To download a free copy of the latest Acrobat Reader, click here. |
There are many benefits to membership. Members may attend, free
of charge, a variety of Writers Workshops, groups that meet one
or more times a month throughout the county to read and critique
manuscripts and discuss many aspects of the business of writing.
Members also receive "The Write Stuff", the organization's
monthly newsletter. The newsletter provide information on opportunities
for writers, contests offered by other writers groups, detailed
information on upcoming speakers, as well as other club activities
such as our spring and winter parties, the annual short-story
and poetry contests, and the annual all-day writers conference.
For additional information, contact club president Greg Elliot
(818) 991-0783 or president@venturacountywriters.com |
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