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See you at Borders
125 W. Thousand
Oaks Blvd
Thousand Oaks!
Second Tuesdays
7:00 PM
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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 persons prominent in all areas and genres of the literary
field speak on sources for ideas, enhancing creativity, and getting
your work published.
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Look who's talking about Ventura County Writers Club
Listen to KVTA radio podcast with Kelli MCKay and poet, Maggie Westland at http://www.kvta.com listed under Locals Only section.
Read Janna Orkney, http://www.conejopost.com
VCWC 2010 Short Story Contest Opens September 1
Click here for the 2010 Short Story Contest entry form.
For tips for a good short story, click here.
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Ventura Country Writers Club
September 14th Meeting, 7 p.m.
Borders Books in Thousand Oaks
September 14th Meeting
Opening Speaker: Dr Jon Scott
Licensed chiropractor
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September 14th Meeting
Featured Speaker: Glenn Dickinson
Attorney
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Featured Speaker
Glenn Dickinson
Attorney to discuss
writer’s copyright in the Digital Age
at next VCWC Meeting.
The club welcomes attorney Glenn Dickinson as this month’s main speaker. Mr. Dickinson is a partner at Nordman Cormany Hair & Compton LLP, practicing in the areas of trademark, copyright, Internet law and competitive business disputes.
He will be speaking on the topic, “The Writer’s Copyright: Protecting Works of Authorship in the Digital Age.” As he explains in the following brief summary, there are ways to preserve the rights of authorship for writers: “The author of original written works enjoys the rights of a copyright owner, which include the right to commercially exploit those works, and to prevent others from doing so. While the copyright springs into existence upon creation, registration with the U.S. Copyright Office confers important additional rights, at a relatively low cost. The Internet allows nearly instantaneous, worldwide publication of written works, raising both opportunities and perils for the copyright owner…”
Read more about Glenn Dickinson here.
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Opening Speaker: Dr. Jon Scott
His topic: How Writers Can Maintain a Healthy Spine
Our opening speaker this month is Doctor Jon Scott, who will address a topic to which most writers can relate, but seldom think about until they stand up. Does the phrase “Oh my aching back,” seem familiar?
Doctor Scott is a prominent, licensed chiropractor in Thousand Oaks who will speak to club members on the topic, “How Writers Can Maintain a Healthy Spine.”
Doctor Scott’s commitment to promoting optimal health and well being for his patients uses a “whole person” approach, which means he looks for the underlying disturbances or disruptions which may be causing a patient’s symptoms. He is certified in the Clinical Biomechanics of posture and uses this technique, along with spinal x-rays, to achieve optimal results.
The information he will provide at our meeting will, hopefully, address ways in which we can avoid some of the pitfalls of sitting at our desks hour upon hour.
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See our August issue of The Write Stuff.
In Memoriam of Jim Vernon
From Inspiration to Publication
You are invited to attend our 2010 Speaker Series at Borders Books. For more information, click here.
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NEW VCWC Anthology
Windows
VCWC Anthology 2010
Winning short stories and poetry from our 2008 and 2009 contests plus selected fiction, non-fiction, poetry and artwork from VCWC members. Hardcover and paperback. 246 pages
MEMBERS: Click here for pre-publication order forms and details
NON-MEMBERS: Click here for pre-publication order forms and details
Order now and save!!
Release party and book signing September 28
Previous Anthologies still available
2008 Quintessence $14, hardcover, $12, soft cover
2006 Out of Thin Air $10, soft cover only
Contact Barbara Piszczek to order bpiszccaek@yahoo.com.
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