On Thursday, June 19, 2017, the Community of Writers at Squaw Valley memorialized one of its longtime friends, the late Paul Radin, whose family then honored his memory with a significant and defining gift to the work of our non-profit. Mr. Radin’s family, including brothers Robert Radin of Florida, and David Radin of New York, […]| Community of Writers
Our nineteenth issue of the OGQ (Omnium Gatherum Quarterly) features essays by Lisa Alvarez, Tara Dorabji, Amy Shimshon-Santo and Vishwas Gaitonde, a reprint from The Nation by Keenan Norris, a poem and essay by Nick Makoha, a poem… Read more The post Announcing Issue 19 of the OGQ: The Omnium Gatherum Quarterly appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
Malcolm – who died this week in Oakland at the age of 84 – was gifted with a uniquely consequential life. Immigrant to California from the East Coast establishment (Boston Latin School, Harvard), as a young man he discovered out… Read more The post Farewell to Malcolm Margolin, author, pioneering publisher, and friend of the Community. appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
This summer, during our Writers’ Workshop week, we received the devastating news that our friend Robin Radin had passed. We want to honor the life and legacy of our dear friend, Robin Radin. A scholar of Japanese History, and a long-practicing lawyer, Robin was a scholar and a life-long student. He was particularly fascinated with […]| Community of Writers
After a summer of workshops, craft talks, readings, panels, and community, we wanted to express our gratitude to all of you who were a part of it – near and far. Our Poetry Program in June began with a snowstorm, with speedy, wet flakes on the valley floor. But higher up we could see the […]| Community of Writers
55 Years of Writing Workshops in the High Sierra| Community of Writers
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We are pleased to present a week of public literary events in Olympic Valley as part of the 55th Summer Writing Workshops of the Community of Writers. Join us in July for craft talks, panels and readings from our esteemed… Read more The post Public Literary Events in Olympic Valley appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
Our eighteenth issue of the OGQ (Omnium Gatherum Quarterly) features essays by Freeman Ng, Barbara Tannenbaum, Ann Fisher-Wirth and Denise Ohio, a reprint from LARB by Andrew Nicholls, a poem and essay by Antonio De Jesús López, and poems by Yuki Tanaka and Andy Young… Read more The post Announcing Issue 18 of the OGQ: The Omnium Gatherum Quarterly appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
This episode contains both parts of a two-part show featuring Community of Writers Board Mmber, novelist and short story writer Sameer Pandya on his newest novel, Our Beautiful Boys. It is receiving enthusiastic reviews as well as both popular and critical… Read more The post New Podcast Episode: Sameer Pandya on his novel, Our Beautiful Boys appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
Congratulations to our Board Member Jason Roberts for winning the Pulitzer Prize in Biography for his book, Every Living Thing: The Great and Deadly Race to Know All Life (Random House).… Read more The post Jason Roberts Wins the Pulitzer Prize appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
The Writers’ Annex is proud to present an upcoming course led by Peter Orner: Things of this World and the Next, a short Course on Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. Due to popular demand following Orner’s 2024 short course on… Read more The post A Short Course on Moby Dick: Things of this World and the Next, led by Peter Orner. October & November 2025 appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
January – March, 2025 Each quarter we are pleased to highlight some of the books published by members of our community. For a full chronology of alumni news, visit our Omnium Gatherum & Alumni News page, which is always up… Read more The post 2025 Quarter 1 Writers Workshops and Poetry Alumni News Roundup appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
Our seventeenth issue of the OGQ (Omnium Gatherum Quarterly) features essays and stories by Lauren Hohle, Alix Christie, Maw Shein Win, Sameer Pandya, Robert Hass, and Lindsey Steffes, an op-ed by Héctor Tobar, an interview with Lynne Thompson, … Read more The post Announcing Issue 17 of the OGQ: The Omnium Gatherum Quarterly appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
A Short Course led by Major Jackson and Emily Bernard. On the eve of the centenary publication of The Weary Blues, Langston Hughes’s debut volume of poetry, we are proud to present, “I, Too, Sing America.” We celebrate Langston… Read more The post Announcing I , Too, Sing America: Langston Hughes and his Contemporaries appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
So many of our friends and alums live in the Los Angeles area. We send our love and sympathy for those affected by the wildfires. While we know you may have already offered support through other organizations, we’d like to… Read more The post Help Those Affected by the LA Wildfires appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston The much-beloved longtime member of our Community of Writers, Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, died at age 90 in December. Some of us saw our friend Jeanne most recently at the 2023 memorial for her good friend and ours,… Read more The post Goodbye to Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
November – January, 2025 Each quarter we are pleased to highlight some of the books published by members of our community. For a full chronology of alumni news, visit our Omnium Gatherum & Alumni News page, which is always up… Read more The post 2024/2025 Quarter 4 Writers Workshops and Poetry Alumni News Roundup appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
We are pleased to announce that author Margaret Wilkerson Sexton has been elected to serve as Vice President of our Board of Directors. Margaret has regularly taught fiction at our summer workshops, and has served as a member of… Read more The post Author Margaret Wilkerson Sexton elected VP of Board of Directors appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
The Community of Writers seeks applicants for our newest position: Nonprofit Operations Manager. Preference will be given to candidates who lives close enough to Nevada City, California, to be able to fulfill the expectations of this hybrid (in-person/remote) position. The… Read more The post Nonprofit Operations Manager appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
The Community of Writers is pleased to announce our Summer Workshops in Poetry and Prose in Olympic Valley, CA POETRY – JUNE 21-27 WRITERS WORKSHOPS – JULY 7-14 We are delighted to announce our 54th annual summer workshops season! Applications… Read more The post Announcing our 2025 Summer Workshops appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
We are pleased to announce the 2nd Annual Lucille Clifton Poetry Chair at the Community of Writers! Congratulations to Evie Shockley who will hold the Lucille Clifton Poetry Chair in 2025. We are delighted to be able to bestow this… Read more The post 2025 Lucille Clifton Poetry Chair appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
The Community of Writers is tremendously proud to welcome the newest members of our Board of Directors. Our board of directors has elected two esteemed individuals, Sameer Panda and Clyde Rodriguez, to join them at the helm of our institution… Read more The post New Board Members Announced appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
July – September, 2024 Each quarter we are pleased to highlight some of the books published by members of our community. For a full chronology of alumni news, visit our Omnium Gatherum & Alumni News page, which is always up… Read more The post 2024 Quarter 3 Poetry Alumni News Roundup appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
July – September, 2024 Each quarter we are pleased to highlight some of the books published by members of our community. For a full chronology of alumni news, visit our Omnium Gatherum & Alumni News page, which is always up… Read more The post 2024 Quarter 3 Writers Workshops Alumni News Roundup appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
Our sixteenth issue of the OGQ (Omnium Gatherum Quarterly) features essays and stories by Tyler Dilts, Susanne Pari, Andrew Tonkovich, Shi Naseer, Max Byrd, Steve Susoyev, Eugenie Montague, David L. Ulin, and Gina DeMillo Wagner, poems by Hermelinda Hernandez Monjaras,… Read more The post Announcing Issue 16 of the OGQ: The Omnium Gatherum Quarterly appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
Death is the subject of many of the greatest (most moving, innovative, funny, haunting, political, oneiric) Latin American poems of the 20th century, from José Gorostiza’s Death without End to Gabriela Mistral’s “Death Sonnets,” from Xavier Villaurrutia’s Nostalgia for Death… Read more The post Announcing LATIN AMERICAN DEATH TRIP, led by Forrest Gander and Carmen Giménez appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
With our summer workshops behind us, we are delighted to report that this was a particularly wonderful summer of poetry and prose. We saw rain, lightning, wind, and thunder, June nights below freezing and 90+ degree days in July, and… Read more The post Thank you for an extraordinary summer! appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
Our fifteenth issue of the OGQ (Omnium Gatherum Quarterly) features essays by R.O. Kwon, Cameron Walker, Sara Ellen Fowler, Dashka Slater, Rosa Lowinger, Jaclyn Moyer, Marguerite L. Harrold, Ismet Prcic, and Jason Roberts, and poems by Armen Davoudian and RJ Ingram.… Read more The post Announcing Issue 15 of the OGQ: The Omnium Gatherum Quarterly appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
Stay abreast of our Summer Workshops in Fiction, Nonfiction and Memoir on our podcast feed. Subscribe via the links below, or on your podcast app! New episodes will also be added here daily. Listen Now Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music… Read more The post Join us for the Summer Workshops craft talks and panels – uploaded daily all week appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
Recorded on June 21, 2024 An unforgettable evening of poetry live in the California Sierra Nevada, and streamed online from the comfort of your home. Our annual Benefit Poetry Reading will feature poems from our Poetry Staff: Blas Falconer, Brenda… Read more The post Register to watch the 2024 Poetry Benefit Reading in Olympic Valley and Live Online appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
We are delighted to announce that you can now stay abreast of the happenings at our summer workshops in Fiction, Nonfiction and Memoir via our new podcast feed! This summer, we will be uploading craft talks and panel discussions each… Read more The post Introducing Podcasts From the Community of Writers – Summer Craft Talks, plus Bibliocracy Radio! appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
Big Day of Giving, May 2, is an annual 24-hour giving challenge to help over 830 local nonprofits raise funds for their important work. This year, your gift will be doubled by more than $21,000 in matching funds.These Matching funds… Read more The post Big Day of Giving 2024 appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
This two-day intensive will be a combination of lecture, discussion, and quick writing prompts meant to inform and inspire. Occasionally, students will be divided into small groups–called Houses–to get to know one another and to work on in-class writing in companionable silence.… Read more The post AND THEN: Time In Fiction: A Craft Intensive with Edan Lepucki appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
January – March, 2024 Each quarter we are pleased to highlight some of the books published by members of our community. For a full chronology of alumni news, visit our Omnium Gatherum & Alumni News page, which is always up… Read more The post 2024 Quarter One Alumni News Roundup appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
Victoria Chang • Matthew Zapruder • Peter Orner Brenda Hillman • Robert Hass We are pleased to announce our 2024 online offerings in the Writers’ Annex. These several-week virtual courses are open to anyone and aim to be a forum where… Read more The post Announcing our 2024 Short Course Offerings in the Writers’ Annex appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
Our fourteenth issue of the OGQ (Omnium Gatherum Quarterly) features a poetry craft talk by Victoria Chang, essays by Amanda Churchill, Reid Sherline, and Parul Kapur, poems by Yiskah Rosenfeld and Georgia San Li, an op-ed from Tom… Read more The post Announcing Issue 14 of the OGQ: The Omnium Gatherum Quarterly appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
We are pleased to announce the establishment of The Lucille Clifton Poetry Chair at the Community of Writers! Congratulations to Patricia Spears Jones who will hold the Inaugural Lucille Clifton Poetry Chair in 2024. We are delighted to be able… Read more The post The Lucille Clifton Poetry Chair appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
Our thirteenth issue of the OGQ (Omnium Gatherum Quarterly) features the 2016 Poetry Workshop craft talk by Patricia Spears Jones, essays by Victoria Patterson, Molly Giles, Mary Otis, Mary Camarillo, David Womack, Lauren Hohle, and Sommer Schafer; poetry… Read more The post Announcing Issue 13 of the OGQ: The Omnium Gatherum Quarterly appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
The Community of Writers is pleased to announce our Summer Workshops in Poetry and Prose in Olympic Valley, CA POETRY – JUNE 17-23 WRITERS WORKSHOPS – JULY 8-15 We are delighted to announce our 54th annual summer workshops season! Applications… Read more The post Announcing our 2024 Summer Workshops appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
July – December, 2023 Each quarter we are pleased to highlight some of the books published by members of our community. For a full chronology of alumni news, visit our Omnium Gatherum & Alumni News page, which is always up… Read more The post 2023 Fall/Winter Alumni Roundup appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
Toi Derricotte • Nick Flynn • Robert Hass • Edward Hirsch • Tyehimba Jess • Sharon Olds • Lisa Sewell | These poets join Major Jackson to celebrate the life and work of Galway Kinnell The post Announcing the Special Guest Lineup for That Poetry, By Which I lived appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
A selection of books published by Alumni & Staff: April – June, 2023 Each quarter we are pleased to highlight some of the books published by members of our community. For a full chronology of alumni news, visit our Omnium … Read more The post Quarterly Roundup of New Alumni Books appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
Our twelfth issue of the OGQ (Omnium Gatherum Quarterly) features the 2023 Writer’s Workshops opening talk by Oscar Villalon, poetry by Lisa Alvarez and Frank Karioris; essays by Hilary Zaid, Rita Chang-Eppig, Jasmin Hakes, and Stephanie Austin; remembrances of Al Young by… Read more The post Announcing issue 12 of the OGQ: The Omnium Gatherum Quarterly appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
A selection of books published by Alumni & Staff: January – March, 2023 Each quarter we are pleased to highlight some of the books published by members of our community. For a full chronology of alumni news, visit our Omnium … Read more The post Quarterly Roundup of New Alumni Books appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
We’re pleased to announce the publication of our eleventh issue of the OGQ (Omnium Gatherum Quarterly) with poetry by Nicholas Reiner and Chrystal AC Salas; essays by Jimin Han, Cai Emmons, Kristen Leigh Schwarz, Susanne Pari, and Keenan Norris; a lyrical essay… Read more The post Announcing Issue 11 of the OGQ: The Omnium Gatherum Quarterly appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
Books published by Alumni & Staff in October – December, 2022. Congratulations to these Community of Writers alumni and teaching staff who have published books during the fourth quarter of 2022! We are delighted to share their success with you.… Read more The post Quarterly Roundup of New Alumni Books appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
The Community of Writers is pleased to announce our Summer Workshops in Poetry and Prose in Olympic Valley, CA POETRY – JUNE 19-25 WRITERS WORKSHOPS – JULY 10-17 We are delighted to announce our fifty-fourth annual summer workshops season! Applications… Read more The post Announcing the 2023 Summer Workshops appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
Books published by Alumni & Staff in July – September, 2022. Congratulations to these Community of Writers alumni and teaching staff who have published books during the third quarter of 2022! We are delighted to share their success with you.… Read more The post Quarterly Roundup of New Alumni Books appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
The 2022 Poetry Workshop participants! Poems, photocopiers, poetry elves, vegan muffins, handmade tablecloths, softball games, nature walks past roaring snowmelt waterfalls, quaking aspen trees, a live-streamed Benefit Poetry Reading, boxes and boxes of manuscripts, masks! masks! masks!, wild flower-festooned pinecones,… Read more The post Thank you for an extraordinary summer! appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
Books published by Alumni & Staff Poets and Writers in January – March, 2022. Congratulations to these Community of Writers alum and teaching staff who have published books during the first quarter of 2022! We are delighted to share their… Read more The post Quarterly Roundup of New Alumni Books appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
Andrew Tonkovich, editor Spring has sprung. Workshop applications are in, taxes filed, boosters available, wildflowers abloom, and the new OGQ…live. This issue of our online Community of Writers journal presents some of the best recent prose and poetry by… Read more The post Announcing Issue 9 of the OGQ: The Omnium Gatherum Quarterly appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
The Community of Writers is pleased to announce our Summer Workshops in Poetry and Prose – now in person and face-to-face once again POETRY – JUNE 18-25 WRITERS WORKSHOPS – JULY 18-25 This will be a particularly special year for… Read more The post Announcing the 2022 Summer Workshops appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
Books published by Alumni & Staff Poets and Writers in October – December, 2021. Congratulations to these Community of Writers alum and teaching staff who have published books during the fourth quarter of 2021! We are delighted to share their… Read more The post Quarterly Roundup of New Alumni Books appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
The fall issue of our online, in-house, invitation-only, COVID-era quarterly Community of Writers journal arrives, as you will note, with a lot of adjectival explanation. Fortunately, the writing once again lives up to the hype, with poetry and prose which… Read more The post Announcing Issue 7 of the OGQ: The Omnium Gatherum Quarterly appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
Books published by Alumni Poets and Writers in July – September, 2021. Congratulations to these Community of Writers Alums who have published books during the third quarter of 2021! We are delighted to share their success with you. You can… Read more The post Quarterly Roundup of Alumni Books appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
August 1 – 6 , 2021 in the Virtual Valley Join us for craft panels and readings which will take place as part of our workshop week. Offerings includes craft discussions, panels on editing and publishing, and staff readings, and… Read more The post Public Memoir & Narrative Nonfiction Events as Part of our Summer Workshops appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
Books published by Alumni Poets and Writers in April – June, 2021. Congratulations to these Community of Writers Alums who have published books during the second quarter of 2021! We are delighted to share their success with you. You can… Read more The post Quarterly Roundup of Alumni Books appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
We are pleased to present another Conversation from the Virtual Valley with ZYZZYVA‘s Laura Cogan and Air/Light‘s editor David Ulin. The Community of Writers continues its series of literary conversations as part of our online literary journal, The … Read more The post Conversations from the Virtual Valley featuring David Ulin and Laura Cogan appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
Read about the anthology in the Blue Door magazine: “The poems tell a California story and the story of the American West and American poetry,” Alvarez says. “Contributors include some of the country’s most acclaimed poets, along with those just… Read more The post The 50th Anniversary Poetry Anthology featured in the newest issue of Blue Door magazine appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
The Community of Writers is delighted to announce our inaugural scholarships in partnership with Kimbilio [Fiction] Workshop! The remarkable writers who have been awarded these scholarships to attend the Community of Writers’ 2021 Fiction Workshop are: Hayward LeachDarlene Taylor Darlene and… Read more The post Announcing the Inaugural Kimbilio [Fiction] Scholarship Recipients appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
For over 30 years, Al was a vital member of the Community of Writers, teaching across the programs and serving on the Board of Directors. Many Friday night Follies found Al onstage, often part of the three-man Granite Chief quartet… Read more The post Al Young, 1939 – 2021 appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
More than two years ago we set out to create an anthology to celebrate the story of our fifty-year-old summer writing workshop. It has been more work than we could ever have imagined, and an utter joy, but we did … Read more The post It’s Pub Day! Our 50th Anniversary Anthology is Available Now! appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
After many years of hosting founder Tom Lutz and other members of the Los Angeles Review of Books staff during the summer workshops, we’ve now begun making institutional collaborations of mutual benefit together. This summer, in addition to featuring members… Read more The post 2021 LARB Publishing Workshop appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
Read about the anthology in the San Diego Union-Tribune: “The works featured in this rich new anthology are all the product of the Community of Writers, an annual gathering of poets who hunker down in the wooded beauty of… Read more The post The 50th Anniversary Poetry Anthology featured in The San Diego Union-Tribune appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
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Books published by Alumni Poets and Writers in January – March, 2021. Congratulations to these Community of Writers Alums and staff members who have published books during the first quarter of 2021! We are thrilled to share their success with… Read more The post Quarterly Roundup of Alumni Books appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
We’re delighted to announce two new poetry readings to celebrate the publication of our 50th anniversary poetry anthology, Why to These Rocks: 50 Years of Poetry from the Community of Writers. • April 11: At the Sierra Poetry Festival online.… Read more The post New Upcoming Readings for our 50th Anniversary Poetry Anthology appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
We are horrified at the violence against Asian American and Pacific Islanders this country has recently witnessed, and our hearts are broken by the fear and pain this has created.The Community of Writers is united with the AAPI communities in… Read more The post Statement Against Anti-Asian Violence appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
The Community of Writers turns 50 this year. A new book highlights how the Olympic Valley retreat steered California’s voice. “In late 1969, California’s literary scene was in trouble.” Two couples founded the Community of Writers to save it. In… Read more The post Celebrating 50 years: A Community of Writers feature in the SF Chronicle’s Datebook. appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
The Community of Writers is delighted to announce two scholarships for PEN Emerging Voices Fellows who require financial aid to attend the Community of Writers Summer Workshops this summer. Dates: Poetry: June 19 – 26, 2021Fiction Workshop: July 11 –… Read more The post The 2021 PEN Emerging Voices Scholarship appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
The Community of Writers is delighted to announce three scholarships for Cave Canem Fellows who require financial aid to attend the Community of Writers Poetry Workshop this summer. Dates: June 19 – 26, 2021Deadline to apply: March 28, 2021 Each… Read more The post The 2021 Cave Canem Poetry Scholarships to attend the Community of Writers appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
The Community of Writers is delighted to announce scholarships for KIMBILIO Fiction Fellows who require financial aid to attend the Community of Writers Fiction Workshop this summer. Dates: July 11 – 17, 2021 Deadline to apply: March 28, 2021 Each… Read more The post Announcing the KIMBILIO l Fiction Scholarships appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
The Community of Writers is pleased to announce the 51st Anniversary of our Summer Writing Workshops in Poetry and Fiction, Nonfiction and Memoir. We are now accepting applications. THE POETRY WORKSHOP: June 19 – 26, 2021 The Poetry Program at… Read more The post Announcing our 2021 Summer Writing Workshops appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
Books published by Alumni and Staff Authors in October – December, 2020. Congratulations to these Community of Writers Alums and staff members who have published books during the fourth quarter of 2020! We are thrilled to share their success with… Read more The post Quarterly Roundup of New Alumni Books appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
Welcome to our final installment of our first year of the online quarterly of the Community of Writers. In this issue, we celebrate our history of community, and engage its vigorous, diverse and transformative new manifestations in essays, poetry and… Read more The post Announcing Issue 4 of the OGQ: The Omnium Gatherum Quarterly appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
It’s here! We are delighted to announce the publication of Written Here: The Community of Writers Poetry Review 2019. This annual anthology is made up of poems first written during the 2019 Poetry Workshop, and is available now! Proceeds benefit … Read more The post Written Here: The Community of Writers Poetry Review 2019 appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
Books published by Alumni and Staff Authors in July – September, 2020. Congratulations to these Community of Writers Alums and staff members who have published books during the third quarter of 2020! We are thrilled to share their success with… Read more The post Quarterly Roundup of New Alumni Books appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
Each summer, recently published alumni are invited to return to the Valley to read from their books and talk about their journey from unpublished writers to published authors. This year we’ve decided to hold the reading online in the Virtual… Read more The post 2020 Alumni Reading Series (Prose) appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
We are delighted to announce the Literary Arts Emergency Fund has provided the Community of Writers a grant for $15,000 to help us weather these difficult times. We would like to express our deepest gratitude to the organizers of the… Read more The post Literary Arts Emergency Fund Grant for the Community of Writers appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
This Friday, join us for private consultations: Fiction First Aid August 28, 2020, between 10 am and 3 p.m (Pacific) Private 15-Minute Appointments $25 First-come first-served: appointments are limited. Quick fifteen-minute consultations will be offered on Zoom with some of… Read more The post Fiction First Aid – Private Consultations appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
The third issue of OGQ: Omnium Gatherum Quarterly, the new quarterly online magazine from the Community of Writers, is here. In this issue, we present an essay from one of our Community’s legends, the much-esteemed late novelist and journalist… Read more The post The Newest OGQ is Here! appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
Books published by Alumni and Staff Authors in April – June, 2020 Congratulations to these Community of Writers Alums and staff members who have published books during the second quarter of 2020! We are thrilled to share their success with… Read more The post Quarterly Roundup of New Alumni Books appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
Join Us for the Memoir Workshop Week with Virtual Panels and Readings! Please join us for the Public Events at the Community of Writers during Memoir Week in the Virtual Valley. Events are on the Zoom platform. Panels: Monday, 8/3,… Read more The post Memoir Workshop Public Events in the Virtual Valley appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
Film Adaptation Seminar for Writers August 17-21, 2020 Open to all! $350 – Register by August 10 Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM – Noon (Pacific) Led by screenwriter Laura Harrington, this film adaptation workshop will consist of five three-hour online seminars.… Read more The post Film Adaptation Seminar appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
This Friday, join us for private consultations: Fiction First Aid* July 31, 2020, between 10 am and 5 p.m (Pacific) View as a list Private 15-Minute Appointments $25 First-come first-served: appointments are limited. Quick fifteen-minute consultations will be offered on… Read more The post Fiction First Aid Private Consultations appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
The Community of Writers Fiction Workshop in the Virtual Valley is proud to present “Short Takes” Fiction Readings These readings are presented to the public as part of our first-ever Fiction workshop held entirely online. These readings are free to… Read more The post “Short Takes” Fiction Staff Readings in the Virtual Valley appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
David Perlman, the last of the three founders of our conference, has died, at the age of 101, in San Francisco. Fifty years ago here, editor Blair Fuller and novelist Oakley Hall were regularly spending their summers in the Valley,… Read more The post David Perlman (1918 – 2020) appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
This summer as the Community of Writers comes together as we have done for 50 years, we do so at a time of urgently needed social and political change. We honor the scores of Americans who have taken to the… Read more The post Black Lives Matter: A Time for Action, not Words appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
Dear Friends, We are sorry to report that we have been forced to cancel our summer workshops in Olympic Valley due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was to be our 50th Anniversary session, and so we’re particularly sad that we… Read more The post Summer Writing Workshops in Olympic Valley Cancelled (But New Opportunities Available!) appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
Books published by Alumni and Staff Authors in January – March, 2020 Congratulations to these Community of Writers Alums and staff members who have published books during the first quarter of 2020! We are thrilled to share their success with… Read more The post Quarterly Roundup of New Alumni Books appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
The second issue of OGQ: Omnium Gatherum Quarterly, the new quarterly online magazine from the Community of Writers, is here. In this issue, Robin Romm gives us her previously unpublished recent Community of Writers craft talk, to instruct and… Read more The post The Newest OGQ is Here! appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
The Community of Writers is pleased to announce the 50th Anniversary of our Summer Writing Workshops in Poetry and Fiction, Nonfiction and Memoir. We are now accepting applications. THE POETRY WORKSHOP: June 20 – 27, 2020 The Poetry Workshop is… Read more The post Announcing our 2020 Summer Writing Workshops appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
Books published by Alumni Authors published in October – December, 2019 Congratulations to these Community of Writers Alums who have published books during the fourth quarter of 2019! We are delighted to share their success with you. You can explore… Read more The post Quarterly Roundup of New Alumni Books appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
We are pleased and honored to announce that the good folks at the Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation have awarded the Community of Writers a $5,000 grant to support the work of our organization. This remarkable organization is a tremendous community… Read more The post Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation Awards Grant! appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
Books published by Alumni Authors published in July – September, 2019 Congratulations to these Community of Writers Alums who have published books during the third quarter of 2019! We are delighted to share their success with you. You can explore… Read more The post Quarterly Roundup of New Alumni Books appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
After a long delay, we have finally uploaded images from the 2019 Benefit Poetry Reading. The Benefit was held in Grass Valley at the historic Saint Joseph’s Cultural Center on June 21 to an overflowing and enthusiastic crowd. The 2019… Read more The post Images from the June 2019 Poetry Benefit Reading appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
Join the Community of Writers for an Alumni Poetry Reading during Phase 3 of the 2019 LitCrawl in San Francisco! Saturday, October 19th, from 8-9 PM Red Poppy Art House 2698 Folsom at 23rd, San Francisco www.litquake.org Come celebrate the… Read more The post Join us at San Francisco’s LitCrawl for an Alumni Poetry Reading appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
Thank you to all who helped make the 2019 summer of workshops happen! 2019’s Summer Workshops and events were a tremendous success. Poems, photocopiers, poetry elves, vegan muffins, handmade tablecloths, softball games, nature walks past roaring snowmelt waterfalls, quaking aspen… Read more The post Thank You For An Extraordinary Summer! appeared first on Community of Writers.| Community of Writers
