San Fernando Valley Writers

SAN FERNANDO VALLEY BRANCH – CALIFORNIA WRITERS CLUB

We are one of twenty-two branches throughout California organized and operating under the auspices of The California Writers Club.

We are a non-profit professional organization whose goal is to provide a friendly and inclusive environment for members to meet and network; to provide professional speakers who will aid in writing, publishing, and marketing members’ endeavors; and other writing-related opportunities that will further members’ writing enjoyment and careers.

Publications

VALLEY SCRIBE
The Valley Scribe is published monthly by the San Fernando Valley Writers and provided to its members at no charge.

 

This digital newsletter is full of branch news, program announcements and highlights, emerging markets, articles on writing and editing, poetry and short fiction from our members, and much, much more.

 

ANTHOLOGY
“Cascade of Pearls”, the latest in our series of anthologies of our members’ prose and poetry, was published in May 2017.

 

Copies are available on Amazon. A few copies are also available directly from the club; contact the Editor-in-Chief:

 

Rita Brown
ritakeeleybrown@yahoo.com

Meetings and Events

FOR INFORMATION AND REVIEWS ON PRIOR SPEAKERS: Check out speakers' articles in the monthly editions of the Scribe.

CWC Publications

LITERARY REVIEW
The Literary Review is a juried collection of superior poems, stories, fiction, and nonfiction by members of the California Writers Club statewide.

BULLETIN
The Bulletin is the official publication of California Writers Club. It contains news of the statewide branches, including awards and presentations, plus upcoming events and publications.

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Critique Groups

Membership in one or more critique groups is open to active members of the San Fernando Valley branch of the California Writers' Club, subject to group size limitations. Each group has established general expectations for submissions and critique etiquette. Currently most groups are meeting via Zoom. Presently active groups are as follows:

Tuesday Poetry Critique Group Meetings held once a month on the 2nd Tuesday from 10:30 until 12:00 PM. Poetry only.  

Wednesday Daytime Critique Group Meetings held 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month from 11:30 to 3:00 PM. Long and short fiction, memoirs and poetry.  

Wednesday Evening Critique Group Meetings held 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. Long and short fiction, memoirs and poetry.  

Friday Daytime Critique Group Meetings held on the 2nd and 4th Friday of the month from 1:00 to 4:00 PM. All genres except poetry.  

Saturday Long Fiction Critique Group Meetings held once a month on the 3rd Saturday from 1:00 to 4:00 PM. Focus on long fiction.  

Saturday Daytime Critique Group Meetings held 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Long and short fiction, memoirs and poetry.    

For further information about joining a critique group contact Marlene A. Bumgarner marlenebumgarner@gmail.com

Also visit us on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/CWCSFV/

Meetings and Events

FOR INFORMATION AND REVIEWS ON PRIOR SPEAKERS:
Check out speakers' articles in the monthly editions of the Scribe.

April 5th

Marcie R. Rendon

NATIVE AMERICAN POEM-SONGS

Marcie R. Randon

The San Fernando Valley Branch of the California Writers Club is pleased to welcome White Earth Ojibwe author, playwright, and poet, MARCIE R. RENDON, as the keynote speaker on Saturday, April 5 at 1:00 pm with a Zoom presentation to discuss her writing process as well as share her Native American poem-songs.

Marcie Rendon is White Earth Ojibwe from Minnesota, and is an enrolled member of the White Earth Nation. Her poetry book, Anishinaabe Songs for a New Millennium tells us that “poem-songs summon the voices of Anishnaabe ancestors and sing to future generations”.  Marcie has also published a long list of poems in anthologies and magazines, in print and online. With poet Diego Vazquez, she received the McKnight Spoken Word Fellowship 2017 for their work with incarcerated women in the county jail system.

In addition to poetry, Marcie is a cross-genre writer, with an extensive body of fiction and nonfiction works, including; short stories, plays, and novels. She is also the award-winning author of the Cash Blackbear murder mystery series, Book Four Broken Fields has been released this spring.

A mother, grandmother and sometimes performance artist, Marcie works at writing, and arts activism to support other artists to succeed. She will reveal to us how she came to writing, her writing process, and the ways she sustains her writing discipline on a daily basis. I think we at CWC understand when she says, “… not (everyone) can still that desire that up-welling inside that says sing, write, draw, move ...”

Marcie was listed in Oprah’s 2020 list of 31 Native American Author’s to read, and received Minnesota’s 2020 McKnight Distinguished Artist Award. 

Rendon was recognized as a '50 over 50 Change-maker' by MN AARP and POLLEN in 2018. 

As the creative mind behind Raving Native Theater, Rendon has also curated community created performances such as Art Is… Creative Native Resilience, featuring three Anishinaabe performance artists, which premiered on TPT (Twin Cities Public Television), June 2019.

To learn more about this writer, visit: www.marcierendon.com.

Make sure to have your questions ready for the Q & A after the talk. We look forward to seeing you there!

In-person Attendees:

Mingle with other writers in the Saban Center at Motion Picture Television Fund, 23388 Mulholland Drive, Woodland Hills, CA 91364. In-person attendees do not need to register in advance. Members free. Guests pay $10 at the door. First visit free. Please arrive a few minutes early.

Zoom Attendees: All members of the CWC-SFV will receive a Zoom invitation to this presentation. Members of other CWC branches should contact Zoom host, Anat Wenick, by noon on April 4 at SFV.CWC@gmail.com for an invitation to register. Zoom guests may purchase admission at www.cwc-sfv.org by noon on April 4. After purchasing admission, guests will receive a Zoom invitation.  We regret we cannot accommodate late requests

Guest Payment Via Zelle: sfv.cwc@gmail.com

In-person guests can pay at the door.

Meeting Address for in-person participants:

MPTF | Motion Picture & Television Fund
The Saban Center
23388 Mulholland Drive
Woodland Hills, CA 91364

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