I’m looking forward to hosting this event in December as an alum of @pacificmfa.bsky.social. Especially honored to be in conversation with Prageeta Sharma whose work informed my critical essay and for years informed my ability to write about grief.

Link to register in comments.

The 2025 @mcwconf.bsky.social is coming up this week!

Not registered for the full conference? You can still experience our seminars and pitch panels with an Afternoon Seminar Pass that grants you access to all afternoon events at MCWC 2025.

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The Summer 2025 issue of Noyo Review is now live!

This literary journal is a curated collection of work from the @mcwconf.bsky.social community published annually online.

We encourage you to check it out and share it widely.

noyoreview.org

My dear friend Lauren Oertel is offering an AWA Writing Workshop for Stress Management this month! Check it out and register via Eventbrite.

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Registration closes on June 30 and we have a few spots left in our morning workshops. Grab your seat and join our writing community for three life-changing days this summer in Mendocino!

Visit MCWC.org for details and to register.
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Join @mcwconf.bsky.social July 31 - Aug 2, 2025, in Mendocino for our 2025 conference! Register for one of our 10 workshops in different genres and gain full access to all activities and events.

Registration closes June 30, or when workshops fill up, whichever comes first. Learn more at MCWC.org.

Applications to the @mcwconf.bsky.social 2025 conference scholarships and to our juried-in Master Class are open!

We have 12 workshops to choose from with a wonderful array of faculty. Deadline to apply is February 28.

General Registration opens April 1.

Visit mcwc.org for details and to apply.

Looking to support a diverse literary org? Please consider donating to @mcwconf.bsky.social. Your tax-deductible gift will support our scholarship program, faculty honoraria, & help us to continue our work to offer expertise, opportunity, & friendship to writers.

Visit mcwc.org/donate

Please join for this month's Shut Up & Write on Sat. Feb. 8 at 11:00 am at Howling Dog Cafe in Lakeport to generate new writing. Meetups are free and open to all ages and all genres.

RSVP via Meetup here: www.meetup.com/shutupandwri...

At @mcwconf.bsky.social, we remain committed to our mission of serving our community throughout the year as we prepare for our conference this summer. We're happy to announce that we will be offering a seminar series this spring, starting on February 8. Visit mcwc.org/seminars to register.

Support @mcwconf.bsky.social Storytellers Fundraising Drive!

Help storytellers come together to forge a sustaining & holistic community. Your donation will support our community & enable us to continue to offer expertise, opportunity, & friendship to writers at all levels.

mcwc.org/donate

Our lovely @mcwconf.bsky.social literary tree is on display at Town Hall in Fort Bragg, CA for the Festival of Trees Silent Auction! Viewing and bidding will take place Monday, December 2 – Saturday, December 7. All funds will benefit the work of MCWC ❄️🎄

If you need some uplifting, I highly recommend Butterfly in the Sky: The Story of Reading Rainbow on Netflix. Such a good documentary. I loved watching Reading Rainbow as a kid and now I know how much the folks involved with the show were ahead of their time 🌈📚