Mendocino Coast Writer's Conference
@mcwconf.bsky.social
mcwc.org
A vibrant, inclusive literary gathering in Mendocino, California with workshops in a wide range of genres, as well as seminars, open mic events, and one-on-one consultations. July 31 - August 2, 2025.
A vibrant, inclusive literary gathering in Mendocino, California with workshops in a wide range of genres, as well as seminars, open mic events, and one-on-one consultations. July 31 - August 2, 2025.
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June 16, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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Give us a snippet, please! What was one awesome thing an editor made you see about your own writing?
June 16, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Give us a snippet, please! What was one awesome thing an editor made you see about your own writing?
All events are held at Mendocino K-8 School. Our Thursday and Friday evening readings, held at Crown Hall in Mendocino, are free and open to the public. 🌏
👏 mcwc.org/afternoonpass
👏 mcwc.org/afternoonpass
Afternoon Seminar Pass Registration — MCWC
mcwc.org
June 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
All events are held at Mendocino K-8 School. Our Thursday and Friday evening readings, held at Crown Hall in Mendocino, are free and open to the public. 🌏
👏 mcwc.org/afternoonpass
👏 mcwc.org/afternoonpass
Katya Apekina, author of The Deeper the Water the Uglier the Fish, named a Best Book of 2018 by Kirkus @buzzfeed.com LitHub+ & Mother Doll, named Vogue's Best Book of 2024, will lead us through meditation to find visual approaches to narrative techniques in writing.
June 14, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Katya Apekina, author of The Deeper the Water the Uglier the Fish, named a Best Book of 2018 by Kirkus @buzzfeed.com LitHub+ & Mother Doll, named Vogue's Best Book of 2024, will lead us through meditation to find visual approaches to narrative techniques in writing.
@bombmag.bsky.social's Sarah Gerard, author of @twodollarradio.bsky.social's Binary Star, Sunshine State, @harpercollins.bsky.social's True Love & Carrie Carolyn Coco: My Friend, Her Murder, and an Obsession with the Unthinkable, will share research tips on how to build scaffolding in our stories.
June 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
@bombmag.bsky.social's Sarah Gerard, author of @twodollarradio.bsky.social's Binary Star, Sunshine State, @harpercollins.bsky.social's True Love & Carrie Carolyn Coco: My Friend, Her Murder, and an Obsession with the Unthinkable, will share research tips on how to build scaffolding in our stories.
@kitvincentbooks.bsky.social author of queer Science Fiction and Fantasy, including US, ET CETERA and OF FEATHERS AND THORNS, is going to drop knowledge on effective world building--avoid info dumping, plot holes, and build engaging, inhabitable fantastical worlds.
June 14, 2025 at 5:36 PM
@kitvincentbooks.bsky.social author of queer Science Fiction and Fantasy, including US, ET CETERA and OF FEATHERS AND THORNS, is going to drop knowledge on effective world building--avoid info dumping, plot holes, and build engaging, inhabitable fantastical worlds.
Born to be Public's @gregmania.bsky.social, whose tender, hilarious + authentic voice has been featured in @nytimes.com @thenewyorker.bsky.social @thetimes.com @mcsweeneys.net @vanityfair.com @huffpost.com, will offer generative exercises on how to layer levity, comedic storytelling in nonfiction.
June 14, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Born to be Public's @gregmania.bsky.social, whose tender, hilarious + authentic voice has been featured in @nytimes.com @thenewyorker.bsky.social @thetimes.com @mcsweeneys.net @vanityfair.com @huffpost.com, will offer generative exercises on how to layer levity, comedic storytelling in nonfiction.
National Book Award-nominee Kimberly King Parsons, the bestselling author of We Were the Universe, a Dakota Johnson Book Club pick ranked #2 on TIME Magazine's Best Books of 2024, will share this pep talk of reframing rejection as connections and how to effectively use this as fuel to write more.
June 14, 2025 at 5:26 PM
National Book Award-nominee Kimberly King Parsons, the bestselling author of We Were the Universe, a Dakota Johnson Book Club pick ranked #2 on TIME Magazine's Best Books of 2024, will share this pep talk of reframing rejection as connections and how to effectively use this as fuel to write more.
How to Hang a Witch's Adriana Mather will talk about suspense, tension & plotplotplot. Cliff hangers? Through lines? Drawing out tension? Character development? Leave with exercises to draft and revise plot.
June 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
How to Hang a Witch's Adriana Mather will talk about suspense, tension & plotplotplot. Cliff hangers? Through lines? Drawing out tension? Character development? Leave with exercises to draft and revise plot.
James Bird, author of The Brave (NYPL, SLJ, Bookriot Best Book of 2020), The Second Chance of Benjamin Waterfalls (NYPL, SLJ Best book of 2022), and No PLace Like Home, will share tips on how to tackle adult emotions, in Middle Grade books, while still fusing hope and adventure into each story.
June 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
James Bird, author of The Brave (NYPL, SLJ, Bookriot Best Book of 2020), The Second Chance of Benjamin Waterfalls (NYPL, SLJ Best book of 2022), and No PLace Like Home, will share tips on how to tackle adult emotions, in Middle Grade books, while still fusing hope and adventure into each story.
@pegpurcell.bsky.social will demystify the writer-editor relationship, what a writer needs to engage in all that editors can offer & worry less about "gatekeepers" & more on how to navigate publishing and presses. We welcome locals in the business, looking to make new literary besties.
June 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
@pegpurcell.bsky.social will demystify the writer-editor relationship, what a writer needs to engage in all that editors can offer & worry less about "gatekeepers" & more on how to navigate publishing and presses. We welcome locals in the business, looking to make new literary besties.
Perfect backdrop for our writers to wind down and stay inspired during our summer writing conference.
April 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Perfect backdrop for our writers to wind down and stay inspired during our summer writing conference.
In Adriana Mather's Traditional Publishing Workshop, "we will learn all these first steps along with polishing your first pages so that your hook shines and your voice sings." Look no further for personalized professional tips and advice in a supportive and collaborative space.
April 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
In Adriana Mather's Traditional Publishing Workshop, "we will learn all these first steps along with polishing your first pages so that your hook shines and your voice sings." Look no further for personalized professional tips and advice in a supportive and collaborative space.
Much of #publishing has changed, which is why in Kit Vincent's Self-Publishing Crash Course, "In this workshop, you will learn the steps to self-publishing: from preparing your manuscript for various retailers to building your author platform and positioning your work in the marketplace."
April 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Much of #publishing has changed, which is why in Kit Vincent's Self-Publishing Crash Course, "In this workshop, you will learn the steps to self-publishing: from preparing your manuscript for various retailers to building your author platform and positioning your work in the marketplace."
In Rosiee Thor's Middle Grade/Young Adult Workshop, "we will dive into the elements of voice--the style choices and unique facets of your writing that make it yours." One of the few #youngadult #MGYA workshops offered in the country!
April 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM
In Rosiee Thor's Middle Grade/Young Adult Workshop, "we will dive into the elements of voice--the style choices and unique facets of your writing that make it yours." One of the few #youngadult #MGYA workshops offered in the country!
In Sarah Gerard's Nonfiction Workshop, "we will practice finding unique forms for our expressions by focusing on the critical elements of material, shape, and voice. "
April 24, 2025 at 5:35 AM
In Sarah Gerard's Nonfiction Workshop, "we will practice finding unique forms for our expressions by focusing on the critical elements of material, shape, and voice. "
In Greg Mania's Memoir Workshop, he'll "help you mine your reflection for the things you might not have noticed before or hadn't thought to consider in one way or another—all of the things that make up the fabric of your being, the things that should be radically honored both on and off the page."
April 24, 2025 at 5:29 AM
In Greg Mania's Memoir Workshop, he'll "help you mine your reflection for the things you might not have noticed before or hadn't thought to consider in one way or another—all of the things that make up the fabric of your being, the things that should be radically honored both on and off the page."
In Tomas Moniz's Hybrid Genre Workshop, we'll "focus on two often overlooked elements of our writing process: setting development and revising the sentence." If your work is undefinable, truly a combination of multiple genres and you don't know where you might fit in--there is a place for you here.
April 24, 2025 at 5:27 AM
In Tomas Moniz's Hybrid Genre Workshop, we'll "focus on two often overlooked elements of our writing process: setting development and revising the sentence." If your work is undefinable, truly a combination of multiple genres and you don't know where you might fit in--there is a place for you here.
In our Speculative Fiction Workshop with Allison Saft, participants will be offered "a character-first approach to plotting and worldbuilding--one where story choices and speculative elements inform and are informed by the protagonist."
April 24, 2025 at 5:25 AM
In our Speculative Fiction Workshop with Allison Saft, participants will be offered "a character-first approach to plotting and worldbuilding--one where story choices and speculative elements inform and are informed by the protagonist."
In our Novel Workshop with Katya Apekina, "we will go deep into the characters in your novel—understanding their pasts, their psychology, wants and desires, and worldview," letting them guide the plot.
April 24, 2025 at 5:24 AM
In our Novel Workshop with Katya Apekina, "we will go deep into the characters in your novel—understanding their pasts, their psychology, wants and desires, and worldview," letting them guide the plot.