Want to hone your writing craft in beautiful surroundings? Registration is now open for the 2019 Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference (MCWC), a vibrant, interactive gathering of aspiring writers and award- winning authors, held from August 1st to August 3rd, in Mendocino, California.

Now celebrating our 30th year, MCWC is a three-day immersive literary experience. Programming is offered in a wide range of genres—including novel, short fiction, memoir, speculative fiction, nonfiction, young adult, and poetry—with workshops relevant to many experience levels, from emerging writers to a juried-in master class. Afternoons are packed with craft seminars, open mic readings and publishing pitch panels.

The 2019 MCWC faculty includes Myriam Gurba, Ingrid Rojas Contreras, Shobha Rao, Jeannie Vanasco, Victoria Chang, Mitali Perkins, Ismail Muhammad, Scott Sigler and Charlotte Gullick.

Saturday evening, August 3rd, the closing dinner takes place at the Hill House Inn with the keynote address by Pulitzer Prize winner Sharon Olds. Seats are limited and must be booked at the time of conference registration.

Agents Sarah Bowlin and Rayhané Sanders and editors Andrew Karre from Dutton Books and Phillip Marino from Little, Brown and Companywill be giving one-on-one consults and presiding over afternoon pitch panels. Learn more about how to get your work published at our Publishing Bootcamp with Phillip Marino. Publishing Bootcamp is offered as an add-on or stand-alone workshop the day after the conference, on Sunday, August 4th.

The registration fee for the three-day conference, which includes most meals, is $575. Participation in the post-conference Publishing Bootcamp is $150.

Visit mcwc.org for more information, or email info@mcwc.org.

Afternoons are packed with craft seminars, pitch panels, one-on-one consultations, and open mics; and every evening offers an opportunity to enjoy the camaraderie and connection that make this conference, in the words of a 2016 participant, “life changing.” An add-on or stand-alone publishing bootcamp is offered the day after the conference for all those interested in learning more about the business-end of writing.

Visit mcwc.org for more information.

REGISTRATION OPEN FOR VIBRANT WRITERS’ CONFERENCE ON THE BEAUTIFUL MENDOCINO COAST

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Want to hone your writing craft in stimulating and supportive company amidst beautiful surroundings? Registration is now open for the 2017 Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference (MCWC), a vibrant, interactive gathering of award-winning authors and aspiring writers, held from August 2nd to August 4th, at the Mendocino Middle School in Mendocino, California.

Now in its 30th year, MCWC is a three-day immersive literary community. Programming is offered in a wide range of genres, with workshops relevant to many experience levels, from emerging writers to a juried-in Master Class. Afternoons are packed with craft seminars covering Dialogue, Voice, Screenwriting, Flash Fiction, and more.