Events

  5:15 pm (PDT) Critique Group Round Table 6:30 pm (PDT) General Meeting Presentation ATTEND IN PERSON

Whether writing fiction or nonfiction – high fantasy, contemporary, memoir, or even an instruction manual – putting the information into context is vital. No matter what you write, world building is important. Be sure to bring your questions and something to take notes with. Becca Waddell, Represented by Jessica Schmeidler of Golden Wheat Literary, Rebecca […]

Writing, producing, and releasing a podcast–let’s talk about it. How do you get from concept to execution, and how do you get the world to listen? With five million podcasts streaming in the world it’s important to know how to effectively transform your idea into a must listen to audio experience. We’ll talk about narrative […]

  Free to SLO NightWriters members

Meet the new SLO Nightwriter’s Board! Little-known personal secrets revealed! Start the new year by enjoying our Pen-Paper-Pizza Potluck.  You bring your favorite pen and paper —we’ll supply the Pizza! New President Dr. Tom Sant has Words of Wisdom for 2026 you won’t want to miss. The one-sheet “Tips To Be a Better Writer” will […]

Guest speakers:      George Yatchisin is Santa Barbara Poet Laureate, 2025-2027, and the author of Feast Days (Flutter Press 2016) and The First Night We Thought the World Would End (Brandenburg Press 2019). His poems have been published in journals including Antioch Review, Askew, and Zocalo Public Square. He is co-editor of the anthology Rare Feathers: Poems on Birds & Art (Gunpowder […]

Guests include suspense writer Rolynn Anderson and young adult fiction writer Mark Parson. More information to come! Refreshments will be provided.

We have two short presentations by two of the clubs long-term members and published authors: “Tips on how to get published” by Terry Sanville “Steps involved in Indie Publishing,” by Brian Schwartz. Refreshments provided!