MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

TRI-VALLEY WRITERS SUPPORTS WRITERS OF ALL GENRES

The California Writers Club Tri-Valley Branch is a newly formed professional writing association open to all writers. We welcome all genres from playwrights to poets, published and unpublished writers. Our goal is to address the needs of both professional and aspiring writers in the greater Tri-Valley region of California. Our current members live in the communities of Alamo, Danville, San Ramon, Pleasanton, Dublin and Livermore, but Tri-Valley Branch membership is open to anyone wishing to join. Membership applications are now being accepted. Contact Membership Chair Janie Hodges Janie Hodges

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION INFORMATION

California Writers Club
Tri-Valley Branch

Dear Prospective Member,

Thank you for your interest in California Writers Club. We hope you will decide to join us. Our organization is open to everyone interested in the craft of writing, from experienced writer to aspiring novice. California Writers Club welcomes all genres including fiction, non-fiction, poetry, children’s and writing for stage and screen. You do not have to be published to become a member. Mission California Writers is a professional statewide organization. We aim to inform, educate and improve our individual writing. In addition to sharing experiences with other members, we invite authors, publishers, editors and agents to speak at our monthly
meetings. They discuss writing, querying, publishing and marketing your work. We help writers to find networking opportunities that will provide additional exposure and further develop their writing career. In addition to our monthly gatherings and speakers, we also organize the following activities:

• Information on writing contests (including those sponsored by other
organizations)
• Workshops for developing your writing skills
• Critique groups specializing in the genre of your interest
• Member newsletters containing writing tips, upcoming events and a column celebrating the latest publishing successes of our members
• Literary showcase: An Evening with California Writers Club where members read their work. (Open to the general public, members only may read). Meetings Our luncheon meetings are usually held on the third Saturday of the month at 11:30 a.m. (with the exception of summer when we do not meet July and August). Our regular location is Oasis Grille, Pleasanton. Reservations are required. Contact Fred Norman at 925-462-7495 or via e-mail at fnorman300@aol.com no later than Wednesday before the Saturday meeting. The price for the luncheon program is $20 for members and $25 for non-member guests. Membership: Our membership is open to everyone but we do require an understanding of your previous writing experience. To apply for membership, please provide the following:

1. Fill out the enclosed membership application (see attached). If you have been published, please provide a list of all such work including the date published as well as a sample of your work for each genre (please note that complete copies of a longer work (eg. a novel) are not necessary; 10 pages will suffice). If you are yet-to-be published we would like to see a sample of a work in progress. Please note that this material is not intended to judge you as an author but merely to collect some background information. This assists us in planning programs/speakers most appropriate to our membership interest, and is required by the Central Board of California Writers Club. Please include a self addressed stamped envelope if you want your work returned.

2. Make your check payable to CWC Tri-Valley Branch for $65.00 to cover the annual membership fee from July 1 through June 30 (including the one time CWC enrollment fee of $20). The annual renewal fee is $45.

3. If applying for membership in the last half of the year from January 1 through June 30, the annual fee is $42.50 (including the one time CWC enrollment fee of $20.00). For those under the age of 18 as of the beginning of the membership year, the annual fee is $22.50 ($12.50 for half of the year).

4. Mail your completed forms and check to:
California Writers Club, Tri-Valley Branch
PO Box 10993
Pleasanton, CA 94588

We look forward to seeing you at our meetings. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Sincerely,
Kathy Urban, President
Phone: (925) 296-0447
kkurban@sbcglobal.net
Janie Hodges, Membership Chair
Phone: (925) 606-6809
njhodges@aol.com

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MEMBERSHIP REFERRAL BONUS

Starting July 1, 2007, active CWC Tri-Valley Branch members who refer a new member to join will receive a $5 credit towards a CWC Tri-Valley Branch lunch or workshop. This referral program is in effect from July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008.

The process is easy!

1. Refer a new prospective member ? Membership applications are now online at www.trivalleywriters.com and can be downloaded.
2. Have the new member reference your name on page two of the application.
3. When Janie Hodges receives the new member?s application paperwork, a coupon will be sent to the referring member.
4. To claim credit, the CWC member must have the coupon with them.

This referral program only pertains to CWC Tri-Valley Branch.