Join me this Sunday for a seminar with the @mcwconf.bsky.social on literary citizenship. The title of this seminar is inspired by Gwendolyn Brooks. Register here: mcwc.org/spring-gener...

REGISTRATION FOR 2026 MCWC IS OFFICIALLY OPEN! Visit our website to learn more about our workshops spanning multiple genres, including poetry, short fiction, nonfiction, novel, memoir, speculative fiction, Middle Grade/YA, hybrid, and prose. Register today at mcwc.org/2026-general-registration.

At @mcwconf.bsky.social, ideas come to life, writers support each other's work, and relationships are nurtured. Please consider donating to MCWC. A donation of any amount has a profound impact on our conference's future. To make a gift to MCWC, visit mcwc.org/donate.

New Out of Body post up on Substack 📚

The next seminar in our Spring Seminar Series will be on Saturday, April 11th, with Mendocino Coast Writers' Conference board member Amanda Brady-Ford! Visit mcwc.org/spring-gener... to learn more and register.

Our 2026 Virtual Seminar Series kicks off on Saturday, March 28! From providing practical tips to space for writing and building community, we have a dynamic line-up of offerings by MCWC board & staff you won't want to miss. Learn more and register at mcwc.org/spring-generative-series.

We at the Mendocino Coast Writers' Conference look forward to granting this scholarship for the 2026 conference in honor of Vicente Zeta Colacion. 💙

We are excited to announce that applications to our 2026 @mcwconf.bsky.social scholarships and to our juried-in Master Class are now open! The deadline to apply is 11:59 p.m. PT on Saturday, February 28, 2026. Learn more about the 2026 conference and faculty on our website at www.mcwc.org.

I was recently invited to work with Aunt Lute Books for marketing support, and I am so happy to be a part of their team. Visit www.auntlute.com to learn more, explore books, and sign up for a monthly newsletter.

MCWC stands in solidarity with our immigrant neighbors, friends, colleagues, and family, documented or undocumented, and against the violence and cruelty inflicted upon them, especially in recent events.

Get ready! Scholarship and Master Class applications will be available soon, with General Registration opening in April 2026. Stay tuned for exciting faculty and workshop updates! Don't miss out! Pre-Register today and save $75. Pre-register here: mcwc.org/2026-pre-reg...

I've started something new. In place of my old newsletter and a new space for sharing personal stories. Read and subscribe at georginamariepoet.substack.com

The Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference is seeking new volunteer board members! Learn more about MCWC at mcwc.org or email [email protected] to inquire.

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.

Check out the latest update from the @mcwconf.bsky.social.

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. mcwc.org/afternoonpas...

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. www.eventbrite.com/e/july-awa-w...

There’s always a place for you here in our workshop.

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. .

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.

Join our next online seminar tomorrow, April 12th! Register here: mcwc.org/online-semin... MCWC is proud to offer online programming to supplement our summer conference. Every registration helps us continue creating meaningful, prestigious, and high-quality literary programming for our community.

I am working out of a public library and there are a good number of people who seem to be on hard times using the facilities for various reasons like job searching, entertainment, charging peripherals, using the bathroom, etc., and I am struck by how important it is that libraries continue to exist

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.

I dreamt about the snowy heron, and then this divination came. Available as a stand-alone print at https://bit.ly/snowyheron and part of the deck of 100 at https://almanacofbirds.org (where I explain the partly mystical, partly meticulous process behind these and tell the story of how they began)

Please consider supporting our handmade coastal conference this Giving Tuesday! For over 35 years, we've offered expertise, opportunity, and friendship to writers at all levels. We appreciate your support and hope to see you next summer in Mendocino! mcwc.org/donate

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 ❄️🎄

New Darlings: Readings of Contemporary poetry is a series to share and discuss work by different poets each month. RVSP for events via Eventbrite here: www.eventbrite.com/cc/new-darli...

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 🌈📚

Hi Bluesky! We are a writers' conference on the beautiful Mendocino Coast of California, open to writers at all levels. For 35 years, we've been a handmade, welcoming conference that offers expertise, opportunity, and friendship to writers. Announcing our 2025 scholarships & faculty soon! mcwc.org