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33rd Napa Valley Writer’s Conference

March 25, 2013

Napa Valley Writers Conference Features Acclaimed Author Applications accepted starting March 1 for July conference, whose faculty roster includes internationally-renowned poets and fiction writers. Rolling admissions open March 1 for writers to work side-by-side with a MacArthur “genius” grant winner, a fellow of the Academy of American Poets and other renowned authors at the Napa [...]

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Poetry Arounds

March 17, 2013

Since Copperfield’s Books moved their store to a smaller location Napa Writers Network needs to find a new place to share our prose and poetry on Sunday afternoons. We are working on the situation and as soon as we find a place we will announce the new location here. Luckily, our current Poet Laureate Leonore [...]

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Poetry as Art

November 1, 2012

Barbara and Patsy with broadsides. Our Napa County Poet Laureate, Leonore Wilson, is working on a great project with Arts Council of Napa Valley to create broadsides (framed poetry). Patsy Ann Taylor and I are honored to have our poems (read below) included in the show! According to Leonore, the broadsides will be touring businesses around Napa. Hope [...]

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You’re Invited! — August Open Mic Reading

July 31, 2012

It’s that time again! This month’s open mic reading has a special emphasis on children’s and young adult literature and poetry. Read your work (5 min. max) and/or bring your children for an enjoyable time with local authors.  

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The Jessamyn West Creative Writing Contest

May 23, 2012

Congratulations to the winners of this year’s Jessamyn West Creative Writing Contest. Harry McPherson, the first president of Napa Valley College, established the writing contest in honor of his wife, Jessamyn West to encourage beginning writers. Born in 1902, Jessamyn West is best known for her short stories depicting “rural American life without sentiment or [...]

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Napa Valley Writers’ Conference Coming to Town

March 12, 2012

The 32nd Napa Valley Writers’ conference is now accepting applications for the popular July conference, whose faculty includes internationally-renowned poets and fiction writers. Fiction writers and poets can submit applications (starting March 1) for the opportunity to work side-by-side with renowned authors at the Napa Valley Writers’ Conference, slated for July 22-27, 2012. The conference [...]

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February Reading Wrap up

February 10, 2012

Congratulations to the Giants on winning the Super Bowl. And congratulations to the writers and others who attended our program and open mic reading at Copperfield’s. In spite of Super Bowl competition, WE Writers of Napa Valley had one of the best attended readings to date. Our featured reader, poet Leonore Wilson, treated the capacity [...]

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February Reading & Open Mic

January 20, 2012

You are invited to join WE Writers of Napa Valley authors and friends for  a reading and open mic at Copperfield’s, Napa. Featuring Lenore Wilson, author of Western Solstice   Sunday, February 5, 2012 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Copperfield’s Books 3900 Bel Aire Plaza Napa, CA  94558 (707) 256-2350 Come early, browse the bookstore, [...]

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Fall Reading Wrap-Up

November 14, 2011

The verdict is in: our open-mic reading on November 5th at Copperfield’s, Napa was a resounding success! Twelve authors, including four of the five WE Writers members, read works of poetry, flash fiction, and novel and memoir excerpts. With about 25 folks attending, Copperfield’s provided a cozy literary environment in which to listen to local authors [...]

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November Reading and Open Mic

October 27, 2011

You are invited to join WE Writers of Napa Valley authors and friends for our November reading and open mic at Copperfield’s, Napa.   Sunday, November 6, 2011 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Copperfield’s Books 3900 Bel Aire Plaza Napa, CA  94558 (707) 256-2350 Come early, browse the bookstore, sign up for open mic. Each [...]

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