Upcoming IWOSC Events
for Independent Writers
Monthly General Meeting:
ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING: It’s not your father’s publishing world
Monday, February 27 , 2012
7:30 SHARP to 9 p.m.
The changing world of publishing has struggled with the yin and yang of traditional vs. avant garde. Now the newer forms of publishing are gaining a foothold in an ever-increasing percentage of the market.
We will discuss the ins and outs, the methods, marketing and reasons to go electronic. And we will endeavor to keep it simple and show you a real, creative, and inexpensive way to get your word out.
Read more about it.
Free for IWOSC members
$15 non-members
Monthly Seminar:
Grammar for Grownups:
Painless Grammar and Punctuation Review for Writers
with Flo Selfman
Saturday, January 21, 2012
10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Back by popular demand is a grammar and punctuation review offered by Independent Writers of Southern California. Presenter Flo Selfman, public relations consultant, proofreader-copyeditor, and IWOSC president, calls herself a "professional nitpicker" who conducts lively on-site grammar workshops for organizations and companies.
Participants will gain grammar confidence in a review of few simple rules that can correct dozens of the most commonly made errors in written and spoken communication.
Read more about it.
$15 for members
$35 for non-members
Satellites — Informal sessions
IWOSC's monthly drop-in satellite sessions are free and open to all writers — both members and non-members.
Bring your writing, your ideas, problems, questions, and complaints. Receive support, laughs, juicy controversy, and plenty of networking.
Pasadena/Altadena Satellite
Upcoming meetings:
Friday, February 10
Friday, March 9
8:30 a.m.
Free to all
Non-members welcome!
Join writers in the San Gabriel Valley area for an active exchange of ideas at The Coffee Gallery. This is always a joint meeting of the IWOSC Pasadena Satellite and the Alameda Writers Group SIG. We thank Jane Neff Rollins for her support with this satellite.
Details
South Bay Satellite — NEW GROUP
Upcoming meetings:
Monday, February 6, 2012
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Monday, April 2, 2012
Time:
6:30 p.m. meet and greet
7:00-8:30 meeting
Free to all
Non-members welcome!
Location:
Manhattan Beach Library Conference Room
Free parking in Manhattan Beach City Hall/Library shared parking lot.
IWOSC's new South Bay Satellite is for writers in Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, El Segundo — anywhere the ocean meets the shore. The group meets on varying days the first week of each month
Details
West Valley (Woodland Hills) Satellite — new place for '11, same time
Upcoming meetings:
Wednesday, February 8
Wednesday, March 14
10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Free to all
Non-members welcome!
The Valley Satellite meets the 2nd Wednesday morning from 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. at the Barnes & Noble in Woodland Hills, offering writers a chance to participate in a free-flowing exchange of ideas about their work and the writing business.
Details
Ventura County Satellite
Upcoming meetings:
Thursday, February 9
Thursday, March 8
10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
$2 per person
Non-members welcome!
IWOSC's Ventura County Satellite meets on the 2nd Thursday at the Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks hosted by Dawn Wood.
Details and RSVP
Westside Satellite
Upcoming meetings:
Thursday, February 9
Thursday, March 8
10 to 11:30 a.m.
Free to all — but attendees must RSVP and order food
Non-members welcome!
IWOSC's Westside Satellite meets on the 2nd Thursday at Ye Olde King's Head in Santa Monica. Vickey Kalambakal hosts.
Details and RSVP
Orange County Satellite
Upcoming meetings:
Thursday, February 16
Thursday, March 15
7 p.m.
Free to all
Non-members welcome!
The opportunity to meet fellow Orange County writers is brought to you by host Kurt Bensworth at the Tustin Library on the 3rd Thursday of each month.
Details
IWOSC Reads Its Own
Sunday, March 4, 2012
2 to 4 p.m.
We've set a date for the next "IWOSC Reads Its Own" and we'll be returning to the beautiful Vroman's bookstore in Pasadena
Read more about it.
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Special IWOSC event
IWOSC Presents
A Special 4-Session Writing Workshop
The Writer’s Compass: From Story Map to Finished Draft in 7 Stages
An interactive writers’ workshop with Nancy Ellen Dodd
4 Thursdays: Feb 9, 16, 23, and March 1
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
At a home in Venice.
Read more about it.
IWOSC Newsletter
The IWOSC newsletter can now be downloaded from our website.
In fact, you can read it in your browser by just clicking right here or download a zipped copy by just clicking here!
IWOSC-related events
UCLA Extension
Writers’ Program
The UCLA Extension Writers' Program is the nation's largest university-related writing program (more than 500 courses annually, with over 140 courses online). Complete info at the program's site.
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For some extra fun for writers, we're sharing a word of the day here.
~ Interested in learning it?
~ Think you know it?
Click the word to open a new window/tab to see, hear, or learn.
It's always nice to build some new pathways in your brain.
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News & Reminders!
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