Events
IWOSC Summer Party
Saturday, August 16
5 – 8 p.m.
Don't miss the annual IWOSC Summer Party at the Heritage Square Museum in Highland Park.
It's your opportunity to rub elbows with some of Southern California's most interesting writers while you enjoy a light repast and quenching drinks in a unique historic setting.
We will also toast IWOSC's 25th Anniversary with champagne and a special celebration cake.
Read more about the party.
Adopt a book for the Los Angeles Public Library.
To adopt a book...
download this form, print it, and either bring it to the party or mail it to us using the address on the form.
(To download, right-click and choose the download option. Or simply click to open it in a new browser window.)
General Meeting
WRITERS' MARKETING ROUND TABLE: Delivering your Message
Monday, July 28, 2008
7:30 to 9 p.m.
A gathering of marketing professionals looks at the process of delivering persuasive communications to target audiences with techniques and hints that offer greater financial rewards.
Read more about it.
Save the Date!
Magazine Editors' Summit
Monday, September 22, 2008
7:30 to 9 p.m.
Top magazine editors reveal the inside track on getting your work published. Find out how to get the attention of an editor with a winning story pitch or query. Learn about the most recent trends in the magazine publishing world and where to direct your focus to generate assignments.
Read more about it.
Save the Date!
Seminar
CRAFTING THE EXCEPTIONAL MAGAZINE PITCH
Saturday, September 20, 2008
10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Our speaker explains the dynamics behind creating a winning story pitch or query that will get the attention of editors around the country. Learn the fundamentals of a well-written story, one that will impress an editor every time. Tips and techniques are available for those writers who want to polish their skills.
Read more about it.
Satellites
The San Fernando Valley Satellite
Wednesday, July 9
Wednesday, August 13
Wednesday, September 10
10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Free!
The Valley Satellite meets once a month on the 2nd Wednesday morning from 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m, offering writers a chance to participate in a free-flowing exchange of ideas about their work and the writing business.
Details
Westside Satellite
Thursday, July 10
Thursday, August 14
Thursday, September 11
10 to 11:30 a.m.
Free!
IWOSC's Westside Satellite meets once a month on the 2nd Thursday morning, at Dolores Restaurant thanks to Melissa Kelly's leadership.
Details and RSVP
Pasadena Satellite
Friday, July 11
Friday, August 8
Friday, September 12
8:30 a.m.
Free!
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.
Details
Orange County Satellite — new date, new location
Thursday, August 21
Thursday, September 18
7:30 p.m.
Free!
Our Orange County Satellite has a new host, Kurt Bensworth. The Katie Wheeler Library is now the site for the monthly networking meeting.
Details
Intensive Writing Workshop
For more than two years, IWOSC has held an Intensive Writing Workshop with Oliver Mayer, Ph.D., associate professor of Dramatic Writing at USC.
While Mayer develops two theater projects this winter, he leaves the group in the capable hands of co-moderator Alice Campbell Romano.
Mayer plans to resume his role as moderator for the workshop in the spring.
The workshop meets the 2nd & 4th Tuesdays of the month at 7:30 p.m. in Westwood.
Read more about it.
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Join IWOSC at
UCLA's Writers Faire
&
the
West Hollywood Book Fair
Call for volunteers
Mark your calendars now.
IWOSC has booths at
UCLA's Writers Faire on Sunday, September 7,
and
the West Hollywood Book Fair on Sunday, September 28.
We've met many of our recent most active members at these events, which are full of new experiences and opportunities.
We are now seeking volunteers to star in both our booths and talk about IWOSC. Of course it's never too early. If you are interested,
— our Festival Chair.
IWOSC will return, along with 19 other professional and community organizations, to the UCLA Writers Faire, which showcases writers and screenwriters that teach classes at UCLA Extension. This is a superlative way to preview their courses in mini-classes. You can also enroll on-site in most fall courses for a 10 percent discount.
The West Hollywood Book Fair is a great fun book fest, with several stages presenting seminars and book and poetry readings among other esoteric offerings. Again, IWOSC will have its own booth and a small group of IWOSC members will read on the Robertson Scene stage.
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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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Be part of Write On! — IWOSC's own radio show
IWOSC members have the opportunity to be a part of the show. These are 5-6 minute taped interviews as part of our one-hour weekly radio show.
Write On! is produced by Big Media Broadcasting Company (BMBC) in Studio City.
Your interview can be a great promotional tool:
It can be accessed on demand 24/7 on BigMediaUSA.com.
It may be downloaded and placed on your own website free of charge.
You may also send a link to your own mailing lists.
To set up an interview, email the following items to
1) One small digital head shot to be used for the web page advertising the shows.
2) A brief list of questions for the interviewers to ask you (interviewers may digress from the question list).
3) A 50-word bio.
When a taping is scheduled, bring the book being promoted.
Writers will be contacted to arrange tapings based on availability.
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News & Reminders!
IWOSC's Online Community
Join us in our Yahoo! Group and access the message board, calendar, links library and more. You'll have to register if you're not already a Yahoo! member.
IWOSC Events Mailing List
To get on the mailing list for all IWOSC events,
Tips On Tape
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Easy Payment via Paypal
You can make reservations for selected seminars, pay for your membership, and more at Paypal. Make payment to payiwosc(atsymbol)iwosc.org.
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