Local Poet Armand Brint will be reading from his new collection of poems, “Songs for the Afterlife,” at the Mendocino Book Company on Thursday, November 7th at 5:30 pm.  

Call for Submissions: Winter in America (Again This is a call for poems for an anthology of work in response to the 2024 USAmerican presidential election. We are looking for words that come from thoughtful reflection and compassion for the loss we feel for ourselves and this country. (Please no screeds. No name calling. We…

Solstice Poetry at Gallery Bookshop Open Reading: come share a poem inspired by the solstice 6 pm Saturday, December 21, 2024 Gallery Bookshop 319 Kasten St #270, Mendocino, CA 95460 Contact: Rob Hawthorn, Events Coordinator: rob@gallerybookshop.com https://gallerybookshop.com/event/2024-12-21/gallery-bookshops-solstice-poetry      

Call for Submissions: Winter in America (Again This is a call for poems for an anthology of work in response to the 2024 USAmerican presidential election. We are looking for words that come from thoughtful reflection and compassion for the loss we feel for ourselves and this country. (Please no screeds. No name calling. We…

Registration for MCWC 2025 opens April 1! MCWC 2025 conference registration and contest submissions will open Tuesday, April 1. The deadline is Monday, June 30. For more information, visit the Mendocino Coast Writers' Conference website here. KEY DATES April 1: Conference registration and contest submissions open May 1: Extended Registration (fee increases to $900) June…

As the New Year approaches, we hope you might find time to enter the 23rd ukiaHaiku Festival contest. Residents of Mendocino, Lake, Sonoma, and Humboldt counties, from kindergarten age through adult, can enter haiku in ten different categories (two for Spanish). There is also one category open to planet Earth, the Jane Reichhold International Award.…