Registration for MCWC 2021 Opens March 1! MCWC 2021 will be held virtually through Zoom. General registration will open March 1. This year, we are thrilled to welcome MCWC 2021 keynote speaker, Wendy C. Ortiz. We hope you’ll join us for this, our 32nd year! For more information, visit the Mendocino Coast Writers' Conference website…

Ukiah City Council welcomes newly appointed Poet Laureate of Ukiah, Melissa Eleftherion Carr. Carr becomes Ukiah’s 9th Poet Laureate, succeeding Roberta Werdinger. Established by the City Council in 2001, the Poet Laureate position underscores the importance the City of Ukiah places on the arts as an integral part of a dynamic, healthy community. The position…

Gallery Bookshop and Bookwinkle's Children's Books Authors' Night on Zoom will include featured author Peter Lit, presenting his poetry collection As Far as the Mind Can See. Peter Lit's website can be found at peterlit.com. THREE SHORT TALKS. ONE GREAT EVENING. Each of our authors will give a 10-minute presentation, followed by Q&A for the…

The 2021 UkiaHaiku Festival (UHF) will be produced as an online virtual event hosted by our outgoing Ukiah Poet Laureate, Roberta Werdinger, and conducted by our incoming Poet Laureate, Melissa Eleftherion Carr. It will take place at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 25th. In the tradition of past festivals, the event will be open to…

2021 Mendocino Spring Poetry Celebration - 46th Anniversary, 16th Consecutive Revival Deadline for Submissions: Sunday, May 23, 2021 Submit up to four minutes of you reading your poetry in an audio file to Dan Roberts via email: outfarpress@saber.net and copy Gordon Black: gblack@mcn.org. Use your smartphone audio recording app, then attach the audio file generated…

Zoomuse presents Lydia Riantee Rand Video of this Zoomuse Poetry Reading can be seen here: https://youtu.be/_QwqMvu9MGk Link to Zoom event: https://zoom.us/j/99414930537 Organizer: SICA, Subud International Cultural Associationemail: www.community@subud-sica.org website: https://www.sica-subud.org/zoomuse

MCWC 2021 will be held virtually through Zoom. The Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference is a vibrant gathering that offers morning workshops in a wide range of genres. Afternoons are packed with craft seminars, panels, one-on-one consultations, and open mics; and every evening offers an opportunity to enjoy the camaraderie and connection that make this conference,…

Stories and open mic poetry in honor of the life of Susan Sparrow (1942–2021), founder of Writers Read poetry series and co-founder of the ukiaHaiku Festival; Susan passed away in October of 2021; her obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/ukiahdailyjournal/name/susan-sparrow-obituary?id=31616019 For more information, contact Dan Barth, co-producer, Writers Read (info below)