Upcoming Events
- 1 September to 30 September 2020 | WOK Fall Writing Contest | Count Your Blessings Theme Details Here
- 5 October 2020 | Members Only – Open Mic Mondays | Details Here
- 17 October 2020 | Featured Speaker Alia Volz | “Memoir: The Art of Questioning Everything” | Details coming soon
- 2 November 2020 | Members Only – Open Mic Mondays | Details Here
- 21 November 2020 | Featured Speaker Jack Peters | “The Goldfish That Barked: Seven Actions to Distinguish Yourself for Success” | Details Coming Soon
- 7 December 2020 | Members Only – Open Mic Mondays | Details Here
- 12 December 2020 | WOK Annual Winter Meeting | Members Only – BYOB (Bring Your Own Brunch) | Details coming soon
Past Events
- 19 September 2020 | Featured Speaker Leslie Budewitz | “Building Character” | Virtual Meeting – Watch the video here
- 1 July to 31 August 2020 | WOK Anthology Call for Submissions | Details Here
- 15 August 2020 | Featured Speaker Dr. Christina Gessler | “Funds for Writers: How to Apply for Grants, Residencies, Scholarships, and Fellowships” | Virtual Meeting – Watch the video here
- 18 July 2020 | WOK Annual Conference | Details Here
- 20 June 2020 | Featured Speaker Judy Billingsley | “Tips on Researching, Writing, and Publishing Your Family Legacy.” | Virtual Meeting – Watch the video here
- 16 May 2020 | Featured Speaker Annis Cassells | “Journaling For Life” | Virtual Meeting – Watch the video here
- 10 February 2020 through 10 May 2020 |Annual Dan McGuire Blog Challenge! | Details Here
- 18 April 2020 | Featured Speaker Cyn Bermudez | “Surviving the Slush Pile” | Virtual Meeting – Watch the video here
- 21 March to 11 April, 2020 | Annual Peggy Connelly Scholarship Opportunity
- 31 March 2020 |Last day for Poetry Submissions for National Poetry Month on the WOK Website | Details Here
- 20 February 2020 | Poetry Submissions for National Poetry Month on the WOK Website accepted | Details Here
- 15 February 2020 | Featured Speaker Jamie Hoang | 30-Day Publishing Planner | Details Here
- 9 February 2020 | Registration Deadline for the Annual Dan McGuire Blog Challenge | Details Here
- 18 January 2020 | Featured Speaker Brent Gill | “How to Market Your Book Without Using Social Media” | Details Here
- 14 December 2019 | Winter Dinner | Details Here
- 8 December 2019 | Jenny Estes Book Signing & WOK Bookfair Fundraising Event | Details Here
- 16 November 2019 | WOK Writer Day | Details Here
- 16 November 2019 | Featured Speaker: Cyn Bermudez | Writing for the Reluctant Reader | Details Here
- 19 October 2019 | Featured Speaker Nancy Ellen Dodd | Writing Dialogue | Details Here
- Deadline 30 September 2019 | Fall Writing Contest
- 21 September 2019 | Featured speaker Mandy Wallace | 5 Steps to Beat Writers Block | Details Here
- 17 August 2019 | Featured Speaker Catherine Hodges | “Craft Talk: Georgia (O’Keeffe) on My Mind” | Details Here
- 20 July 2019 | Featured Speaker Robert Scott Kimsey | Intellectual Property for Writers | Details Here
- 15 June 2019 | Featured Speaker, Author Esther Hatch – The Pros & Cons for Small Press Publishing | Details Here
- 18 May 2019 | Annual Celebration | WOK Honors Dinner | Details Here
- 4 February thru 29 April 2019 | Dan McGuire Blog Challenge | Details Here | List of participants to read
- Month of April 2019 | National Poetry Month WebPoetrySlam | Details Here
- 13 April 2019 | Featured Speaker, Jeanne De Vita – aka The Book Genie | Details Here
- 16 March 2019 | Spring Conference | Details Here
- 16 February 2019 | Writing Comedy for TV, Movies, or Stage | Details Here
- 19 January 2019 | Identifying & Engaging Your Audience | Details Here
- 8 December 2018 | Annual Winter Dinner | Details Here
- 17 November 2018 | Suspense Tips from a Crime Novelist | Details Here
- 31 October 2018 | Young Writers of Kern Essay Competition Deadline | Details Here
- 20 October 2018 | Learn to Sell the Sizzle with Relationship Expert’s Tips | Details Here
- 30 September 2018 | Fall Writing Contest Deadline | Details Here
- 27-29 September 2018 | Central Coast Writers Conference
- 15 September 2018 | How to Create Three-Dimensional Characters
- 18 August 2018 | Self-Publishing Made Simple
- 21 July 2018 | Crafting the Perfect Pitch