Upcoming Events
- 18 June 2022 | Featured Speaker: Aimee Liu | Gaining Substance by Composing in Layers
- 16 July 2022 | Featured Speaker: Donnée Patrese
- 20 August 2022 | Featured Speaker: Alex Segura
- 17 September 2022 | Featured Speaker: TBA
- 15 October 2022 | Featured Speaker: TBA
- 19 November 2022 | Featured Speaker: TBA
Past Events
- 21 May 2022 | Featured Speaker: Michelle Cruz Gonzales I Inclusive Characterization: Writing ‘the other’ without Stereotypes or Appropriation
- 09 April 2022 | Peggy Connelly Scholarship Deadline
- 16 April 2022 | Featured Speaker: Deborah A. Lott | Writing Childhood
- 19 March 2022 | Spring Conference | Peter Clines, Susanne Dietze, Portia Choi | Flyer
- 19 February 2022 | Clarissa Kae | Feed Your Passion and Your Pocket Book
- 07 February 2022 | 2022 Annual Dan McGuire Blog Challenge
- 13 January 2022 | Book Club: Dog Years (A Memoir) by Mark Doty
- 15 January 2022 | Featured Speaker: Cat Rambo | Getting to the Heart of the Story
- 1 December 2021 | Winter Dinner at Hodel’s
- 20 November 2021 | Featured Speaker: Lucy A. Snyder | And Then The Murders Began
- 15 November 2021 | Fall Writing Contest
- 11 November 2021 | Book Club:10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World by Elif Shafak
- 16 October 2021 | Featured Speaker: Mika McKinnon | Writing Science in your Fiction, Nonfiction, and Beyond
- 18 September 2021 | Featured Speaker: Henry Barajas | La Voz de M.A.Y.O. Tata Rambo
- 9 September 2021 | Book Club: The Vanishing Half Brit Bennett
- 6 September 2021 | Members Only: Open Mic Monday Night
- 28 August 2021 | Featured Speaker: Cecil Castellucci | Heroes and Villains
- 17 July 2021 | Featured Speaker: Nancy Ellen Dodd | Story + Character Arcs = Tension | Part One & Part Two
- 19 June 2021 | Featured Speaker: Brendan Constantine | “The Art of Getting It Wrong” | Board Elections | Virtual Meeting – Watch the video here
- 7 June 2021 | Members Only – Open Mic Monday Night | WOK members watch for an email invitation
- 15 May 2021 | WOK Recognition | Featured Speaker: Evan Gow | “Zero to 1,000+ Mailing List Subscribers” | Virtual Meeting – Watch the video here
- 13 May 2021 | Members Only – Book Club | WOK members watch for email invitation
- 3 May 2021 | Members Only – Open Mic Monday Night | WOK members watch for an email invitation
- 1 – 30 April 2021 | National Poetry Month | WOK Poetry Slam | See Blog
- 17 April 2021 | Featured Speaker: Dean James (Pen name: Miranda James) | “How to Kill People for Fun and Profit” | Virtual Meeting – Watch the video here
- Applications for the Peggy Connelly Scholarship Acceptance period closed for 2021
- 5 April 2021 | Members Only – Open Mic Monday Night | WOK members watch for an email invitation
- 20 March 2021 | Featured Speaker: Mara Purl | “Giving Your Book a Voice: Audio Book Production and Distribution” | Virtual Meeting – Watch the video here
- 11 March 2021 | Members Only – Book Club | WOK members watch for email invitation
- 1 March 2021 | Members Only – Open Mic Monday Night | WOK members watch for an email invitation
- 20 February 2021 | Featured Speaker: Leslie Zampetti (Literary Agent) | “Finding the Right Agent” | Virtual Meeting – Watch the video here
- 7 February 2021 | Registration Deadline for the 2021 Annual Dan McGuire Blog Challenge | Details Here
- 1 February 2021 | Members Only – Open Mic Monday Night | WOK members watch for an email invitation
- 16 January 2021 | Featured Speakers: Bill and Mia Belew | “How to Find and Engage With Readers For Your Books” |Virtual Meeting – Watch the video here
- 14 January 2021 | Writers of Kern Book Club – Virtual Meeting | WOK members watch for an email invitation | Details Here
- 4 January 2021 | Members Only – Open Mic Monday Night | WOK members watch for an email invitation
- 19 December 2020 | WOK Annual Winter Meeting | Members Only – BYOB (Bring Your Own Brunch | Virtual Meeting – Watch the video here
- 7 December 2020 | Members Only – Open Mic Mondays
- 21 November 2020 | Featured Speaker Jack Peters | “The Goldfish That Barked: Seven Actions to Distinguish Yourself for Success” | Virtual Meeting – Watch the video here
- 2 November 2020 | Members Only – Open Mic Mondays | Details Here
- 17 October 2020 | Featured Speaker Alia Volz | “Memoir: The Art of Questioning Everything” | Virtual Meeting – Watch the video here
- 5 October 2020 | Members Only – Open Mic Mondays
- 1 September to 30 September 2020 | WOK Fall Writing Contest | Count Your Blessings Theme
- 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