The Sacramento Branch of the California Writers Club is one of 17 branches located throughout California. The Sacramento Branch has monthly luncheon meetings at 11:00 a.m. the 3rd Saturday of every month, except July, August and December, and members receive the write on! newsletter, published every month except July, August and December.
Luncheon meetings are held at Luau Garden Chinese Buffet, 1890 Arden Way, Sacramento 95815. The restaurant is behind Washington Mutual Bank, near the Olive Garden and Petco.
Members $12.00
Non-Members $14.00
For reservations, contact Julie Bauer at (916) 344-5778; joolieb@aol.com or just drop by. There's always room for more.
2009 Luncheon Speakers/Programs
June 20
Verna Dreisbach, literary agent, will speak on "How to avoid the most common mistakes and gain the edge when submitting your work to an agent." Dreisbach Literary Management represents fiction and non-fiction authors with a particular interest in books with a political, economic or social context. www.dreisbachliterary.com
Also at the June meeting, the winners of the 2009 CWC Sacramento Branch Flash Fiction Contest winners will be honored. Winning entries will be featured in the branch newsletter, write on! starting with the September 2009 issue.
There are no luncheon meetings in July and August.
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June 20 Luncheon Meeting
Verna Dreisbach
Literary Agent
According to June’s speaker, Verna Dreisbach, the perceptions of an agent are: Query, First Fifty, Full Manuscript.
Agents receive thousands of queries a year, request hundreds of partials and read even fewer manuscripts. The first page, the first paragraph and sometimes the first sentence may be all that is ever read. Learn how to avoid the most common mistakes and gain the edge when submitting your work to an agent.
Verna Dreisbach is a literary agent and award-winning published author who has been featured in books, literary journals, magazines and newspapers. Her Seal Press anthology on women and horses is due for publication in 2010.
Verna is the founder of Capitol City Young Writers, a national nonprofit organization that supports and encourages creative writing in aspiring youth.
Her agency, Dreisbach Literary Management, represents fiction and nonfiction authors with a particular interest in books with a political, economic or social context. With over 13 years of law enforcement experience as a police officer, Verna also has a genuine interest and expertise in the genres of mystery, thriller and true crime.
