No-Host Social in the Real World

The No-Host Social is not online at all, so you can’t reach it by clicking a link: it is at a PHYSICAL location, the “C&O Cucina” in Marina del Rey, near the current site of the monthly GLAWS Special Speaker Events. This will be a fun opportunity...

Using AI Effectively and Ethically

Once we understand what AI is and what it can (and cannot) do, we must learn how to use it for the things it does best. How can you use AI ethically? How can you use it effectively? Art Holcomb began his writing career in the sixth grade (at age 13) when one of his...

Welcome to the California Creative Writer’s Conference

Welcome to the CCWC John Gwinner will introduce you to the newest West Coast Writer’s Conference, a completely virtual conference. We have a new technique with scheduling to allow “after session” chat time with the panelists and other members. We...

Meet the Agents, Attorneys, and Editors!

In this session, you will meet agents, editors, publishers, and literary attorneys; you will hear what they are looking for, what they can offer, and how they want you to approach them or follow them. (Not furtively in a dark alley, please.) Let’s say...

Keynote: Writing in the Age of AI

AI is not going to replace us as writers. However, someone who knows how to use AI might, especially if they, too, are a skilled writer. Steph Pajonas will discuss how to use AI to enhance your work and your author career. Stephanie is an author of both science...