Manzanita Writers Press
501(c)3 Nonprofit Literary Publisher
Mother Lode and Sierra region of California
CONTACT: manzanitawp@gmail.com
FREE writing classes and workshops for seniors 50+:
Classes meet at the Calaveras Senior Center in San Andreas
from 1-3 pm every Friday – live and Zoom meetings –
956 Mountain Ranch Rd, San Andreas
Email lintoren@gmail.com for information. Zoom and live meetings for regional seniors.
“This project was made possible with support from California Humanities, a non-profit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Visit www.calhum.org.”
Email lintoren@gmail.com for information. Zoom and live meetings for regional seniors.
MANZANITA NIGHT WRITERS & WRITERS UNLIMITED Free Writer manuscript review and support sessions every 1st and 3rd Monday evening via ZOOM. From 6:30-9:30 p.m. Email Monika for an invitation – serving the Mother Lode/Sierra region and beyond: manzanitawp@gmail.com
Memoir sessions every 2nd Monday at 6:30 pm. Contact lintoren@gmail.com to sign up. We use the Manzanita Writers Press Ning (a private online writing space). The Zoom sessions are by invitation only.
Poetry sessions every 4th Monday at 6:30 pm. Contact manzanitawp@gmail.com or lintoren@gmail.com to sign up.
Free Technology and smartphone classes for Seniors 50+ on Tech Tuesdays throughout the month of May from 10-11:30 am at the Calaveras Senior Center in San Andreas (956 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas in Calaveras County). Check the schedule for classes and topics. Smartphone training, social media, settings on tech devices, apps, Google tools, YouTube and Spotify, safe surfing on the web, and more. An emphasis for May is social media, apps, and tech tools, as well as photos and videos, texting and uploading, and more.
Sign up with manzanitawp@gmail.com
“This project was made possible with support from California Humanities, a non-profit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Visit www.calhum.org.”
Literary Events and Happenings: Join us for author signings and talks, workshops, readings, and more.
Poetry and Journaling at Big Trees State Park with California poets and the giant Sequoia! July 15, 2023, from 9 am to 6 pm.
Join us at Big Trees State Park in Calaveras County for a day of poetry and journaling on Saturday, July 15, from 9:00 am – 6 pm, with poets Dana Gioia, Lee Herrick, and Susan Kelly-Dewitt, Calaveras Poet Laureate Linda Toren, poet Conrad Levasseur, and poet Monika Rose, Director of Manzanita Writers Press, and regional poets.
Get your ticket/s ASAP! The $45 for the day includes two workshops in the morning, writing on the spot and lunch with your new poetry friends, a group Walk with the Poets and docents in the North Grove, journaling all day during activities, and sharing your work in the amphitheater in a participant reading from 3-6 pm. The day includes readings by the featured poets and regional poets and a Poetry Out Loud performance by a few young poets who will join us. The morning workshops are limited to 75 people, so reserve now. “This project is made possible with support from California Humanities, a non-profit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Visit www.calhum.org.”
Manzanita Arts Emporium
Online Art Gallery
Online Book Store – Manzanita Authors
OUR ONLINE BOOKSTORE IS VIBRANT and thriving, so GO TO THE online BOOKSTORE where you will also find art to purchase! We are expanding the store.
Support your rural and California authors, please!
manzanitawp@gmail.com and catch us on Facebook: @Manzanita Writers Press. Or Instagram and Twitter.
Manzanita Writers Press has been granted a generous California Humanities grant for a fantastic Gold Country oral history project spanning the next two years, 2022-2024. This project was made possible with support from California Humanities, a non-profit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Visit www.calhum.org.
- Oral interviews of the elders in our community filmed by partner CCTV with assistance from museum, senior center, and community members – teen filmmakers wanted for training
- FREE filming, editing, transcribing, and interview classes at CCTV – paid positions available after the training is complete
- FREE Voices of Wisdom free writing classes for seniors 55+
- FREE Technology and smartphone classes for seniors
- Publishing a community book of Voices of Wisdom and another book based on the Mi-wok stories.
- Many community and business partners are participating in this worthy project. The community is invited to contact us if you’d like to be a part of this! manzanitawp@gmail.com
More information has been posted in social media, newspapers, and senior centers. See the Calaveras Enterprise article in February 2023. Find out more at calhum.org
Notice about our location:
Our MWP office of record is located at the Volunteer Center of Calaveras County, 325 Lewis Avenue, San Andreas, CA 95249. Contact us via email or phone.
Publisher meetings with authors are by appointment. Contact us at manzanitawp@gmail.com or phone: 209-728-6117 (message)
Mailing: PO Box 215, San Andreas, CA 95249
Contact the Director, Monika Rose: manzanitawp@gmail.com
Office: 209-728-6117 messages only
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