San Fernando Valley Branch
Publishes New Anthology
To Observe 30th Anniversary
CWC’s San Fernando Valley Branch, one of the longest continually operating writing groups in Los Angeles, has published a new anthology of essays, poetry and short stories to commemorate its 30th anniversary.
Cascade of Pearls features fiction, non-fiction and poetry authored by some of the best “newbie” and professional writers in the region, ranging in age from college to seniors. The title was chosen because the pearl is the gem symbol for a 30th anniversary. These pearls in the anthology shine through humor, tragedy, reflections, life experiences and short stories. Cascade has already received glowing praise. “This collection is a testimony to the power of words, and to those gifted writers who have run them together like strands of precious pearls,” wrote acclaimed author/panelist/lecturer Victoria Zackheim. “Essay, poem, short story, each one sings out and captures our imagination…and our heart.”
Presented in a reader-friendly layout, the anthology is organized in such a way that readers will feel as if they are there, sitting with a group of friends telling stories. A quotation by Truman Capote on the back cover sets the tone for what the anthology wanted to accomplish: “What I am trying to achieve is a voice sitting by the fireplace telling you a story on a winter’s evening.”
Cascade of Pearls, is now available on Amazon and from other major distributors and is priced at $16.95. The proceeds will go to the branch to enhance future educational writing events.
High Desert Branch Partners on
High Desert Arts and Literary Arts Festival
September 8-9, Apple Valley
CWC’s High Desert Branch has partnered with the San Bernardino County Library system, and specifically with the Hesperia Branch, to do pre-Festival meetings for the High Desert Arts and Literary Arts Festival, designed to showcase the craft of writing, and to encourage prospective writers to write. The three meetings dates are the last Saturdays of June, July, and August at the Hesperia Library Community Room 9650 Seventh Avenue in Hesperia from 2 to 4 pm.
The event itself takes place Friday, September 8, 7pm-9pm, and Saturday, September 9, 10am-4pm at San Bernardino County’s Victor Valley Museum in Apple Valley. Festival proceeds benefit local STEM educational programs and local scholarships.