California Writers Club San Francisco Peninsula Branch

Welcome to our weekly writing time.
This is primarily a SUW event, which is also cross-posted on other Meetup groups, so the number of RSVPs here doesn't reflect the total number of attendees.

To ensure the best experience for everyone, we ask for your collaboration on a few key logistics:

• Check-in: 8:45 PM - 9:00 PM (Pacific) is for introductions and setting goals. Our quiet writing period begins promptly at 9:00 PM.
• Security: Your Zoom name must match the name you registered. Unregistered guests may not be admitted.
• Late Arrivals: If you join after 9:00 PM, kindly remain muted. You are welcome to check in with the group during the final 15 minutes of the session.
• Session Etiquette: During the writing time, everyone is muted, and cameras may be on or off.

We look forward to writing with you!

Welcome to our weekly writing time.
This is primarily a SUW event, which is also cross-posted on other Meetup groups, so the number of RSVPs here doesn't reflect the total number of attendees.

To ensure the best experience for everyone, we ask for your collaboration on a few key logistics:

• Check-in: 8:45 PM - 9:00 PM (Pacific) is for introductions and setting goals. Our quiet writing period begins promptly at 9:00 PM.
• Security: Your Zoom name must match the name you registered. Unregistered guests may not be admitted.
• Late Arrivals: If you join after 9:00 PM, kindly remain muted. You are welcome to check in with the group during the final 15 minutes of the session.
• Session Etiquette: During the writing time, everyone is muted, and cameras may be on or off.

We look forward to writing with you!

WELCOME!
Due to issues with behavior of a very few misusers of the Meetup platform, we no longer post links online. THERE IS NO FEE, but you MUST register, so that we can email the link to you. Emails are used only for registration for each event. To get the link, you MUST fill out our Google Form: you should be able to link directly from this announcement; otherwise, copy and paste the url into your browser.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfHLgAzKZ3JzXUZFeLhvJvo5Oly5Sy-zLjfezd1fjIqRb3FCw/viewform?usp=sf_link

This online open mic is sponsored by the California Writers Club, SF Peninsula Chapter. Everyone is welcome! You do not need to be a club member.

For everyone's security, this is a controlled-access meeting. You can copy and paste the link to the form into your browser, then answer the few questions. This is required. All new attendees MUST ALSO RSVP here on Meetup. No links are posted here on Meetup.

NORMALLY, Registration closes 24 hours before the event starts. FOR the first-of-year event ONLY (Jan 27, 2026), registration will be open until 5:30 pm. This is a firm deadline...if you register late, we'll save your registration for next month's open mic.

Links will be sent out to verified participants who complete the registration form, about an hour before the event. Please place a comment here or communicate through CWC channels if you need help.

Join us for an informal, friendly evening of readings from a variety of authors: poetry, essays, short fiction, excerpts of novels both published and in progress.

If you’d like to enjoy the evening as an audience member, you are more than welcome to join us! You can engage with the authors in chat, learn about the California Writers Club, and lend your support to our readers. (Be prepared to think, "I can do this! Next time, I'm reading, too!")

We will sign up readers on a first-come/first-serve basis. Please arrive on time if you’d like to read. If you're reading, please come prepared to read for 5-8 minutes. We'll flex the available time, depending on the number of participants. We manage time carefully to be sure that everyone who wants to read gets their chance, so keep that in mind as you select your material.

Remember, registration (which is not the same thing as an RSVP on Meetup) is required and enforced. You must fill out the Google Form if you want to attend, whether to read or to listen.

We're looking forward to seeing you!