weekly workshop
Join us to explore the craft of writing
Where: The game room @ The Susi Q center, 380 Third Street, Laguna Beach 92651
When: Mondays,10:00AM-12:00Pm
Who: writers may attend in-person or via zoom.
what: bring a notebook or laptop.
Contact Theresa Keegan at thirdstreetpresident@gmail.com for details.
Our worksop is:
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Free and open to the public.
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After three sessions, participants must pay our membership fee to share work and receive feedback.
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For experienced writers of all genres.
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We offer a rotating program of topics and activities.
2026 Schedule:
Jan. 5 - Workshop Resumes! Gary Stewart - Letters to the Editor
Jan. 12 - Darrell Denny - Powerful Opening Lines
Jan. 19 - MLK Day - no workshop
Jan. 26 - Generative workshop for Love Out Loud Public Reading Event
Feb. 2 - Steve Fayne - Why Do We Write?
Feb. 9 - Cecile Sarruf
Feb. 16 - Presidents' Day - no workshop
Feb. 23 - Erick Garske - Best Practices for Getting Published
Mar. 2 - Mary Vensel White, Author & Co-Founder of Type Eighteen Books
Mar. 9 - John Tynan - Flash Fiction in Song
Mar. 16 - Phil Daigle - Personal Essays
Mar. 23 - Nancy Klan - A Conversation on AI
Mar. 30 - Member-wide Goal Setting Discussion
April 6 - How to Give & Receive Feedback
April 13 - Jackie Bayless
April 20 - Theresa Keegan - How to Find Writing Opportunities
April 27 - Lisa Richter, Author of Fly, My Darling: A Love Story
May 4 - Charles Williams Winer- Screenwriting and Adaptations
May 11 - Generative Writing Session
May 18 - Social Media
May 25 - Memorial Day - no workshop
June 1 - Amy Dechary & Jennifer Griffiths - Ekphrastic Writing
June 8 - Lisa Alvarez - The Art of Storytelling in Ekphrastic Writing
Summer Recess - no workshop
Sept. 14 - Welcome and Back at It - Essays of Summer
Sept. 21 - Craft Workshop - Dawn Bonker - Story as Teacher
Sept. 28 - Writing Only Workshop
Oct. 5 - Brooks Elms - How to Use Social Media - members only
Oct. 12 - No workshop - holiday
Oct. 19 - Writing for Secrets and Sins Workshop
Oct. 26 - Environmental Writing at the Crystal Cove Conservancy
Nov. 2 - Craft Workshop - topic TBA
Nov. 9 - Barbara DeMarco Barrett - Dialogue - members only
Nov. 16 - TBA
Nov. 23 - Nicole Nelson - Author of Family Language - members only
Nov. 30 - Writing Only Workshop
Dec. 7 - TBA
Dec. 14 - Mary Camarillo - Character Development - members only
Workshop Guidelines
We ask that newcomers join us as observers for one session. Members who have paid annual dues may sign up to share work. We use OneDrive for sharing work and resources and ask that attendees set up a OneDrive account. Instructions are available here.
For more on how we run our session, check out our: