FAW

Fremont Area Writers (est. 2008 and recognized by the CWC in 2009) is the Centennial Branch of the California Writers Club

FAW Mission Statement

To assist in the education and preparation of members and the public in the craft of writing, marketing, and publishing their works. With a commitment to providing monthly meetings, bi-annual workshops, and other venues solely for the purpose of subscribing to these goals. We are a diverse organization and support all writers, regardless of genre, who wish to hone their skills in this profession.

Fremont Area Writers Club By-Laws
(.pdf File)

And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt. ~Sylvia Plath

Opportunity for Guaranteed Publication of your Manuscript

Don't miss this opportunity to publish your special manuscript.

•No strings or costs attached.
•Exclusive to CWC members.
•Read the info below.

Fremont Branch—California Writers Club & Unlimited Publishing, LLC

A Co-Publishing Pilot Program, 2009-2010

Publish Your Book with Fremont Branch & UP!
Call for Submissions

www.unlimitedpublis hing.com/cwc
An Innovative Market-Driven Model using Print-on-Demand Technology at NO cost to Authors

Open to Fremont Branch current members with qualifying manuscripts. ONE manuscript will be selected for publication from each branch.
A Marketing Plan must be submitted with the manuscript.

50,000 words max, primarily text
Edited, proofread according to professional MS standards

• Submitted as a single file in Word or RTF
• Formatted in a simple and consistent manner per style manual. Written for adult mainstream market
• Short non-fiction book preferred
• Other genres considered with a clearly identified market: fiction, humor, memoir
• Disqualifying MS: screenplays, science fiction, poetry, photo, illustrated, spiritual/religious, cookbooks

Manuscript Guidelines:

Marketing Plan Requirements:
• Dedicated website or free blog for the book and/or author with online purchasing
• Monthly live events at locations other than bookstores, some co-sponsored by branch
• Online presence: Online reviews, social networking, use of Google news alerts
• Commitment to spend a few hours each week, month after month
• Targeted market with related non-profits

Royalties:
Authors are paid royalties of 10% of cover price from all retail sales; local branches are vested 5%. Authors and branches may also order privately at a 50% discount for personal use or re-sale at live events, Web sites, direct mail, etc. retaining all profits.

Email your MS and Marketing Plan as attached files to Branch Coordinator: TBA

Submission period: January 1—February 28, 2010
Absolute final deadline: March 1, 2010

California Writers Club & Unlimited Publishing, LLC

Co-Publishing Program, 2009-2011: Timeline

August, 2009 Individual Branches assign a local coordinator to select manuscripts
Criteria: 50,000 words maximum,
100% proofread, formatted to guidelines, w/
Targeted Marketing Plan. Deadline: 3/1/2010

March 1, 2010 Deadline for branch coordinator to receive MSS.

April 1, 2010 Branches submit MSS to CWC Coordinator

Coordinator screens MSS for editorial and technical integrity.

May-June 2010 CWC Coordinator submits qualified MSS to UP, including contracts, cover design suggestions, etc. Authors submit list of up to 25 U.S. reviewers for query to Coordinator, including a specific name and e-mail address (or fax number) for each publication.

All materials from authors must be 110% complete and final before forwarding to UP, rather than sent in installments.

June-July 2010 Galleys shipped to CWC Coordinator

Coordinator sends proofs to authors for up to 25 corrections and screens responses before forwarding proposed changes to UP.

Aug-Sept 2010 Galleys returned to UP
UP handles galley changes and prepares public Web content. Authors submit lists for add'l press releases, primary local news media or publications will a clear, direct focus on the subject matter.

Sept-Oct 2010 UP queries book reviewers and sends advance copies on request. Authors and branches prepare Web sites and blogs prior to initial publication. Authors and branches may order books privately at a discount for personal use only, but hold public notices until Oct-Nov.

Oct-Nov 2010 Books released by UP as "Special Advance Releases." UP transmits press releases.

Authors are paid royalties of 10% of cover price from all retail sales; local branches are vested 5%. Authors and branches may also order privately at a 50% discount for personal use or re-sale at live events, Web sites, direct mail, etc. retaining all profits.

Nov-Dec 2010 CWC celebrates the tradition of California writers with a branch imprint of co-published books.

Dec 2010-Ongoing, 2011 With guidance from Coordinators, authors and branches schedule monthly live events for each book at locations other than bookstores; regular postings to Web sites that focus on related topics; and responses to Google news alerts, month after month.

Authors and branches are encouraged to notify UP about nonprofits with mailing lists of 5,000+ for possible special editions. UP will contact prospective sponsors and handle all production and distribution, vesting the author a full 10% of cover price, plus 5% for the local branch and 5% for the sponsor.

Following advance release, UP periodically evaluates book reviews, public demand (both retail and via author or branches), media coverage and other factors. Books that demonstrate meaningful public appeal are made available through mainstream online booksellers like Amazon, in hardback and/or enlarged text editions, in UK-EU markets, etc.

CWC Imprint Features Branch name as joint imprint. Description of branch and a brief history of the club on back cover. No CWC or branch logos.

Officers

Brief History of the CWC

President: Bob Garfinkle
Vice President:
Board Secretary: Myrla Raymundo
Treasurer: Carol Hall

California Writers Club is one of the nation's oldest professional club for writers, founded in 1909. We are a nonprofit education corporation with eighteen branches in California. Our organization is dedicated to educating writers of all levels and disciplines in the craft of writing and in the marketing of their work. The Club has more than 1100 members.