Experience the Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference with an Afternoon Seminar Pass that grants you access to all afternoon events at MCWC 2025. For $175, you can attend all of our afternoon seminars.

The Afternoon Pass also includes attendance at our Anonymous Critique and Pitch Panels, and our popular Paths to Publishing panel. A complete list of afternoon programming is below. All events are held at Mendocino K-8 School. Our Thursday and Friday evening readings, held at Crown Hall in Mendocino, are free and open to the public 

Thursday, July 31, 2025

1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.: Paths to Publishing

2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: Guided Meditation Into Visualizing Your Story with Katya Apekina

2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: The Editor, The Publisher, and The Writer: Navigating the Publishing Landscape with Confidence with Peg Alford Pursell

2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: Introduction to Middle Grade Writing with James Bird

4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.: Pitch Panel

Friday, August 1, 2025

1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.: Open Mic

2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: Writing Suspenseful Plots with Adriana Mather

2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: Only Water is for Everyone: Using Rejection to Embolden Your Style with Kimberly King Parsons

2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: Writing Humor in Memoir & Essay with Greg Mania

4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.: Anonymous Critique

Saturday, August 2, 2025

1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.: Open Mic

2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: Crafting a Fantastical World Your Readers Won’t Want to Leave with Kit Vincent

2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: Researching Your Memoir with Sarah Gerard

2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: Seminar with an Agent

4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.: Pitch Panel