Experience the Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference with an Afternoon Seminar Pass that grants you access to all afternoon events at MCWC 2025 on Friday, August 1, 2025. For $75, you can attend all of our Friday afternoon seminars.

A complete list of Friday’s 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 

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