Experience the Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference with an Afternoon Seminar Pass that grants you access to all afternoon events at MCWC 2026 on Thursday, July 30, 2026. For $75, you can attend all of our Thursday afternoon seminars.

A complete list of Thursday’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.

Thursday, July 30, 2026

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

2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: Existential Stakes: What Your Story Is Big-A About with Laura Warrell

2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: Demystifying the Publishing Process with Anna Ghosh

2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: Frame of My Frame: Ekphrastic Poetry with MJ Jones

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