The Balcony Gardener: The Burning Figs
Photo by Saif Ali It was the time of year when the Balcony Gardener used to make applesauce in California. An apple tree would never fit on her Paris…
Writer’s Conference Offers Teen Program
A program priced at just $75 for teens interesting in writing is scheduled Friday, September 26 from 3 to 6 p.m. on the first day of the 2025 Central Coast…
The Balcony Gardener: The Rambutan Affair
Photo by Beth Macdonald. This morning, the Balcony Gardener sat cross-legged on her folding chair, sipping garlic scape tea from a chipped porcelain cup that once belonged to someone…
Golden Quill Writing Contest Opens
Cash prizes and publication await the winners of the 2025 Golden Quill writing contest, an annual competition sponsored by SLO NightWriters in three categories: fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Deadline to…
Free Event Features CA Poet Laureate
[caption id="attachment_7088" align="alignleft" width="125"] Lee Herrick[/caption] The Coastal Dunes Branch of the California Writers Club is kicking off California Writers Week with an afternoon of literary exploration on Sunday, October…
CAC Individual Artists Fellowships Available
The deadline to apply was May 5, 2023. Artists and cultural practitioners living and working in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Kern, or Ventura counties can now apply for California…