CWC News
“Fifty-one years of helping writers where they are.”
Cisco Writers Club Presents Thriller Author Robert Workman
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Cisco Writers Club is excited to host thriller novelist Robert Workman. Workman will speak about his Nick Wolfe, P.I., series; his latest book, Assassination Attempt!; his upcoming novel, Christmas Colt 45; and his writing process. Come join us for an informative and entertaining event, 7 p.m., April 2nd, at the Hilton Room classroom inside the Myrtle Wilks Community Center, in Cisco. Visitors welcome!
Cisco Writers Club Member in the News!
The Wall That Heals logo courtesy of our friends at Ranger College
Our very own Cisco Writers Club Historian (and author!), Helen Cozart, is instrumental in bringing The Wall That Heals, a Vietnam Veterans Memorial, to Ranger College. The Wall That Heals is a three-quarter-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. It will be open 24 hours a day from 7:30 p.m., April 23, to 2:00 p.m., April 26, 2026. The exhibit is free to the public. Consider volunteering to honor all who have served.
Sign-ups available here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C044FA9A82AAAF8C61-61142024-thewall#
Cisco Writers Club in Eastland County Today!
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Read our weekly column, Rendezvous with Writing, in the Eastland County Today newspaper.
You’ll find author interviews, news on upcoming events, book reviews, and more!
Coming in June: Sell Your Books at Cause for Pause!
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Coming June 12th through the 14th, the Cause for Paws fair in Ranger. Bring your books to sell; meet new readers. All author profits stay with the author. As a 501(c)(3), Cisco Writers Club gets to participate free, and we help draw people to the fair. Details and signups coming soon. Support Ranger’s Animal Shelter!
Publishing Opportunity!
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April is National Poetry Month! Free the Verse magazine is seeking poems for their upcoming issue. The theme is, “If you say so.” Free the Verse editors enjoy unrhymed and loosely structured poems that take a familiar situation and turn it on its head. The magazine pays $10 for accepted poems. Deadline is May 25, 2026. See submission guidelines and more details here.
Brown Bag Writing
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Need some writing encouragement, practice, or just wanna have fun? Grab a pen and notebook, and come join the Brown Bag Writing group on Saturdays, noon to 1 p.m., at Holy Trinity Church on Seaman Street in Eastland. Why “Brown Bag”? Because it’s totally okay if you want to bring your lunch or a snack and nibble as you write.
Learn to keep the pen moving. Be inspired by other writers. Enjoy a prompt, or just work on your own project during writing sprints. It’s all free!
Cisco Writers Club on Facebook
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Visit us on Facebook @ciscowritersclub for club events, publishing announcements, and all sorts of writerly fun!
Coming in August: Book Signing Event at Eastland Centennial Memorial Library
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Coming in August: a book signing event open to all Cisco Writers Club authors. Bring your published work, read a selection for others to enjoy, sell some books! Watch this space for details in the upcoming months!
On the Radio
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Tune in to KATX 97.7 at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 2nd, to hear Cisco Writers Club chat with the Good Morning Texas crew about that evening’s meeting!
Write These 2026 Dates on Your Calendar:
January 1 – New Year’s Day, no meeting
February 5 – Jennifer Neville Maddle and Marsten House (Maddle CP)
March 5 – Jerry McCoy, songwriter (Bettis CP)
April 2 – Robert Workman, thriller author (Workman CP)
May 7 – Nancy Robinson Masters, writing articles (York CP)
June 4 – Priscilla Bettis & Shane Tovar, short fiction processes (Bettis CP)
July 2 – Loretta Brister, contest-worthy personal nonfiction (Brister CP)
August 6 – Helen Cozart, unreliable narrators (Cozart CP)
September 3 – Annual contest awards ceremony (York CP)
October 1 – Roma Holley (Holley CP)
November 5 – Author from Albany (York CP) December 3 – Roma Holley (Holley CP)
Cisco Writers Club Officers
(Biennium October 2024 – October 2026)
President – Shann Arriaga Secretary – Priscilla Bettis
Vice President – Roma Holley Historian – Helen Cozart
Treasurer – Ruth York
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