To develop your craft in a supportive community, surrounded by the temperate climate and spectacular scenery of California's northern coast.
	To explore how writing can shape the world. Whatever the genre, whether fiction, non-fiction, or poetry, words are a powerful instrument of change.
	To exchange ideas with authors, editors, literary agents, and writers of many talents, ages and backgrounds, from octogenarians to regional high school and college students.

We also sponsor ongoing literary events such as the monthly Coast Slam and writing workshops and events for at-risk teens, seniors and other community groups.