The California Writers Club traces its founding to the San Francisco Bay Area literary movement in the early part of the 20th century.
The informal gatherings of Jack London, George Sterling, and Herman Whitaker, along with others, eventually became formalized as the Press Club of Alameda.
[1] The general purposes of the California Writers Club are to provide a forum for literary criticism and for recognition of achievement, to discover new authors and assist them in developing their talent, and to sponsor educational meetings to promote professional growth.
Early members of the club included Jack London,[2] George Sterling, John Muir, Joaquin Miller, and the first California poet laureate, Ina Coolbrith.
Each attracts from 100 to 400 writers and dozens of literary agents, editors, authors, and publishers from all over the United States to present lectures, workshops, and panel discussions on all aspects of the writing life.