About Us


The Southern California Writers Association is dedicated to helping writers from all genres hone their skills
and advance their careers. SCWA presents expert speakers every month, covering a variety of topics.
Past speakers include:

Ray Bradbury, icon, author, screenwriter
Stephen J. Cannell, NY Times bestselling author
Lew Hunter, Lew is a famous author, teacher and screenwriter
Robert McKee
Martin J. Smith, author, journalist
Jacqueline Marcell
BJ Robbins, literary agent
Helie Lee, bestselling author
Joyce Chapman, author, psychologist
Keith Sharon, journalis, screenwriter
Barbara Potter, award-winning journalist
Mike Foley, writer, editor, and writing coach
Barbara DeMarco-Barrett, journalist, author
Earlene Fowler, mystery series novelist.
Erich Hoeber, screenwriter
Ralph Wetterhahn, travel writer.
Michael Hauge, script consultant
Suzanne Forester, mystery author
Sherri Board, mystery author.
Elizabeth Yost, Director of Programming for the Hallmark TV and Hallmark Movie Channels

 

SCWA is open to writers at all levels, from all genres.
Writers just starting out find the club especially helpful.
Members create in many genres and have published in
a number of fields including:
•Mystery
•Romance
•Science Fiction
•Fantasy
•Nonfiction
•Journalism
•Online
•Web content
•Advertising and PR
•Plays
•Poetry

For more about our members, please visit the Authors & Writers page.

 

Members network and share vital information at meetings on the third Saturday of every month. Speakers present lively, informative lectures and workshops during morning and afternoon sessions. A buffet lunch is included. The meetings are always open to non-members, so make plans to attend next month. For more information, please visit the Meetings page.

 

Board of Directors

President - Lynnette Baum

An "in demand," fulltime freelance writer with national awards, Lynnette has written articles seen in publications like H Magazine, the Orange County Business Journal and Costa D'Oro Magazine. Also experienced in ghostwriting, marketing collateral, TV or radio ads and informercial scripts, Lynnette recently completed a collaborative screenplay entitled "Angel of Vicksburg," her first feature film script

 

V.P. Programming -Neil Young
V.P. Membership - Linda Long-Coyne

Meeting Coordinator - Sonia Marsh

 

Secretary -Charla Spence

Charla Spence is a freelance nonfiction writer and business consultant who leverages her years ‘real world’ business and personal life experiences on topics which are relevant and helpful to her audiences.   Some of her published works include:
Cousin Jess Motor Tours’ - Self-guided Audio Tour of Orange County, CA (CD), Tandem Surfing (book), a SCUBA training manual, various newsletters and trade publications as well as internal and external papers and business plans. 

Publicity Director - Larry Porricelli
Treasurer - Larry Porricelli
Newlsetter Editor - Mary Green  
Webmaster - Tony Stoklosa

Non-Voting

Tape Librarian - Shari Walters  
Store Manager - Rita Turner  
Assistant Store Manager - Judy Wagner  
Newsletter Speaker Reporter - Glenda Rynn  
Board Member Assistant- Victory Crayne
Good News Volunteer - Janet De Marco

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