Greetings!

We are an Online Art Gallery and Literary Arts Hub. The physical gallery and arts center was closed due to Covid in 2020. See the Artist tabs in the gallery to view the artist offerings. We do not formally represent the artists, but we showcase their work. Please consider them for your book when you are formulating book covers, when you need an illustrator, or other art needs.

Take a Google Virtual Tour of our Virtual Gallery, as it looked in 2019 with a live art gallery and a bookstore in downtown historic Angels Camp in Calaveras County. Simply click on the image and drag it in the direction you want to look. To move forward, click on the arrows in the desired direction. 

The works posted in photos may not reflect current artists in our online gallery. See individual Virtual Artist pages.

If you scroll down, you will see artwork from many of the artists that Manzanita Arts Emporium has represented over the last few years since 2015, its inception.

Visit the Manzanita Writers Press Bookstore and art store!  

https://www.manzapress.com and click on STORE in the menu.

Click on the link to the Bookstore and see the regional books that Manzanita Writers Press has published.

OUR ONLINE BOOKSTORE IS FULLY OPERATIONAL. GO TO THE BOOKSTORE AND SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL AUTHORS BY PURCHASING AND READING THEIR BOOKS, BYPASSING AMAZON AT THIS TIME. Thanks so much!

New books are being released soon!

MANZANITA BOOKS Released:

• Stephen Archer’s novel, Book 7, Asunder, released April 2025
• Monika Rose’s children’s book, early middle grades 4-6: Moths on a Limb – released in October 2024 – 
• Brenda Cumberlege, Steal Away – a memoir of poems and prose – November 2024
• Gary Thomas, O How We Breathe, November 2024
• Voices of the Grove: a Mother Lode Anthology of Voices stories – November 2024 – made possible with a grant from California Humanities   -visit calhumanities.org – and Calaveras Community Foundation
• Miwok Language and Culture – editor Linda Toren November 2024 – made possible with a grant from California Humanities -visit calhumanities.org – and Calaveras Community Foundation
• Calaveras Poets & Community Poems – editor: Linda Toren

Coming in 2025 – 2026

• Don Urbanus – Elly’s Impossible Promise– YA fantasy/ comedy novel – Forthcoming – Summer 2025
• Suzanne Murphy’s Book of poems: Blink –  forthcoming Fall 2025
• Conrad Levasseur – a book of poems – forthcoming Fall/Winter 2025
• Ginger Bennett Griffin’s book – Affirming Your Life – Fall 2025

Featured Books 

Linda Toren – Raven Braids the Wind – Haiku: A Life in Syllables

A collection of over 700 haiku written by the author over many years, reflecting relationships to nature and the human condition

Kevin Arnold – Do Not Think Badly of Me – a collection of poems, including reflective journeys into the nature of Alzheimer’s

Cate Culver –  The Untold History of Sonora Pass and Its People: 1860 to 1960.

Thomas White – Soldier By Chance

Mother Lode Voices — anthology by senior writers

Bed Bumps – Monika Rose – children’s book grade levels K-3

River by the Glass – Monika Rose – full book collection of poetry, over 200 pages.

• Judy Creighton’s Cheese & Wine pairing book, Cheese Loves Wine – released July 2023
• Stephen Archer’s novel, Fortunes, Book 6 of the Irish Clans novel series, released in 2024
• Doug Albert’s book of poems and prose – Love Simply  released in July 2023
• Michele Rugo’s children’s book: Farmers Markets: Share the Joy – released July 2023

And More!

YOUR BOOK FOR 2024 CAN BE LISTED HERE! 
Contact the editor with your ideas for publishing of your project: manzanitawp@gmail.com

Read the publishing and submitting protocol and visit our web pages: manzapress.com and manzanitaartsemporium.com

Facebook and Instagram: @ManzanitaWritersPress

Twitter @Manzapress

Writers’ Programs:

Free Voices of Wisdom writing classes are held at the Volunteer Center of Calaveras County on Tuesdays, 1-3 pm. Address: 325 Lewis Avenue, San Andreas, CA 95249 – See the Voices of Wisdom page. Contact: lintoren@gmail.com

Manzanita Night Writers with Monika Rose  Manuscript feedback, all-genre ZOOM sessions: 1st and 3rd Monday evenings, 6:30-9:00 pm. Have 5 pages ready for review on Zoom. Contact manzanitawp@gmail.com to join the group.

Poetry with Linda Toren, Poet Laureate of Calaveras County, 3rd Wednesdays via ZOOM

Manzanita Poets meet live at the Round Table Pizza conference room in Angels Camp every last Thursday of the month from 6-8 pm. Contact Monika to get on the mailing list:  manzanitawp@gmail.com

POET LAUREATE NEWS!

Congratulations to Monika Rose for being appointed the third Poet Laureate of Calaveras County, June 1, 2024 – 2026. Click on the link to get updates on poetry news.

LOCATION of MANZANITA WRITERS PRESS

Our publisher’s office is at the Volunteer Center of Calaveras County at 325 Lewis Avenue in San Andreas for appointments and special events.  In the meantime, watch for pop-up author events and writer support meetings around the county.

325 Lewis Avenue, PO Box 215, San Andreas, CA 95249

By appointment only. The office is not open for drop-ins.

Call 209-728-6117. Email: manzanitawp@gmail.com

The last Gold Rush Writers Conference -16th annual on October 7-9, 2022, was a great success!  We did not hold a conference in 2023, but held a successful Mother Lode Book Festival in May 2025. Let us know if you’d like to be a part of the organization and festivities!

 manzanitawp@gmail.com

The artists listed below have gallery pages where you can contact them personally if you are interested in their work.