2025 – 2026 Membership

The Cape Cod Writers Center includes 200 members from the Cape Cod region and beyond. We always welcome newcomers.

Scroll to the bottom of this page for a list of current members.

Cape Cod Writers Center offers virtual Writers Night Out meetings in the winter through Zoom for members and in person from April-October and for our Pathways to Publication program. Our annual Conference is a live event in a Hyannis hotel in August 2025.

Annual Membership on all levels enjoys access to these benefits.

Writing Groups: Writers meet on a regular basis to present their work and receive constructive feedback from colleagues as they work towards publication. For more details, please look at the tab “Connect” below the boat picture and you’ll find a heading for Writer’s Groups.
Pathways to Publication: High-powered, one-day and weekend writing and publishing programs taught by prominent authors, editors, and agents held several times during the year. Members receive discount admission.
Writers Night Out: Networking and talks by experts in publishing, social media, and writing techniques held in a local Cape Cod library/venue once a month.
The opportunity to sell your books in our summer conference bookstore.
Waived registration fee at the summer conference.
The chance to read your work before others as well as practice pitches at the summer conference.
Early notification of literary activities on Cape Cod and beyond. (Optional, for those who wish to receive e-mail from us.)
The opportunity to have CCWC publicize your publications, contest winnings, and other writing successes in regular Member News Roundups on our blog
Promotion on CCWC website for yourself and books/publications with links to sales channels.

Please note: We offer three levels of membership for 2025 – 2026

Membership is renewed annually on May 1.

Patron membership is $135.00 – Benefits include a link to your website on a separate Patrons page, additional social media promotion for your published work, and your book cover featured on CCWC website.

Basic membership is $80.00

Student membership is $30.00 – for anyone with a current student I.D., whether high school or college. Check with the CCWC office at writers@capecodwriterscenter.org or (508) 420-0200 for more details. Parents and grandparents often purchase these memberships to encourage children who love to write.

The Barbara E. Scholarship is also available for the first year of membership to an aspiring writer each spring. If you wish to apply please send a letter to writers@capecodwriterscenter.org with the subject heading “Member Scholarship.” Please explain your interest in becoming a member, your financial situation and your contact information.

2025 – 2026 MEMBERS

Frank Adinolfi

Deolinda Alvarnas

Katrina Anderson

Kristine Anderson

Terri Arthur

Dianne Ashley

Kathy Aspden

Paulina Asturias

Jared Auchter

Thomas Baechle

Janice Barton

Pamela Barton

Lisa Battis

Susan Bednarz

Afrin Bellisario

Linda Benanti

Sandra Bernstein

Timothy Berry

Sandra Bolton

James Brennan

Tom Brewer

Nancy Buonamano

Jonathan Byrne

Sal Carbonetto

Anita A. Caruso

Leslie Caulfield

John Chamberlain

Jane Chiong

Donna Walo Clancy

Ellen Cliggott

Richard Cochran

Laura Cohen

Peter Collura

Andrine Constant

Margaret Costello

Donna Cramer

Jason Cullinane

Patricia Cully

Joseph Cunis

Maria Guadalupe da Silva

Maureen Daylor

Janis Daly

Lorri Devlin

Linda Doll

Rolla Donaghy

Marjorie Drake

Conor Driscoll

Sean Driscoll

Mark Eastham

Charlotte Eckmann

Melody Edson

Laura Eldridge

Tiffany Feighny

Susan Fernald

Mary Findley

Diane Finney

Mary Fisher

Carol Forest

Amy Franey

Grace Gabriel

Melanie Gallo

Tina M. Gates

Lori Gillen

David Grady

Susan Gehrke

Jack Groh

Susan Groh

Polly Handy

Linda Hannon

Karl Hartmann

Leigh Herrick

Roy Higgins

Brooke Huber

Kimberly Hurd

Sandy Hurtes

James Johnson

Raeann Johnson

Perry Karfunkel

Peggy Kilroy

Arlene Kay

Beth Kellam

Thomas Kersting

Jane Kokernak

Nick Kolesnikoff

Jeff Kramer

Debi Leard

Debbie Leppanen

Carolyn Lesser

Will Levith

Tim Lineaweaver

Judy Lipson

Margaret Lowe

James Lang

Rani Lebar

Judith Lipson

Sandra Lundy

Amy MacAvery

N K Mackie

Susan Madaus

Ali Malihi

Marcene Marcoux

Teresa Mascarenhas

Nan McCann

Thomas McClutchy

Margaret McLaughlin

Meg McNamara

Alyssa Metcalfe

Rachael Moeller

Tom Mogan

Alison Moore

Rick Moore

Ann Moravick

Betty Morningstar

Tom Moroney

Carla Morrissey

Pat Mullaly

Matthew Murray

Amelia Nagoski

Gail Nickerson

Robert O’Malley

Theresa Packard

Richard Paik

Irene Paine

Jane Parhiala

R. Wayne Parrish

Judith Partelow

Donna Patrick

Marcia Peck

Nancy Peterson

Robyn Peterson

Nancy Prager

Sheryl Presser

Jon Quint

Paul Raymer

Linda Reid

Suzanne Reid

Susan Renard

Saga Rivers

Leslie Rowe

John Sample

Susan Santangelo

Pamela Schuneman

Holly Scott

Joan Scott

Roger Seitsinger

George S. Semsel

Jennifer Shields

Edward Sibley

Michelle Simco

Amanda Sinclair

Thomas Slayter

Roger Smith

Robin Smith-Johnson

Eric Solomont

Michael Solomowitz

Hans Stahlschmidt

Linda Steele

Barbara Eppich Struna

Kevin Symmons

Carolyn Thomas

Colleen Thomas

Harris Thompson

Steven Treistman

Tracy Troisi

Nancy Tubbs

Margaret Tyndale-Biscoe

Kirk Vazal

Joseph Vitale

Anil Vyas

Terrence Walsh

Sharon Ward

Michael Warren

Tracy Warren

Liz Warwick

Matthew Welsh

Chris Werner

Catherine Williams

Dianne Williams

Kathryn Winterle-lllo

Barrett Woodcraft

Robert Zibbell