Awards

Kate Farrell accepted Helene S. Barnhart Award from Linda Loveland Reid at Redwood Writers Club meeting in October 2010.

Helene S. Barnhart Award – In 2010 this award was instituted in memory of our founder to honor a member with years of outstanding service to the Redwood Branch, to be given in alternating years of the Jack London Award.

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Jack London Award – Every other year, CWC branches may nominate a member to the Central Board to receive the Jack London Award for outstanding service to the branch.

In 2011, Linda McCabe will receive the Jack London Award. Click here for the PR-JackLondonAward.

RWC Past President Karen Batchelor on the right 2009

Previous Jack London Award winners from Redwood Writers Club.

Redwood Branch Recipients of the Jack London Award

  • 2009 – Karen Batchelor
  • 2007 – Catherine Keegan
  • 2005 – Mary Rosenthal
  • 2004 – Gil Mansergh
  • 2003 – Nadenia Newkirk
  • 1998 – Barbara Truax
  • 1997 – Mary Varley
  • 1995 – Mildred Fish
  • 1993 – Alla Crone Hayden
  • 1991 – Waldo Boyd
  • 1989 – Mary Priest
  • 1987 – Margaret Scariano
  • 1985 – Ruth Irma Walker
  • 1983 – Inman Whipple
  • 1981 – Pat Patterson
  • 1979 – Peggy Ray
  • 1977 – Dianne Kurlfinke
  • 1975 – Helene (Schellenberg) Barnhart

Ina Coolbrith Award – Periodically, the CWC Central Board bestows the Ina Coolbrith Award to honor a member for exemplary service to CWC and / or the Central Board.

[No Redwood member has yet received this award.]