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Alaska
Alaska Writers Homestead
A site offering Web sites, news and other
resources for and about Alaska writers.
Anchorage Writing Group
A place for busy writers to gather
Arizona
Arizona Authors Association
Association of
authors, writers, columnists, agents, publishers, promoting authors
in Arizona and beyond. National Literary Contest, meetings,
workshops.
Arizona Writers Directory
Find writers, publishers, books, and much more here.
Arkansas
Fiction Writers of Central Arkansas
Writing resources and information for fiction
writers in central Arkansas.
Twin Lakes Writers
Mountain Home, Arkansas. Site features tips &
links for writers, a monthly newsletter and a place for members to
share samples of their writing.
California
The Alameda Island Wordsmiths
Located in Alameda, CA, USA.
Bay Area Editors' Forum
California association of freelance and
in-house editors, proofreaders, and indexers for book publishing and
technical fields.
Poets and Writers
The California Readings/Workshops Program
provides matching fee money to pay poets, fiction writers, and
literary performance artists for giving readings and writing
workshops in a wide variety of community settings.
California Writers Club
The organization is dedicated to educating
writers of all levels of expertise in the craft of writing and in
the marketing of their work.
California Writers Club, Redwood Branch
Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino, Marin counties.
Monthly meetings, speakers, conferences, workshops, local writers
resources.
Inland Empire California Writers Club
Meets once a month. A group of published and
actively seeking publication writers. Welcome all levels of writers.
Independent Writers of Southern California -
IWOSC
Service and support organization for
professional, self-employed writers.
Outdoor Writers Association of California
A non-profit professional volunteer
organization of outdoor communicators from California and
surrounding western states. Site features philosophy, membership
eligibility, application and directory, newsletter and calendar of
events.
Pen Women, Nob Hill, San Francisco Branch
National League of American Pen Women, Nob
Hill, San Francisco Bay Area Branch. Members Roster. Soul-Making
Literary Contest. CCSF Scholarship. Conference/Retreat.
Professional Writers of Orange County
Networking
organization for the education, support and betterment of Orange
County writers.
San Diego Christian Writers Guild
Countywide Christian writers group in the
United States. For new and experienced writers to become published
authors. Hosts an annual conference in the fall and monthly critique
group meetings.
San Diego Writers / Editors Guild
To promote, support, and encourage writers; to
seek and provide information about marketing and the local writing
scene; to assist with the local writer's needs for assignments and
editors who seek writers.
San Diego Writers' Cooperative
Posts writing and writing related events in
San Diego County. A collection of San Diego's talented writers,
editors and small press publishing houses. Our calendar of events
will keep you informed of all the best local events.
Writers Monthly
Magazine publishing new writers and offering
resources for writers from Southern California. It provides help
with self-publishing, writing, editing, and a writing coach/ column.
Colorado
Boulder Writers Alliance
For hiring writers in the Boulder/Denver
Colorado area.
The Colorado Springs Fiction Writer's Group
Aids aspiring and established writers in
improving the quality of their craft by offering a critique group,
online research, editing services and monthly articles.
Colorado Independent Publishers Association
Provides education,
support, networking and more for aspiring and accomplished
publishers and other related industry professionals.
Connecticut
Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association
CAPA's members include aspiring,
self-published or published authors, writers, agents, publishers,
and other book-industry people who meet at the Tunxis Community
College in Farmington CT.
District of Columbia
Mothertongue
Washington, DC group promotes women writers
and spoken-word performers through open-mike events and workshops.
Includes calendar of events and news.
Writer's Way Workshops of DC
News and selections from the District of
Columbia's writing group. Find out about our workshops and readings
and sample our work.
Florida
First Coast Romance Writers
Jacksonville, Florida Chapter 108 of Romance
Writers of America. Site features contests, calendar, news,
workshops and conference information.
Florida Outdoor Writers Association
Dedicated
professional communicators whose focus is the conservation of
Florida's fragile resources and wildlife. They educate and motivate
through public forums.
Florida Writers Association
Statewide, nonprofit organization dedicated to
the support and networking of both aspiring and published writers in
any genre.
GCWA - Gulf Coast Writers
Association, Ft. Myers, Florida, USA.
Spacecoast Authors of Romance
Published and unpublished authors in Brevard
County, Florida, share the love of romance.
Round Table Writers of Central Florida
The RTWG offers information and advice about
writing and writers as well as independent sites where beginning
writers have the best chance of being published.
The Scribblers of Brevard
A writer's club located in Melbourne, Florida.
The club publishes an anthology each year in October. Membership
includes novices and published authors.
Tallahassee Writer's Association
A multi-genre writing organization in its 20th
year, it sponsors monthly programs and workshops, annual prose,
poetry and playwriting contests and the spring Seven Hills Writer's
Conference.
Idaho
Idaho Writer's League
Open to residents or individuals living within
50 miles of Idaho. Site features history, awards, reading list,
announcemtned, calendar, officers and membership application.
Illinois
Chicago Women in Publishing
CWIP is a nonprofit organization for
professionals in the publishing industry.
Naperville Writers Group
The Group offers a steady outlet and support
for writers of Naperville, IL, and nearby towns.
.Neighborhood
Writing Alliance
Chicago area writer's group.
The Side Project
A Chicago-based community of writers,
playwrights, poets, and short story writers who meet to discuss
their work.
The Write Stuff
Central Illinois writers group based in
Bloomington/Normal offering support and critique. Site details
annual writing contest.
Young Chicago Authors
Encouraging self-expression and literacy among
Chicago's youth through writing and performance. Site features
information on programs, publications, internships, calendar of
events and writing resources.
Indiana
Central Indiana Writers Association
Not-for-profit organization of writers and
photographers in Indiana ranging from beginners to widely published
authors. Attend monthly meetings, workshops, seminars.
Indiana Romance Writers of America
Meets monthly in Indianapolis to raise the
quality of romance-writing, educate, and bring together authors,
editors, and agents for the mutual benefit of all. Site features
members only section, news, calendar of events, contests, workshops,
newsletter, writing tips and resources, and guestbook.
Northwest Indiana Romance Writers of America
Chapter 89
Serves published and unpublished writers of
romantic fiction in Merrillville, Indiana. Site features calendar,
contests and roster of published authors.
Writers' Center of Indiana
A community-based literary arts organization
serving writers and readers throughout Indiana.
Kentucky
The Vault: Louisville's Sci-Fi/Fantasy Writers
Group
A writers critique group. Site offeres
numerous links to writing resources.
Louisiana
Realms of Fiction
Promotes writers and the craft of writing. We
normally meet every Monday at 7:30 PM on the second floor of Borders
Bookstore in Metairie, LA.
SOLA
The Southern Louisiana Chapter of the Romance
Writers of America. Site features membership information, contact
form and roster of published authors.
Writers Guild of Cenla
The Writers Guild of Central Louisiana meet at
River Oaks in Alexandria. Activities and the writings of the members
and guests of the Guild along with writing tips, business advice,
book reviews, and games.
The Writers' Guild of Central Louisiana
Encompasses Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia,
Evangeline, Grant, LaSalle, Natchitoches, Rapides, Winn, and Vernon
parishes. Site features calendar of events, message board and
guestbook.
Maine
Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance
Founded in 1975, Maine
Writers and Publishers Alliance is non-profit literary organization
with over 1500 members, including writers, publishers, librarians,
booksellers and others.
Maryland
Baltimore Writers Alliance
An organization to foster the growth of
writers. Site has a newsletter.
Black Writers Guild Of Maryland Inc
To publicize our charter, keep members
informed, and attract a broader audience by introducing ourselves to
the community. Inform visitors about the Guild, share ideas, and
organize events and activities.
Jackpine Writers' Block
A small literary group, based in northern
Minnesota, that gathers once
Maryland.
Massachusetts
The Berkshire Writers Room
For writers of fiction, creative nonfiction,
poetry, writing for children, and scriptwriting in western
Massachusetts and beyond. Site features calendar of events,
membership application, newsletter and Berkshire Review.
Boston Songwriters Workshop
A professional
organization of songwriters and composers helping each other develop
in the art, craft, and business of songwriting and composition.
Word Street
Pittsfield, Massachusetts drop-in tutoring and
writing center by day and creative writing workshop by night. Site
offers calendar, program information, forum, chat, on-line courses
and a newsletter.
Michigan
Michigan Outdoor Writers Association
Non-profit organization comprised of outdoor
writers, columnists, editors, photographers, cartoonists, radio and
television broadcast journalists, video producers, book authors,
lecturers and public relations specialists.
Michigan Writers
Fiction and Non-fiction writer's.
Tell stories, to learn and to become better writers. This group is
at the present online only.
Michigan Writers, Inc
A non-profit cooperative effort to support
writers and editors by providing professional services and
opportunities for education, publication and interaction with peers.
Motown Writers Network
Geared to Michigan writers who live in and out
of the state. This organizations goal is the network, market, and
educate writers on and off the Internet. Based in Detroit, Michigan.
Minnesota
Resources for Minnesota Writers
Find organizations for writers in Minnesota.
Missouri
Heartland Romance Authors
HeRA supports writers in a stages of their
career. A Northwest Missouri chapter of the Romance Writers of
America.
Las Poetas
Latina writers group based in Kansas City,
Missouri, since 1997. Site includes poetry, upcoming events,
resources and poet profiles.
The Ozarks Writers League
Missouri writer's organization.
Nebraska
Nebraska Center for Writers
The on-line resource for writers of poetry,
fiction, and creative non-fiction, providing information, advice,
and links of interest to writers and readers across the state and
beyond.
New Jersey
Garden State Horror Writers
Manalapan, New Jersey writers group for
authors of various genres, with monthly meetings, a critique-by-mail
program, guideline and sample copy libraries and national short
story contests. Site features news, member spotlight and
anthologies.
Island Writers Network
A local Writers Group in Hilton Head Island,
SC. Site details group history, meetings and roster of
published writers.
Spiral Bridge Writers Guild
A community based non-profit arts and
education organization in Northern New Jersey. Site details events,
featured poets, projects and forum.
New York
Art Omi International Arts Center
Hudson Valley New York writers colony offers
fellowship awards to writers from all genres. See website for
application information. Award consists of room and board.
The Hudson Valley Writers' Center
A not-for-profit organization with a mission
to promote the appreciation of literary excellence and to stimulate
and nurture the creation of literary works in all sectors of the
population.
The Long Island Writers' Guild
Dedicated to the development of each writer's
voice and talent, and to the collection of literary treasures in
anthologies.
The Metropolitan Tribe
A collaboration of writers, and creative
entrepreneurs that helps its members get career success in person
and online. Located in New York.
North Carolina
The North Carolina Writer's Network
An organization that
supports, and connects poets, fiction writers, essayists,
playwrights, screenwriters, technical writers, and journalists of
all ages, backgrounds and skill levels.
Tri - Write Club
Serving online writers and North Carolina
Triangle area writers. Housed in Raleigh, NC.
Oklahoma
Crossroads Writers
Critique group in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Oklahoma Writers Federation, Inc.
Open to members of affiliated groups or at
large. Site offers membership information, officers, contest,
conference and newsletter.
Southern Oklahoma Writers' Guild
Support group for writers of any genre or
form, including poets, screenwriters, technical and fiction writers,
and songwriters.
Tulsa Nightwriters
Meets on the third Tuesday of every month at
the Allee Beth Martin East Regional Library. Tulsa, Oklahoma, US.
Oregon
Oregon Writers Colony
A nonprofit organization representing and
nurturing professional and novice writers. Site features calendar of
events, articles on writing, information on the Colonyhouse writer's
retreat, workshops and conferences.
Portland Writers
A free service to help Portland, Oregon area
writers connect with readers. Also, local links of interest to
writers and a newsletter.
Willamette Writers
Writer's organization located in Portland,
Oregon. Offers monthly meetings, newsletter and a yearly writing
conference.
The Wordos
Community of writers that live in Eugene
Oregon or in the surrounding area. Workshop is held every Tuesday
night at Tsunami Books.
Pennsylvania
Area 4 Pennwriters
A Pennsylvania based multi-genre networking
organization for writers. Central Pennsylvania.
Write or Die
A science fiction and fantasy writing and
critiquing group located in Pittsburgh, PA.
South Carolina
South Carolina Writers Workshop
A literary arts organization serving both new
and established writers. Site features news, membership application,
local chapter calendars, information on the annual writers
conference and anthology, and a forum.
Texas
Austin Hispanic Writers
Read poetry and short prose by members of
Austin Hispanic Writers. Also link to articles from "Voces En
Celebracion," the group's quarterly newsletter.
The Eclectic Quill
Writers group located in the Gilmer/ Longview
TX area welcoming writers of all genres, skill levels, published or
unpublished, ages 25+.
Panhandle Professional Writers Association
Meets bi-monthly in Amarillo, Texas. Site
features membership information and member roster, meetings, online
group, conference and contests.
Red
River Romance Writers
Chapter of the Romance Writers of America,
serves members along the Red River Valley and Texoma Region of North
Texas and Southern Oklahoma.
Spacetaker
A community of artists, worldwide, based in
Houston, TX. Sign up for the friday foto newsletter. Check out the
underground art scene in Houston.
The Texas Outdoor Writers Association
Provides
a means of exchanging information and techniques that improve the
quality of members' professional reporting efforts.
Tennessee
Cookeville Creative Writers' Association
Information for writers in the Upper
Cumberland region of Middle Tennessee on all areas of writing for
publication.
Vermont
League Of Vermont Writers
An organization supporting writers and those
interested in writing in varied genres.
Virginia
Virginia Outdoor Writers Association
A coalition of writers, photographers, and
video/ film producers who support the conservation of Virginia's
natural resources.
Washington
Pierce County Writers Guild
A writers' respource and support group in the
South Sound area of Washington State.
Richard Hugo House
Seattle members organization providing
support, advice, and a variety of programs for writers and the local
community.
Seattle Writergrrls
Professional
organization of over 500 women and men discussing writing, editing,
and career growth in Seattle, WA.
Washington Independent Writers
Members share a common interest in improving
their skills, finding new opportunities, sharing experiences and
improving the working conditions of the profession.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Regional Writers' Association
Statewide
organization of writers, amateur and professional, dedicated to
self-improvement, service to others, and to the writer's craft.
Wyoming
Wyoming Writers, Inc
Not-for-profit corporation focused on helping
Wyoming authors achieve their full potential.
Regional
The Society of Southwestern Authors
This nonprofit association of writers, and other publishing
professionals, was founded in 1972 with an objective to conduct a
program of activities designed to: promote mutually supportive
friendship among writers, provide recognition of members'
achievements and encourage and assist persons seeking to become
published writers.
Western Writers of America
Home of the
prestigious Spur Award and Roundup Magazine.
Pacific Northwest Writers Association
Established in 1956, PNWA was founded by a group of writers who
wanted to connect to other writers, as well as publishers, agents,
and editors across the country. The mission of this nonprofit
organization encompasses the development of writing talent from pen
to publication through education, accessibility to the publishing
industry, and participation in an interactive, vital writer
community.
Southeastern Writers Association
SWA
sponsors a week-long writers workshop in June every year on St.
Simons Island.
New England Science Fiction Assoc. Inc.
NESFA is one of the oldest science fiction clubs in New England. Our
largest activities are Boskone, our annual convention, NESFA Press,
and The Monty Wells Project on teaching using SF.
Northwest Science Fiction Society
A club
for science fiction fans, writers and others who are interested in
going to conventions and related enjoyable events.
Midwest Writing Centers Association (MWCA)
Membership and conference information
plus links for faculty, staff, or students involved in tutoring
writing at all education levels.
Western Outdoor Writers
Active professional communicators in
outdoors-related fields. Focus is on those who communicate the
outdoors message of the Rocky Mountains and the Southwestern United
States.
Gulf Coast Writers Association
Non-profit literary organization established
for over 12 years by writers to help fellow writers. We publish our
own Quarterly Magazine, which accepts submissions by our members -
The Magnolia Quarterly Review .
Heartland Writers Guild
Sponsors of the biennial Heartland Writers
Conference, HWG is a not-for-profit multi-genre organization devoted
to helping its members market their writing.
Northwest Writers
For Authors & Writers of the Pacific Northwest
including Oregon, Washington, Idaho & Alaska. Offers advertising
opportunities, booklets for sale and a free newsletter.
Rocky
Mountain Fiction Writers
An organization for writers of novel length
fiction in the Rocky Mountain region.
Southeastern Writers Association
Non-profit organization supporting,
instructing and enhancing the careers of writers. SEW's annual
conference offers a week of intensive study under highly qualified
instructors.
Southern Writers Guild
First established in 1939 and is now based in
Nashville, Tennessee.
Southwest Writers
SWW, a national organization supporting
education, workshops, conferences, contests, writing business and
marketing.
Pacific Northwest Writers Association
A nonprofit organization dedicated to
fostering the creative and professional talents of writers. Site
details writers conferences, contests, critique groups, forums and
articles on writing.
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