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The Maryland Writers' Association (MWA) is a voluntary, not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting the art, business, and craft of writing. MWA strives to: |
- Bring together writers of all levels and disciplines
- Serve as an information resource
- Help members make contacts that lead to publication
- Encourage writers to reach their full potential, and
- Promote writing within the community.
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| MWA's diverse membership ranges from professional freelancers and published authors, to writers aspiring to be published and those who write as a creative outlet. Our members hail from all over Maryland. |
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| Members produce both nonfiction and fiction, including novels, short stories, poetry, plays, scripts, speeches, feature articles, and essays. Some work in specific genres such as romance, science fiction, thriller, fantasy, children's literature, travel writing, or biography. |
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| Among MWA's activities and services: |
- Monthly meetings with speakers
- Annual writers' conference
- Member newsletter, Pen in Hand
- Complimentary subscription to the creative journal Scribble
- Writing workshops
- Literary contests
- Writing projects for children
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Available Now!
 Thirty-six captivating pieces of literature from twenty-nine authors in this debut anthology from the Maryland Writers' Association
For over twenty years, the Maryland Writers' Association has nurtured and supported the Maryland literary arts community with monthly meetings, workshops, lectures, author showcases, newsletters, and an annual writers' conference. Now, for the first time, these select MWA members deliver a riveting introduction to the region's writing community in New Lines from the Old Line State.
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June Meeting: Kelly A. Harmon on Getting the Most out of Writers Retreats, Workshops and Conferences
What are writers' workshops? Who should attend? How do you choose the workshop that's right for you? How can you get the most out of one? Find out Monday, June 22 at 7:00 At Cyclops Bookstore, Baltimore City's only independent general bookstore, 30 W. North Ave. at Maryland Avenue, in Baltimore.
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JMWW Third Anthology Launch at Cyclops
Saturday, June 6 from 5-7
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Book Launch Party for Newest Hannibal Jones Mystery
June 6 from 2:00 - 6:00 p.m. at the historic Farr House, 10172 Main St., in Fairfax, Virginia
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ESWA June Program Will Tighten Your Focus
Award-winning author Kate Blackwell will speak on "When Less is More: Fiction and the Art of Compression"
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Submissions Open for Fifteenth Dame Lisbet Throckmorton Fiction Writing Contest
Short fiction entries must be postmarked by or received via email before midnight on January 31, 2010.
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May Reading at Barnes & Noble in White Marsh
MWAB sponsors readings at the White Marsh Barnes and Noble on the third Tuesday of every month.
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MWA Howard County Chapter: Angela Render on Using the Internet to Build a Marketing Platform
At the Elkridge Branch of the Howard County Public Library, 6540 Washington Blvd., in Elkridge.
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ESWA May Meeting
The next Eastern Shore Writers Association meeting will be Saturday, May 9 at 11.
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MWA Howard County Chapter: Ally Peltier on Author Platforms
The Howard County chapter presents MWA member Allly E. Peltier on "Your Author Platform: Why Background Matters, and How to Get the Right One," Tuesday, April 28, 7:00-9:00 at Java Coffee Cafe, St John's Lane and Route 40, in Ellicott City.
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SCBWI Baltimore Critique Group
The Baltimore SCBWI critique group meets on the second Tuesdays of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Ukazoo Books in Towson.
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Eastern Shore Writers Celebrate Success
The Eastern Shore Writers Association has grown over 150% in the last two years. The public is invited to the celebration. 11 a.m., Saturday, April 11, at the Waterview Grill Restaurant in Easton.
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Charter Meeting for the MWA Howard County Chapter
Following in the Baltimore and Frederick County chapters footsteps, Howard County forms a chapter.
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Meet the Authors Event at Central Library
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 at 7pm, eleven Maryland Writers Association authors featured in the MWA anthology, New Lines From the Old Line State
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Writers? Center Classes for Spring 2009 Now Booking
Angela Render offers her four most popular classes at the spring session at the Writers? Center in Bethesda, MD.
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New Member Article Helps You Select a Freelance Editor
A variety of editorial consultants are available for hire, but the types of services they offer vary.
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ESWA Meeting Offers Demonstration of Library Databases
Saturday, February 14 at 11:00 a.m. at the St. Michaels Library, 106 Fremont St., in St. Michaels, MD. Free.
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Marketing for Writers: A Practical Workbook Released
Thunderpaw Publishing released Marketing for Writers: A Practical Workbook January 2, 2009.
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Flightless Goose Makes A Splash
Flightless Goose is thankful for the attention he's been getting!
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at 7:00pm on the fourth Monday of each month except December, unless otherwise noted in meeting announcements. Occasionally, we have to move the date due to scheduling conflicts, holidays, or space availability. If that happens, we'll always announce the change well in advance. View Our Next Meeting Info. |
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| "The news of the Hindenburg crash didn't just make Erich Lindemann's miserable day worse. It changed his whole life." |
| —Paul Lagasse, Seeing Through Clouds |
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Please take a few minutes to download and complete our first annual Member Survey. We need your input on things like meeting locations and topics, fundraisers, community activities, and outreach!
The form is available in MS Word and PDF. E-mail your completed survey form to Paul Lagasse. If you prefer to send it by US Post, e-mail Paul for his street address.
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