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MWG Chapter Workshops/Conferences
St. Louis Writers Guild hosts two open mic nights every, month, on every 2nd Tuesday, from 7 to 8 PM, join us at Wired Coffee, 3860 S Lindbergh, Sunset Hills, MO 63127 for family-friendly readings of poetry and prose. On the 3rd Tuesday, catch our cutting edge, push-the-envelope writers at Loud Mouth Open Mic Night at The,Mack, 4615 Macklind, South St. Louis 63109. Come to read or come to listen and enjoy the company of writers. Five minutes for poems, seven minutes for prose. Register to attend or read at: www.stlwritersguild.org
Workshop: Saturday, June 7, 2008 , presented by WALTER BARGEN, Missouri's first-Poet Laureate. This is not just another reading by a great poet! BARGEN will present a special talk for writers titled -"The First Line is the Poem" from 10 AM until noon at Barnes & Noble, 9618 Watson Road, Crestwood, MO 63126. Free for SLWG members; $5 for non-members. For information and to register to attend, visit: www.stlwritersguild.org
Poetry Contest: June 14, 2008: St. Louis Writers Guild announces the 2008 DEANE WAGNER-POETRY CONTEST, a decades-old poetry contest distinguished for its past winners and judges. The contest is open for submissions from April 15 through June 14, 2008. $10 for first poem, $5 for each additional up to three. In addition to award certificates, website publication, and a public reading opportunity (in St. Louis in July). Prizes are $200 for first place, $150 for second place, and $100 for third place. Additionally, three Honorable Mention awardees will receive $10 each. For complete information, including printable guidelines, visit: www.stlwritersguild.org
Workshop for Kids: June 28, 2008: St. Louis Writers Guild and Chesterfield,Arts.are co-sponsoring HAVE FUN-WRITE YOUR STORY, _a workshop for kids who will be in grades 4-8 next fall _and are interested in entering The Big Write youth writing contest. The same, workshop will be offered at two different times at the Chesterfield Arts facility in Chesterfield, MO on Saturday, June 28: from 1 until 2:30 PM, and from 3 until 4:30 PM. There is no charge to attend. For complete details and to register online (required), please visit: www.stlwritersguild.org before June 25, 2008
Workshop: Saturday, July 12, 2008: St. Louis Writers Guild announces a SPECIAL ALL-DAY FICTION INTENSIVE WORKSHOP: "Writing Effective Dialogue and Electric Narrative" - presented by Arizona author and poet, HARVEY STANBROUQH whose work has been nominated for a National. Book Award, a Pulitzer Prize, a Pushcart Prize, a Frankfurt Book Fair Award, and the Inscriptions Magazing Engraver's Award. This event is co-sponsored by SLWG & CHESTERFIELD ARTS. The workshop will take place on Saturday, July 12, from 9 AM until 5 PM in Chesterfield, MO. For information, fees, and how to register, visit: www.stlwritersguild.org
Young Writers Contest: September 12, 2008: St. Louis Writers Guild and Build-A-Bear Workshops Foundation have teamed up again to sponsor THE BIG WRITE, a youth writing contest for kids who will be in grades'4-8 next fall. The contest is hosted for The Big Read festival, which will take place, October 11. Students are invited to write a 250-500 word story that begins with the sentence, "It all started when someone. left the window open" (taken from The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg). Prizes are $100 for first place, $50 for second place, and $25 for third place, along with Build-A-Bear merchandise, an awards certificate, and the opportunity to read the winning entries before a live audience at The Big Read' festival. No charge to enter and kids need not be Missouri residents. Deadline for entries is September 12. For rules and to download a printable Official Contest Entry Form (required), visit: www.bigread.net
October 25, 2008 – CCMWG hosts an annual conference every fall. This year, the conference will be held at Stephens College on October 25th. Visit the CCMWG website for more information.
Regular MWG Chapter Meetings
St. Louis Writers Guild hosts two open mic nights every months, on every 2nd Tuesday, from 7 to 8 PM, join us at Wired Coffee, 3860 S Lindbergh, Sunset Hills, MO 63127 for family-friendly readings of poetry and prose. On the 3rd Tuesday, catch the cutting edge, push-the-envelope writers at Loud Mouth Open Mic Night at The Mack, 4615 Macklind, South St. Louis 63109. Come to read or come to listen and enjoy the company of writers. Five minutes for poems, seven minutes for prose. Register to attend or read at:
www.stlwritersguild.org
Columbia Chapter Writers' Guild - meets the first Sunday of each month at 2:00 p.m. at Orr Street Studios in Columbia. Monthly meetings vary between speakers sharing their expertise and writers critiquing one anothers' work. All meetings and critiques are free and open to the public For more information, contact President Larry Allen at dingusjr@hotmail.com.
CCMWG hosts an annual conference every fall. This year, the conference will be held at Stephens College on October 25th. Visit the CCMWG website for more information.
Boonslick Creative Writers Group (Boonville area) (MWG) -
meets at 7:00 pm the second Thursday each month, at:
Boonslick Regional Library
618 Main Street
Boonslick, MO 65233
. We use the rear entrance, as this is after closing hours. Should you ever need to call the Library, the number is 660-882-5864.
Contact information for this chapter is:
Judy Stock
1202 6th Street
Boonville, MO 65233
Joplin Chapter (MWG) - meets the 2nd
Thursday each month at 7 pm at the small meeting room in the Joplin
Public Library. Contact Ann Leach, President, Joplin Writers Guild,
2674B Meadow Lane, Joplin, Mo. 64801, 417-624-3377.
annleach@ipa.net
Juvenile Writers of Kansas City (MWG) - Manuscript
critiques, discussion of publishing, submissions, marketing, as well as
book discussions. Meets every Wednesday during Spring and Fall terms.
Off for the summer. 9:30am-11:30am at 6000 Lamar, Mission KS (Conference
room in the Department of Motor Vehicles building on the southwest
corner of Martway and Lamar - east of Metcalfe, 1 block south of Johnson
Drive). For information, contact the facilitator - Toni Watson at
toniwatson1@aol.com, call (816)
229-9349 or see our website at
http://home.earthlink.net/~jwkc/ for additional information.
Kansas City Writers Group
(Mission, Kan.) - meets on Thursday mornings for spring and fall
semesters at 6000 Lamar, Mission, KS, Meeting Room C. Two groups:
Discovering the Writer Within Group begins April 6, 2006, 9 a.m. to 10
a.m.; Critique Group begins Mar. 23, 2006, 10:15 a.m. to 12 noon. (913)
764-4950 or
MLKwriter@yahoo.com
Lake of the Ozarks Chapter (MWG)
Marshall Writers (MWG) - meets the 3rd Thursday each month at
1:30 pm in the study of the Marshall Public Library. Call 660-886-6130
or email phillips@murlin.com
Maryville Chapter (MWG) - Call 660-562-3122 or email
sase@asde.net
Springfield Writers' Guild (MWG) - meets the 4th Saturday each
month at 1 pm at the Heritage Cafeteria, 1364 E. Battlefield Rd. Call
417-739-1310 or email
reme724@tri-lakes.net. For more info, visit their Web site
www.swgsite.org.
Saturday Writers (St. Peters) (MWG)
- meets the last Saturday each month from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m at the St.
Peters Community and Arts Center, 1035 St. Peters Howell Road (just off
Mid Rivers Mall Drive); St. Peters, MO
Phone 636-397-6903
$5 charge for non-members, except for workshops or special events
Email
amy@saturdaywriters.org.
For more info, visit their
website.
St. Joseph Writers' Guild (MWG) - meets the 3rd Saturday each
month at 1 pm at the Joyce Ray Patterson Senior Center downtown. Call
Pat North at 816-324-3633.
St. Louis Writers Guild is open to writers of all genres and experience levels. The organization was established in 1920 and has over 350 members. SLWG holds 3-4 regular events every month: a two-hour workshop at Barnes & Noble-Crestwood on the first Saturday (free to members; $5 non-member fee is fully credited toward dues within 30 days), a free two-hour Open Mic Night on the second Tuesday at Wired Coffee in Sunset Hills, a free two-hour Open Mic Night at The Mack (for 18 and older) on the third Tuesday, and a free one-hour Lecture series every other month that takes place at Barnes Noble-Ladue on the third Thursday. Workshops and lectures feature prominent authors or publishing experts. Contests and special events are announced frequently. Online forums provide networking opportunities between meetings and other helpful resources for writers. Subscribe to our free, community newsletter, HERE'S NEWS! for up-to-the-minutes news and events on SLWG and the entire literary community--just visit our website and enter your email address in the subscriber's box. Full details on all events, including maps and directions and Spotlight features on presenters, can also be found on the St. Louis Writers Guild website at: www.stlwritersguild.org.
For information on membership or events, email: info@stlwritersguild.org
Twin Lakes Writers (MWG) -- meets 2nd Saturday, each month, 1 p.m. to
3:30 p.m. at the Redeemer Lutheran Church, Mountain Home, Ark. Contact
person is Susan Varno, PO Box 71, Dolph, AR 72528,
Email:
svarnoark@centurytel.net
Phone: (870) 297-4223.
President: Bob Harper
(870) 445-4750
The Writers' Society of Jefferson County Third
Saturday Workshop meets at 10 a.m. to noon on the third
Saturday of each month at the Festus Library. They welcome
everyone.Contact Doris Mueller, 4 East Lakewood Dr., Fenton,
Missouri 63026, (636) 343-2865,
djmueler22@sbcglobal.net
