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Membership Criteria
Description of Membership Levels
There are four levels of membership within the Guild.
Full member:
*An MWG member at this level receives all benefits (such as quarterly newsletter, eligible to serve as any position on the board of directors, all voting rights, access to Members' Only section on the Web site, savings on conference fees, eligible to enter annual contest, eligible to post bio on Web site or listing on Speakers' Bureau, and eligible to participate in marketing events such as the Missouri Library Conference or Kansas City Literature Festival.)
*Membership requirements for this level are:
Anyone who has met at least one of the following requirements is eligible to apply for full membership in the Guild (all membership applications are reviewed and decided upon by a membership committee):
- Authorship or co-authorship of a published book for which the author received a substantial advance, royalty, or fee from the publisher
- Sale of three substantive articles, stories, briefs, poems, or comparable materials in one or more newspapers, magazines, or trade publications;
- Sale of one serial or novelette to a periodical;
- Sale of one play to a producer, whether on royalty or fee basis;
- Sale of one motion picture screen play, radio or television script for an educational recording, filmstrip or motion picture.
- Editor or publisher of commercial books, magazines, newspapers or literary publication, which does not accept fees from its authors.
***First time Full Members pay $40, Renewal $30
Associate Member:
An MWG Associate Member receives all benefits listed above except Associate Members cannot vote on MWG business issues and may not serve as one of the titled board positions such as President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Historian, or Publicity Chair. Associate Members may serve as Members-at-large on the board of directors.
Membership requirements for this level are:
- One publication in a newsletter, pamphlet, magazine, newspaper, anthology or on a Web site, paid in either cash or copies.
- Self-published authors also fit the associate member category.
***First time Associate Members pay $45, Renewal $30
Student Member:
An MWG Student Member receives all benefits listed above except Student Members may not vote on MWG business issues and may not serve as any position on the board of directors.
Membership requirements for this level are:
- full-time or part-time college students who have an interest in the writing profession.
***First time Student Members pay $25, Renewal $20
Honorary (Lifetime) Member:
*An MWG Honorary (Lifetime) Member is an MWG member who has been honored by the board of directors as a person who has donated time and talent to the MWG for many years. They have the same benefits as Full Members.
Dues: Please see above for dues for each level.
Please note: You may apply for membership at any time, but to be
listed in the annual directory, your dues must be paid
by August 31.
Do you qualify? If you do and would like to become a member:
Click on the ONLINE MEMBERSHIP FORM, fill it out, and click the submit button.
Or click on the PRINT MEMBERSHIP FORM, fill it out and mail to:
Steve Wiegenstein
4700 Roemer Rd.
Columbia, Mo. 65202
Or return via email attachment to:
mwgtreas@gmail.com
