Because of Maryland’s Shelter-In-Place Order MWA has Cancelled all in-person meetings until further notice Due to concerns about the Coronavirus, we have been forced to cancel this month’s meeting, Writer’s Block Workshop, and postpone the workshop with C.J. Crowe to another month. In part, this is because Maryland Hall will…
CANCELED DUE TO THE CORONA VIRUS It’s hard enough to get words on the page—but then you have to get your work in front of agents, editors and readers. Whether you’re an introvert or an extrovert, the process can be daunting, and the etiquette expectations opaque and confusing. In this…
Join us and Speaker Mary Stojak, April 17, 2019 at 7pm to learn more about writing a pitch? What information should you include in a query letter? What about a synopsis? Long time MWA member, Mary Stojak will provide insight into the query letter that will make an agent or publisher want…
Acclaimed author Barbara Esstman leads a workshop on developing believable characters.
Young adult (YA) fiction is one of the hottest segments of the publishing market these days, but writing effectively for this audience demands an approach that in many ways makes writing YA more challenging that writing for either adults or children. Join us on Wednesday, April 19th to learn more…
Local writer Gary Garth McCann has agreed to speak April 2015. The title of his talk is “Why I Write” Gary says this about his talk: I’ve collected enough rejections to paper my house. Only a crazy man would keep writing. Or an addict. “Don’t write unless you can’t not write,”…
John’s handout is here (pdf).
Local author, journalist, editor and writing coach John DeDakis will speak at the Maryland Writers Association Annapolis Chapter meeting on Wednesday April 16, 2014. DeDakis, the author of three mystery-suspense novels, will speak on the topic “From Journalist to Novelist (Or How I Learned to Start Making it Up).” He’ll…
For members who would like to do plan out their schedule, this is a list of the speakers we have lined up: January 15, 2014 – Denise Camacho, announcement February 19, 2014 – Randy Baker, announcement in the works March 19, 2014 – Stephen Phillips, announcement in the works April…
We are very proud to announce that John DeDakis will speak to the Annapolis chapter of the MWA at our April, 2014 meeting. John was CNN Senior Copy Editor on “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer” and is the author of two mystery-suspense novels. More details later!
