In recognition of Black History Month, the Maryland Writers’ Association invites you to walk with us through the journey of guest speaker Elayne Bond Hyman who, while researching her ancestral roots, has felt compelled to write the novel They Came Across South Mountain. With a story grounded in Maryland history…
Chapter Secretary, Andrew McDowell, will be the guest speaker at the Baltimore chapter. He will be presenting his topic, The Importance of Names, on February 27, 2020, at 9836 Greenside Dr, Cockeysville, MD 21030-5006. If you missed this presentation when he spoke at the Annapolis chapter meeting, here is your…
The Maryland Writers’ Association is hosting a discussion titled The Devil Is In The Details, presented by award-winning historical novelist, Lucia St. Clair Robson. We’ll discuss finding the “sweet spot” between too much detail and too little, which is especially important when writing historical fiction. Other topics include the origin…
What’s in a name? Much, when it comes to your characters. Andrew McDowell discusses all the elements to consider.
Many thanks to Rafael Alvarez for the great talk!
MWA Annapolis welcomes Baltimore’s own hometown boy, who’ll be reading stories & telling tales.
Navigate your writing through life’s busyness with award-winning author Ellen Prentiss Campbell.
These videos are of of Lauren Silberman’s MWA Annapolis talk. For more details, please see annapolismwa.wordpress.com/2016/07/31/august-at-mwaa-bringing-local-history-to-life-with-lauren-silberman/
Join us on Wednesday, 17 August 2016 as local author Lauren Silberman takes us on a journey through her work to capture the quirky stories of local Maryland history. Lauren plans to share the research methods she uses, such as networking/crowdsourcing, databases, primary vs. secondary sources, bibliographies, googling, interviews, how…