Writer's Groups and Associations
Here is a list of various associations and groups for writers, poets, book authors, and editors.
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Alaska Writers Guild, 3820 Lake Otis Parkway #201, Anchorage AK 99508; 907-562-2520. Email: info@alaskawritersguild.com. Meets the first Sunday of every month.
American Society of Business Publication Editors, 710 E Ogden Avenue #600, Naperville IL 60563-8603; 630-579-3288; Fax: 630-369-2488. Email: info@asbpe.org.
American Crime Writers League, Sharan Newman, BULLETin newsletter, 18645 SW Farmington Road #255, Aloha OR 97007. For fiction and nonfiction authors writing about crime.
American Society of Journalists and Authors, Brett Harvey, Executive Director, 1501 Broadway #302, New York NY 10036; 212-997-0947; Fax: 212-768-7414. Email: execdir@asja.org. The largest national organization for freelance nonfiction authors.
Arizona Authors Association, Phoenix AZ.
Arkansas Writers Association — Promotes the work of Arkansas authors with book reviews, interviews, and announcements.
Authors Guild, 31 East 28th Street, 10th Floor, New York NY 10016; 212-563-5904. Email: staff@authorsguild.org. Offers web sites for authors at $6.00 per month for basic service. Also, of course, many other services for authors.
Brandywine Valley Writers Group. Email: info@bvwg.org. Members come Chester, Delaware, and Lancaster counties in Pennsylvania and New Castle County, Delaware. Includes freelance writers, book authors, and novelists.
Cat Writers Association, Fran Shaw; 717-397-9531. Email: franshaw1@juno.com.
Christian Writers Fellowship International, 1624 Jefferson Davis Road, Clinton SC 29325-6401; 864-697-6035. Email: cwfi@cwfi-online.org. Sandy Brooks, Editor, Cross & Quill newsletter.
Crime Writers Association of Australia
Dramatists Guild of America, 1501 Broadway #701, New York NY 10036; 212-398-9366. Email: membership@dramaguild.com.
East Texas Writers' Guild, Catherine Sellers, President, P O Box 4597, Tyler TX 75712; 903-316-9431. Email: etwg@hotmail.com. Open to writers of all genres.
Editorial Freelancers Association, New York NY; 212-929-5400; Fax: 212-929-5439. Email: info@the-efa.org. Founded in 1970, the EFA is a national organization of 1,200 editors, writers, indexers, proofreaders, researchers, translators, and related freelancers.
Florida Writers Association, Don Griffith, President, 1345 E. Scots Avenue, Merritt Island FL 32952; 321-455-2986. Email: brevardFWA@earthlink.net.
Garden Writers Association of America, 10210 Leatherleaf Court, Manassas VA 20111; 703-257-1032; Fax: 703-257-0213. Email: info@gwaa.org.
Gemini Ink, 513 S Presa, San Antonio TX 78205; 210-734-9673; 877-734-9673; Fax: 210-737-0688. Email: info@geminiink.org. Offers lots of great classes.
Georgia Writers Association, English Department #2701, Kennesaw State University, 1000 Chastain Road, Kennesaw GA 30144; 770-420-4736. Sponsors a state awards program.
Gulf Coast Writers Association, Fort Myers FL.
Houston Writers League, P O Box 550726, Houston TX 77255-0726. Email: information@houstonwritersleague.org.
Horror Writers Association, P O Box 50577, Palo Alto CA 94303; 650-322-4610.
Idaho Writers League, CDA, P O Box 1113, Hayden ID 83835. Email: cda@idahowritersleague.com.
International Association of Crime Writers, P O Box 8674, New York NY 10116; 212-243-8966. Email: mfrisque@igc.org.
International Women's Writing Guild, Hannelore Hahu, P O Box 810, Gracie Station, New York NY 10028; 212-737-7536. Email: iwwg@iwwg.org.
Jackson Hole Writers Association, University of Wyoming, P O Box 3972, Laramie WY 82071; 877-733-3618, ext.1. Email: kguille@uwyo.edu.
League of Utah Writers, 9908 S Campaign Drive, South Jordan UT 84095; 801-302-1012. Email: dinaschmitt@comcast.net.
Ligonier Valley Writers, P O Box B, Ligonier PA 15658; 724-537-3341. Email: sarshi@wpa.net.
Maryland Writers Association, Jen Deitz, P O Box 142, Annapolis MD 21404; 410-257-4402. Email: jennield@isp01.net.
Midwest Writers, Jama Bigger, Department of Journalism, Ball State University, Muncie IN 47306; 765-282-1055. Email: info@midwestwriters.org.
Mystery Writers of America, 17 East 47th Street, 6th Floor, New York NY 10017; 212-888-8171; Fax: 212-888-8107. Email: mwa@mysterywriters.org.
National Association of Science Writers, P O Box 890, Hedgesville WV 25427; 304-754-5077. Email: diane@nasw.org. 2,000 members.
National Association of Women Writers, P O Box 183812, Arlington TX 76096; 866-821-5829. Email: naww@onebox.com. Offers an annual conference, weekly emails, quarterly publication, member directory, online critique group, and much more.
National Conference of Editorial Writers, 3899 N Front Street, Harrisburg PA 17110; 717-703-3015. Email: ncew@pa.news.org.
National League of American Pen Women, 1300 17th Street NW, Washington DC 20036; 202-785-1997. Email: mewriter@mindspring.com.
National Writers Association, Sandy Whelchel, Executive Director, 10940 S Park Road #508, Parker CO 80134; 303-841-0246; Fax: 303-841-2607. Email: authorship@nationalwriters.com or sandywrter@aol.com.
National Writers Union, 113 University Place, 6th Floor, New York NY 10003; 212-254-0279. Email: nwu@nwu.org.
New England Writers, P O Box 5, Windsor VT 05089; 802-674-2315. Email: newvtpoet@aol.com.
Northwest Writers. A web site for book authors in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Alaska, and British Columbia.
Outdoor Writers Association of America, 121 Hickory Street #1, Missoula MT 59801; 406-728-7434. Email: owaa@montana.com.
Ozark Creative Writers, Marcia Camp, 75 Robinwood Drive, Little Rock AR 72227; 501-225-8619. Email: ocwinc@earthlink.net.
Pacific Northwest Writers Association, P O Box 2016, Edmonds WA 98020; 425-673-2665. Email: pnwa@pnwa.org.
Palm Springs Writers Guild, P O Box 947, Rancho Mirage CA 92270; 760-770-4708. Email: pswgmembers@hotmail.com. Meets the first Sunday of every month (except hot summer).
Pen American Center, 568 Broadway, New York NY 10012; 212-334-1660. Email: pen@pen.org.
Philadelphia Writers, 535 Fairview Road, Medford NJ 08055; 215-497-9445. Email: info@pwcwriters.org.
Poetry Society of America, 15 Gramercy Park, New York NY 10003; 212-254-9628.
Poets & Writers, 72 Spring Street, New York NY 10012; 212-226-3586. National association of poets.
Police Writers, Raymond Foster, PMB 122, 1034 W Arrow Highway #D, San Dimas CA 91773; 909-599-7530. Email: raymond@hitechcj.com. Features all state and local police officers who have written books. It lists more than 210 police officers who have written more than 565 books!
Religion Newswriters Association, P O Box 2037, Westerville OH 43086-2037; 614-891-9001.
Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, P O Box 260244, Denver CO 80226; 303-331-2608. Email: conference@rmfw.org.
Romance Writers Association, 16000 Stuebner Airline Road #140, Spring TX 77379; 281-440-6885; Fax: 281-440-7510. Email: info@rwanational.com. The national association of romance writers publishes a monthly magazine, sponsors 160 local chapters, holds an annual national conference, and more. Also sponsors the RITA awards and the RWA Hall of Fame.
San Antonio Writers Guild, P O Box 15443, San Antonio TX 78212; 210-231-5707. Email: sawg@sawritersguild.com.
Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America, P O Box 877, Chestertown MD 21620; 410-778-3052. Science fiction and fantasy authors with three published stories or one published novel or script.
Screenline, Raleigh NC. Email: screenline@hotmail.com. A screenwriters group located in North Carolina.
Sewanee Writers Association, 310 St Luke's Hall, The University of the South, 735 University Avenue, Sewanee TN 37383; 931-598-1141. Email: cpeters@sewanee.edu.
Sisters in Crime, P O Box 442124, Lawrence KS 66044-8933; 785-842-1325. Email: sistersincrime@juno.com. Membership is open to all persons worldwide who have a special interest in mysteries: authors, readers, editors, agents, booksellers, librarians, and publishers. They send out a catalog of member's books to 15,000 wholesalers, distributors, bookstores, libraries, and book reviewers.
Society of American Travel Writers, 1500 Sunday Drive #102, Raleigh NC 27607; 919-861-5586. Email: nshore@satw.org.
Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators, 8271 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles CA 90048; 323-782-1010. Email: conference@scbwi.com. — A membership organization for children's book writers and illustrators.
Society of Environmental Journalists, P O Box 2492, Jenkintown PA 19046; 215-884-8174. Email: sej@sej.org. Their annual conference is in September. Their TipSheet offers biweekly environmental news leads. Their EJToday offers a daily digest of environmental news reporting. And their quarterly publication, SEJournal, offers articles for and by environmental journalists.
Society of Professional Journalists, 3909 N Meridian Street, Indianapolis IN 46208; 317-927-8000. Email: spj@spj.org.
Society of Southwestern Authors, Al Petrillo, P OO Box 30355, Tucson AZ 85751; 520-546-9382; Fax: 520-296-0409. Email: excalibureditor@earthlink.net.
South Carolina Writers Workshop, P O Box 7104, Columbia SC 29202; 803-794-0832. Email: vasseyws@hotmail.com.
Southeastern Writers Association, Amy Munnell, 125 University Drive, Athens GA 30605. Email: info@southeasternwriters.com.
Southwest Writers Association, 505-265-9485. Email: SWWriters@juno.com.
Tennessee Mountain Writers Institute, P O Box 5435, Oak Ridge TN 37831-5435; 865-671-6046. Email: mail@tmwi.org.
Washington Writers, Joe Barbato, 733 15th Street NW #220, Washington DC 20005; 202-737-9500. Email: info@washwriter.org.
Western Writers of America, 1012 Fair Street, Franklin TN 37064-2718; 615-791-1444. Email: tncrutch@aol.com. Authors of Western novels.
White County Creative Writers, P O Box 9122, Searcy AR 72145. Email: wcwriters@hotmail.com.
Willamette Writers Association, 9045 SW Barbur Boulevard #5A, Portland OR 97219; 503-452-1592. Email: grieve@gte.net.
Women Writing the West. A group of writers, editors, publishers, agents, booksellers, and other professional writing and promoting the women's West. Great group. Presents the Willa Literary Awards every year.
The Writer's Center, 4508 Walsh Street, Bethesda MD 20815; 301-654-8664. Publishes Carousel and Poet Lore. Operates a bookstore and meeting space (where it offers writing workshops, readings, seminars, and conferences.
Writers Guild of America, 555 West 57th Street #1230, New York NY 10019; 212-767-7806. LA Office: 7000 West 3rd Street, Los Angeles CA 90048; 323-951-4000; 800-548-4532. Founded in 1912. 11,000 members. For authors of radio, TV, or film scripts.
Writers Information Network, Professional Association for Christian Writers, P O Box 11337, Bainbridge Island WA 98110; 206-842-9103. Email: writersinfonetwork@juno.com.
Writer's League of Texas, 1501 W Fifth Street #E-2, Austin TX 78703; 512-499-8914; Fax: 512-499-0441. Email: awl@writersleague.org.
The Writers' Workshop, Karen Ackerson, Executive Director, 387 Beaucatcher Road, Asheville NC 28805; 828-254-8111. Email: rez@twwoa.org.
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