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About the MWA

Purpose

The Maryland Writers' Association (MWA) is a voluntary, not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting the art, business, and craft of writing. MWA strives to:

  • Bring together writers of all levels and disciplines
  • Serve as an information resource
  • Help members make contacts that lead to publication
  • Encourage writers to reach their full potential, and
  • Promote writing within the community.

Who We Are

MWA's diverse membership ranges from professional freelancers and published authors, to writers aspiring to be published and those who write as a creative outlet.

Members hail from all over Maryland as well as from Washington, D.C., Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.

Members produce both nonfiction and fiction, including novels, short stories, poetry, plays, scripts, speeches, feature articles, and essays. Some work in specific genres such as romance, science fiction, thriller, fantasy, children's literature, travel writing, or biography.

What We Do

Among MWA's activities and services:

  • Monthly meetings with speakers
  • Annual writers' conference
  • Member newsletter, Pen in Hand
  • Complimentary subscription to the creative journal Scribble
  • Writing workshops
  • Literary contests
  • Writing projects for children

How To Join

Annual dues are $35. To join, fill out a membership application and mail it with your check made payable to Maryland Writers' Assocation. Please allow up to six weeks for processing.

For more information about membership, contact Scott Morrow or Sherry Audette Morrow.

2007-2008 MWA Officers

President

Ann Arbaugh
Reisterstown

 

Vice President

Mathew Gill
Severna Park

 

Secretary

Cathy Wiley
Glen Burnie

 

Treasurer

Gary Lester
Owings Mills

 

Program Director

Vacant

 

Membership Co-Directors

Scott Morrow and Sherry Audette Morrow
Baltimore

 

Public Relations Director

Eric D. Goodman
Baltimore

 

Conference Coordinator

Denise Camacho
Springfield, VA

 

Members-at-Large

Sherry Bosley
Bel Air

 

Jennie Deitz
North Beach

 

 

 

Editor, Pen In Hand and E-Newswire Coordinator

Sonia Linebaugh
Tracy's Landing

 

Novel Contest Coordinator

Mary Beth Creighton
Street

 

Short Works Coordinator

Kerry Dunnington
Baltimore

 

Anthology Editor

Ally Peltier
Columbia

 

Webmaster

Paul Lagasse
Baltimore

 

Historian

Jack Noone

Maryland Writers' Association
PO Box 142
Annapolis MD 21404

Guidelines for MWA members to sell/sign books at festivals where MWA has rented exhibit space

There is no charge for this member benefit, however the following guidelines must be observed.

  • Authors must provide their own books and be physically present at the booth.
  • Authors are responsible for sales, including applicable charge and remittance of state sales tax.
  • Authors must be flexible with display space. Generally, half of our table is reserved for MWA materials, while the other half is available to our authors.
  • Authors may wish to bring a folding chair.