Welcome!
Latest News:
Quick Update:
Midwest Writing Center board has decided to end taking
consignments, if you currently have consignment books with us
and did not receive a letter, please contact us to arrange
picking up your books. Books not picked up by July 1st will be
considered donations to MWC and you may not be able to get them
back.
2012 David R. Collins Writers' Conference
Register by
June 14th for the best discounts!
Click here for details
OUTLOUD
ANTHOLOGY LAUNCH PARTY
May 31,
2012 at 7 p.m. FREE and open to the public.
Clear here to learn more about Outloud and
the Anthology
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MEET MAY'S FEATURED "AUTHORS"
OF THE MONTH, CREATORS OF LOVABLE LINC
click here to learn more
We now
offer Creative Writing Basics Online Courses all year round!
Click here for more details
Great River Writers' Retreat
September 2-7, 2012
We are now accepting applications for this
contest.
The deadline to submit your application is June 1, 2012.
click here for more details
click here for contest brochure
New Releases from MWC Press:
(click on the
titles below for more information on how to buy one of the
chapbooks)
The
Canopy
by Sandra Marchetti
Regional Winner of the 2011
Mississippi Valley Poetry Chapbook Contest.
Call it A Window
by Monica Wendel National Winner of the 2011 Mississippi Valley
Chapbook Contest.
Black as Caviar
Dutch translation by
Dr. Stephen Frech. Click title for more information and to purchase.
2012 CHAPBOOK
CONTEST NOW OPEN TO SUBMISSIONS
Click
here for details and to submit!
MWC needs
YOU!
Please
consider volunteering! It only takes as much
time as you can give; you choose your
schedule and your job.
Click here for more information!
Are You Age 15
- 19 and looking for a COOL Summer Job?
Applications for the Young
Emerging Writers Summer Internship program accepted
April 1st thru May 19th,
2012.
Click here for details and a form.
Middle School
Camp is Back
Click here for details
Check out our upcoming events on our 2012 Calendar:
click here
Interested in becoming a Board Member for us?
The Midwest Writing Center is
currently looking for new Board Members.
If you are interested in
learning more about what it means to be on our board or how to
become a Board Member please contact us at
mwc@midwestwritingcenter.org or call us at
563-324-1410
Want to help
but not sure how?
How about sponsoring a workshop? All it
takes to put on a two hour workshop is $100.
You can help decide what kind of workshop it
will be and have your name associated
with it. It can be a free workshop or MWC
can charge and keep the proceeds,
potentially doubling (or more) the impact of
your donation. Interested? Email us at
mwc@midwestwritingcenter.org.
Bix
Beiderbecke: Jazz Age Genius Now for Sale
Online!
A brand new, republished
edition of Bix
Beiderbecke: Jazz Age Genius by
David R. Collins is now for sale on the MWC
bookstore!
Check it out!
Midwest Writing Center's
Premise Statement
The Midwest Writing Center's goal is to
help writers develop their craft, find
audiences and establish a writing community
where they can learn and grow in a
supportive environment. Through public
readings, workshops, critique groups,
contests, publications and partnerships, the
Center enriches the community with its
emphasis on literary arts and education.
In the past two years
we have worked with a consultant provided by
the Iowa Cultural Trust Sustainability Grant
to develop a new funding and marketing
plans. In the course of this work we
developed a premise statement which is
the ultimate vision of the Midwest Writing
Center.
**On September 8, 2011 the Midwest
Writing Center Board of Directors adopted the
Iowa Principles
and Practices for Charitable Non Profit Excellence.
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The creation
and design of this website was made
possible by a grant from the
Riverboat Development Authority.
All programs
are partially supported by a grant
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