Maryland Writers' Association Howard County Chapter

News & Events

Save the Date! HoCo September Chapter Meeting
Panel discussion on writing as a business.

MWA HoCo News & Events

Save the Date! HoCo September Chapter Meeting
Panel discussion on writing as a business.

Howard County August Chapter Meeting
Come meet two local poets - Laura Shovan and Shirley J. Brewer

Howard County July Chapter Meeting
Exhausted by shrinking full time opportunities in the private sector? Why not write for the federal government?

Howard County June Chapter Meeting
Come meet publisher Jen Michalski on Thursday, June 17 at our annual Ice Cream Social!

LakeFest 2010 - a part of the Columbia Arts Festival
The MWA teams up with HoCoPoLitSo to make sure literature is included in the arts celebration!

Howard County May Chapter Meeting
Come meet JOYA FIELDS on Thursday, May 20 at the Glenwood Public Library.

Howard County April Chapter Meeting
FRANK JOSEPH stirred up a lot of talk on the main MWA discussion list a few months ago. This Thursday’s presentation is the result.

Howard County Chapter Meeting
The hilarious Shirl Hayes presents My Career as a Freelance Writer

Upcoming Howard County Chapter Meeting
Save the date!

Howard County Chapter Meeting
Our guest this month is novelist and poet, Kim Jensen. Thursday, February 18, 2010, 7-9pm

Howard County Chapter Meeting
Join us while K. L. Brady talks about her book from concept to reality. Thursday, January 27, 2010, 7-9pm

Howard County Chapter Meeting - Open Mic Night
Thursday, October 15, 2009, 7-9pm at the Owen Brown Interfaith Center

Rafael Alvarez, September 17 at the MWA HoCo Chapter Meeting
Come see fiction writer, former Sun reporter, and HBO's "The Wire" screenwriter Rafael Alvarez

Open Mic Night, August 20 at Bon Fesco - featuring Special Guest Christophe Casamassima
Join your fellow writers at the MWA HoCo chapter's August meeting!

Join us for an Ice Cream Social
Join your fellow writers for an informal meeting and ice cream social at the home of Angela Render, HoCoMWA veep and esteemed webmaster.

Writers Alert! HoCo MWA Chapter Meets June 18
Austin S. Camacho, author of the Hannibal Jones detective series, will speak at the next meeting of the Howard County Chapter, Maryland Writers’ Association.

Charter Meeting for the MWA Howard County Chapter
Following in the Baltimore and Frederick County chapters footsteps, Howard County forms a chapter.

Meet the Authors Event at Central Library
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 at 7pm, eleven Maryland Writers Association authors featured in the MWA anthology, New Lines From the Old Line State

 

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MWA Member Announcements

Lalita Noronha's Work Featured
Lalita has a story and a poem in two current on-line journals.

Two New Classes from Angela Render at the Writer's Center
Writing for Social Networking and Social Networking for Writers

Vocalo.org Features Babu Writer
Listen to cutting flash fiction.

Writing Classes with Ally Peltier at HCC/AACC Jan-Feb
Two writing classes coming up soon.

Announcing Winter Internet Marketing Classes at the Writer's Center
Back by popular demand, Angela Render offers her four most popular classes for the winter session at the Writers’ Center in Bethesda, MD.

HoCo Author Lynn Mann Featured in "Bewildering Stories"
Look for "The Assassin" in the Editor's Choice section of Bewildering Stories.

HoCo Author Lynn Mann Featured in "Scribble"
Look for "Dancing Shoes" in the upcoming edition of Scribble.

Angela Render to Appear on WOCV-Channel 19
Tune in live at 9:30am, Thursday, September 17th, 2009.

Write Here Write Now Announces Its Fall Workshops
Poetry, marketing, self-publishing, blogging, and writing, WHWN offers experienced instructors and multi-week sessions in various genres explore technique, craft, and professional development

Announcing Fall Internet Marketing Classes at The Writer's Center
Back by popular demand, Angela Render offers her four most popular classes for the fall session at the Writers’ Center in Bethesda, MD.

Chris Stewart offers 5 Week Class for Novelists
This class for those with books who are ready to send them out and need to create outlines, synopses, query letters, and platforms.

MWAB T-Shirts are Ready for Ordering!
All profits from sales benefit your Baltimore Chapter, and will be used for speaker honoraria, advertising, venue rental, and other functions.

Now Available on the MWA Website
A Comprehensive List of Literary Journals

Writers’ Center Classes for Summer 2009 With Angela Render Now Booking
Angela Render offers her four most popular classes at the summer session at the Writers’ Center in Bethesda, MD.

 

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Sponsor Classes and Events

MWA Short Works and Novel Contest Deadlines Extended
Both the short works and novel contests deadlines have been extended to 2/22.

2010 MWA Novel and Short Works Contests
The holidays are over and the new year has begun: time to get your best work together for the 2010 MWA Novel and Short Works Contests!

Save the Date!
The 2010 Maryland Writers' Association's Conference will be held April 24

Baltimore Chapter Meet
Mindie Burgoyne to speak about "Leveraging Social Media to Market Your Writing Business"

Birthday Party for MWA's Anthology!
Celebrate the birthday of New Lines from the Old Line State with readings, Q&A with the authors and cake, drinks, and party hats!

MWA Baltimore Chapter Meeting: Auditions for BBF CityLit Stage
Our reading theme this year is "Overblown, Overrated, Over the Top: Readings from Celebrity Memoirs."

MWA and Writers' Center Team Up For Event
Join six MWA authors at The Writers’ Center in Bethesda for a special reading and Author meet.

March Meeting: Cynthia Blake Sanders on What Writers Need to Know about Contracts
There's a lot of paperwork involved in getting published, and often writers are too eager to "sign on the bottom line" before really reading -- or fully understanding -- the fine print. Ober Kaler attorney Cynthia Blake Sanders will discuss the fine (and not-so-fine) points of contract law for writers.

Maryland Regional News & Events

Dzanc Books Creative Writing Day
A hands-on workshop for fiction and poetry writers, with Barrelhouse editors and our buddies Laura Ellen Scott and Reb Livingston.

1st Annual Black Independent Authors Expo
The Maryland African American Author's Expo (M.A.A.A.E.) is an event that showcases independent black authors in the metropolitan region.

Lit & Art at the Watermark
The next event is Sunday, January 31 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Watermark Gallery.

The Little Patuxent Review Invites You…
THE LITTLE PATUXENT REVIEW INVITES YOU to a public reading by the region's leading writers and poets

Auerbach Event
Come celebrate the life and work of Evelyn Auerbach.

TU to host 18th Annual Baltimore Writers’ Conference
Mark Bowden, an author, journalist and screenwriter whose works include Black Hawk Down and Killing Pablo, will deliver the keynote speech

The Washington Science Fiction Association (WSFA) Announces the 9th Annual Capclave
The 9th annual Capclave will be held the weekend of October 16-18, 2009 at the Rockville Hilton and Executive Meeting Center

Call for Submissions - SMILE, HON Wants You to Submit!
Eight-Stone Press (ESP) – publisher of the award-winning SMILE, HON, YOU’RE IN BALTIMORE! series – is accepting submissions of Mobtown-related stories, essays, poetry, photography and other artwork…

Announcing: The 14th Annual F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Conference
The 14th Annual F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Conference will be held on Saturday, October 17, 2009 from 7:30 a.m. to 6:15 p.m

2009 Baltimore Book Festival!
Friday Sept. 25 through Sunday, Sept. 27. MWA members are invited to sell their books at the tent or volunteer to help staff the tent.

Birthday Party for MWA's Anthology!
Celebrate the birthday of New Lines from the Old Line State with readings, Q&A with the authors and cake, drinks, and party hats!

Write Here Write Now Announces Its Fall Workshops
Poetry, marketing, self-publishing, blogging, and writing, WHWN offers experienced instructors and multi-week sessions in various genres explore technique, craft, and professional development

Calling All Writers
The Delmarva Review Seeks New Prose and Poetry

HoCoPoLitSo Opens 36th Season with "An Afternoon with Donald Hall"
Former Poet Laureate of the United States, Donald Hall will read and discuss his work in this rare public appearance.

Eastern Shore Writers Association September Meeting
What Editors Want - Presenting Your Work to Reviews

Bay to Ocean Writing Contest
Open to all writers, regardless of where they live, what type of writing they do, or what subject they choose

Emerging Writer Fellowships
The Writer’s Center, in Bethesda, is currently accepting submissions for several competitive Emerging Writer Fellowships

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