Greetings, fellow wordsmiths! Our September meeting will focus on endings. Sonny Collins will lead the discussion: as usual, we’ll be eager to hear our members’ input as well. I know I always struggle with endings – one of my biggest issues is thinking that the endings I come up with aren’t exciting or dramatic enough. …
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The Future of KWA
Greetings, fellow wordsmiths! I hope the writing is going well! I’d like to invite all of you to our August meeting. Besides having an awesome panel discussion, we are going to review the changes that the Board has agreed on to help KWA continue to thrive. KWA has been around for 16+ years. It hasn’t…
New for Youth!
I’m happy to announce that our first Annual Youth Contest will begin in just a few short days! You have just enough time to polish them entries and get them ready for entry! We’re accepting entries from May 1- June 1, or until we reach 100 entries. We do have a few things up our…
Scene 2013 Conference Fast Approaches
If you missed the KWA meeting in February, HB Berlow–president, fills us in. Discussing the idea of Writers Conferences, HB pointed out that there are “three primary reasons to go to a writer’s conference: learning, networking, socializing.” A conference is a great opportunity to learn from other writers, to see what has worked. Their experiences…
The Creative Life
This article is part of an ongoing series where we feature the skills and talents of our own KWA Members. Ann Fell’s work blends seamlessly her own experiences with her creative outpourings. In the following, she attempts to explain exactly how she does this so effortlessly. We hope you are as inspired as we were….
Thinking Outside the Box
Last weekend, our monthly KWA meeting was all about Thinking Outside the Box, that pesky thing that tends to place boundaries on how we can be successful. The following brief synopsis was provided by our own H.B. Berlow, the facilitator for the day’s proceedings. Be sure to leave a comment below explaining how you’ve been…
It’s Contest Time!
The following information is provided by Samantha LaFantasie, Contest Chair 2012. You may email questions to contest@kwawriters.org. It’s August and that means it’s also contest time! For specific rules and submission information for the KWA Poetry and Prose Contest, click here. In the meantime, there are a few changes that have come this year—starting with…
Can You Pitch?
Our July Program on The High Concept Pitch really educated members on the Dos & Don’ts of ‘pitching’ our work to readers, agents, and publishers. HB Berlow led the program. Then several participants whipped up their own “pitches” on the spot. The following excerpt is from HB’s article in the August KWA newsletter. For full text,…
Is Book Country Really that Helpful?
For about a year now, I’ve been trying to do this online program for critiquing unpublished work. It’s called Book Country under the label of Penguin. This is a program that promises that you’ll get honest and supportive feedback on your current WIPs and maybe even pick up an agent or publishing contract. If only…
Updating Member News!
It’s that time of year again! Our member news and biographies need updates. If you are new to our association, or if you would like to change your biographical information, then NOW is the time! You can do this several ways: 1. You can click on the link below and email a brief biographical statement…