Writers Organizations AUSTIN
INTERNATIONAL POETRY FESTIVAL (AIPF),
from academic poets in Anchorage to folk poets in Zambia, AIPF draws poets from
every continent for its April festivities, and is the largest non-juried poetry
festival in the world. Live poetry for three days, make friends with a poet in
Sri Lanka and submit your poetry to the AIPF anthology, di-verse-city, for a chance
to win the Christina Sergeyevna Award. ASSOCIATED
WRITING PROGRAMS (AWP) -- Membership organization offers job listings,
conference listings, and The Writer's Chronicle newsletter. AUTHORS
GUILD -- Membership organization for published writers offers a contract-review
service, bulletin, and legal advice. BAY
AREA WRITERS LEAGUE -- The Bay Area Writers League is an organization,
founded in 1987, of writers in the Galveston Bay area near Johnson Space Center.
COWTOWN CRIME SOLVERS -- PO
Box 100223, Fort Worth, TX 76185, For information email info@countrydaytravel.com DALLAS
AREA ROMANCE AUTHORS
(Dallas) -- AngiPlatt@aol.com DALLAS
FORT WORTH AREA SCREENWRITERS WORKSHOP -- DFWW_Workshop@comcast.net
DALLAS
SCREENWRITERS ASSOCIATION , 10455 N. Central Expwy #109 PMB 295,
Dallas, TX 75231, 214-922-7829, dallasscreenwriters@yahoo.com
DFW
WRITERS' WORKSHOP (Euless) offers a friendly, supportive environment for
experienced and beginning writers in all genres and types of writing. Meets Wednesday
nights at 7 PM. EDITORIAL
FREELANCERS SERVICE FORT
BEND WRITERS GUILD -- an active Houston writers group with weekly meetings
are held every Monday
FORT WORTH FREELANCE WRITERS NETWORK -- an organization located in Fort Worth,
Texas, dedicated to the creation, support, and development of professional writers. GEMINI
INK (San Antonio) -- a regional organization that nurtures writers and
readers and builds community through literature and the related arts. Gemini's
programs include four components: University
Without Walls, Writers
in Communities, Dramatic
Reader's Theater, and The
Autograph Series, free readings by internationally respected authors produced
each spring and fall. THE
HIGHLIGHTS FOUNDATION is a nonprofit organization which sponsors programs
throughout the year to help children's writers and illustrators hone their skills.
Their Web site also has writing tips from experts in the field of children's literature,
a lineup of upcoming workshops, as well as information about financial aid.
INTERNATIONAL
WOMEN'S WRITING GUILD -- a network for the empowerment of women through
writing. IRVING WRITERS CONNECTION
(Irving) meets for a critique session the second Monday of every month, at
7 PM at Barnes & Noble, 3634 Irving Mall
MYSTERY
WRITERS OF AMERICA (NATIONAL GROUP), MYSTERY
WRITERS OF AMERICA/ SOUTHWEST REGION meets the third Saturday of most
months, with the exception of July, August and December at noon at the Doubletree
Guest Suites Hotel, 5353 Westheimer, in the Galleria area of Houston. The meeting
includes a luncheon, followed by a speaker from law enforcement, forensics, editing,
publishing, or a successful author.. For information on the current speaker and
to make reservations, call 713.797.8464. MWA/SW members also meet monthly in Dallas
and New Orleans. NATIONAL
LEAGUE OF AMERICAN PEN WOMEN -- made up of women who have demonstrated
creative talents in art, letters, and music composition. There are Pen Women branches
throughout the United States. In some states, there are state associations of
affiliated branches. NATIONAL
WRITERS UNION, -- a union that advocates for writers. NORTH
EAST/NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS CHAPTER OF SCBWI (Society of Children's Book Writers
and Illustrators) -- The North Central/Northeast Texas Chapter of SCBWI is an
affiliate of the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators
NORTH
TEXAS (BEDFORD) PROFESSIONAL WRITERS ASSOCIATION, PO Box 563, Bedford,
TX 76095-0563, Contacts trich@flash.net
and EKurecka@aol.com
NORTH
TEXAS ROMANCE WRITERS (Denton), 2009 Emmerson Ln., Denton, TX 76201-1315
NORTH TEXAS
SPECULATIVE FICTION WORSKHOP (North Richland Hills) Meets every second
at the North Richland Hills Barnes & Noble at 4 PM, free & open to all
SF/F/H writers, including beginning and experienced writers. POETRY
IN THE ARTS (Austin) -- Poetry in the Arts produces a monthly poetry reading
at the Austin History Center, and engages in manifold promotional and support
activities for the literary arts, including a commitment to development of its
Poet
& Writer Resources pages: extensive, freely accessible meta indexes
of publishers, literary competitions, literary archives and other poet and writer
resources. We also welcome submissions of poetry, prose, art and music for our
online journal, Ardent! POETRY
SOCIETY OF AMERICA, -- Membership organization that offers seminars, readings,
awards, and a newesletter. Sponsors Poetry in Motion. ROMANCE
WRITERS OF AMERICA (NATIONAL GROUP) SISTERS
IN CRIME -- (NATIONAL GROUP)
SISTERS
IN CRIME (INTERNET CHAPTER) SMALL
PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA -- SOCIETY
FOR TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION (DALLAS CHAPTER)
PO Box 515065, Dallas,
TX, 75251-5065 SOCIETY
OF CHILDREN'S BOOK WRITERS AND ILLUSTRATORS (SCBWI)--Founded in 1971 by a
group of Los Angeles-based children's writers, the Society of Children’s
Book Writers and Illustrators is one of the largest existing organizations for
writers and illustrators. It is the only professional organization specifically
for those individuals writing and illustrating for children and young adults in
the fields of children’s literature, magazines, film, television, and multimedia. TEXAS
COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF ENGLISH, TEXAS
INSTITUTE OF LETTERS TEXAS
LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
TEXAS
NON-FICTION WRITERS - An interactive online community committed to encouraging
interest and excellence in Texas non-fiction. Their online articles, forums, contests,
member contributions and other features make an entirely new kind of writers'
group-one that lets you hear from (and talk to) other writers when and how you
want. TEXAS
STATE READING ASSOCIATION,
THE
WRITER'S GARRET
PO Box 140530, Dallas, TX 75214-0530
214-828-1715
TRINITY
WRITERS WORKSHOP
7520 Brockwood Ct., North Richland Hills, TX
76180
Contact: Arlene Pineo, 282-8172 WOODLANDS
WRITERS GUILD
WORDSPACE
(DALLAS), Contact info and our programming season are all available
on the organization'swebsite WRITER'S GUILD
OF AMERICA -- Offers a writers registry for the protection of ideas, at http://www.wgaeast.org
or http://www.wga.org | 
