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30 Ways to Love Maryland:
2019 MWA Anthology
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Maryland State Arts Council
The Maryland Writers' Association's 2019 Contest is devoted to Poetry. We challenge the poets to help us get a sense of this great state and its people with a poem (or three) about Maryland. MWA members, or non-MWA members who reside in Maryland, may submit up to three previously unpubli...
Read MoreDeadline Extended: Submit your Workshop Proposal For Brain To Bookshelf 2020 Do you have information to share with your fellow writers? Are you ready to wow audiences with your expertise? Consider presenting a workshop at the 2020 Maryland Writers’ Association (MWA) Conference! When: Saturd...
Read MoreMatthew Alexander Henson “I was in the lead that had overshot the mark a couple of miles. We went back then and I could see that my footprints were the first at the spot.” -- Matthew A. Henson Matthew Alexander Henson, (August 8, 1866 - March 9, 1955) was born on a farm in Nanjemoy, M...
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Events
Nov 12
Lower Eastern Shore - November Meeting
It’s BYO-drinks/snacks. No presenters – just a friendly get-together.
Nov 16
Frederick County Chapter: Come Write In!
Spend some time writing with other writers
Nov 18
MWA Board Meeting - November 18, 2019
The next MWA Board meeting will be Monday, November 18, 2019 7:00 PM Elkridge Library Hockley Meeting Room
Nov 20
Annapolis Chapter - November Meeting - The Devil Is In The Details
Find the "sweet spot" between too much detail and too little.
Dec 18
Annapolis Chapter - December Meeting - Open Mic Night! Always A Crowd Favorite
This is your chance to read your published, unpublished, finished, or in-progress poetry, fiction, non-fiction, etc. in front of a friendly group of supportive people. It’s also a great opportunity to bring friends and family with you to also hear your w
View the full calendar here.
MWA chapter meetings are open to the public and are free to MWA members and first-time guests. Returning non-members will be asked to pay $5. Non-members wishing to join MWA may do so at meetings or here.
Events marked 'FYI' are not MWA events, and are provided as a courtesy for the benefit of members and supporters.
Pen-In-Hand
MWA's Literary and Art journal
Submission deadline for January 2020 issue: November 30, 2019.
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