Below is the Schedule of Events for 2024 — subject to change. For specifics regarding our events, visit the Meetings page, the Classes page, and the Workshops page.
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Join us for our monthly programs.
SWW monthly meetings are held on the second Saturday of every month (in person and Zoom) — 10:00 am to noon — and the fourth Wednesday (Zoom only) from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm (no Wednesday meeting in December).
Monthly Workshops are held after our Saturday meetings from 12:15 pm to 2:00 pm.
2024 Listing of Events
November 20 – Wednesday:
Meeting: Léonie Rosenstiel – AI: Your Best Hope or Your Worst Nightmare?
December 14 – Saturday:
Meeting: Dan Wetmore – The Building Blocks of Prose
No Wednesday Meeting in December
2025 Listing of Events
January 11 – Saturday:
Meeting: Layla Milholen – Submitting Your Book to a Traditional Publisher
Workshop: Rose Marie Kern – Niche Markets for Your Writing
January 22 – Wednesday:
Meeting: John Roche – Freeing Your Free Verse from Flabbiness
February 8 – Saturday:
Meeting: Dorinda Wegener – Get it Together: Organizing a Submission Packet and/or Manuscript and Tips on Submitting It
Workshop: Dorinda Wegener – Publicity Steps from Pitch to Launch
February 26 – Wednesday:
Meeting: Judy Castleberry – Writing Contests: Things You Need to Know
March 8 – Saturday:
Meeting: Mary Lou Dobbs – Marketing and Visibility for Writers
Workshop: Speaker & Topic TBA
March 26 – Wednesday:
Meeting: Christopher Upham – Adapting Stories to Screenplays
April 12 – Saturday:
Meeting: Sherri Burr & Kathleen Hessler – Creating Your Literary Legacy
Workshop: Speaker & Topic TBA
April 23 – Wednesday:
Meeting: Irene Blea – Bringing Passion to Your Poetry
Visitor/Guest Policy
With the new year comes a return to SWW’s previous policy concerning meeting attendance. We encourage visitors and guests to experience what our award-winning writers’ association has to offer. Since membership dues pay for our outstanding speakers, we request non-members limit their attendance to three meetings, after which we hope they will join SouthWest Writers. Visitors are welcome beyond their first three visits at a cost of $10 per meeting.