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2008 Officers:
President
Lorraine Beatty*
President-Elect:
Rickey
Mallory*
Secretary:
Gay Simpson
Treasurer:
Penny Boswell*
Past President/
Contest Coord:
Melanie Noto
Web Design/
Webmaster/
Historian:
Rickey Mallory*
Board Member at
Large:
Melanie Noto
Newsletter Editor
Vanessa Barlow
Other
Charter Members:
Sherrilyn Kenyon*
Debbie Minyard*
* Charter Member
Magnolia State Romance Writers
is Mississippi's Official Chapter of
Romance Writers of America
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETINGS
are held at
CHASTAIN FLYNT MEMORIAL LIBRARY
103 Winners Circle, Flowood, MS
(intersection of Old Fannin Road and Winners Circle, 5 miles from Lakeland Drive)
10:00 - 10:30 am ----- Business Meeting
10:30 - 11:30 am ----- Program
Check ahead of time to be sure when the meeting is scheduled! Sometimes we do
something different! You may bring coffee, soft drinks and/or snacks to the meeting.
MEETINGS SCHEDULED:
| Date | Program |
| January 17, 2009 |
Program: Writing Exercises to
Fuel |
| February 21, 2009 |
"War
Stories"
Author Panel Published authors answer your questions about publishers, editors, agents and the business of writing. |
| March 21, 2009 |
Marketing Short Fiction John Floyd, Mississippi Author |
| April 18, 2009 |
NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK SPECIAL PROGRAM Open to the Public (Coffee and light snacks) An Editor's Perspective on Writing Aaron McCarver Editor, Barbour Publishing & Diane Ashley |
| May 16, 2009 |
"Regional Anthologies: from
Concept to Completion" Lottie Boggan and Judy Tucker |
| June 20, 2009 |
High Concept! or "Think of My Book as Terminator Meets Psychic Soccer Mom" Mallory Kane Harlequin Intrigue Author |
| July 18, 2009 |
Plotting Your Book Using the
Hero's Journey Lorraine Beatty |
| August 15, 2009 |
Recap of RWA National Convention Washington DC for more information about the conference click here |
| September 19, 2009 |
Critique Session (Bring the first 10 pages of your new or reworked manuscript (as many copies as you want to bring) for a friendly critique and discussion session. |
| October 17, 2009 |
Writing Christian Suspense Terri Blackstock Bestselling Author + Recap of the ACFW National Conference Denver, CO for more information about the conference click here |
| November 21, 2009 |
Small
Press Publishing, From the Ground Up. (Hear from a small publisher about how he markets and promotes his authors.) Joe Lee Publisher and Owner of Dogwood Press
|
| December 5, 2009 |
Annual MSRW Christmas luncheon 11:00 am Corner Bakery and Deli (Tent.) Please note. This event is open to MSRW members only. |
| APRIL 10 2010 |
Mississippi Writes Bringing together readers and writers of fiction in Mississippi see www.mississippiwrites.com for more information |
JOINING MSRW:
MSRW is a Chapter
of
Romance
Writers of America.
Members
must belong to the national chapter
to qualify for membership in our
local chapter. More information
can be found at the RWA
website.
Note:
Anyone interested in
writing is welcome to visit a monthly
meeting.
For more information,
EMail an
officer or member of the board.
MSRW is a chapter of Romance Writers of America. Members of MSRW must belong to RWA
