SouthWest Writers offers various educational events to advance the skills and marketability of writers. Our monthly meetings boast a presentation by a successful author or other literary experts designed to help authors succeed.
Join us for our monthly Meetings and Workshops.
For a pdf version of the schedule click here.
2026 Upcoming Events – listing. For details click on the highlighted links below.
Event Date Speaker/Topic
Meeting: 8/26/26 ♦ Ace Nations — Scams, Scammers, and How to Notice
Meeting: 9/12/26 ♦ Chris Eboch — Keep the Pages Turning: Pacing Techniques
Workshop: 9/19/26 ♦ Cornelia Gamlem — In the Beginning: Grabbing Readers’ Attention
Meeting: 9/23/26 ♦ Judy Castleberry — What Did You Say? How dialogue moves story.
Meeting: 10/10/26 ♦ SWW Annual Meeting — Celebration & Awards
Workshop: 10/28/26 ♦ Jim Wilson — How to Write a Mystery Novel: The Organic Method
Meeting: 10/28/26 ♦ Horror in the 505 — A Panel Discussion with Horror Writers
Book Festival: 10/31/26 ♦ SWW Book Fiesta: Libros of Enchantment
Meeting: 11/14/26 ♦ Rose Marie Kern — The Basics of Publishing with KDP
Meeting: 11/18/26 ♦ Steve Bowling — Choosing and Working With Illustrators
Workshop: 11/21/26 ♦ Rose Marie Kern — Create an eBook and upload to KDP
Meeting: 12/12/26 ♦ A Panel Discussion with YA writers
Workshop: 12/19/26 ♦ Ruth Thaler-Carter — Tips for Being a Better Speaker
No Wednesday Meeting — See you next year!
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. 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.
SouthWest Writers reserves the right to deny access to any SWW event to anyone who poses the possibility of being disruptive to the proceedings. Payments made online or through the office by said persons will be fully refunded.