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: 11/14/26 ♦ Laurie Bower — Sounds Like a Good Idea! The Basics of Audiobooks
Meeting: 11/18/26 ♦ Steve Bowling — Choosing and Working With Illustrators
Workshop: 11/21/26 ♦ Laurie Bower — Improv Your Writing
Meeting: 12/12/26 ♦ Khadijah VanBrakle, GS Harrington, Kit Rosewater — Panel Discussion with YA Authors
Workshop: 12/19/26 ♦ Ruth Thaler-Carter — Tips for Being a Better Speaker
No Wednesday Meeting in December — See you next year!
COMING IN 2027
Meeting: 111/9/27 ♦ Ruth Thaler-Carter — Finding & Working with Editors/Proofreaders
Workshop: 11/16/27 ♦ Marilyn R. Atlas — Creating Memorable Characters (Zoom Only)
Meeting: 11/27/27 ♦ Jo Donahue — Blood and Guts: Getting It Right
Meeting: 12/13/27 ♦ Annette McGiveney — Researching Difficult Subjects
Workshop: 12/20/27 ♦ Brenda Cole — The Mechanics of Public Speaking
Meeting: 12/24/27 ♦ Bethany Turner — Elements of Romantic Comedy
Meeting: 13/13/27 ♦ Chris Allen, Cornelia Gamlem, Vicki Meagher — Beta Readers & Critique Groups
Workshop: 13/20/27 ♦ Bethany Turner — Writing Romantic Comedy
Meeting: 13/24/27 ♦ Rose Kern — The Basics of Publishing with KDP
Meeting: 14/10/27 ♦ Sarah Tilton — From Dream to Published: What’s a Publishing Cooperative Anyway?
Workshop: 14/17/27 ♦ Rose Kern — Creating an Ebook from Your Manuscript
Meeting: 14/28/27 ♦ Travis Wade — Free Verse Poetry
Others will be added as information is received.
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.