Below is the Schedule of Meetings, Classes, and Workshops for 2025 — subject to change. For specifics regarding our events, visit the Meetings page, the Classes page, and the Workshops page. For a pdf version click here.
The Annual Writing Contest begins June 1 and closes July 8. Click Here for more information.
Join us for our monthly programs.
SWW monthly meetings are held on the second Saturday of every month (in person and Zoom) — 10:00 to 11:45 am — 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 noon to 2:00 pm.
2025 Listing of Upcoming Events
April 23 – Wednesday:
Meeting: Irene Blea – From Poetry to Memoir
May 10 – Saturday:
Meeting: Jim Tritten – Plot and Story Arc
Workshop: Lynn Doxon – Finding Your Unique Voice
May 28 – Wednesday:
Meeting: Geoff Habiger – Fantasy Gaming Scripts
June 1 – Opening Day of the Annual Writing Contest
June 14 – Saturday:
Meeting: James Wilson – Mystery Writing
Workshop: Bethany Turner – Romance 101: The Basics of Writing the Hottest Genre in Publishing
June 25 – Wednesday:
Meeting: Léonie Rosenstiel – Should You Shun Books with Footnotes?
July 8 – Last Day to enter the Annual Writing Contest
July 12 – Saturday:
Meeting: Jonathan Miller – Full Throttle Aristotle: The Ancient Secrets of the Three Act Structure of Storytelling
Workshop: Kirt Hickman – Dialogue
July 23: – Wednesday:
Meeting: Chris Eboch – Topic TBA
August 9 – Saturday:
Meeting: Suzanne Stauffer – Using Library Resources to Add Authenticity to Your Writing
Workshop: David Hicks – Then One Day…
August 27 – Wednesday:
Meeting: Laura Carney – My Father’s List: How I Finished My Late Dad’s List of Life Goals and Wrote a Successful Book About It
September 13 – Saturday:
Meeting: Gail Rubin – Protecting Your Literary Legacy
Workshop: Michael Avery – Trading Cards and Post Cards for Marketing
September 24 – Wednesday:
Meeting: Krista Soukup – Working with an Agent/Publicist
October 11 – Saturday
SWW Annual Meeting – Organizational celebration including 2025 Writing Contest Awards presentation, Paris Award Presentation, and election of 2026 Officers.
October 22 – Wednesday
Meeting: Léonie Rosenstiel – Artificial Intelligence Revisited
November 1 – Saturday
Meeting: SWW Members give readings from Unbreaking the Circle anthology
Workshop: TBA
November 19 – Wednesday
Meeting: TBA
December 13 – Saturday
Meeting: Saleema Ishq – Social Media Marketing for Authors (Who Would Rather Be Writing)
Workshop: TBA
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.