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.
For a pdf version click here.
Join us for our monthly programs.
Our Regular 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). Workshops are held after our Saturday meetings from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm.
2024 Meetings & Workshops
April 24 – Wednesday:
Meeting: Shirley Blackwell – The Contest Castles of Limerick and Haiku: How to Get Past the Moat Dragons
May 11 – Saturday:
Meeting: Donna Pedace – Public Presentations
Workshop: Chris Eboch – Writing Award-Winning Fiction/Nonfiction for Children/Teens
May 22 – Wednesday:
Meeting: Kathy Louise Schuit – Editorial Guidelines: NOT a Suggestion
June 1
Submission window opens for SWW’s Annual Writing contest
June 8 – Saturday:
Meeting: Irene I. Blea, Ph.D. – Integrating Ethnic Characters into Your Writing
Workshop: Lisa Haneberg – From Hiaasen to Evanovich – Comedic Writing Techniques
June 26 – Wednesday:
Meeting: Steven J. Martin – How to Write, Produce, and Direct Your Own Film Professionally with Little Money: Film School not Required
July 7, midnight
Submission window closes for SWW’s Annual Writing contest
July 13 – Saturday:
Meeting: Carlyn Montes De Oca – Junkyard Girl
Workshop: Steven J. Martin – From Page to Projector: Produce and Direct Your Own Screenplay
July 24 – Wednesday:
Meeting: Zachry Wheeler – How to Write Good Science Fiction
August 10 – Saturday:
Meeting: BR Kingsolver – Writing a Series
Workshop: BR Kingsolver – Self-Publishing
August 28 – Wednesday:
Meeting: Léonie Rosenstiel – How Jack Canfield Came to Write the Foreword for Legal Protection
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.
