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Agent Fest Online 2025 Registration Coming Soon!

Join us November 5 – 8 2025 for this virtual conference to hear from literary agents about all aspects of the traditional publishing process. You can pitch to up to three of them, and participate in our “After Hours” event for a chance to have your first page read to a panel of agents. There is also an add-on option to have your query letter critiqued in a one-on-one session with an agent.

All attendees will receive recordings of the sessions

Wednesday Write-In with MWW

The “Wednesday Write-In with MWW” is a 30-minute Zoom session, first Wednesday of the month, where we get together, butts in seats, turn off distractions and hold a 30-minute writing sprint. You can keep your momentum going after the Write-In is over, or you can relax and feel satisfied that you wrote something that day!

Wednesday Write-Ins are absolutely free. Sign up for our newsletter to receive the link (plus announcements and updates about our upcoming events, faculty, and alumni!)

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MWW Writing Services

MWW Writing Services connects writers to trained experts in the field to help them to improve their writing with relationship-based, craft-centered guidance. The Manuscript Evaluation opportunity during our summer workshops has been so popular over the years that we wanted to develop this online connection.

MWW Writing Services will help writers in fiction genres (general, literary, mystery, thrillers, young adult, middle grade, women’s, etc.), and nonfiction, as well as query letters and synopses.

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Advertise with MWW

Have a new book out, or maybe you offer some type of services to writers?

MWW writers has advertising opportunities available! You can be included in our weekly newsletter up to four times, or you can appear in one of our conference programs (print or online). It’s a great way to reach a large audience at an affordable price–we have multiple tiers available to meet your needs.

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Gift Certificates

Every writer wants to get better, and the best way to do that is in a supportive, welcoming community. That’s why we offer gift certificates in any amount. Nudge the writer in your life to take that next step.

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Your support ensures that great stories continue to be told. You can support Midwest Writers Workshop by making a one-time or monthly donation, by sponsorships, or by volunteering your time and talent.

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The mission of MWW is to nurture aspiring and accomplished writers to improve their craft and achieve their writing and publishing goals in an inclusive community that welcomes and uplifts all voices.

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What Others Have To Say…

John Gilstrap author of Jonathan Grave thriller series

“Over the years, I’ve participated in more conferences than I can count, but time after time, Midwest Writers Workshop ranks among the best of the best. The students are anxious to learn, the faculty comes to teach, and the result is electrifying.“

Jane Friedman

“Midwest Writers Workshop is a very special place for writers. I’ve been speaking and attending its sessions for nearly 15 years, and the sense of community and support is outstanding. It has played a role in launching numerous successful author careers—unsurprising, since it works so thoughtfully to fulfill its mission of helping writers flourish and be their best selves.”

Lori Rader-Day, Edgar Award-nominated and Agatha, Anthony, and Mary Higgins Clark award-winning author

“Midwest Writers Workshop has been with me my entire career, nudging me forward and helping me discover what kind of writer I was supposed to be, and then helping me reach my writing and publishing goals.”

Ashley C. Ford author of memoir, Somebody’s Daughter

“I’ve had the MOST fun teaching at #MWW. I started out interning at this conference, and then to teach a five-hour writing intensive! Wow.”