We have arranged for informal contact with those key faculty members who can provide insight into the world of publishing as it exists today. These networking experiences, the manuscript evaluation scheme, the agent pitch sessions, and the class sessions make the 2010 Midwest Writers Workshop, our 37th! – July 29-31, 2010 – a must for all writers.

We have continued the successful format of the past few years, with the workshop divided into two parts. The one-day Part I: Intensive Workshops include:

Scheduled for Thursday, July 29, these seminars are limited to small class sizes. They fill up rapidly so respond quickly.

Part II is filled to the brim with information on marketing and writing techniques that is valuable to writers of any genre. Participants in Part II also have the opportunity to send a 5-page manuscript to our Manuscript Evaluation Team. You may enroll in both parts, or just one.

The 2010 MWW includes quality instruction by authors, plus the opportunity to meet other writers with similar interests. Don’t miss this one!

Workshop Opportunities to Win Cash!

The R. Karl Largent Writing Award

Midwest Writers Workshop has established the R. Karl Largent Memorial Fund and renamed its top writing award after long-time and popular committee member, R. Karl Largent.

The Manny Writing Contest’s top winner this year will receive a $200 cash award, made possible through Robin Vincent Publishers and MWW. The award has been named the R. Karl Largent Writing Award.  Check Workshop Details.

The Great Midwest Writers Write-Off

The Great Midwest Writers Write-Off has become an annual event of our summer workshop! The winner receives $100 for the Best 100 Words. Here’s how it works:

First a topic will be assigned. Every writer – fiction, nonfiction, poetry, mystery, children’s, etc.– has the same topic. You’ll have an hour to craft your best first 100 words in your genre. If anyone writes more, the judges will disregard them and read only the first 100 words.

Then, Midwest Writers committee members will select the top five entries and the winner of the Great Midwest Writers Write-Off will be announced at the Saturday evening banquet with appropriate fanfare and a check for $100.

Buttonhole the Experts

Buttonhole the Experts is our fun Saturday morning activity. We have 15 or so tables in the banquet hall with an "expert" (our faculty members) at each one. Everyone gets their coffee, muffins/bagels, etc and then six participants sit at each table and chat informally with the expert for about 20 minutes. Then at the ring of a bell and it's like musical chairs, the six at each table rise and head to another table of interest for another 20-minute chat. This process is repeated four times. In other words, everyone drinks way too much coffee but learns much about the various genres/topics from our experts. 

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