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    • 11 Apr 2023
    • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Zoom

    Monthly meeting of the SCWA Board of Directors. Members are invited to attend; contact Laura Corbin at writersassociationsc@gmail.com for the Zoom link.

    • 13 Apr 2023
    • 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
    • Zoom
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    This year, SCWA is hosting Author's Toolbox, a series to help members improve their craft and better understand the publishing world. The SCWA will celebrate National Poetry Month with two remarkable poets: Candice Kelsey (left) and Natalie Marino (right).

    Kelsey is a Georgia poet, educator, and activist. She studied law for two years in Chicago but withdrew to pursue writing. Her work has won praise and prizes, including the 2021 Two Sisters Micro Story Contest, the 2020 Rebecca Laird Poetry Prize and the 2019 Common Ground Poetry Contest. She has been a fiction reader for The New England Review and a poetry judge for Ageless Authors. Her second full-length collection, A Girl / Woman / Teacher / Poet, was published by Alien Buddha Press last year.

    “Kelsey's work bridges the gap between the personal and the political. These are poems of protest, but there's a celebration of beauty and strength,” says poet Taylor Byas.

    Marino, a California poet, pediatrician and mother, has been published in Atlas and Alice, Gigantic Sequins, Isele Magazine, Plainsongs, Pleiades, Rust + Moth, The Shore and elsewhere. Her micro-chapbook, Attachment Theory, was published by Ghost City Press last year. Her chapbook, Under Memories of Stars, is forthcoming from Finishing Line Press.

    “Marino is a bright new talent, and her poems shimmer,” says poet Kelli Russell Agodon.

    South Carolina poet and writer Arthur Turfa will host the event, which will include an open mic. Turfa, the author of six poetry books and a novel, is SCWA’s poetry chapter leader.

    Free for SCWA members; $25 for nonmembers.

    Zoom link will be provided at registration.

    • 20 Apr 2023
    • 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    • Zoom
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    This year, SCWA is hosting Author's Toolbox, a series that will help members improve their craft and better understand the publishing world. Charleston thriller writer Stacy Willingham will talk about creating suspense, finding inspiration, and getting published. Willingham is the New York Times, USA Today, and internationally bestselling author of A Flicker in the Dark and All the Dangerous Things.

    Goodreads calls her "a bona fide rising star in the mystery and thriller genre," and Publishers Weekly calls Willingham "an author to watch."

    She earned her BA in magazine journalism from the University of Georgia and her MFA in writing from the Savannah College of Art and Design.

    Free for SCWA members; nonmembers, $25. Zoom link will be provided after registration.

    Other Author's Toolbox events (register for all events at SCWA Events Calendar):

    Feb. 16 - North Carolina author Ashleigh Bryant Phillips will discuss her breakout short story collection, Sleepovers, the winner of the 2019 C. Michael Curtis Short Story Book Prize. Critics call her work “hard-core,” “fearless” and “deeply human.” Her stories have appeared in The Oxford American, The Paris Review, and others. She teaches writing at West Virginia Wesleyan College.

    Feb.  23 - South Carolina author Andrew Geyer will reveal three secrets to writing and publishing great short fiction. He'll also talk about his interconnected story collection, Lesser Mountains. Geyer is a “contemporary master” of the short story, says poet Larry Thomas. The author, editor, or co-author of ten books, Geyer has won an IPPY, an INDIE, and two Spur Awards. He chairs the English Department at the University of South Carolina Aiken.

    March 9 - Author Ashleigh Bell Pedersen will discuss her debut novel, The Crocodile Bride, published by Hub City Press. The book follows 11-year-old Sunshine Turner and her troubled father, Billy, as the secrets of their family’s past swirl around them in Fingertip, Louisiana. Pedersen’s fiction has appeared in New Stories from the South and the Kenyon Review. Her story “Small and Heavy World” was a finalist for both Best American Short Stories and a Pushcart Prize.

    March 23 - South Carolina author Scott Gould will talk about his debut short story collection. Strangers to Temptation, a book that mixes “subtle humor with distinct moments of pathos,” says Booklist. Novelist Wilton Barnhardt compares Gould to Pat Conroy. Gould's work has appeared in the Kenyon Review and New Stories from the South. He's won fellowships from the South Carolina Arts Commission and the state Academy of Authors.


    • 04 May 2023
    • 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
    • Zoom
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    This year, SCWA is hosting Author's Toolbox, a series to help members improve their craft and better understand the publishing world.

    SCWA’s poetry celebration continues in May with Kelli Russell Agodon (left) and Jenna Le (right).

    Award-winning poet, writer and editor Agodon will talk about writing poetry and her newest book, Dialogues with Rising Tides, which was shortlisted for the Eric Hoffer Book Award Grand Prize in Poetry. She is the co-founder of Two Sylvias Press and co-author of The Daily Poet: Day-By-Day Prompts for Your Writing Practice. Her other books include Hourglass Museum, Letters from the Emily Dickinson Room and Fire On Her Tongue: An Anthology of Contemporary Women's Poetry.

    Her work has appeared in The Atlantic, O, The Oprah Magazine, Prairie Schooner, New England Review and Garrison Keillor's Good Poems for Hard Times anthology.

    Le, a New York City physician, educator and poet, is the author of three full-length poetry collections: Six Rivers, A History of the Cetacean American Diaspora and Manatee Lagoon. A daughter of Vietnamese refugees, she was selected by Marilyn Nelson as the winner of Poetry By The Sea’s inaugural sonnet competition. Her poems have appeared in AGNI, Verse Daily, West Branch and many other journals. Diaspora won an Elgin Award from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association.

    Free for SCWA members; $25 for nonmembers.

    Zoom link provided upon registration.

     


    • 09 May 2023
    • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Zoom

    Monthly meeting of the SCWA Board of Directors. Members are invited to attend; contact Laura Corbin at writersassociationsc@gmail.com for the Zoom link.

    • 10 Jun 2023
    • 10:30 AM - 4:00 PM
    • In-person; location TBD

    Quarterly in-person meeting of the SCWA Board of Directors. Location TBD. Members are invited to attend; contact Laura Corbin at writersassociationsc@gmail.com. Zoom link to be provided for those unable to attend.

    • 11 Jul 2023
    • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Zoom

    Monthly meeting of the SCWA Board of Directors. Members are invited to attend; contact Laura Corbin at writersassociationsc@gmail.com for the Zoom link.

    • 08 Aug 2023
    • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Zoom

    Monthly meeting of the SCWA Board of Directors. Members are invited to attend; contact Laura Corbin at writersassociationsc@gmail.com for the Zoom link.

    • 12 Sep 2023
    • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Zoom

    Monthly meeting of the SCWA Board of Directors. Members are invited to attend; contact Laura Corbin at writersassociationsc@gmail.com for the Zoom link.

    • 14 Nov 2023
    • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Zoom

    Monthly meeting of the SCWA Board of Directors. Members are invited to attend; contact Laura Corbin at writersassociationsc@gmail.com for the Zoom link.

    • 12 Dec 2023
    • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Zoom

    Monthly meeting of the SCWA Board of Directors. Members are invited to attend; contact Laura Corbin at writersassociationsc@gmail.com for the Zoom link.

Past events

23 Mar 2023 Author's Toolbox: Scott Gould
11 Mar 2023 Board of Directors Meeting
09 Mar 2023 Author's Toolbox: Ashleigh Bell Pedersen
23 Feb 2023 Author's Toolbox: Andrew Geyer
16 Feb 2023 Author's Toolbox: Ashleigh Bryant Phillips
14 Feb 2023 Board of Directors Meeting
10 Jan 2023 SCWA Board Meeting / New Board Orientation
13 Dec 2022 Board of Directors Monthly Meeting (NOTE DATE CHANGE)
08 Dec 2022 Open Mic Night with SCWA and PCLC, featuring Juan Eugenio Ramirez
10 Nov 2022 Open Mic Night with SCWA and PCLC, featuring Monica Lee Weatherly
08 Nov 2022 Board of Directors Monthly Meeting (NOTE DATE CHANGE)
23 Oct 2022 Board of Directors Quarterly Meeting (NOTE DATE CHANGE)
21 Oct 2022 2022 Fall Conference
13 Oct 2022 Open Mic Night with SCWA and PCLC, featuring Angelo Geter
07 Oct 2022 SCWA Virtual Conference Faculty Reading
07 Oct 2022 VIRTUAL Fall Conference
13 Sep 2022 Board of Directors Monthly Meeting (NOTE DATE CHANGE)
08 Sep 2022 Open Mic Night with SCWA and PCLC, featuring Susan Cushman
11 Aug 2022 Open Mic Night with SCWA and PCLC, featuring John W. MacIlroy
09 Aug 2022 Board of Directors Monthly Meeting (NOTE DATE CHANGE)
09 Aug 2022 SHORT STORY WORKSHOP, Digging Trenches: A Generative Fiction Workshop
28 Jul 2022 BECOME AN AUTHOR: Making Messes, How Character & Plot Thrive on Mistakes
16 Jul 2022 Board of Directors Quarterly Meeting
14 Jul 2022 WRITING CONVERSATIONS: From Felon to Author, Trauma to Memoir
25 Jun 2022 SCWA Inside-Out
21 Jun 2022 Board of Directors Monthly Meeting
19 May 2022 WRITERS' STUDIO: Shared Writing Time
18 May 2022 Board of Directors Monthly Meeting (NOTE DATE CHANGE)
03 May 2022 YOUR PATHS TO PUBLISH: From Indie to Big Five
28 Apr 2022 BECOME AN AUTHOR: Eco-Writing
23 Apr 2022 Board of Directors Quarterly Meeting
21 Apr 2022 WRITERS' STUDIO: Shared Writing Time
14 Apr 2022 WRITING CONVERSATIONS: Publishing Paths
07 Apr 2022 WRITING CONVERSATIONS: Recollection & Memoir
24 Mar 2022 BECOME AN AUTHOR: Get Into Your Write Space
17 Mar 2022 WRITERS' STUDIO: Shared Writing Time
15 Mar 2022 Board of Directors Monthly Meeting
17 Feb 2022 WRITERS' STUDIO: Shared Writing Time
16 Feb 2022 NOTE DATE CHANGE: Board of Directors Monthly Meeting
01 Feb 2022 NOVEL WORKSHOP: Caves & Cathedrals
27 Jan 2022 BECOME AN AUTHOR: Writing Sound & Silence
20 Jan 2022 WRITERS' STUDIO: Shared Writing Time
15 Jan 2022 Board of Directors Quarterly Meeting
13 Jan 2022 WRITING CONVERSATIONS: Manuscript to Marketplace
06 Jan 2022 WRITING CONVERSATIONS: Generative Prompts for the New Year
21 Dec 2021 Board of Directors Monthly Meeting
23 Nov 2021 Board of Directors Monthly Meeting
16 Nov 2021 Diverse Publishing Landscapes: a Q&A with Felice Laverne, Agent, Editor, Writer
23 Oct 2021 Board of Directors Quarterly Meeting
12 Oct 2021 BECOME AN AUTHOR: Get an Agent: Tools and Pathways
05 Oct 2021 WRITING CONVERSATIONS: Memoir
28 Sep 2021 Board of Directors Monthly Meeting
28 Sep 2021 WRITING CONVERSATIONS: Submissions Best Practices
21 Sep 2021 WRITING CONVERSATIONS: Freelancing and the Art of the Pitch
16 Sep 2021 Authors' Corner: Steve Gordy & Cat Fitzgerald
15 Sep 2021 NEW DATE: BECOME AN AUTHOR: YA Fantasy Fiction
26 Aug 2021 Writing Diverse Characters: Kevin Don Porter
24 Aug 2021 Board of Directors Monthly Meeting
11 Aug 2021 Authors' Corner: Linda Lovely and A.M. Ialacci
03 Aug 2021 WRITING CONVERSATIONS: Historical Fiction
27 Jul 2021 Board of Directors Meeting (NOTE DATE/TIME CHANGE)
27 Jul 2021 WRITING CONVERSATIONS: Flash Fiction
20 Jul 2021 WRITING CONVERSATIONS: The Evolution of a Work
13 Jul 2021 WRITING CONVERSATIONS: Slushfest & Sharefest
07 Jul 2021 Authors' Corner: Bettie Williams and Lis Anna-Langston
06 Jul 2021 WRITING CONVERSATIONS: Memoir Jump Start
29 Jun 2021 WRITING CONVERSATIONS: Story Structure
26 Jun 2021 Board of Directors Monthly Meeting (NOTE DATE/TIME CHANGE)
22 Jun 2021 WRITING CONVERSATIONS: Senior Creativity
15 Jun 2021 WRITING CONVERSATIONS: Writing Goals Check-In
08 Jun 2021 WRITING CONVERSATIONS: First Drafts & Revision
01 Jun 2021 WRITING CONVERSATIONS: Voice
25 May 2021 Board of Directors Monthly Meeting
25 May 2021 BECOME AN AUTHOR REDUX: The Burning Man vs. the Tortoises: Turning Memories into Stories
25 May 2021 WRITING CONVERSATIONS: Bad Guys
18 May 2021 BECOME AN AUTHOR: Facing Failure
18 May 2021 WRITING CONVERSATIONS: Images
24 Apr 2021 Board of Directors Quarterly Meeting
16 Apr 2021 SCWA Annual Writers Conference, South Carolina: the Storytelling State
30 Mar 2021 WRITING CONVERSATIONS: Publishing, Agenting and Authoring from Experience
23 Mar 2021 Board of Directors Monthly Meeting
23 Mar 2021 WRITING CONVERSATIONS: Literary Agent Q&A
16 Mar 2021 WRITING CONVERSATIONS: Writing from the Core Wound for Depth and Insight
09 Mar 2021 BECOME AN AUTHOR: Trickster's Velocity: A Generative Poetry Workshop
02 Mar 2021 WRITING CONVERSATIONS: The Perfect Pitch
23 Feb 2021 Board of Directors Monthly Meeting
23 Feb 2021 WRITING CONVERSATIONS Collaborations
16 Feb 2021 WRITING CONVERSATIONS Writing About Love
09 Feb 2021 BECOME AN AUTHOR "Burning Man vs. the Tortoises: Turning Memories into Stories"
02 Feb 2021 WRITING CONVERSATIONS Writing as Play
26 Jan 2021 WRITING CONVERSATIONS Children's and YA Publishing
23 Jan 2021 Board of Directors Quarterly Meeting
19 Jan 2021 WRITING CONVERSATIONS Setting Writer Goals
12 Jan 2021 Become an Author
10 Dec 2020 Self Editing: What Editors See that You Don't See
05 Dec 2020 The Subtle Art of Suspense
29 Oct 2020 Grow Your Email List for a Successful Book Launch
19 Sep 2020 Member Pro:Characters Who Grow for the Soil—or Life—They’re Planted In
10 Aug 2020 Member Pro: Partnering with Independent Booksellers
16 Jul 2020 Member Pro: Using Book Clubs for Marketing
27 Jun 2020 Member Pro Workshop: He Said, She Said, Who Said?
24 Apr 2020 2020 Spring Conference
31 Oct 2019 2019 Beaufort Retreat
22 Jun 2019 SCWA Greenville Craft Workshop
27 Apr 2019 Columbia II Writing Workshop
26 Oct 2018 Pawleys Island Writers' Conference
27 Oct 2017 2017 "Big Dream" Conference
29 Oct 2016 2016 SCWA Writing Workshop Craft Builds Community
06 Jul 2016 Florence every Wednesday
26 May 2016 Beaufort 4th Thursday
25 May 2016 Bluffton 4th Wednesday
24 May 2016 Rock Hill 4th Tuesday
24 May 2016 Columbia III 4th Tuesday
23 May 2016 Greenville 4th Monday
21 May 2016 Surfside 3rd Saturday
19 May 2016 Camden 3rd Thursday
18 May 2016 Columbia I 3rd Wednesday
16 May 2016 Chapin/Irmo 3rd Monday
16 May 2016 Columbia II 3rd Monday
16 May 2016 Sumter 3rd Monday
11 May 2016 Bluffton 2nd Wednesday
10 May 2016 Aiken 2nd Tuesday
10 May 2016 Rock Hill 2nd Tuesday
10 May 2016 Columbia III 2nd Tuesday
09 May 2016 Greenville 2nd Monday
07 May 2016 Surfside 1st Saturday
04 May 2016 Columbia I 1st Wednesday
03 May 2016 Daniel Island 1st Tuesday
03 May 2016 Lexington every other Tuesday
02 May 2016 Camden 1st Monday
02 May 2016 Chapin/Irmo 1st Monday
02 May 2016 Columbia II 1st Monday
02 May 2016 Sumter 1st Monday
01 Mar 2016 Webinar #7 Plotting Essentials: Five things you have to know to plot your novel or short story” by Susan Breen
01 Mar 2016 Carrie McCray Writing Contest

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