Welcome
The Columbia Chapter of the Missouri Writers' Guild has served the writers of Central Missouri for over forty years. We sponsor a variety of activities throughout the year to provide writers both the encouragement to keep writing and the opportunity to perfect their craft.
We invite anyone who writes or wants to write to join in our efforts by becoming a member of the CCMWG. Our membership is diverse, representing many literary genres and levels of both ambition and accomplishment. Writers who want merely to write for their own enjoyment and self-expression are as welcome as those who regularly find publishers for their work.
Come and visit some of the activities detailed on these pages and join us in the promotion of the craft of writing in Central Missouri. Information about our next meetings will be found on the Meetings page.
Writers wishing to join CCMWG may do so by sending your name, mailing address, e-mail address and telephone number, along with a check for the annual dues ($7.50 for full-time students; $15.00 for others) to:
CCMWG
P.O. Box 7628
Columbia, MO 65205-7628
MWG President Visits Columbia Chapter
Deborah Marshall, president of the Missouri Writers' Guild was an honored guest and speaker at the Columbia Chapter September meeting.
Ms. Marshall spoke about the Missouri Warrior Writers Project, designed for veterans. The program gives veterans the opportunity to reflect on their experiences while deployed and away from their families; it gives spouses direction in recording their experiences, feelings, and frustrations while trying to keep families together and residences intact; and it gives children the opportunity to journal about their feelings, what they are doing, and what they want to do when the parent returns. We all know journaling can be therapeutic, but in the Warrior Writers Project, it becomes even more than that as it helps give families direction in coming to terms with devastating happenings in their lives.The Missouri Writers' Guild and the Missouri Humanities Council have partnered in the Missouri Warrior Writers Project to produce an anthology. There is an open call for submission for writing by veterans and active military service personnel of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars about their wartime experiences. Southeast Missouri State University will publish the first volume. Families are also encouraged to submit. The deadline is December 30, 2011 , and the expected release date is Armed Services Day, May 19, 2012 .
Ms. Marshall also brought us information about the 2011 Dr. Doris Mueller Poetry & Prose Contest. This contest has been set up as part of Dr. Mueller's legacy to fund a scholarship for a creative writing or English student enrolled in a program in a Missouri college or university. All proceeds above the prize money will go to the scholarship.
Another interesting part of her presentation was being brought up-to-date on connecting with the world. She asked how many of us were connected with various social and professional networks, and explained how using Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and other networks could further our "name recognition" by others, and give us a connection with our peers.
Thank you, Debbie. You gave us an interesting afternoon and new a perspective on several subjects. Please come back and see us again.
BY-LAWS Of the Columbia Chapter of the Missouri Writers’ Guild
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