Local Groups
Clearwater Writers Network
Organizer: Malcolm Dell
Location: Orofino, Idaho
For more information visit their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1966187353598515/
Confluence Writers
Organizer: Janet Marugg
Location: Lewiston, Idaho
For more information and meeting times contact Janet at confluencewritersgroup@gmail.com
Critique Cohort
Organizer: Kyndall Elliot
Location: Moscow, Idaho
This group meets every other Wednesday at 5 PM in One World Cafe. For more information contact Kyndall at critiquecohort@gmail.com
Free Writing
Organizer: Sharon Cousins
Location: Moscow, Idaho
This group meets at 7 PM on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at Shari’s Cafe. For more information contact Sharon at writersguildgal@moscow.com
Idaho Writers League, Palouse Chapter
Current President: Mark Ready
Location: Moscow, Idaho
This group meets on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays at the Good Samartian assisted living complex.
For more information about this group visit their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/150032849075756/
Inland Northwest Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
Palouse Contact: Annette Pimentel
Location: Spokane, Washington
For more information about this group, visit their webpage: https://inlandnw.scbwi.org
NaNoWriMo
Municipal Leaders: Jay Dearien (Moscow) & Sean Williams (Pullman)
Location: Everywhere in November. Just Moscow, Idaho the rest of the year.
National Novel Writing Month is November, but Jay holds edit and write-ins every Saturday at 10 AM in the back room at One World Café. For more information visit the local NaNoWriMo Page: https://nanowrimo.org/regions/usa-idaho-moscow-Lewiston
Shari’s Critique Group
Palouse Contact: Sanan Kolva
Location: Moscow, Idaho
This is a dedicated critique group that meets in the back of Shari’s on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays each month. Meet at 6:30 PM for dinner, critiques usually start about 7:00 PM. They mostly focus on novels and longer works, but short stories are also welcome. Fiction/Nonfiction okay. If you come, bring copies of your work with you to pass out to be critiqued at the next meeting. For more information, contact Sanan Kolva at https://sanankolva.com/contact-me/
National Groups
Authors Guild
WGA
SCBWI
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Authors Guild
Members of the Authors Guild are entitled to their legal services, web services, access to seminars and member events, member directory, the Back in Print program, a quarterly bulletin, and more. -
WGA
The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) is a labor union composed of the thousands of screenwriters, playwrights, and others who produce content that keeps audiences entertained. -
SCBWI
The international professional organization for authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults.