Monthly meeting
Join us on Tuesday, February 20 from 6-8 pm in room 301 of Musser Public Library! Bring a pen, bring a friend, bring a short work to share.
Writing contests
Register now for the IRON PEN — a 24-hour writing competition that will test your creative skills. You can choose poetry, nonfiction, or fiction, or enter all three, for the chance to win a cash prizes AND free registration to the David R. Collins Conference this summer! Register through the MWC website
The Iowa Poetry Association’s 79th annual contest is open now! You have until February 28 to submit a poem that could be featured in the next Lyrical Iowa. Click here for contest rules and categories
Publishing panel
The Davenport Library at Fairmount is hosting, in concert with the Midwest Writing Center, a three-part series of publishing panels. Register for any or all 3 of the sessions on submissions-based and independent publishing, self-publishing, and traditional, agent-based publishing. It’s free!
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