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MEMBER NEWS

NATIONAL POETRY CONTEST WINNER

   Congratulations to Midwest Writers Guild member Terry Mominee. Her poem entitled January Rebellion has been selected as one of the winning 25 entries in the Writers Digest Annual Poetry contest. Winners will announced in the August edition of Writers Digest.

GET WELL STEVE SCHEER

   Midwest Writers Guild member Steven C. Scheer is successfully recovering from his recent surgery. We wish the absolute best for Steve and hope he is back in top form soon. His stentorian voice and indefatigable wit have become treasured fixtures at the MWG monthly meetings.

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EVENTS

MWG BREAKFAST AT BARNES & NOBLE

   MWG has breakfast every Saturday through the month of August at Barnes & Noble in Evansville...it's more of a little get together/rap session...good cappuccino, conversation, and company. See you there.


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MWG WRITING WORKSHOPS

   Midwest Writers Guild member Brandt Dodson, M.D. will hold a writing workshop entitled Writing the Mystery Novel, at Oaklyn Branch Library (3100 Oaklyn Drive in Evansville, off of Oak Hill Road, just west of where that intersects with Lynch Road), on Tuesday, July 29, from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. A native of Indianapolis, with a background in law enforcement and the military, as well as being a successful podiatrist, Brandt is the author of the Colton Parker Mystery Series, and has just published his latest book, White Soul. Learn what it takes to develop and write a good mystery from someone who really knows their stuff when it comes to cops, crimes and the human condition! Please contact Terry Mominee at sewbabysew@wowway.com to sign up now!


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MWG ANNUAL COOKOUT

The annual MWG cookout is scheduled for October 11, 2008, at Wesselman Park, located at 551 North Boeke Road, Evansville, Indiana. The hours are from noon until 6:00 p.m.
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MWG MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP MEETING

Wednesday, August 13, 2008, 6:30 p.m.
Barnes and Noble Bookstore
624 South Green River Road, Evansville, Indiana.
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RESOURCES
Aristotle's Poetics
Cambridge Online Dictionary
Google Language Translator
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Query Letter Fundamentals
Refdesk
20 Basic Plots
31 Rules for Good Writing
36 Dramatic Situations
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INTERESTING SITES
Academy of American Poets
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American Crime Writers League
American Screenwriters
Arts Council of Southwest Indiana
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Central Indiana Writers Association
Central Ohio Fiction Writers
Chicago Writer
Everyone Who’s Anyone
Fiction Factor
First Writer
FreelanceWriting.com
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GoodReports
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Gutenberg
Horror Writers Association
Indiana Arts Organization
Kentucky Author Forum
Library of Congress Book Events Calendar
Literary Law Guide
LitMatch
Lulu.com
MediaBistro
Michigan Writers
Michigan Writers Network
Missouri Writers' Guild
Miss Snark
Mystery Writers of America
novelandshortstory.com/blog
Novelspot
Poets & Writers, Inc.
Preditors & Editors
Publicity Hound
Publishers Lunch
Publishers Weekly
Randy Wollenmann Illustration & Design
Romance Writers of America
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
Southern Illinois Writers Guild
Suite 101
Tennessee Screenwriting Association
The Poetry Market
The American Novel
U.S. Copyright Office
U.S. Government Photos & Multimedia
WD Editors
White Paper Source
Writer Beware
Writer Gazette
Writers Digest.com
Writers Market.com
Writers Net
Writing.com
Writing-World.com
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MEMBERS
Janice Akers-DuBois
Sally Becker
Randy Benjamin
M. Dianne Berry
Dominic Birk
Michael Bristow
Kristi Carroll
B.J. Conner
Rita Corn
Carolyn Casey Craig
Mary Dixon
Brandt Dodson
Shay Gable
Jason Gray
Sharon S. Hurst
A.F. Johnson
Ben Kendall
William Kitchens
Christine Knapp
Louella Komuves
Larry Krohn
Daniel McCasoway
Shannon McKinney
Terry Mominee
Rita Moyes-Vandiver
Matthew O'Malley
Catherine Osborne
Lola Perkett
Andrea Pollard
Robert R. Railey
Lois L. Rini
G. Donald Risden
Steven C. Scheer
Cora Seaman
Don Seaman
Michael Shoulders
Graham Stuckey
Susie Stuckey
Michael Tevault
Janet Winders
Ken Winders
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OFFICERS
Secretary: Catherine Osborne
Treasurer: Andrea Pollard
Vice President: Larry Krohn
President: Don Seaman
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EMAIL CONTACTS
Catherine Osborne
Cora Seaman
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MIDWEST WRITERS GUILD OF EVANSVILLE
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EVANSVILLE, IN 47716
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