Writers' Guild of Texas
About Writers Guild of Texas
The Writers' Guild of Texas (WGT) is a nonprofit organization designed to serve the writing community of Texas.

The Writer’s Guild of Texas is dedicated to providing peer support, information exchange,  and formal and informal self-education opportunities for published and not-yet-published writers.
 
Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events:

March 15 - Agent, Terry Burns from Hartline Literary Agency - "Agent Q & A"

March 27 - Saturday workshop with Charlotte Lanham, multi published Chicken Soup author.

Held at the North Dallas Chamber of Commerce, 10:00 till 2-2:30; $25.00 for non-members and $20.00 for members

Included in this fee is the opportunity for anyone attending the workshop to send Charlotte a Current Needs Chicken Soup story within the following two weeks following the workshop.

Charlotte will judge the stories, select a winner, and give the winning story a free critique and help the author get the story ready for submission. (She has had more than one winner be published in CSS)

Topics covered during the workshop will Include:

Charlotte’s success story, 10 Top Reasons to Write for Chicken Soup, Readings, The Recipe for a Good Story, Current Needs

Hot Tips from the Editor, Actual writing exercises throughout the day. (hooks, titles, good beginnings, good endings, etc.)

If you are interested in writing first person true stories--whether for publication (for Chicken Soup for the soul or others) or to record true family stories for the next generation--you won't want to miss this workshop.

April 19 - American Literary Review Editor, John Tait

May 17 - Rosemary Clement-Moore

June 21 - Read In
 
WGT Meetings

 

 

The WGT meets on the third Monday of each month from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
in the basement conference room of the Richardson Public Library,
900 Civic Center Drive, Richardson, Texas 75080.

All programs and workshops are free and open to the public.
 
Monday February 15, 2010 - Shirley Duke - Tips and Tools: Navigating the World of Children's Writing

Tips and Tools: Navigating the World of Children's Writing

Writing for children takes many of the tools of writing for adults does--but there are some differences. Shirley Duke, a teacher for twenty-five years, has written for children in a variety of markets and will share insights and information about writing for children and what it takes. SCBWI, CW, CBI, CBC, Write4Kids, and Margot Finke: come find out what these acronyms mean and how they can help you learn more about writing for children.

Shirley Duke writes for children of many ages. She is the author of a picture a book, No Bows!, a YA novel, Unthinkable, and eight other commissioned novels for children. She's written teacher guides for Peachtree Publishers and articles for Latingirl magazine. She has always loved science and most recently completed two nonfiction science books.

She taught science, reading, and English as a second language in public schools for twenty-five years in the elementary, middle, and high school levels. She holds a bachelor's degree in biology and master's degree in education from Austin College.

She's spoken at schools, state and national reading conferences, book festivals, community groups, and universities. She's on the Texas Women's University Librarian's Choices Best 100 Books committee and blogs weekly about books and science ideas at Simply Science. For more information, visit www.shirleysmithduke.com.

 

LOCATION CHANGE. THIS MEETING ONLY:
Richardson Civic Center (adjacent to the Library; Library &Civic Center share the parking lot)
900 Civic Center Dr.
Richardson TX 75080
Parks Room (look for signage just inside building entrance)