Join Midwest Romance Writers (MRW)
Are you searching for a group of supportive people to help improve your writing craft?
Then you’re in the right place.
Attend a Monthly Meeting
We welcome you to attend one of our Midwest Romance Writers (MRW) monthly meetings as a guest. If you would like to join us officially, our dues are only $40 for an entire year of fun, camaraderie and learning.
Our members range from multi-published to just beginning.
Midwest Romance Writers (MRW) meets on the second Thursday of each month at Carrabba's Italian Grill, 10586 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS 66212, just north of 435. Our meetings begin at 6pm with dinner and socializing. At 7pm we have a brief 15-20 minute business meeting followed by our presentation/discussion. Presentations/Discussions are planned to last approximately 45 minutes to an hour. We have Zoom available for members who can't attend the regular meetings.
For more information, email MRWinformation@gmail.com.
Midwest Romance Writers (MRW) Membership Benefits
Monthly Programs
Our next meeting will be May 9, 2024, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at:
Carrabba’s Italian Grill
10586 Metcalf Ave,
Overland Park, KS 66212
Our May program will be Marketing Sell Sheets for writers, published or not, presented by Nancy Parra.
Nancy Parra AKA Nancy Coco AKA Nell Hampton is the author of over 35 published novels including five mystery series: The Oregon Honeycomb Mystery Series (Kensington), The Candy-Coated Mysteries (Kensington), The Kensington Palace Mystery Series (Crooked Lane), and The Gluten-free Baker’s Treat Mysteries (Berkley Prime Crime), just to name a few. She has over 30 years of experience in marketing for small businesses, including websites, graphics, sell sheets, blogs, advertising tags, and more.
Nancy will show us how to focus our books in one handy reference piece/brochure. This is a workshop so come prepared to write. We'll practice writing, how to write and use an elevator pitch, creating a back cover blurb, an inside cover piece, cover, bio, and QR code to our websites.
Visitors welcome!
Our monthly in-person programs include education about both the craft of writing and the business of publishing.
Email Group
All MRW members have access to our private IO Email Group. This communication tool is used for MRW announcements, member questions, and between-meeting discussions. Our members enjoy weekly motivational quotes, accountability, and the ability to keep each other up to date on good news.
Critiques
We feature frequent open critique sessions and all members have the opportunity to join a critique small-group which meets on a regular basis.
Retreat
MRW hosts an annual members-only writing retreat in October. The annual retreat is chock-full of mini-programs, open critique, creative writing exercises, and lots of laughter and fun with fellow writers.