MWG Chapters

Local Voices. Statewide Impact.

MISSISSIPPI WRITERS GUILD CHAPTERS

Coastal Chapter

Chapter head: John Dumoulin
Meets 5:30 to 8pm every third Wednesday
Gulfport Arts Center - 1300 24th Avenue
“26 letters - infinite potential”
For all writers, from professional to hobbiest.
For more info, contact John Dumoulin through his author site at jmichaeldumoulin.com.

Meridian

The Meridian Chapter of the Mississippi Writers Guild will begin monthly on the last Saturday of the month at the Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Center from 1 pm.- 3 pm. Members are welcome to bring snacks. Special meetings like Literary Artists on Stage and Writers in the Round will be held in various locations around The Max, including the church on the 2nd floor. Contact Richelle through her website www.richelleputnam.com

Northwest Mississippi

They will meet the first Saturday of the month at 1:00pm in the B.J. Chain Public Library, 6619 Highway 305 North, Olive Branch, Mississippi. Chapter head is Patricia Carter.

cpatricia900@gmail.com
662-579-6404
662-890-1712

Golden Triangle

Chapter Head: Laura Lee
leelaura359@gmail.com
Meets at Book Mart & Cafe in Starkville, second Saturday of the month at 1:30pm

All writers and aspiring writers welcomed!

Picayune

Chapter president: Laura Anne Ewald
lauraanneewald@gmail.com

Meets in the Parish Hall of St. Barnabas' Anglican Church at 213 Norwood St. every Tuesday except the
first Tuesday of the month at 6:00pm. If there is a fifth Tuesday, a special writing workshop will be presented.

All writers and aspiring writers welcomed!

Natchez

Chapter president: Forrest Johnson
johnsonforrest730@gmail.com

This chapter also honors the late Galen Mark LaFrancis, who was the Natchez Chapter head since its inception and the Past President of the Mississippi Writers Guild. He is fondly remembered and sorely missed.

All writers and aspiring writers welcomed!

The Oxford Comma Writing Group

Chapter Head: Dr. Eliot Parker, eliotp@hotmail.com

All writers and aspiring writers are welcome!

FACEBOOK: (14) The Oxford Comma Creative Writing Group | Facebook

Tupelo

Chapter Head: Meredith Biesinger
meredithbiesinger@gmail.com.
Meets at the Lee County Library in Tupelo, first Saturday of each month at 10:00 am.

All writers and aspiring writers are welcome!

FACEBOOK: (14) Mississippi Writers Guild, The Tupelo Chapter | Facebook

Hattiesburg

Chapter head: Jamie O’Quinn
joquinn14@yahoo.com
The Library of Hattiesburg is located at 329 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, MS 39401. Meetings are the first Saturday of each month at 1:00 pm. All writers and aspiring writers are welcome! FACEBOOK: The Hattiesburg Chapter of the Mississippi Writers Guild |

Middle Mississippi

Chapter head: Janet Taylor Perry
janettaylorperry@gmail.com
Cell 601-863-9476
The Middle Mississippi Chapter meet the first Saturday of each month at St. Coukumb's Episcopal Church, 550 Sunnybrook Rd., Ridgeland, MS 39157

All writers are welcome!

Sumrall

Chapter head: Sarah Tagert

Email butterflylover82@gmail.com

The Sumrall Chapter meets at 2 pm the last Tuesday of every month at The Sumrall Library, 121 Poplar Street, Sumrall, MS