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, Petal & Forrest County is on the second floor in the quiet study room. It 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: (12) The Hattiesburg Chapter of the Mississippi Writers Guild | Facebook
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 the Ridgeland Library.
All writers are welcome!
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