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Welcome to September 1 in Minnesota.
Yes, autumn is pushing summer aside. With fall comes the end to the Brainerd Writers Alliance annual writing contest. Thank you to all who submitted and good luck! Our September meeting will be a planning session for 2019. We’ll talk … Continue reading
Great writers writing in Minnesota
In the three years that I’ve been involved with Brainerd Writers Alliance while learning the how-tos of writing a novel, I’ve been stunned at the level of great talent I’ve found in Minnesota. Talented writers abound. Maybe it’s the isolation of winter … Continue reading
Writing Fiction
Not that I’m doing that this week. I’m imaging myself writing fiction but instead, I’m promoting the Brainerd Writers Alliance MN writers contest and the writers’ conference. We still need submissions and we still need registrations to make this thing … Continue reading
May 2018 Brainerd Writers Alliance News and Meeting Agenda
2018 WRITERS CONFERENCE & BOOK FAIR Oct. 27, 2018 9:30 to 3:30 p.m., Location to be announced Ticket sales open June 1 2018 Conference Speaker| Minnesota Book Award finalist Erin Hart Author of Haunted Ground, Lake of Sorrows, False Mermaid, The … Continue reading
April Meeting AGENDA
Visitors are encouraged to attend. We’ll meet in the large meeting room at the Brainerd Public Library. Bring paper and pen/pencil. This will be a working meeting. 10:00 Meet and greet / coffee and snacks 10:15 Member news & kudos … Continue reading
March 2018 Newsletter
THAT WAS FUN! Our first Brainerd Writers Presents author talk with Diane Schlagel at Sage on Laurel filled the small room with 16 in attendance. Diane’s presentation was engaging. Her memoir, The Price of New Shoes: An Older Sister’s Journey, is … Continue reading
Critiques
We want feedback and we hate feedback. One of the toughest parts of the writing process can be hearing the reader’s and the editor’s perspective. We all want to improve our writing and if we want readers, then it’s critical … Continue reading
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New for 2018, Brainerd Writers Alliance Presents…
We seem to be on the right side of bitter cold in our region for now. I know that makes me feel more like getting out and about. Yesterday I stopped in at Sage on Laurel to say, “Hi,” to … Continue reading
Call for submissions for Talking Stick 27
THE TALKING STICK is a locally published and nationally recognized publication. CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Again, this year we celebrate the short form. Wanted: SHORT Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction. Writers must be from Minnesota or have some connection to this area. … Continue reading
Looking for a writers’ group in MN?
http://writersrelief.com/writing-groups-for-writers/#minnesota Minnesota Writing Groups: Alexandria, MN — Alexandria Area Writers Group (All Genres) Alexandria, MN — Alexandria Word Weavers (All Genres) Brainerd, MN — Brainerd Heartland Poets (Poetry) Brainerd, MN — Brainerd Writers Alliance (All Genres) Duluth, MN — Lake Superior Writers (All Genres) Elbow Lake, MN — Elbow Lake … Continue reading
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