Northwest Houston Inspirational Writers Alive is Christian interdenominational writers’ club. IWA promotes creative writing to glorify Christ by helping individuals advance their writing skills and find effective markets for their work. DECEMBER meeting: Marie Riffle is out of town because of the death of a family member and the Christmas Party, December 11 meeting at the home of Marie Riffle is canceled, but rescheduled at our usual meeting place: Refreshments: Your favorite Take to a Party dish, snack, or sweet. Copperfield Church, 8350 Highway Six North, Houston 77095, 7-9 pm OCTOBER NEWS: PDF SEPTEMBER NEWS: PDF Free Publishing Guide: (See article below after officer's list) Download the Free Guide Keep your calendar open for our Tuesday, July 10, 2018 critique meeting AUGUST MEETING 2018 will be a the first Baptist Church Saturday, August 4, 2018, 8 am-4:30 pm for the 26th Annual Texas Christian Writers' Conference NEWSLETTER has the details: PDF We welcome writers at all levels. MEMBERSHIP FORM 2018 Meetings Critique Meetings scheduled for Second Tuesdays May, June, July, October, November Also, October and November We nominate and vote for new officers Special Events NW Houston IWA! Meets August 4, 2018 for the Annual IWA! Conference Houston’s First Baptist Church 7401 Katy Freeway Houston, Texas NW Houston IWA! does not meet in August at Copperfield September 11, 2018 Meeting Speaker- MELANIE STILES December Christmas Party ______________________________________________________________ MAY 8th, 2018 MEETING featured: HIDDEN in Plain Sight by Jeff Campbell, our Chaplain We praise the Lord Jeff is a member of NW Houston IWA!. We know he’ll be happy to share his journey writing, HIDDEN in Plain Sight. ______________________________________________________________ NW Houston IWA Meets Second Tuesdays of the month at Copperfield Church 8350 Hwy 6 North from 7 to 9 pm. Check with front desk for Room Number ![]() Spring MEETING: Leigh Powers has accepted invitation to speak April 10, 2018
See Leigh's website: lapowers25@gmail.com Leigh Powers loves helping women find their places in God's great story of salvation. Leigh is an award winning author, speaker, pastor's wife and mother of three from Conroe, Texas. She is a graduate of Baylor University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary who has published over three hundred Bible study lessons and devotions with publishers such as BaptistWay Press, Smyth & Helwys, Union Gospel Press, and Worthy. You can usually find her with either a book or knitting needles in her hand--and sometimes both. Renewed: 40 A 40-Day Devotional for Healing from Church Hurt and Loving Well in Ministry is her first book. MEETING: Tuesday, April 10, 2018, 7-9 pm MEETING: February 13, 2018 Critique Sessions: On arrival, please sign the Critique Sheet for a critique of your manuscript. Guidelines for a critique: We follow guidelines acceptable with most publishers, font New Times Roman 12 and double-spaced. We critique five pages maximum. Copies: We are members of a writing organization. We need sufficient copies of manuscripts for critique or handouts for each person at the table. For this reason, we greatly appreciate members who let us know they’ll be absent. Copies Needed for February: Please bring five to eight copies. ![]() ________________________________________
Since the founding of NW Houston IWA! we have alternated Critique Sessions with speakers. Our speakers include multi-published authors in all genre and come with a myriad of experiences from many walks of life. August Scribe 2018 - PDF
June Scribe 2018 - PDF May Scribe 2018 - PDF April Scribe 2018 - PDF March Scribe 2018 - PDF February Scribe 2018 - PDF December Scribe 2017 - PDF November Scribe 2017 - PDF October Scribe 2017 - PDF September Scribe 2017 - PDF July Scribe 2017 - PDF June Scribe 2017- PDF May Scribe 2017- PDF ______________________________________________________________ January 9, 2018 / Critique Meeting Elected Officers Linda Slate, President Debbie Sapp, Vice-President Lois Harris, Secretary Marie Riffle, Treasurer Jeff Campbell, Chaplai Are you ready to begin your journey to becoming a published author? Elm Hill, a division of HarperCollins Christian Publishing, is offering a free publishing guide to all FaithGateway readers who have a book they would like to see published. Claim your free publishing guide now! Whether your book is an evangelical memoir, a book of practical advice for other believers, a modern Christian novel, or any other type of Christian book, the Download the Free Guide Publishing guide explains how your book can be professionally published and sold into local stores by the HarperCollins Christian Publishing sales team. |
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OCTOBER Northwest Houston IWA! MEETING __ Member Discussion
Power of Emotions presented by Diane Mills to the Northwest Houston IWA! members, May 9, 2017
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May meeting! 2017 DIANN MILLS Gave an excellent talk on the POWER OF EMOTIONS Copperfield Baptist Church, 8350 Hwy. 6 North Houston, TX 77095 United States + Google Map ___________________________________________ We Write for His Glory. Let my concepts and writing be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my strength and my redeemer. KJV Psalm 19:14 _________________________________________________ Sign Up for a Free Publishing Guide Fill in the form for a PDF download of our publishing guide and get started on your journey today with WestBow Press, a division of Thomas Nelson & Zondervan. http://www.westbowpress.com BOOK PROPOSAL Tips and Tricks PDF by Steve Laube |
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