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)
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Keep your calendar open for our Tuesday, July 10, 2018 critique meeting
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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 
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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 
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September 11, 2018 Meeting Speaker- MELANIE STILES

December Christmas Party
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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.
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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.

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Connie McWilliams and Jeff Campbell

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Some of the best Christian Publishers Zondervan. Zondervan is the gold standard of Christian publishing. ... Moody Publishers. ... Bethany House. ... Crosslink Publishing. ... Christian Faith Publishing. ... Lighthouse Christian Publishing. ... Thomas Nelson. ... Faithwords

Martha Roddy Founder and past President

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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.

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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

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January 9, 2018 / Critique Meeting
Elected Officers
Linda Slate, President
Debbie Sapp, Vice-President
Lois Harris, Secretary
Marie Riffle, Treasurer
Jeff Campbell, Chaplai

Contact Patricia Kougar-Melton-Melton if you would like NW IWA business cards.

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Lois, NWIWA Secretary, writer and a woman of many talents. Ask about her creations!

Marha and members busy at work! Free Publishing Opportunities See Below:

Scroll down for overview of the May meeting with photos and Question Sheet given out by DiAnn Mills

50 Magazines & Blogs that Pay Writers 

CONGRATULATONS Connie Mcwilliams! 
Thank you for sharing your good news.
Connie spoke to us on writing for magazines and she is awesome and an incredible inspiration. 
Connie prays, prays, prays, writes, writes, writes and submits, submits, submits, a writing lesson for all of us. October 27, 2018

Texas Christian Writers' Conference
Saturday, August 4, 2018 
Houston First Baptist Church
7401 Katy Freeway, Houston, TX
Click for Schedule

IWA Writing Contest - Click for Information and Entry Form.  Submit to: magnolia7787@gmail.com 

17 FREE Writing Contests With Cash Prizes (Up To $30,000)
https://www.freedomwithwriting.com/freedom/uncategorized/5309/ 

2918 TCWC Brochure   .pdf         .doc

You have until JULY 1 to 
enter the Texas Christian Writers competition sponsored by IWA

IWA_ OPEN CONTEST 2018 PDF

Contest evaluation Criteria  PDF
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One Conference correction: Lena Nelson Dooley had to cancel for health reasons and her workshops are canceled and new ones added to be covered by Kathleen Y'Barbo, Christen Lazo, and Melanie Stiles.  
Kathleen will do Lena's workshop: "Understanding the Father's Heart and Applying it to Our Writing.  This was her description:
When we write for the Kingdom, we must understand the heart of God. His heart for ourselves
His heart for the World. Whether we write fiction or nonfiction, without this knowledge in our heart, it can’t pour into our writing.
Christen Lazo's will be on writing Biblical studies
Melanie Stiles' will be on Ghost Writing

IWA Membership Form 2018 - pdf
NWHIWA would love to have you join our creative group of writers.
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​2018  April,  Martha posts two documents:
Character Chart
Basic Character Sheet
2018  American Christians have an annual purchasing power of $5.1 trillion. That dumbfounds me, you guys. It’s like the national debt sometime in the Clinton administration. Most Christians shell out money on the same basic expenses our neighbors do – food, mortgages, bills – but we spend other dollars differently.  The above quote lists books, restaurants (Chick-Filet) stores (Hobby Lobby).   Keep on keeping on with your writing. There is a market out there for Chrisitan writing.  
By Holland Webb, @WebbJohnpaul  ​



You may be interested…free From: 
Steve Laube : Book Proposal Tips & Tricks
Click for copy:  PDFbptat.pdf,

2017 October PowerPoint Presentation    Click to download PDF                                
Book Your Success Now!

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At our December meeting you were invited to share a Christmas Story dear to your heart.

Also remember we pay Dues in January.

Check out Terry Whalin's website re: publishing in the Christian Market. Terry spoke at Texas Christian Writers' conference several years ago.
http://www.right-writing.com/newsletter.html
​Get your book published:
http://www.right-writing.com/published.html 
Insight to Common Writer Questions:
http://www.right-writing.com/insight.html

Terry Whalin states:
If you follow the news about publishing, you are aware the physical bookstores are shrinking. This year over 400 Family Christian bookstores closed their doors. One of the wide open areas for authors is the public library. Libraries have: 
• People who love authors and books
• Budgets to buy books
• Hold events for authors to sell books
• And much more
Yet how to you sell your book to these librarians who are buying books? In the last week, I have purchased the Real Fast Library Marketing program and I’ve been working through the various lessons. I’m about to begin actively selling my Billy Graham book to libraries using this system. For a limited time, you can also learn about and purchase this program. There is a free two-hour webinar and discounted program at: 
http://realfastlibrarymarketing.com/terry/
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CHECK OUT Beth Moore's Website
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Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15 KJV
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We are a happy, joyous serious group of writers! Join us: 

2017 Officers
Linda Slate, President
Debbie Sapp, Vice-President
Lois Harris, Secretary
Marie Riffle, Treasurer
J. D .Smith, Newsletter
Connie McWilliams, Hospitality Chair
Jeff Campbell, Chaplain
Martha Roddy, Historian
Patricia Kougar-Melton, Web Manager
Martha Roddy
 -  Founder, Past President    magnolia7787@gmail.com 
​     website: martharoddy.com
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View this interesting article on the SERIAL COMMA
​Nothing excites the passion of grammar geeks more than the serial, or Oxford, comma.
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Click here for Bible Apps for your phone 
​go to Member Page scroll to page bottom 

NWH IWA! meets in Room 301, 7-9 p.m.

OCTOBER Northwest Houston IWA! MEETING __ Member Discussion

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Power of Emotions presented by Diane Mills to the Northwest Houston IWA! members, May 9, 2017

Click for a PDF copy of Questions that D Mills gave out to writers.

DiAnn Mills, best selling contempory author

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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
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​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


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January 2017 Meeting - Enjoyed by all!

November meeting highlights included an article by Connie, a poem by Nicki and a reading by Martha from The Sleeper.

September NWH IWA! meeting at Copperfield Church led by Marth Roddy, President

update - December 2018          webmaster - kougarp@gmail.com ​​