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September

SoCalMWA/SinC L.A. Joint Reception

Saturday, September 13
5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

UCLA Faculty Center
480 Charles Young Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1617

Members and guests only.  Free for members, $15.00 for guests. More information here.

 

August

Saturday, August 23rd: Gumbo Party! 

Members and guests only. Bill Fitzhugh is hosting a chapter Gumbo Party in his home, and all members and guests are invited. He is providing all the food and SoCalMWA is providing the beer, wine, water, and soft drinks.  More information here.

 RSVP: mail@billfitzhugh.com

 

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Mystery Writers of America, Inc. (MWA) was established in 1945 by a dozen or so like-minded mystery writers for the purpose of promoting and protecting the interests and welfare of mystery writers and to increase the esteem and literary recognition given to the genre. For information on services and how to join, please visit the MWA website or send them e-mail or call them at 212-888-8171. You can also print out a membership application.

The Southern California (SoCal) Chapter of MWA covers members in California and Nevada below the 36th parallel, as well as all of Arizona and Hawaii.

Chapter services include:

dingMonthly meetings at which members can network and enjoy the company of other writers.

dingThe March of Crime, a monthly newsletter full of publishing industry and market info, member updates, and chapter news. E-mail us to submit material or to get the fax number or postal address for doing so.

dingAn online mailing list through which any MWA member with Internet access can ask questions and trade information with others on a daily basis. Past messages are archived, and the service also includes a calendar, shared files, and a list of Internet bookmarks.
Click here to join the list.

dingA speaker's bureau, where members can volunteer to participate in speaking engagements and other opportunities to be in front of the public. It's run by Naomi Hirahara; e-mail her to submit your name.

dingA library of members' works, housed at California State University, Long Beach. Any member may donate submit or produced work in for inclusion.

Our mailing address is:

Mystery Writers of America
Southern California Chapter
12021 Wilshire Blvd #506
Los Angeles CA 90025

Voice mail: (323) 319-6MWA (6692)

Members of the chapter board of directors include Leslie S. Klinger (president), Deborah Atkinson, D.P. Lyle, Dianne Emley, Linda Johnston, T. Jefferson Parker, Patricia Smiley, Pamela Samuels-Young, Naomi Hirahara, Bill FitzHugh, and Kris Neri, with immediate past president James Lincoln Warren as ex officio member.


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