The Benefits of Membership in
Hawaii Writers Guild
Writing Support GroupsAccess both live face-to-face and virtual Writing Support Group meetings, locally at some Big Island venues and virtually via Zoom on a weekly basis.
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Public Readings & Workshops Participate in Public Reading Events at libraries and other venues and attend Hawaii Writers Guild creative writing and technical workshops
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Make your Debut on the Internet! by getting published in Latitudes, our Online Literary Journal, or by being interviewed on one of our YouTube episodes, or by simply having your Personal Page up on our website.
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More HWG Membership Benefits
Videos & PodcastsParticipate in Hawaii Writers Guild's YouTube presentations such as “Inside the Writers Studio," "Writers Showcase," and "WriteOn!" and in planned future Podcast activities.
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Writers Conferences Attend and participate in major Writers Conferences, such as the Kauai Writers Conference and the California Writers Club events, at reduced rates.
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New Member GuideAccess new member information to improve your ability to use the opportunities available within the Guild
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Still More Benefits
Internet PresenceEstablish your Internet presence on the Hawaii Writers Guild website, starting with your photo and brief biography on the site and, if desired, your own personal page which can also double as your website until you design and host your own.
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Grow with the Guild
Grow with the Guild by volunteering to participate in its activities, such as manning the HWG table at various events, writing articles for the online newsletter, Member News, participating in Latitudes submissions and evaluations, assisting with the HWG website upkeep, or helping with grant writing or HWG's social media presence. |
Own the Coveted HWG Ballpoint Pen!Last, but not necessarily least: claim ownership of your own high-quality, smooth-writing, blue Hawaii Writers Guild ballpoint pen, particularly useful for those critical proofreading and editing tasks and downright indispensable for book signings and royalty check endorsing!
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What are you waiting for? Join HWG Now!
Current Announcements
Well, it’s finally here, the third edition of Member News, our every-so-often-but-getting-more-frequent Guild newsletter for members. And members is the operative word here! Everything in the new, third edition of Member News, every word, every sentence, every article is of, for, or about our members. The New Members and Just Published sections are all about our members. The Featured Stories section features articles about or authored by members, and the Genre Corner and Transitions sections, again, are centered on members new and old. So just drag your pointer up to Guild News item on the main menu and click on the submenu entitled “MEMBER NEWS THREE” and enjoy exploring and learning all about yourselves, our members.
Announcing the all new MEMBERS GUIDE
The definitive handbook will provide new members with information to improve their ability to use the opportunities available within the Guild. The Member Guide has now been published as of October 4th on our website and can be accessed here.
The definitive handbook will provide new members with information to improve their ability to use the opportunities available within the Guild. The Member Guide has now been published as of October 4th on our website and can be accessed here.
The Hawaii Writers Guild YouTube channel has just introduced a new series of videos. In addition to our previous video offerings of Inside the Writers Studio and Write On!, we now have a third series called Hawaii Writers Showcase, featuring brief readings of selected writings by individual HWG members. Our first video in this new series features member Wendy Wilson reading a story from her collection of writings. You can hear and watch Wendy reading “The Other One” here. Keep your eyes open for the next episode of Hawaii Writers Showcase coming in a few weeks. More will follow on a regular basis. We'll announce new episodes periodically via our GoogleGroup email channel. While watching the pilot, just click on the red box below the video on the right that says “subscribe.” Several members are lined up to record their readings and we'll reach out when more are needed. In the meanwhile, you can go to our YouTube channel any time to see if there are any new videos. Mahalo nui loa to member Johnson Kahili for spearheading this new addition to our YouTube channel.
Okay, it’s here folks! After a long, arduous submission/ evaluation/ editing/publishing process, the Third Edition of Latitudes, our online Literary Journal, is finally finished and available for viewing on our website. There’s a plethora of outstanding Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Drama available for your reading pleasure available here. And if you’re a bit gun-shy about clicking on links, just hie on over to the MORE menu above. Look for Literary Review and click on “LITREVIEW THIRD EDITION” near the bottom of the MORE menu and have at it, but give yourself plenty of time. There’s a helluva lot of great reading there. And any day now we will be announcing plans for out fourth edition - Latitudes-4.
And speaking of Latitudes, the first three editions of the journal, are also available online for your reading pleasure. You can get to them by using the "MORE" menu above and choosing the LITREVIEW FIRST EDITION or LITREVIEW SECOND EDITION or LITREVIEW THIRD EDITION choices at the bottom of the dropdown list.
And speaking of Latitudes, the first three editions of the journal, are also available online for your reading pleasure. You can get to them by using the "MORE" menu above and choosing the LITREVIEW FIRST EDITION or LITREVIEW SECOND EDITION or LITREVIEW THIRD EDITION choices at the bottom of the dropdown list.
HWG is now a bonafide 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation!!
What this means is that we are now eligible for tax deductible contributions and other federal government sanctioned benefits. See here for more information.
New! Hawaii Writers Guild Student Memberships All the benefits at a reduced annual dues rate Check it out here
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