Celebrating 35 years in 2022! Alberta Romance Writers' Association (ARWA) is a non-profit society, that provides a support network for our members and writers.
Early 2025 workshop preview! ๐WANT TO JOIN US?๐ Itโs easy to join on our website (link in bio). We prorate memberships so you don't have to pay the full year fee to join now for amazing workshops, cowriting sessions, and more! #virtualwritingworkshops
Who in our community is writing Western Romances? With it being the Day of the Horse, we thought we'd ask. So are you dreaming up a cowboy romance? A horse girl rom-com? Let us know! Or tell us one you've read and loved.
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On Dewey Decimal System Day, what sections of the library do you frequent?
Do you just love to sit in the stacks and read (We love 808.3 for all our fiction writing education needs)? Or snag a table and some writing time for yourself?
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December 8 is...Pretend to be a Time Traveller Day!
So what are your favourite time travel romance reads? Or are you writing one? Have you written one? Tell us about it!
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It's national sock day! We've talked about writing rituals, but what about your reading rituals? Do you...
๐ Wear comfy socks?
๐ Drink tea or coffee?
๐ Read only right before bed (and into the night promising "Just one more chapter...")?
#amreading#bookstagram#indieauthors
Last week of November! This week, we have our usual Monday evening write-in! It's easy to join us virtually and get some words out. On Nov 26, our writing discussion is on writing a memoir after our workshop this month. We hope to see you at one (or both?!)
Gilbert and Hall Press, run by an ARWA member, has a call out for short story submissions! It's open now until January 2025. The title is Green Magic: Stories of hope and power. More info at the link in our bio.
This week at ARWA: Virtual cowriting session on Nov 18. And our writing discussion on November 19? We are talking writing ~erotica~ after last month's erotica workshop. #indieauthors#amwriting
The 2024 Treasures Along the Fenceline: A Collection of Creative Works by ARWA is now available! The theme was "holidays," with short stories, poems, and non-fiction pieces for a range of holidays from New Year's and Valentine's Day to Halloween and Christmas. Link in bio.
Member Book Launch! A Horseman for Harriet, Book Two in the Series The Kingโs Colours is a historical romance by ARWA member D.S. Weber. Launch event on Nov 28 in Edmonton, info here: https://t.co/L0W9lAdzDI
This week at ARWA is huge! We have our Monday night virtual cowriting session on Nov 11. On Nov 12, we are chatting about writing body language. And this month's workshop, the last workshop of 2024, is on Nov 16th! Join us so you can take part.
Check out "A Christmas Cup of Joe," released by ARWA member Kirsten Clark on November 1st! Join Kirsten Clark for the virtual book launch event on Facebook from November 1st to 15th! Link: https://t.co/yXenagBZUJ