The Austin Writer’s Guild (AWG) is a supportive group of Austin writers.

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Group members encourage each other to write as well as exchange ideas, celebrate successes, work through frustrations, and share any and everything related to the writing process. The members of Austin Writer’s Guild focus on nearly all forms and genres of writing, from novels and short stories, to movie scripts and memoirs. This group is open to everyone struggling to get that stubborn writing project up and running as well as those who want a fresh critique on their work. Membership is FREE! Join Today!

On Writing by Stephen King

In this master class on the craft of writing, Stephen King reveals the origins of his vocation and shares essential habits and rules that every writer can apply. A truly unique volume, it begins with a series of telling memories from youth and the struggling years leading up to publication of King’s first novel.

Writing Life Stories by Bill Roorbach

Writing Life Stories is a classic text that appears on countless creative nonfiction and composition syllabi the world over. This updated 10th anniversary edition gives readers the same friendly instruction and stimulating exercises along with updated information on current memoir writing trends, ethics, Internet research, and even marketing ideas.

Upcoming Events

 Several events are being planned for the members to meet face-to-face and share successes and challenges. 

New Polls

I added two new polls to learn more from members how they’d like AWG to support their writing. Take a poll and tell us more: http://austinwritersguild.com/drupal/poll