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• Summer Series 2025

  • Start
    03 Jun 2025
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  • End
    05 Aug 2025
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  • Schedule
    10 sessions
  • Location
    Zoom
  • Spaces left
    30

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  The South Carolina Writers Association weekly Summer Series is back!

  Join us at noon every Tuesday from June 3 through Aug. 5 for engaging discussions on topics that matter to writers. 

  All Summer Series sessions are free for SCWA members. Nonmembers can join for $10 per session or $80 for thr full series.

  Register now so you don’t miss a session!

  Discussion Topics

  June 3: How to Get What You Need from Writing Workshops, led by Kasie Whitener & Renee Fountain

  June 10: Finding Calm in the Chaos of Today’s Social Media Demands, led by Becky Muth

  June 17: The Heroine’s Journey, led by Nancy Allen-Mastro

  June 24: What are Literary Agents Really Looking For?,  led by Amy Collins 

  July 1: Family Poetry: Healing our Past, led by Art Turfa and Susanna Rich

  July 8: Marketing for Writers: Search Engine Optimization, Keywords and Website Discoverability, led by Sydney Bollinger

  July 15: Writing a Series, led by Jodie Cain Smith 

  July 22: Writing for Young Readers, led by Dakota McElhinny

  July 29: Writing All Things Canine, led by Barb Magera

  August 5: How to Write a Cozy Mystery, led by Sheila Hudson

  ZOOM LINKS PROVIDED UPON REGISTRATION.

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• Author's Toolbox: Baker Rogers: The Importance of Queer Voices in Research

  • When
    19 Jun 2025
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    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Join us for this Author’s Toolbox at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 19, via Zoom as Baker Rogers presents “The Importance of Queer Voices in Research.”

  Baker Rogers is the owner of Queer Haven Books in Columbia. They are also a full professor of sociology at Georgia Southern University. Rogers was born in South Carolina, and it has been their goal to get back to their home state and help provide resources for the queer community - resources they wish they had coming-of-age in South Carolina. This goal is what led to opening Queer Haven Books. Through their research and their work with the bookstore and beyond, Rogers advocates for the importance of queer voices, community and space, especially in the South. Queer Haven Books is South Carolina's only queer bookstore, and Rogers hopes that all queer people can find something they need at the bookstore, whether that's information, resources, escape, friendships, community or something else.

  Also, make plans to attend the final Author’s Toolbox at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 17, with agent Renee Fountain, discussing “Platform Building for Introverts.”

  Members, free; nonmembers, $25. Zoom link will be provided upon registration.

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• Author's Toolbox: Renee Fountain: Platform Building for Introverts

  • When
    17 Jul 2025
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    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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• Virtual Conference: "The Joy of Writing Partners & Performance"

  • Start
    15 Aug 2025
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  • End
    16 Aug 2025
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  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Zoom

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  The South Carolina Writers Association is excited to host "The Joy of Writing: Partners & Performance," from 6 to 11 p.m. Friday, Aug. 15, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16.

  This two-day virtual event features sessions necessary for writers ready to dig into the business of writing. Learn how to navigate the landscape of modern publishing, how to monetize your work, and how to approach writing like a job.

  With keynote talks from Jonathan Haupt and Jodie Cain Smith, this event also features sessions on how to perform your work at readings and open mic and get involved in the literary community.

  Registration for SCWA members is $125 and $150 for nonmembers. 

  Zoom link provided upon registration.

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