ABOUT US
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In existence since October 2005, WIZARDS OF WORDS became a California 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization in January 2006.
We are comprised of a board of directors and members who volunteer their expertise, efforts and services to present writers' conferences throughout
the United States. Our CHARTER and GENERAL MEMBERSHIPS are made up of published authors and we offer ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIPS to unpublished authors, readers, editors, agents, publishers, fans, librarians, bookstores, etc. 1. We teach the craft of writing, promotion & marketing, and the business of writing in workshops at conferences. 2. Beginning with our 2007 conference, we are also reaching out to schools and including workshops to and by the writing youth of our nation. 3. We're all about networking and sharing our success and all we know about writing with one another. 4. We offer financial assistance upon approved application, and educational scholarships to our workshops. 5. It is our goal to provide high-profile keynote speakers and representatives from publishing houses, as well as agents, at our conferences. 6. It is our goal to also hold conferences in the international community. 7. We have annual contests for poets and short story writers, with cash prizes for the top in each category and publication in our newsletter - BELLES LETTRES. 8. It is our goal to set up a retail online book store on our website, as well as, a members' book store at our annual conferences. 9. It is our goal to set up affiliate writers' groups in each state under the Wizards of Words umbrella and guidelines. During discussions in writers' groups, on writers' boards, in chat rooms . . . it has become evident that there is an avid interest in combining forces to stage events and conferences throughout this and other countries. There is a need for more workshops, panels, lectures, and readings within our reach to enable us to hone our craft, regardless of publisher and genre. WOW intends to help fulfill that need. The fact that we're open to all genres sets us apart from most writers' groups and conferences. We believe that WIZARDS OF WORDS is a marvelous vehicle, not only to meet and mingle and exchange promotional, educational & marketing trends, but a means to cultivate life-long friendships with each other and to celebrate our successes. OUR PURPOSE STATEMENT |