To join MRW, follow these instructions or contact us for more information:

Maryland Romance Writers (MRW)
PO Box 61512
Potomac, MD 20859
mrweventsinfo@yahoo.com

Membership in MRW is open to all members of RWA® and offers a variety of benefits:

  • Monthly Meetings Guest speakers discuss a variety of subjects pertinent to both published and unpublished writers.
  • Workshops Day-long workshops focus on topics such as writing skills, industry news, and research.
  • Critique Groups Meet with other writers to gain valuable feedback on your writing or to brainstorm new plot ideas.
  • The Writers Pulse MRW’s monthly newsletter offers up-to-date market and industry news, publication announcements of our members’ work, and other writing-related articles.
  • RWA® Affiliation Membership in this national organization brings additional benefits, such as an annual conference, the monthly trade publication Romance Writers Report, and writing contests.
  • Professional Support Perhaps the greatest benefit MRW members enjoy is the relationship with fellow writers on both social and professional levels, in person at meetings and events and online through a member yahoo group.
  • Book in a Week Every few months, MRW hosts a Book in a Week (BIAW) challenge where participants make writing their top priority. Participants set goals, record progress, and encourage each other on the MRW-BIAW yahoo group.

Full Membership is available to all writers interested in pursuing a career in romance writing.

2010 Board of Directors

  • President: Margaret Hren
  • Vice President: Sharon Buchbinder
  • Secretary: Laurel Wanrow
  • Treasurer: Kia Lawson
  • Program Directors: Teresa Hearl and Kathy Love
  • Newsletter Editor/Member News: Loretta Ellingsworth
  • Contest Coordinator: Beth Werrell
  • Publicity Director: Janet Mullany
  • PAN Liaison: Chris Zampi
  • PRO Liaison: Sharon Buchbinder
  • ESPAN Liaison: Kathy Affeldt
  • Website Liaison: Laura Thomson
  • Hospitality Director: Jamie Holland
  • Critique Group Coordinator: Joya Fields
  • Past President Liaison: Sarah White