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The Northwest Institute of Literary Arts announces an all-out fund drive to bring back the WHIDBEY ISLAND WRITERS CONFERENCE! Click here for more information Donate with PayPal: To see our contributors, click here HURRAY! WE MET THE DEADLINE Thanks to the zero hour contributions of our great supporters, and the proceeds from our very successful Saturday Chat House and Dinner with the Authors & Agents we have met our goal of the Elizabeth George Foundation's Matching Challenge Grant! Your $15,000 has grown to $30,000 With money in the bank, there will be a 2011 Whidbey Island Writers Conference! But we need $90,000 to reach our goal of a full-sized, BEST-SELLER Conference. Every dollar gets us closer to a great conference. Send your donation to: WIWC PO Box 639 Freeland, WA 98249 Every penny is tax deductible.		Critique Mania runs from August 1 - 31. Critiques of your work starting at $25.00 from professional authors & editors -- check out their bios and choose your author for a critique! Guidelines for submissions are at this site. WHIDBEY WRITERS WORKSHOP celebrates becoming nationally accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council. Visit the MFA Program page SATURDAY SERIES WORKSHOP WIWA offers a new set of Saturday Series Workshops . Full-day, affordable workshops with hands-on experience, taught by highly acclaimed instructors, at an affordable price. SPIRIT OF WRITING CONTEST Watch for the Spirit of Writing Contest details in the WIWA E-News and on this website.		Dorothy Read Author, "End the Silence" Idaho Public Television Interview: End the Silence WWII Survivor: an Indo ends her silence: Two women meet on Whidbey Island, Washington. One is a story writer; the other has a story that has been suppressed for 60 years. Dorothy Read's heart connects with Ilse Evelijn Veere's story, and they create END THE SILENCE, Ilse's story of hardship and terror as a child in the Dutch East Indies, now Indonesia, during WWII. See the interview with Dorothy and Ilse, Dialogue: End the Silence
				MEMBER FOCUS: John Burbidge Writer and Editor Helping you say it clearly, simply, powerfully Words are the basic building blocks of communication. The way you use them can determine not just the message you send, but how it is received and interpreted by others. In this age of instant communications, it is more important than ever to take care to choose words wisely and use them appropriately. But you don’t always have the time or wherewithal to do this. To learn more and connect with John, www.wordswallah.com WRITERS GROUP: Coupeville Writers Group Open to New Members The recently formed Coupeville writers group welcomes new members, especially those interested in writing poetry and literary fiction. The group meets the first and third Tuesday of the month in the lunchroom at CamBey, 50 N. Main St, from 12:30 to 2:45. For more information, contact Brett Rebischke-Smith
BENEFITS FOR THE WHIDBEY ISLAND WRITERS CONFERENCE: MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAMS: WIWC welcomes the Microsoft Corporation as a Matching Gifts Donor. Many corporations, such as Microsoft and Boeing, will match donations given by their employees to qualifying non-profit organizations. Check with your HR department to see if your employer has a Matching Gifts Program. Your gift to the Whidbey Island Writers Conference will very likely qualify and you can double your donation!
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2009 Spirit of Writing grand prize winner -- Whidbey Island Writers Association announces the Grand Prize winner of the 2009 Spirit of Writing Contest. David Hearn takes the 2009 Spirit of Writing grand prize with his short story, "The Truth of Relationship." This year's prize is "A Day at the MFA," one day's participation in the January residency schedule of the Whidbey Writers Workshop Master of Fine Arts degree program. The Whidbey Island Writers Association and the Whidbey Writers Workshop are sponsored by the Northwest Institute of Literary Arts. For more information about WIWA or the MFA program, call 360-331-0307 or go to writeonwhidbey.org or writeonwhidbey.org/mfa.

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