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  • 17 July 2021 | Featured Speaker: Nancy Ellen Dodd |  Story + Character Arcs = Tension  | Virtual Meeting – Watch the videos here: Part One & Part Two
  • 19 June 2021 | Featured Speaker: Brendan Constantine | “The Art of Getting It Wrong” | Board Elections | Virtual Meeting – Watch the video here
  • 7 June 2021 | Members Only – Open Mic Monday Night | WOK members watch for an email invitation
  • 15 May 2021 | WOK Recognition | Featured Speaker: Evan Gow  | “Zero to 1,000+ Mailing List Subscribers” | Virtual Meeting – Watch the video here
  • 13 May 2021 | Members Only – Book Club | WOK members watch for email invitation
  • 3 May 2021 | Members Only – Open Mic Monday Night | WOK members watch for an email invitation
  • 1 – 30 April 2021 | National Poetry Month | WOK Poetry Slam | See Blog
  • 17 April 2021 | Featured Speaker: Dean James (Pen name: Miranda James) | “How to Kill People for Fun and Profit” | Virtual Meeting – Watch the video here
  • Applications for the Peggy Connelly Scholarship Acceptance period closed for 2021
  • 5 April 2021 | Members Only – Open Mic Monday Night | WOK members watch for an email invitation
  • 20 March 2021 | Featured Speaker: Mara Purl | “Giving Your Book a Voice: Audio Book Production and Distribution” | Virtual Meeting – Watch the video here
  • 11 March 2021 | Members Only – Book Club | WOK members watch for email invitation
  • 1 March 2021 | Members Only – Open Mic Monday Night | WOK members watch for an email invitation
  • 20 February 2021 | Featured Speaker: Leslie Zampetti (Literary Agent) | “Finding the Right Agent” | Virtual Meeting – Watch the video here
  • 7 February 2021 | Registration Deadline for the 2021 Annual Dan McGuire Blog Challenge | Details Here
  • 1 February 2021 | Members Only – Open Mic Monday Night | WOK members watch for an email invitation
  • 16 January 2021 | Featured Speakers: Bill and Mia Belew | “How to Find and Engage With Readers For Your Books” |Virtual Meeting – Watch the video here
  • 14 January 2021 | Writers of Kern Book Club – Virtual Meeting | WOK members watch for an email invitation | Details Here
  • 4 January 2021 | Members Only – Open Mic Monday Night | WOK members watch for an email invitation
  • 19 December 2020 | WOK Annual Winter Meeting | Members Only – BYOB (Bring Your Own Brunch | Virtual Meeting – Watch the video here
  • 7 December 2020 | Members Only – Open Mic Mondays
  • 21 November 2020 | Featured Speaker Jack Peters | “The Goldfish That Barked: Seven Actions to Distinguish Yourself for Success” | Virtual Meeting – Watch the video here
  • 2 November 2020 | Members Only –  Open Mic Mondays | Details Here
  • 17 October 2020 | Featured Speaker Alia Volz | “Memoir: The Art of Questioning Everything” | Virtual Meeting – Watch the video here
  • 5 October 2020 | Members Only –  Open Mic Mondays
  • 1 September to 30 September 2020 | WOK Fall Writing Contest | Count Your Blessings Theme
  • 19 September 2020 | Featured Speaker Leslie Budewitz | “Building Character” | Virtual Meeting – Watch the video here 
  • 1 July to 31 August 2020 | WOK Anthology Call for Submissions | Details Here
  • 15 August 2020 | Featured Speaker Dr. Christina Gessler | “Funds for Writers: How to Apply for Grants, Residencies, Scholarships, and Fellowships” | Virtual Meeting – Watch the video here
  • 18 July 2020 | WOK Annual Conference | Details Here 
  • 20 June 2020 | Featured Speaker Judy Billingsley | “Tips on Researching, Writing, and Publishing Your Family Legacy.” | Virtual Meeting –  Watch the video here
  • 16 May 2020 | Featured Speaker Annis Cassells | “Journaling For Life” | Virtual Meeting – Watch the video here
  • 10 February 2020 through 10 May 2020 |Annual Dan McGuire Blog Challenge! | Details Here
  • 18 April 2020 | Featured Speaker Cyn Bermudez | “Surviving the Slush Pile” | Virtual Meeting – Watch the video here
  • 21 March to 11 April, 2020 | Annual Peggy Connelly Scholarship Opportunity
  • 31 March 2020 |Last day for Poetry Submissions for National Poetry Month on the WOK Website | Details Here
  • 20 February 2020 | Poetry Submissions for National Poetry Month on the WOK Website accepted | Details Here
  • 15 February 2020 | Featured Speaker Jamie Hoang | 30-Day Publishing Planner | Details Here
  • 9 February 2020 | Registration Deadline for the Annual Dan McGuire Blog Challenge | Details Here
  • 18 January 2020 | Featured Speaker Brent Gill | “How to Market Your Book Without Using Social Media” | Details Here