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WWG April Meeting this Saturday!

Posted on April 2, 2019 by waconiawriters

Happy spring, writers! (Enjoying the sun and 50-degree day today, I finally feel confident enough to say that!) We’re meeting this Saturday at our Waconia Library meeting spot. See below for more information: Date: Saturday, April 6th Time: 10:30am Place: … Continue reading →

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Feb. 23rd Dark Side of the Loon Program Cancelled

Posted on February 21, 2019 by waconiawriters

Just saw a notice online that the Dark Side of the Loon Program and Panel scheduled for this Saturday, Feb. 23rd at the Waconia Library at 10:30 has been cancelled.

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Reminder: Writers Group Meeting Tomorrow

Posted on August 18, 2018 by waconiawriters

We meet tomorrow, Sunday, August 19th, at 4:30 at The Crossings in Waconia. Please see the Home Page for location. The Crossings is a secure building but a sign will be posted for the code to enter. The prompt is … Continue reading →

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Meeting Reminder for Saturday, August 4th

Posted on August 3, 2018 by waconiawriters

We will meet at the Waconia Library Saturday, August 4th at 10:30 in the Fireplace area. The prompt is to write a piece incorporating these words: feather, blank, moped, shrinking, darkness, deity, tree. Hope to see you there.  

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Self Published? Here’s a contest for you!

Posted on April 23, 2018 by waconiawriters

4/1-6/30. MN Author Project. Looking for the best self published books in MN. This year’s contest kicks off on April 1, 2018. Submissions will be accepted through June 30, 2018. Sponsored by MN Writes Reads.  More Information.

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February 18th Meeting Reminder

Posted on February 15, 2018 by waconiawriters

When: Sunday, February 18th 4:30 p.m.   Where: Mocha Monkey 115 Olive St., Waconia 2nd floor Prompt:  Try Kate Heartfield’s “Polishing Your Prose” Cinderella exercise (link here), and then write paragraph 2, 3 + … what happens next? Make this … Continue reading →

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February 3rd Meeting Reminder

Posted on February 2, 2018 by waconiawriters

When: The Next WWG Meeting is this Saturday, February 3, at 10:30 a.m. Where: Waconia Library, fireplace area. Writing Prompt(s): If you choose the free-write and/or are entering a short story for the ACCC’s Flash Fiction Contest (submissions are due February 1st), … Continue reading →

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Saturday, Jan. 6th Meeting Reminder

Posted on January 3, 2018 by waconiawriters

We’ll be meeting this coming Saturday, Jan. 6th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Waconia Library Fireplace Area. The prompt, should you choose to write it is: “A Gift.” Write about gifts you’ve given, received, etc. Hope to see you there.

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4:30 Starting Time Nov. 19th Meeting

Posted on November 8, 2017 by waconiawriters

Starting time for the Sunday, Nov. 19th meeting will be 4:30 not 4:00 as we discussed due to room already booked til 4:30.  Location: Mocha Monkey Coffee Shop, back room upstairs. Hope to see you there.

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Sunday Meeting Reminder, Oct. 22nd

Posted on October 20, 2017 by waconiawriters

We’ll be meeting this coming Sunday, Oct. 22nd, at 4:30 at the downtown Mocha Monkey coffee shop, back room on the second floor.  Prompt is: write about a haunting experience, spooky, other worldly; you get the idea. Or bring what … Continue reading →

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