Join SLWG

Yearly SLWG Membership

Regular Membership $45
Student / Senior Membership $30
New - Get the SLWG Member’s Guide

Students must be currently enrolled
Seniors must be 65 years or older
Membership year is from June 1 to May 31
Ages 16yrs and older may apply, 16 & 17 yr olds, must have parent’s or guardian’s signature.

Be part of the legacy, a century of writers!

When you register as a member, you will receive an email receipt with a link to download your Members Guide, which has all kinds of useful information, including the password for the Members Room. Please read your email receipt carefully for the link, and check your spam folder if you do not receive the receipt within an hour of registering. 

Member Benefits
Free admission to
Workshops for Writers
Access to the Members’ Room
Access to the Workshop Archive
Discounts to all SLWG Events
Discounts to SLWG Affiliated Events
President’s Announcements
Create a Community Directory Profile
Critique Groups (on Facebook and Directory)
Be an Event Reporter
Here’s News! Email Newsletter
Add your events to Here’s News!
Advertise Freelance Services
Add your book to the Book Room
Display Promotional Material or
Sell you Book at Workshops
for Writers
SLWG sells members books and
sets out Promotional Material
at events
Access to the workshop recordings
and any supplement material
provided
Access to how-to articles, website
links, and blogs in the
Members Room Resource Center
Published in SLWG Anthologies

New!
SLWG Community Directory

New for the 100th Anniversary!
Associate Membership
High School Student $5
Middle School Student $5
Based on the current year. Students can be enrolled in an equivalent alternative.

A complete list of benefits will be posted soon.

Who can join SLWG?

St. Louis Writers Guild is proud to offer membership to writers at all levels. We offer a variety of programming, contests, and events that appeal to writers at every stage. Whether you’ve just started dreaming about putting pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) or you’ve made it to the New York Times Best Seller list, we want you to join! At St. Louis Writers Guild, you have friends here.

Workshops for Writers

Workshops for Writers is St. Louis Writers Guild’s monthly meeting. It is held on the First Saturday* of the month. The workshop is free for SLWG Members and $5 for non-members. Audio recordings of the workshops that can be posted are stored in the SLWG Member Room. SLWG Members are allowed to bring their books to be sold at the back table at these workshops. All sales are handled by the author. There are no SLWG transaction charges. Members are also encouraged to bring any bookmarks or promotional material to be included on the back table. These materials are also displayed at SLWG Events. *Due to holidays some workshops may be held on another Saturday.
COVID has changed some things, for the latest information visit the Event Page.

Workshops for Writers
10am to Noon
The Lodge Des Peres
1050 Des Peres Rd. 63131
Free

Currently WfW is hybrid, a link can be found on the Event Page

Discover all SLWG Events, it’s as easy as 1, 2, 3!
Week 1 - 1st Saturday of the month - Workshops for Writers
Week 2 - Tuesday after the workshop - SLWG Open Mic Night
Week 3 - 2nd Thursday after the workshop - Virtual Writers Salon

Young Writers Open Mic Night - only for those in 4th-12th Grade - 2nd to last Wednesday of each month, except Nov and Dec.

Plus, special events throughout the year, like Writers in the Lodge, the Editing Extravaganza, SLWG Holiday Book Fair, and more.

Access to the Members’ Room & Workshop Archive

The password-protected page of the website. Members will find more information about SLWG events and programs. Special offers will be listed there, along with the workshop recordings, and any supplemental material provided by workshop presenters. Find back issues of The Scribe, and links to other resources. This page also lists the submission guidelines for the Book Room and Freelance Services page. The User Name and Password are provided in the Welcome Member Email Packet.

Members’ Room
Information for SLWG Members
Special offers and discounts for SLWG Events
Back issues of The Scribe
Links to Resources
Links to Helpful Articles
Book Room Submission Guidelines
Freelance Service Submission Guidelines
The Secrets of the Universe*

*application may vary

New! Workshop Archive (Members Only)
Recordings and Supplemental Material for SLWG Events
Password is the same as the Members Room

SLWG Member’s Guide - New!

New with your membership or renewal. St. Louis Writers Guild sends every new member and every renewing member the St. Louis Writers Guild Member’s Guild. A link to the pdf will be sent withing 24 hours of signing up or renewing and it includes everything a member needs to know about SLWG.

When you register as a member, you will receive an email receipt with a link to download your Members Guide, which has all kinds of useful information, including the password for the Members Room. Please read your email receipt carefully for the link, and check your spam folder if you do not receive the receipt within an hour of registering. 

The Guide Includes
Members Room Password
Info about Events and Opportunities
Some History and more…

Critique Group Hashtag on Facebook

SLWG has a new way of finding a writing partner.
The SLWG is officially announcing the closure of the Critique Group Forum. The resource this portal was meant to provide – that of connecting writers with potential writing partners or critique groups – will now be facilitated through the official St Louis Writers Guild Facebook group.

Those hoping to connect with critique group members should make a post about their interest on the main facebook page with the tag #critique groups. The tag will collect these posts for easy reference. Users can access the tag in the top right of the facebook group, directly beneath the guild banner when accessed by a computer browser. The tag is still new, so there aren’t a lot of posts.

Pop over and add your interest to the ring today! You never know who might be looking.

The Board of Directors for St. Louis Writers Guild

Jessica Mathews, President
Kathy L. Brown, VP of Programs
John Allen, VP of Publicity
Amy Zlatic, VP of Membership
Cherie Postil, VP of Contests
LaShaunda Hoffman, Secretary
Jamie Krakover, Treasurer
Brad R. Cook, Historian

Also assisting SLWG…

Steven Langhorst - photography, and Speakeasy Bartender
Autumn Rinaldi - Salon and 5x5 Critique Moderator
Michele Wicks - Social Media Coordinator
T.W. Fendley and John Allen - Here’s News!

Discounts

Whenever possible SLWG will provide significant discounts to members. SLWG also works with other organizations and tries to provide discounts to other events as well, like the Missouri Writers Guild, St. Louis Publisher Association Events, and more. From time to time, SLWG is sent or receives discounts or opportunities for services or products and those are passed on to Members as well.

Common SLWG Discounts
Workshops for Writers Special Events
Missouri Writers Guild Conference
and more

The Book Room

SLWG Members can have their book displayed in the book room. Send a jpg or png file of the front cover along with a link or url of your website or somewhere to buy the book. Cover image should be over 1000 pixels in width. Only one title per member. Email to SLWGInfo@gmail.com, please allow a couple of weeks for it to be posted.

Freelance Writers, Editors, or those with Author Services, list your services in Freelance Members Section. Directions are on the page, and vary depending on the service. SLWG asks you consider giving fellow members a %10 discount.

Associate Members

An associate membership is for those young writers who are currently enrolled in middle school, high school, or an equivalent alternative. Associate members have access to special areas on the website and special events hosted by St. Louis Writers Guild. Associate members are welcome to attend age appropriate SLWG Events.

Associate Membership is $5 per year, which is applied to the young writers programming.

A complete list of benefits will be added soon.

PIF Fund

After careful consideration, the Board of St. Louis Writers Guild determined to set aside donated funds for a special program to benefit writers in need. Because this program is due to the generosity of our presenters and other donors - in essence, they are choosing to pay it forward to help others - we have named this the SLWG Pay It Forward (PIF) fund.

We don't want our fees to stand in the way of talented individuals becoming involved in the SLWG and its workshops and other educational events. We have a limited amount of PIF funds available to waive fees for those individuals suffering financial hardship. More information can be found by clicking the button below. Since SLWG fees are used to provide services for all members, we ask that you carefully and honestly assess your ability to pay the fee and request a waiver only when necessary.