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MWC Press

MWC Press is the publishing extension of the Midwest Writing Center and its programs. MWC Press is part of the Midwest Writing Center’s 501(c)(3) non-profi
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MWC Press is part of the Midwest Writing Center’s 501(c)(3) non-profit status, and all sales from MWC Press go back into our programs and toward future publishing opportunities. The MWC Press publishes three annual publications: The Atlas, a literary magazine produced by the Young Emerging Writers Internship Program; Off Channel, which includes the winners, honorable mentions and finalists of the

Mississippi Valley Poetry Contest; and the winner of the Susan K. Collins Chapbook Contest, selected by a different judge each year. We also publish the Out Loud Poetry Anthology on a rolling basis. MWC Press reserves the right to publish books, chapbooks, etc. at its discretion, or when projects that are beneficial to the MWC’s mission are brought to our attention. We are interested in publishing work that looks out beyond itself, and we seek to create a collaborative relationship with the writers we publish. Our main criteria for everything we publish are that the quality of the writing is high and the purpose/objectives of the project are clear. MWC Press does not accept unsolicited manuscripts without prior inquiry. If you feel you have a project that would work with our mission and serve our community, please query via email with a brief description of the project, its objectives, and why you think MWC would be a good home for your work. If we are interested based on your query, we will ask for a formal proposal and detailed marketing plan to be submitted for reviewed by committee; the committee will then make a recommendation to the MWC Board of Directors regarding publication.

04/23/2024

How does one go about writing multiple stories in the same universe? When do our favorite characters show up again? Rachel Corsini and Misty Urban discuss.

04/19/2024

Author event featuring Shellie Moore Guy tomorrow at RIPL Watts-Midtown, 11am.

Shellie Moore Guy will be with us to share her family history that is so much a part of our local history and how it became her book The Family Tree. Share this story with your own children or grandchildren. Copies of the book will be available for sale.

02/20/2024

Today we have Misty Urban and Rachel Corsini in conversation about romance, women's fiction, and breaking the rules!

12/14/2023

Get the words on the page ♥️

08/02/2023

“Literature is indispensable to the world. The world changes according to the way people see it, and if you alter, even by a millimeter, the way a person looks at reality, then you can change it.”

― James Baldwin, born August 2, 1924

06/22/2023

As part of the we are excited to present our : Why Is Writing Important with faculty authors , , , and !
This event is free, TOMORROW, Thurs. June 22, from 6-8pm at Figge Art Museum
Reception at 6, panel starts at 7. Light refreshments will be served.

06/01/2023

Today!

Why should you come to MWC's Annual Meeting tonight? & a drawing for to the , for starters.
We'll review 2022 & explore 2023!
Get to know MWC & be heard!

TODAY 6/1 @ 4:30pm at Rock Island Public Library community room (2nd floor)

03/20/2023

Muscatine writers: the Arts Council is sponsoring Wandering Words again this year. See your poem in concrete! It's quite a rush.

03/10/2023

03/08/2023

Welcome to my imagined community of creatives, thinkers and doers. People who have not only forged our world with curiosity and compassion but also plunged deeply into themselves. To understand oneself, to notice one another, to create moments of deep engagement with life's unanswerable that is The....

03/02/2023

Focusing on Lewis-Carroll's poetry and haikus specifically, we'll learn how the work is done!

03/01/2023

Way to go Shellie Moore Guy!

Why does it sound cool when two different rhythms play at the same time… and just line up? That’s the magic of 🎵POLYRHYTHM!🎵

Thanks so much to Shellie Moore Guy and Girls on Fire for teaching Madison Elementary all about polyrhythm!

Students in the AALS United Way girls mentorship program joined Shellie on stage to perform different rhythms as she read her book “How Little Billy Learned To Play” during a recent assembly, and it was a BLAST!

Special thanks to Love Girls Magazine.

11/11/2022

This Sunday: Author Conference and Book Fair - https://mailchi.mp/theartsybookworm/this-sunday-author-conference-and-book-fair

11/10/2022

Congrats to our friends at the Rock Island Public Library. Stop by to help celebrate 150 years!

Today we celebrate 150 years of library service in the city of Rock Island. Our current director, Angela Campbell, poses with a portrait of the first Rock Island Librarian, Miss Ellen Gale, as painted by Charlie White. We hope you can stop by this afternoon, anytime between 3 & 6 to celebrate with us!

11/04/2022

2022 marks the start of our 150th year as a public library, and that’s a great reason to celebrate! The Rock Island Public Library began November 25, 1872, the first in Illinois to actually open for business after the passing of the 1872 Illinois Local Library Act.

10/14/2022

Forty years on from the launch of Banned Books Week, censorship is once again on the rise. John Self considers the long and ignoble global history of book-banning.

10/13/2022

A few weekends ago, I was sitting around with a group of friends and we got to talking about books we had loved when were kids.
Lots of different titles were discussed: Harriet the Spy, The Secret Garden, Anne of Green Gables, Winnie-the-Pooh, Island of the Blue Dolphins, Henry Huggins, Fantastic Mr. Fox, James and the Giant Peach.
We talked about how we had discovered the books we loved, and the phrase that got repeated again and again was “I remember my teacher reading it to the class.”
I wish those teachers could have heard us talking about books read to us more than 50 years ago, about how much we loved them and how we will never forget them.
You teachers out there (and you librarians, too): thank you for this gift you give every day.
I promise: those kids won’t forget the books. Or you.
And: thank you, Mrs. Boyette, for reading Island of the Blue Dolphins to our second grade class.

10/02/2022

Gonna be a beautiful day. And MWC Press is doing some buy-one-get-one-free specials on a fee of our titles. Come check some music & readings & all kinds of cool goodness...

It's shaping up to be a beautiful Fall day today for our Laborspace x Rozz Tox present: LOWLAND BLOCK PARTY V. Bring your kids, bring a chair, bring some cash to spend. Food, beverage, music, art, and so much more... Here is a schedule of today's entertainment.

09/27/2022

PM if you're interested in working with me, for an up and coming press, and with poets from all over the world!

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Videos

Write More Light: In-universe Sequels with Rachel Corsini and Misty Urban

How does one go about writing multiple stories in the same universe? When do our favorite characters show up again? Rachel Corsini and Misty Urban discuss.

Write More Bodice Rippers!

Today we have Misty Urban and Rachel Corsini in conversation about romance, women's fiction, and breaking the rules!

Write More Light with Tate Lewis-Carroll

Focusing on Lewis-Carroll's poetry and haikus specifically, we'll learn how the work is done!

Write More Light: Iowa City Poetry with Director Lisa Roberts

Today we'll talk about running one of the coolest literary nonprofits in Iowa with Founding Director Lisa Roberts

Write More Light: Writing with Beginners Mind

In today's video we'll talk about the concept of "beginners mind" and how it can help us with writing. We'll ask you to take some notes today, so make sure you have something to write with.

Write More Light: My First Workshop

Sarah gives advice on what to expect and how to give and receive feedback in workshop

Write More Light: National Poetry Month with Becca Klaver

Today we talk the magic of poetry with poet, author, professor Becca Klaver

Write More Light: Publishing Social Action with Lewis Gabriel

Today we'll talk with Beholder Magazine creator Lewis Gabriel about what it's like managing a publication intent on helping the world.

Write More Light: Comics as Literature Elk Paauw

Master of Visual and Critical Studies, comic artist, filmmaker, musician Elk Paauw joins us to talk about the literary merits of the comic!

Write More Light: Privilege in Workshop

In a workshop setting who has privilege and why does it matter?

Write More Light: Collins & Krans

Today MWC Director Ryan Collins is in conversation with author and award winning journalist Brian Krans about life in writing

Write More Light: Cultivating a Seed Catalog

Short video! In our 4th segment about the Seed Journal, we talk about ways to keep inspiration available and how to keep track of the things that serve as powerful resources.

Iron Pen Awards Ceremony

Welcome to the 13th annual Awards Ceremony for the Iron Pen Writing Contest!

Write More Light: Politics + Art

Today we meet with editor of Hypocrite Reader Kit Eginton about running a publication and the intersection of art and politics

Write More Light: On Vulnerability in Workshop

Lo Whittington talks with Sarah about vulnerability and honesty in workshop.

Write More Light: Flash Writing with Misty Urban

In advance of our Iron Pen contest we meet with Flash Fiction expert and amazing teacher and author Misty Urban to discuss writing with tight constraints.