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Midwest Writing Center
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Write More Light Into Your Life
mwcqc.org
(501c3 literary arts organization in the Quad Cities)
This group uses a modified version of the Critical Response Process, so writers are encouraged to engage in the discussion of their work.

To register, email mwc[@]mwcqc[.]org

For more information: www.mwcqc.org/events/what-...
What a Poem Wants: New Poetry Critique Group at MWC, facilitated by Ryan Collins   – Midwest Writing Center
www.mwcqc.org
January 13, 2026 at 7:08 PM
#WhatAPoemWants is offered on a pay-what-you-can basis and will meet on January 21 from 5:30-7:30pm at MWC (ground floor, Rock Island Public Library, downtown). Advance registration is required because space is limited and we need to allow time for writers to review one another's work.
What a Poem Wants: New Poetry Critique Group at MWC, facilitated by Ryan Collins   – Midwest Writing Center
www.mwcqc.org
January 13, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Winners in each category receive a cash prize, medals, and an offer for publication.

Full information and registration is on our website: www.mwcqc.org/contests/iro...
January 12, 2026 at 8:59 PM
#IronPen offers a prompt at 5pm on Friday and requires participants to submit their writing by 5pm on Saturday.

For $10 per entry, writers can compete in as many categories and as many times as they like AND each registration is an entry to win FREE tuition to the #CollinsWritersConference.
January 12, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Work selected for publication will receive $100 and several opportunities to present your work to the public.

Subs should be emailed to MWC (details in link below) as an attachment with "Adaptation Submission" as the subject. Writers should live in the general Quad City region.
December 1, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Poetry should be 30 lines or fewer, prose should be 500 words or fewer.

Submissions are open through December 1.
Questions? Drop us a comment.

Full guidelines here: www.mwcqc.org/adaptation-p...
October 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
We invite area writers to create new work that interrogates the idea of adaptation, its catalysts and consequences, both good and bad.

Contributors will be paid $100 and given further opportunities to share their work and receive additional pay.
ADAPTATION – Anthology Project | Open for Submissions 9/15 – 12/1 – Midwest Writing Center
www.mwcqc.org
October 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
May 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
For more info on the Conference or to register, visit www.mwcqc.org/events-oppor...

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May 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
We will continue to offer 1-on-1 critiques with instructors, manuscript pitches, and more. Stay tuned for further announcements and to get to know our faculty and their work a little better.

#midwestwritingcenter #writemore #writemorelight #writing #writingconference #midwestwriters #writenow
April 18, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Instructors include:
Skylar Alexander
Brett Biebel
Rebecca Entel
Marguerite L. Harrold

This year's workshops include novel writing, poetry, short stories, and creative nonfiction of all manner.
April 18, 2025 at 7:33 PM