EN 311: Creative Writing: Professional Organizations

AWP is the Association of Writers & Writing Programs and organizes the largest annual conference for creative writers in the academy. The organization seeks to “foster literary achievement, advance the art of writing as essential to a good education, and serve the makers, teachers, students, and readers of contemporary writing.”

New Pages is a reliable resource for information about literary magazines, small presses, creative writing programs, writing contests and more.

The Community of Literary Magazines and Presses is a service organization that works to create a stronger literary community for independent literary presses and magazines.

ASJA is the professional association of independent nonfiction writers. Since 1948 we've been giving entrepreneurial journalists the confidence and connections to prosper.

The National Association of Memoir Writers (NAMW) is a membership organization for memoir writers from all over the world.

Romance Writers of America® (RWA) is a nonprofit trade association whose mission is to advance the professional interests of career-focused romance writers through networking and advocacy. RWA works to support the efforts of its members to earn a living, to make a full-time career out of writing romance—or a part-time one that generously supplements his/her main income.

SFWA is a professional organization for authors of science fiction, fantasy and related genres. Esteemed past and present members include Robert Silverberg, Anne McCaffrey, Isaac Asimov, Connie Willis, Ray Bradbury, Gene Wolfe and Andre Norton.

"The Women’s Fiction Writers Association is an inclusive organization of writers who create stories about a woman’s emotional journey. We are a volunteer-run organization dedicated to providing a community for career-focused women’s fiction writers via networking, education, and continuing support in career growth."

Founded in 1971 by a group of Los Angeles-based children's writers, the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators is a non-profit , 501 (c)3 organization which is one of the largest existing organizations for writers and illustrators. It is the only professional organization specifically for those individuals writing and illustrating for children and young adults in the fields of children’s literature, magazines, film, television, and multimedia.