IECRWA Monthly Meetings and Events

Our chapter is very active. We meet monthly and sponsor a yearly Picture This contest. We also host writing conferences and writing retreats (for members only).

Meeting locations may vary, but all meetings include a brief business meeting, a social hour your own bag lunch or participate in the potluck lunch, when scheduled.

As a visitor, you are welcome to join us on two separate occasions without charge. During this time, you may assess our chapter and see how well we fit each other's needs. If you wish to join IECRWA, you are required first to join the national organization. See Join Us! for details.

First time visitors, please email our Welcomer for meeting location directions and other information. Unless otherwise noted below, we meet the second Saturday of each month from 11am - 3 pm at the

Liberty Lake Library
23123 E. Mission Avenue
Liberty Lake, WA 99019
(509) 232-2510 or (509) 232-2511.

Chapter Meetings and Events Schedule

Date and Time	Theme/Title	Presenter	Location/Notes	Food
Jan. 9, 2010 11:00 am. - 3:00 pm.	Goal Setting and Kick Off for Creative Coaching online class.	Terry Keller	Home of Ruth Andrew	Brownbag Lunch
Feb. 13, 2010 11:00 am. - 3:00 pm.	Creative Brainstorming: Follow-up from online class.	Terry Keller	Home of Tracy Wilson Burns	Brownbag Lunch
March. 13, 2010 11:00 am. - 3:00 pm.	Fast Draft (Based April Kihlstrom's and Candice Havens's methods)	Terry Keller	Home of Jeanne Savery	Brownbag Lunch
April 10, 2010 11:00 am. - 3:00 pm.	Fiction Writing Workshop	Ashley Wurzbacher and Melina Rutter	Home of Jeanne Savery	Brownbag Lunch
May 21-23, 2010 Multiple Days Event	Members' Writing Retreat	Traci Wilson Burns	Western Pleasure Guest Ranch Traci shares what she learned during her recent Donald Maass workshop, members share their favorite craft books, and lots of writing time.	Food included in price for retreat.
June 12, 2010 11:00 am. - 3:00 pm.	Plotting for Proposal Workshop	Traci Hall	Home of Jeanne Savery At the end of this hands-on session, each person should have the first three chapters plotted and enough information to write a decent proposal	Potluck
July 10, 2010 11:00 am. - 3:00 pm.	Everything you want to know/ask about the FBI	Frank M. Harrill, Supervisory Senior Resident Agent, Eastern WA	Liberty Lake Library	Brownbag Lunch
August 14, 2010 11:00 am. - 3:00 pm.	Mini Retreat	Program Committee	Home of Linda Fletcher, check loop or email welcome@iecrwa.com for directions.	Potluck--see emails on loop for food sign-up
September 11, 2010 11:00 am. - 3:00 pm.	Future of Publishing and ePublishing	Rene Stephens Former Editor of TWRP	Liberty Lake Library	Brownbag Lunch
October 9, 2010 11:00 am. - 3:00 pm.	Freelance Writing	Patrice Moore	Liberty Lake Library	Brownbag Lunch
November 13, 2010 11:00 am. - 3:00 pm.	Holiday Party	N/A	Home of Jeanne Savery check loop or email welcome@iecrwa.com for directions. Bring a wrapped gift of $10 value if you want to participate in the gift exchange.	Potluck
December 11, 2010 11:00 am. - 3:00 pm.	Holiday Lunch	N/A	Restaurant TBA - this meeting is weather permitting. Check loop for updates.	Whatever you order
January 8, 2011 11:00 am. - 3:00 pm.	Critique Session	All Chapter Members who want to participate	Liberty Lake Library	Brownbag Lunch
February 12, 2011 11:00 am. - 3:00 pm.	Ask about Police Procedures, Getting Published, Writing, etc	Author Frank Zafiro	Liberty Lake Library	Brownbag Lunch
March 12, 2011 11:00 am. - 3:00 pm.	Deep Point of View	Member Ruth Andrew	Liberty Lake Library	Brownbag Lunch
April 9, 2011 Fri. evening through Sun. morning	TBD	TBD	Liberty Lake Library	Brownbag Lunch
A weekend in May, 2011 11:00 am. - 3:00 pm.	Mini Retreat	TBD	TBD	What ever yummy stuff the facility serves.

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