Indiana Writing Resources

Posted by David Duhr in Writing Resources      3 comments

Sep
20

Indiana, the Hoosier State, aka “The Crossroads of America,” is up next in our series of State Writing Resources. Indiana writing boasts such names as: Karen Joy Fowler, whose novel We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves is among Justine’s top reads of the year; Theodore Dreiser, author of An American Tragedy; James Whitcomb Riley, the “Hoosier Poet”; and James Whitcomb Riley fan Kurt Vonnegut, whose work still fills me with glee, a full decade and more later than it’s supposedly supposed to.

Presented in no particular order, here are ten Indiana writing resources, from conferences to local critique groups to literary magazines. If you live in Indiana or are planning a move there, these are some organizations you might want to take a peek at.

1) Central Indiana Writers’ Association

Its mission is to support and encourage writers and photographers in their efforts to develop and share their art. CIWA welcomes all writers, beginners and seasoned.

2) Indiana Writers Center

Aims to nurture a diverse writing community, support established and emerging writers, improve written and verbal communication and to cultivate an audience for literature in Indiana.

3) The Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Award

This program seeks to recognize the contributions of Indiana authors to the literary landscape in Indiana and across the nation.

4) Indiana University Writers’ Conference

The IUWC is open to writers of all levels. They invite a faculty of prominent writers who are equally skilled and involved teachers. Participants join faculty-led workshops in fiction and poetry, and take classes in fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction.

5) Indiana Writers’ Consortium

Inspires and builds a community of creative writers, educating them from the ground up through speakers, seminars and children’s programs.

6) Southern Indiana Writers

Meeting weekly since 1992 to exchange information and expertise on everything from computers to poetry.

7) Smaller Indiana Writers Group

For professional and amateur writers, wordsmiths and authors. Participate in discussions, tell war stories, or exchange ideas and opportunities.

8) Midwest Writers Workshop

The mission of MWW is to give all writers the opportunity to improve their craft, associate with highly credentialed professionals, and network with other writers.

9) Indiana Review

Now in its 35th year of publication, Indiana Review is a nonprofit literary magazine dedicated to showcasing the talents of emerging and established writers.

10) Indiana University Press

Recognized internationally as a leading academic publisher specializing in the humanities and social sciences.

Help us add to this list, Hoosiers! Do you run a local writing group or a lit journal we should be aware of? Feel free to share info and links in the comments section below.