Naperville Writers Group

Chasing The Muse
Since 1987

What's All This About?

Successful writers have two common behaviors. First, they write a lot. Second, they seek out honest criticism.

The fact is, it's hard to improve your writing unless you are read, regularly.

The Naperville Writers Group offers you the opportunity to develop your craft and receive thoughtful, positive and useful critiques. Our members come from throughout the Chicago area and range from published, award-winning writers to those who write only for pleasure.

As an NWG member you'll find that you write more, and with growing confidence, with a little help from your fellow practitioners.

Writers are invited to attend a few meetings to see how we operate. We meet every Wednesday evening on the campus of North Central College in Naperville.

Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 at 7:00 PM. Visitors are welcome. Please see About Us for our location and other meeting details.

It's Pronounced "En-Wig"

No stuffed shirts here.

We love to write, and to read, and we prefer to be around others who love to write and read.

So, while our regular meetings end at 9PM, the irregular meeting starts right afterward and goes until the wait staff throws us out. Looking for lively conversation? You've found it!

Check Us Out!

Attend a meeting and see for yourself. Join in the discussion and, when you're ready, become a member and present some of your work to the group.

Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 at 7:00 PM. Visitors are welcome. Please see About Us for our location and other meeting details.

Visits Since April 2006

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Rivulets

The Naperville Writers Group's Annual Journal of Poetry & Prose

Our featured authors invite you into this edition to share their thoughts and experiences. You'll also find the poem that won the 2009 Founder's Poetry Prize, the short story that won the 2009 Founder's Prose Prize--and a Dedication to one of our founders, Richard Eastman, who passed away this year. read on

Required Reading

Books to Read About the Art and Craft of Writing

NWG member and best-selling author Earl Merkel says "Very simply, anyone who wishes to write professionally should read--and preferably, commit to memory--every page of Telling Lies for Fun & Profit: A Manual for Fiction Writers (Harper Paperbacks) by Lawrence Block. This masterwork is a collection of both practical how-to advice and sage philosophizing on the art of storytelling." read on

Member Focus

A Selection of Poetry and Prose From Our Members

NWG member Joe Larkin has been a professional communicator throughout his working life. Now in retirement, he is working at his true calling, writing poetry and fiction. His poem The Photographer Takes the Morning examines communication of another kind. read on

The eNWiG List

Books Worth Spending Time With

NWG member C. Michael Becker says "...I recommend that those of you writing prose, particularly extended prose, take time to at least scan Orhan Pamuk's novel My Name Is Red because of its very unconventional construction." read on

The Yellow Box

Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 at 7:00 PM. Visitors are welcome. Please see About Us for our location and other meeting details.

Join NWG member and author Steve Jansen as he discusses his experiences in self-publishing and self-marketing his recent book, "Secrets of Mirror Lake and Other Short Stories." Wednesday, March 10th at 7PM in room 220 of the Kroehler Science Center, NCC Campus. Our regular meeting will follow Steve's presentation.

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