The DuPage Writers Group is a vibrant non-for-profit writing group which meets monthly to help nurture the potential of writers at all levels. We are dedicated to encouraging the creative voice in each person that brings out the positive spirit producing edifying writing for sharing with others. We are also a publishing company which publishes an annual journal named Possibilities. As stated in our journal publication, we do not welcome gratuitous violence, language, and sexual content. We meet the second Monday of the month from 7:00pm-9:00pm, September-December in the Horizon Room at the Carol Stream Public Library.  See Schedule of Events, below for meeting/speakers series dates. For group details, see our bylaws.

 Contact: info@dupagewritersgroup.org

2010 Possibilities Journals are available: Possibilities, Writings from the DuPage Writers Group, Volume 5, Spring 2010, published by the DuPage Writer's Group is  now available. If you are interested in purchasing the journal, they are $12.00. Please support us and our guest writers! Click here for more details and to order the journal via PayPal!

Upcoming Events:

Next Support Meeting:

Wednesday, August 25, 2010: Writer's Support Group Meeting, 7-9 pm, at the Barnes and Noble bookstore on 200 South Gary Avenue in Bloomingdale, in the Starbucks cafe inside the bookstore.

Monday, September 13, 2010: Kick-off event at the Carol Stream Public Library 7-9 pm. This will be a Publication Party for our 2010 Possibilities journal. Members will read from their published works. Refreshments will be served. Click for Details.

New: Father Sunny Castillo was our guest speaker on March 16th. Please help his poor village in the Philippines. His link is sunnycastillo.multiply.com

Check Presentation to Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans:

See article about our presentation of the check to the Midwest Homeless Veterans Shelter in Triblocal: http://www.triblocal.com/detail.html?sub_id=182638

 On May 11, 2010, DWG group members Rose Calkins, Natalia Toreeva, and Carol Neumann, along with Natalia's children, Greg and Helen, presented a donation to the shelter from the proceeds of our journal entitled "Honoring Our Veterans - Sharing Their Stories". MSHV Board President Bob Adams and MSHV Executive Director Anita Dierks accepted on behalf of the shelter. (Photograph by Helen K. Toreev) See more photos at Veterans Journal.

New: Members can now pay dues online, click here to pay.

To submit original work for our 2011 Possibilities, click here. The deadline is March 1, 2011.

DuPage Writers Group

Our mission is:

Our mission is to support each other by supplying motivation to write, by critiquing each other's work, by networking with other writers, by providing a nurturing environment, and by sharing ideas and techniques.

We also "come together for real-time writing or writing practice because we have experienced the collective energy that occurs when we join, with writing as our purpose. ... In writing groups, we bear witness to each other's work, we learn from one another and spark each other's creativity. We share camaraderie and create community."  Quotes from  Judy Reeves' book, Writing Alone, Writing Together.

Writers'/Publishers' Series at Carol Stream Library:

We have also worked with the Carol Stream Public Library, the Carol Stream Arts, and Friends of the Carol Stream Library in Carol Stream, IL to initiate a series of workshops for those interested in writing and publishing their work. These workshops will be held periodically. The workshops are free of charge and open to writers 18 years and older. Light refreshments will be served.

Address/map of Carol Stream Library:

 616 Hiawatha Drive
Carol Stream, IL  60188
         (Map)

The workshops will be held from 7-9:00 pm and are free of charge. 

Below are a number of activities we have been involved in:

-         Publish an annual literary journal                                                   -          Published a journal in Honor of Veterans                                         -          Collected donations for the victims of the Haiti earthquake
-          Writer's Speakers Series
-          Master Workshop Classes at University Of Chicago
-          Writing Workshops at ECC Writing Center
-          Summer Writers Weekend Retreat
-          Book Drive for inner-city school
-          Public Readings at Arts Festival and Publication celebration
-          Public Display of Writing on Writing Wall at the Winter Arts Festival
-          Chicago Printers Row Book fair
-          Midwest Literary Festival
-          Iowa Writers Conference
-          Lakeside Michigan Writers Retreat         
-          Children's Book Writing Workshop
-          Writing Immersion trips
-          Children's Summer Writing Workshop

Schedule of Events:

• August 25, 2010: Writer's Support Group Meeting, 7-9 pm, at the Barnes and Noble bookstore on 200 South Gary Avenue in Bloomingdale, in the Starbucks cafe inside the bookstore.
• September 13, 2010: Publication Party from 7-9 pm in the Horizon Room at the Carol Stream Public Library.
• October 11, 2010: Writer's Support Group Meeting from 7-9 pm in the Horizon Room at the Carol Stream Public Library.
• October 18, 2010: Speaker's series from 7-9 pm in the Horizon Room at the Carol Stream Public Library.
• November 8, 2010: Writer's Support Group Meeting from 7-9 pm in the Horizon Room at the Carol Stream Public Library.
• December 13, 2010: Writer's Support Group Meeting from 7-9 pm in the Horizon Room at the Carol Stream Public Library.
• January 10, 2011: Writer's Support Group Meeting from 7-9 pm in the Horizon Room at the Carol Stream Public Library.
• January 17, 2011: Speaker's series from 7-9 pm in the Horizon Room at the Carol Stream Public Library.
• February 21, 2011: Writer's Support Group Meeting from 7-9 pm in the Horizon Room at the Carol Stream Public Library.
• March 14, 2011: Writer's Support Group Meeting from 7-9 pm in the Horizon Room at the Carol Stream Public Library.
• March 21, 2011: Speaker's series from 7-9 pm in the Horizon Room at the Carol Stream Public Library.
• April 11, 2011: Writer's Support Group Meeting from 7-9 pm in the Horizon Room at the Carol Stream Public Library.
• May 9, 2011: Writer's Support Group Meeting from 7-9 pm in the Horizon Room at the Carol Stream Public Library.
• May 16, 2011: Speaker's series from 7-9 pm in the Horizon Room at the Carol Stream Public Library.