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Midwest Writing Center @mwcqc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Did y'all hear about our Zine workshop???

Zine Machine Workshop flyer--black and white with a yellow robot image:
Create your own zine in 4 weeks!
The Zine Machine: on Zine Creation and Distribution with Melissa Conway and Morgan Webb

Tuesdays in October from 6-8pm at the Midwest Writing Center (located on the ground floor of the Rock Island Public Library at 401 19th St, Rock Island)

what you'll learn: different methods for making zines, how to put your ideas on the page, art and copy techniques, distribution, why this medium, who makes up the zine communite

plus, you'll have completed a full zine, the opportunity to pitch your zine for publication with MWC, the tools to continue making zines, connections with expert zine creators and publishers

information and registration: mwcqc.org
questions: mwc@mwcqc.org

Turn your brain into a Zine Machine:
4 Tuesdays in October, 6-8pm
$60 for MWC members / $100 for non-members

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Adam al-Sirgany @adamalsirgany.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Getting pretty freakin excited for the David R. Collins Writers Conference! Come hang in the QC! @mwcqc.bsky.social

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Jason Liegois - Author @jasonliegoisauthor.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

New interview with my friend Sarah from @mwcqc.bsky.social about my experiences in writing. Hope you enjoy it. youtube.com/watch?v=d-QD...

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Write More Light: Novelist on the Side with Jason Liegois

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International Armenian Literary Alliance @armenianliterary.org · 16/04/2026

We are pleased to announce our 2026 Creative Writing Grant! The $2,500 grant will be awarded to one Armenian writer whose in-progress poetry collection shows exceptional literary and creative ability. 🗓️ Application opens Sept 1. Learn more: bit.ly/4dNg44N

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International Armenian Literary Alliance @armenianliterary.org · 16/04/2026

Reminder: Our next Sarkisian Workshop Series event is coming up this Sunday! ✍️ Join Diane Wilson for a virtual workshop on Indigenous perspectives in climate narratives, exploring the concept of Mitakuye Owasin (“We Are All Related”) through writing prompts. 🔗 Register here: bit.ly/3PSJowO

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Midwest Writing Center @mwcqc.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

#NationalPoetryMonth is so very alive at #MWC! Check out our playlist on youtube, we'll link some videos in this thread :)

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Adam al-Sirgany @adamalsirgany.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Laid down a little ol poem of mine for the @mwcqc.bsky.social’s celebration of National Poetry Month. Shoutout to Jeoffry and the good folks at the MWC🐱 youtu.be/PSoIOuGRIt0?...

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Adam al-Sirgany, "Delightful Things" for National Poetry Month 2026

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Midwest Writing Center @mwcqc.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

#NationalPoetryMonth is upon us! Check out this video Ryan and Sarah made about all the goodies coming up this month! youtu.be/-rwTbLmU-ao National Poetry Month was founded by @poetsorg.bsky.social

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Midwest Writing Center @mwcqc.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Since we extended the deadline for the Foster Stahl #Chapbook Series, we thought we'd run our quiz to help you figure out if submitting to MWC Press is right for you!

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Midwest Writing Center @mwcqc.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

We are SO EXCITED to co-host Jenna Goldsmith and @stevehalle.bsky.social at The Atlas Collective in ONE WEEK! Come see some of the best poets Illinois has to offer for FREE Friday, March 13 / 5:30 - 7:30pm 1801 5th Ave, Moline

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Midwest Writing Center @mwcqc.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

#IronPen is TONIGHT! We are ONE HOUR AWAY from the prompt reveal (here, on facebook and instagram, on our website...) Feb. 27 from 5pm CT until Feb. 28 at 5pm CT mwcqc.org/contests/iron-pen/

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Midwest Writing Center @mwcqc.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

24 hour #WritingContest this weekend! $10 to enter www.mwcqc.org/contests/iro...

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Midwest Writing Center @mwcqc.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

MWC's #ChapbookSubmissions close on Sunday! We take chapbooks of any genre, so long as the writer is living in the Midwest! Full details: www.mwcqc.org/foster-stahl...

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Midwest Writing Center @mwcqc.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

We're accepting #chapbook #submissions by Midwest writers of any genre through March 1! www.mwcqc.org/foster-stahl...

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Midwest Writing Center @mwcqc.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Our annual not-so-sweet Valentine treat, #LocalLovers #OpenMic, is coming home to Rozz-Tox on Thu 2/12! Limited spots available so sign up for the Open Mic right when you get there. Performers will have up to 5 min to perform one poem/song/story/dance/bit/ ( Free & public.

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Midwest Writing Center @mwcqc.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Our first episode of #WriteMoreLight of 2026 is live! Check out Sarah's conversation with poet Jenna Goldsmith and feel a little better about the world with their insights on being working artists. youtu.be/9FGZ1AgJC-8

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International Armenian Literary Alliance @armenianliterary.org · 16/01/2026

We are so excited to see that two of our Literary Lights 2025 books, @nancykric.bsky.social's The Burning Heart of the World and Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian's Forest Euphoria, have made @miznaarabart.bsky.social's "Favorite SWANA Books of 2025" list! 📚 🌟 Check it out: bit.ly/3Z327at

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Favorite SWANA Books of 2025: Reflections on Literary Abundance from Mizna Community + Staff - Mizna

This year has been a big year for books by SWANA authors. Big in the sense that we’ve seen an impressive volume of work published in English this year, but also in the sense that those works have rece...

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Midwest Writing Center @mwcqc.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

MWC's director Ryan Collins is leading a poetry book club at The Atlas Collective! The group will meet on 2/19 from 5:30-7:30pm at TAC to discuss #IDoKnowSomeThings by #RichardSiken, a #NationalBookAward finalist Find the book at TAC; register on their website: atlascollectiveqc.com/events

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Midwest Writing Center @mwcqc.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

The Great River Writer's Retreat is a fully funded opportunity for 1 Midwest writer to spend a week working on a project in progress. Retreat takes place 8/24–30 Apply by: May 1 Full information is available on our website: ow.ly/HXoz50XWlHt #writersretreat #writingretreat #writersofbsky

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Midwest Writing Center @mwcqc.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

MWC's new poetry critique group will be meeting next Wednesday to support poets working toward polishing and publication of their poems!

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Midwest Writing Center @mwcqc.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

The fastest writing contest in the Midwest returns on February 27!

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Keith Pilapil Lesmeister @keithlesmeister.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

an excellent list to consult for your next book purchase. #supportsmallpresses #indiepress #universitypress

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Midwest Writing Center @mwcqc.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

LAST CALL It's totally free to submit to MWC's #Adaptation anthology and our call is as open-ended as you want it to be! Send us your short work (500 words prose, 30 lines poetry) in which you consider adaptations, transformations, how we respond to changes by TONIGHT (Dec. 1) at 11:59pm!

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Midwest Writing Center @mwcqc.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

MWC is currently accepting submissions for our next mixed-genre anthology on #Adaptation. This is our third year collaborating with Galvin Fine Arts Center at St. Ambrose University to create a publication centering local writers with attention to the Ambrose College of Arts & Science's theme.

image of the inside of a conch shell reads: ADAPTATION: a new anthology for Midwest Writing Center and Galvin Fine Arts. Submissions close Dec. 1, 2025. midwestwritingcenter@gmail.com

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International Armenian Literary Alliance @armenianliterary.org · 11/06/2025

Check out IALA member Jen Siraganian’s poem “The Night of Her Funeral,” featured in @poetrydaily.bsky.social!🕯️ With striking language, Siraganian invites readers into an intimate moment of farewell through the eyes of a child. 📖 Read here: bit.ly/45lmpjM

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Midwest Writing Center @mwcqc.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

The award-winning authors who will teach at the 20th annual #CollinsWritersConference is live! We are embracing our roots & welcoming friends home & ensuring that our instructors are not just gifted writers, but skilled teachers.

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Midwest Writing Center @mwcqc.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

#BirdiesForCharity is back! The #JohnDeereClassic is upon us soon and so we, like so many of our friends in QC, are asking for your donation.

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Midwest Writing Center @mwcqc.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

The #GreatRiverWritersRetreat offers one Midwestern writer a fully-funded week alone with their writing at the stunning and solitary #BenetHouseRetreatCenter in rural Rock Island, IL.

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ODU Writing Center @oduwritingcenter.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Write something today!

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Midwest Writing Center @mwcqc.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

We loved celebrating #NationalPoetryMonth with thirty of our favorite poets last year so we decided to bring thirty new, incredible poets to you each day in April this year. What to expect: We'll post a video of a new poet each day in April reading an original poem.

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Midwest Writing Center @mwcqc.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Three weeks from today is the #BeingHumanInTheAgeOfAI #ReleaseParty! We are so proud to bring this beautiful anthology into the world and we feel really lucky to be able to have made a home for so many beautiful piece. #GalvinFineArtsCenter on April 16!

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Midwest Writing Center @mwcqc.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

MWC's next workshop invites anyone to bring a piece of their family history and listen to what stories want to be told.

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Midwest Writing Center @mwcqc.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Apps are open for the #YoungEmergingWriters #Internship! Our interns are paid to learn workshopping and writing and hang out with other writers. They get free tuition to the #CollinsWritersConference and professional opportunities.

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Midwest Writing Center @mwcqc.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Our webseries #WriteMoreLight is a totally free resource for writers and artists of all genre/media. Once a week we give a short writing less, once a week we interview someone amazing in the arts. youtu.be/1mK5MVIiFm0?...

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Write More Light: Sliding Across Mountains with Trisha Maxine

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Midwest Writing Center @mwcqc.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Author #AnahitCass will lead writers through exercises that help participants explore their lineage and gifts of their ancestors w/ an eye toward the future. This workshop will be online via Zoom. 11am-1pm CDT $20 members / $30 nonmembers www.mwcqc.org/events/trans... #writingworkshop #armenian

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Midwest Writing Center @mwcqc.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Our workshop & writing group for teen writers meets in person at MWC every 2nd Tuesday. (Tomorrow- 3/18 & Online group meets on 3rd Tuesdays) These groups are open to teens who want to write & improve their writing with their peers. For more information, contact sarah.elgatian@mwcqc.org

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Midwest Writing Center @mwcqc.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Well, hello there, friends. Yes, we’ve been here for years. No, we’ve never posted. Thank you for noticing. Here’s a photo from our last reading:

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