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Writers Guild of Texas

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To provide a sociable environment that encourages, educates, and engages writers of any genre and of any experience level.

The Writers' Guild of Texas (WGT) is a nonprofit organization serving the writing community of Texas. The Writers' Guild of Texas provides peer support, information exchange, and formal and informal self-education opportunities for published and not-yet-published writers. Our meetings are full of interesting and informative presentations from various experts -- from authors to editors to publishers -- in the publishing industry.

07/17/2026

Whatever it is, the way you tell your story can make all the difference! Join us with professional editor and guest speaker, Kellie Kate, for some advice and advancement in literary editing. See you Monday!

06/23/2026

Last night at our monthly social gathering, Chatterboxes, we wanted to know what we all read in our spare time, so, I’ll start! Mostly non-fiction, with a few fiction sprinkled in, lots of business, marketing, leadership, and books on writing.
Zoom in and swipe!

Share your shelves and tag us Writers Guild Of Texas . We want to see your shelves, too!

*Our social group meets every 4th Monday at McAlisters Deli in Plano, US75 and Plano Parkway, northwest corner. 6:30PM. Come hungry and stay late!

02/05/2026

LYNN “ELIKQITIE” SMARGIS
HOW TO ORGANIZE BOOK CONTENT

February 16, 2026 at 7PM

Have you found yourself carrying around mounds of sticky notes while trying sort through ideas for book content?

Learn practical methods for organizing, outlining, structuring, and arranging content for your upcoming book. Improve your approach to managing data, planning, brainstorming and mapping by joining the Writers Guild of Texas for a session with

LYNN “ELIKQITIE” SMARGIS
HOW TO ORGANIZE BOOK CONTENT

February 16, 2026 at 7PM
Writers Guild of Texas
Richardson Public Library
2360 Campbell Creek Blvd.
Richardson, TX

01/21/2026

*THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS*

KELLIE KATE – WORDSMITHING
January 26, 2026 @ 7PM
Richardson Public Library
2360 Campbell Creek Blvd
Richardson, TX

If you’ve ever asked yourself what do I do once I finish my novel?
This talk is the place to start getting answers!

Wordsmithing will discuss the when, why, what, and how of five types of editing — self-edit, developmental edit, line edit, copy edit, and proofreading — and touch on alpha and beta reading. There will be a Q&A session at the end.

KELLIE KATE is a voracious reader of a wide variety of fiction. Her first editing gigs were thrust upon her by her friends because of her superior grammar skills and paid in pizza. In 2010, having completed a novel and in need of a critique group, she joined the Frisco Area Writers Network. There, she discovered a passion for helping other writers fine-tune their creations. She began her professional literary career as an alpha and beta reader and expanded into developmental and line editing.

Register here for a Zoom link. https://forms.gle/UJbF38sAaPi1P3Tu8

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6009 W Parker Road
Plano, TX
75093

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http://writersguildtx.org/

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