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Midwest Writing Center

Midwest Writing Center. Who we are What we do How we do it. Midwest Writing Center. Incorporated in Iowa in 1980 501 (c) 3 Not-for-profit Corporation 15 Active Member Board of Directors Located in Rock Island District in 2002

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Midwest Writing Center

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  1. Midwest Writing Center Who we are What we do How we do it

  2. Midwest Writing Center • Incorporated in Iowa in 1980 • 501 (c) 3 Not-for-profit Corporation • 15 Active Member Board of Directors • Located in Rock Island District in 2002 • Moved to condo loft office in Bucktown Center for the Arts downtown Davenport in 2005 • Mission Driven • The only nonprofit organization in the Quad Cities that devotes 100% of our time and money to literary arts programming

  3. Midwest Writing Center • Our Mission: Fostering Appreciation of the Written Word, Educating and Supporting Its Creators

  4. How we accomplish our mission • Provide a Professional Library for Writers

  5. How we accomplish our mission • Offer workshops in many writing genres for all ages

  6. How we accomplish our mission • Offer open readings at least monthly

  7. How we accomplish our mission • Host local writing groups

  8. How we accomplish our mission • Host book signings for local authors

  9. How we accomplish our mission • Host nationally known authors

  10. How we accomplish our mission • Host the David R. Collins Writers’ Conference

  11. How we accomplish our mission • Offer the Young Emerging Writers Summer Internship Program

  12. How we accomplish our mission • Support and sponsor the Quad Cities BookFair

  13. How we accomplish our mission • Host the David R. Collins Children’s Literature Festival

  14. How we accomplish our mission • MWC Press publishes at least four publications per year

  15. How we accomplish our mission Offer national and regional competitive opportunities • Mississippi Valley Poetry Contest • Mississippi Valley Poetry Chapbook Contest • Great River Writers’ Retreat • Collins Poetry Residency

  16. How we accomplish our mission • Provide a directory of literary services for our members and the community

  17. How we accomplish our mission • Spent nearly $11,000 last year to hire local artists/writers to teach and provide design services

  18. How do we do all of this? • Annual Funding-memberships, Birdies for Charity, Tuition, Grants, Gifts, Sponsorships • Good fiscal practices • Volunteers! Over 4,500 hours logged last year. • MWC  spends 87% of our budget on our literary arts programs and services and 13% on fundraising and administrative fees.  • Endowment Fund • Use local vendors whenever possible

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