Upcoming Meetings and Events

Emerald City Romance Writers meetings are open to chapter members and guests. Since membership dues support the costs of hosting these meetings, we ask that visitors join our organization after one or two visits if they wish to continue attending.

If you would like to attend an upcoming board meeting, please contact us for arrangements.

Meetings are held on the first Saturday of every month from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted, usually with a summer break in July and August.

Sat, Sep 06
Co-Writing Panel
Online
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Sep 06, 2025, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM PDT
Online
Join us on September 6th as ECRW delves into co-authoring. We’ll talk about everything from scheduling, to merging voices, to contracts with a panel of awesome authors: April Wilson Barnswell, Avril Sabine, Samantha Cole, Delta James. Here are some bios to warm you up.
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Sat, Oct 04
A Day With Libbie Hawker and her Take Off Your Pants Method
online
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Oct 04, 2025, 9:45 AM – 3:15 PM PDT
online
Please join us on October 4th as Emerald City Romance Writers welcomes bestselling fiction author Libbie Hawker. Libbie will present an in depth look at her Take Off Your Pants method of outlining.
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Sat, Feb 07
Dumas Bay Winter Writers Retreat 2026
Dumas Bay Center
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Feb 07, 2026, 10:00 AM PST – Feb 08, 2026, 4:00 PM PST
Dumas Bay Center, 3200 SW Dash Point Rd, Federal Way, WA 98023, USA
Join us this February 7th and 8th for an ECRW member writers retreat! This two day event includes meals, views, wifi, community and private writing space, and all the tea and coffee you can drink.
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Learn about romance publishing trends, strengthen your craft, and find your writing community with ECRW. To join one of our upcoming meetings before joining the organization, please contact us.