Members Blog Our Authors ETWG’s Facebook Page Join ETWG Contact Us

Welcome to East Texas Writers Guild

ETWG Mission

The mission of the East Texas Writers Guild is to offer support, education and opportunity for growth to all our members, who are involved in all aspects of writing, publishing, and book marketing, as well as to contribute to the writing community at large locally, nationally and internationally. Click here to learn more about the history of The East Texas Writers Guild.

Lemon yellow background with black text that reads "Save the Date: 17th Annual Writing Conference" on the top line. The next line reads "Saturday July 9, 2022" in red text. The next line is in black text and reads "TJC West Campus - Tyler, Texas". The last line at the bottom, in blue text, reads "Details & Registration info coming soon!"

Text that reads: "Board Meeting: Our Board of Director's (BOD) meeting is our monthly business meeting. If you are an ETWG member who is interested in the behind-the-scenes view of how the writer's guild runs, you are welcome to come to this meeting. It usually runs between 15 to 30 minutes. An agenda is sent out to all members the day of the meeting. Hope to see you there! "

Next Up: May Speaker - Patty Wiseman

About Patty Wiseman

Master of the unexpected twist, breathtaking depth, and contagious storylines, romance novelist, Patty Wiseman is the daughter of a WWII Navy vet who survived Pearl Harbor. She was raised in Washington State,attended The Wesleyan College in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, then moved to Northeast Texas where she has resided for over 30 years. Several of her short stories have been published in ‘Angie’s Diary’. Patty is the creator of the Velvet Shoe Collection, historical romantic mysteries set in the 1920’s. An Unlikely Arrangement, is the first of the series. An Unlikely Beginning, the second book was released in July of 2012. The third in the series, An Unlikely Conclusion, was released in August of 2013. Fourth book in the series, An Unlikely Deception, was released August 5, 2016. Her self motivational book Success Your Way was published in March of 2016. She is published through Desert Coyote Productions. There are two more series in the works. One is a romantic comedy.

Her 1st Children’s Book was published on Sept. 24, 2017. Based on a true story that happened to her dog, Rescue at Wiseman’s Pond, is an exciting tale of Cutter’s bravery!

Patty is a VIP 2013 member of the WorldWide Who’s Who Women’s Entrepreneurs and a member of the GFWC-Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs-Marshall Women’s Club. She is also a member of the Texas Association of Authors, a member of East Texas Writers Association and NETWO.

Patty’s 2nd book in the series, An Unlikely Beginning won 1st place in Romance with the Texas Association of Authors. Patty is a winner in the 50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading Contest and has a 2nd place finish in the Forward National Literary Awards contest in Romance, for the 1st in her series, An Unlikely Arrangement. Her 2nd book won 1st place in the Texas Association of Authors contest in Romance and the 3rd book of the series won 1st place, as well. The 4th in the series won Honorable Mention in the same contest. She has entered and finished twice in the National Novel Writing Month challenge and won both times. 2007 & 2011.

An avid league bowler, Patty is proud to maintain a 145 average on her ladies league. The league quickly turned into a book signing event the 1st day she timidly displayed her 1st novel. She sold a total of 20 books and in the same day bowled her highest series yet, a 521 with a high game of 197. Heady stuff indeed.

Patty is married to husband Ron, and has two grown sons and 11 grandchildren. She currently lives in Texas with her husband and her dog Cutter.

You can find out more about Patty on her website www.pattywiseman.com

Business Meeting

When: first Monday of every month @ 6:30 PM

Where: ETWG online meeting room
Click on the link above to enter our room.
*If prompted for a passcode, it is 2020*

Agenda: This is where we take care of guild business. All members in good standing are invited to attend.

General Meeting

When: second Monday of each month @ 6:30 PM, both online and in person

Where: For the in-person meeting, go to the Genecov Room of the Tyler Chamber of Commerce Building at 315 N Broadway Ave, in Tyler.

For the virtual version of our meeting, continue to the ETWG online meeting room
Click on the link above to enter our room.
*If prompted for a passcode, it is 2020*

Agenda: Join us for a different guest speaker each month to help you increase your knowledge and improve your writing skills.

Nutz and Boltz

When: third Monday of every month @ 6:30 PM

Where: ETWG online meeting room
Click on the link above to enter our room.
*If prompted for a passcode, it is 2020*

Agenda: This is your opportunity to ask questions about anything writing related and network with fellow writers.

Image of the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce Building with a red arrow pointing to the entrance to the Genecov Room

Here’s a picture of the Blackstone Building, aka the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce Building, taken from its parking lot on E. Line Street. The red arrow points to the entrance of the Genecov Room. There is usually someone at the door to greet you, but if you find the door locked, just ring the doorbell and someone will come open the door for you.

Click here for the April 2022 edition of The Next Chapter, ETWG’s monthly newsletter.

Let’s stay in touch

Smiling, long-haired brunette in a red and pink striped dress stands on the beach with the sun setting into the ocean behind her left shoulder and a pier over her right shoulder.

Author: Lisa Holcomb

Lisa Holcomb Bio: Lisa Holcomb graduated from Texas A&M University in 1998 with a bachelor’s degree in English with an emphasis on Creative Writing. She resides in Tyler, TX with her husband, 3 boys, and 2 cats. She writes fantasy and science fiction for both...

Author: Delia Latham

Writing Heaven’s touch into earthly tales, Delia Latham puts her characters through the fire of earthly trials to bring them out victorious by the hand of God, His heavenly messengers, and good, old-fashioned love. You’ll always find a touch of the divine in her tales...

Author: Dion McInnis

Dion McInnis states that he has been a photographer since six, a writer since 12 and a poet since birth. A native Texan who has spent the vast majority of his life in the Houston area, he has followed several career paths as a fundraiser, university administrator,...

Photo of Caleb Pirtle, leaning against a red brick wall, dressed in a grey suit jacket with a maroon button up shirt beneath, looking off slightly to his right.

Author: Caleb Pirtle III

He knew he wanted to be a writer the day he read his first book. Writing for him was never as much of a vocation as an obsession. Over the years, Pirtle has served as a newspaper reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, travel editor for Southern Living Magazine,...

Author: Linda Pirtle

It is only natural that I would one day wind up in the literary field. I taught the art of writing and understanding literature for years as an English teacher at St. John High School, Lancaster High School, and Ennis High School as well as Business Communications at...

Author: Aaron M. Zook, Jr.

An award-winning author and speaker—entertains with a purpose in his books and presentations. He’s thrilled thousands of readers through his YA Christian mystery/adventure Thunder and Lightning series about two inquisitive boys and their dogs who solve one crisis...

Author: Brinda Carey

Brinda is happily married to the man who rescued her from a life of emotional, physical and sexual abuse. Together, they broke several dysfunctional cycles and raised four beautiful children who love the Lord. Playing with her twelve grandchildren brings joy to her...

Author: Catherine Sellers

Always, her first romance novel, was published in 1989 by Meteor Publishing's line of Kismet Romances. Always was followed in 1991 by Rainbows & Love Songs and Fair Warning in 1993.As the daughter of an oil patch roughneck, Catherine Sellers has lived all over the...

Author: Deborah DR Kralich

Deborah Kralich is a writer, artist, and businesswoman. She is part owner of Ruskra’s Corner. A native Texan, she holds a BA in economics from the University of Houston and a MA in counseling from the University of St. Thomas. A writer since childhood, Deborah's...

Author: Janice Ernest

Janice Ernest is from East Texas and has been writing since the late 1980's in small publications as a freelancer; in 2009 she started, edited, and published a magazine in East Texas titled, WhileUWait magazine. This publication was exhibited in the Arlington Museum...

Author: Patricia LaVigne

Patricia La Vigne is a newly-published author, although she has been writing since her childhood--journals of trips made through the years, diary entries, short stories whenever the spirit moved her. Her first published story was for an anthology, compiled by her...

Author: April Nunn Coker

April cannot remember when she did not want to be a writer. She began writing stories for her friends at age ten and continued through high school writing what would now be known as fan fiction using the members of the Kennedy family and Star Trek characters. She...

Author: Kimberly Fish

Kimberly Fish has been a professional writer in marketing and media for almost 30 years. In the course of research for the Longview Chamber of Commerce 100-year compilation, she stumbled across a 1940s-federal works project that was too good, too war-winning, to not...

Author: Marvin S. Mayer

Marvin is a kid occupying the body of a senior citizen. He loves to be around children, so that’s one reason he became an active volunteer at, among other places, the Tyler Library’s Book Buddy program. Each week, Book Buddies visit children’s day care centers or...

Author: Mike Clifton

A public educator for over 38 years as a teacher, coach, and administrator, currently lives in Mount Pleasant, Texas with his wife, Melanie and family cat, Sadie. He is the author of The Treasure Hunt Club and The Janus Witch, a member of The Northeast Texas Writers...

Author: Patricia Taylor Wells

Patricia Taylor Wells published her first book in 2016: “Camp Tyler, A First of its Kind” for the benefit of Camp Tyler, the oldest outdoor education school in the country, which she attended as a child. Most of Ms. Wells’ writing has been directed at serving...

Author: Charles Hayes

Author, artist, and editorial cartoonist Charles H. Hayes is a retired physicist with degrees from Rice University and the University of Texas. He is a life member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans and the Military Order of the Stars and Bars and a board member of...

Author: Patty Wiseman

Patty Wiseman is a native of the Seattle, Washington area, but makes her home in East Texas with husband Ron and crème lab, Cutter. She has 2 children, 12 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren. Her heart leans toward stories of intrigue with a touch of romance...

Author: Bobbie Shafer

Is a freelance author of more than three hundred and fifty short stories and articles. Her first published novel, Loves Golden Dream is her first full-length novel and was debuted in October 2011. The second book in the series, The Secrets of Eagle Creek, Legend of...

Author: Anne McCrady

Anne McCrady's poetry and creative non-fiction have appeared internationally in literary journals, anthologies and magazines, as well as online and in liturgy. Her two poetry collections have both been prize winners, as have dozens of her single poems. Besides her...

Author: Nancy Larson

a.k.a. Nancy E Brown Having been in the business world for over forty years, N. E. Brown retired and began pursuing a new career in writing. Wanting to bring the ideas of a younger generation, Ms. Brown collaborated with her daughter, S. L. Jenkins, to bring about a...