E-Newsletter | Issue: 2025-04-01

President’s Letter

From the writing desk of Katrina Marie

Dear CRW Members,

Spring is here and I hope the new story ideas are coming to you. If your family is anything like mine, we’ve hit our busy season. I hope you’re still creating worlds whenever you can.
We are officially three months away from the CRW Virtual Conference. We can’t wait to see everyone there. The Stiletto Contest is now closed. The entries will be given to judges soon and we’ll announce the winners at the CRW Conference. We’re still looking for a few more judges. If you’re interested fill out the form here >> https://form.jotform.com/250596866615167

Are you interested in running for a board position next year? Respond to this email and let me know. Elections will take place in October.

Keep reading for updates on the conference, workshops, and Camp NaNo Writing Sprints with Gigi Hodge.

Keep reading for important updates!

CRW Mixer

Join us on May 8th at 8PM EST / 7PM CST / 6PM MST / 5PM PST.
We’re excited to hang out with everyone. We don’t have a set topic, it’s just a chance to chat. Add it to your calendar, and come hang out with your fellow members!

Camp NaNo Writing Sprints with Gigi Hodge

Join Gigi Hodge in April to get all the words during Camp NaNoWriMo. Gigi will be hosting writing sprints on April 5, April 12, and April 19 from 9am – 11am EDT.

2025 CRW Virtual Conference

Registrations are now open for the 2025 Virtual Conference! We are 145 days away! The conference will take place on July 26th and 27th. There will be a Masterclass on Friday, July 25th.

CRW members get the main conference for free! If you’d like to attend the masterclass, that is a separate fee, and you’ll need to sign up for that.

So, if you only want to attend the main conference, you don’t need to do anything. We’ll send out the information on how to access the conference when the date is closer. You only need to register if you want to attend the Masterclass.

Want to be a part of the conference?
If you’d like to be a speaker, submit your speaker proposal below.
During each session, we also have a door prize. If you’d like to donate a door prize, you can do that below as well.
You can also be a conference sponsor.

Find out more details below.

New Members

Please join me in extending a big, warm welcome to our newest members of CRW:

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Event Calendar

Writing Sprints

Join in on our CRW-led writing sprints. We share reminders in the member Facebook Group and Slack.

Every Tuesday: 9am ET | 8am CT | 7am MT | 6am PT
Sprints with Tanya on Zoom

Want to run sprints at a different day/time? Let us know!

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Upcoming Workshops

Invest in your own growth as a writer this year! Here is the lineup of workshops we have for February 2024. Members attend at a discounted price!

Workshop Track	CRW Member Price	Non-Member Price
General Track (Craft, Business)	$20 CRW Member	$30 Non-Member
Advanced Track	$30 CRW Member	$40 Non-Member
Members Only	FREE for CRW Members	N/A

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Member New Releases

Have a new release? Share it on our site and in an upcoming Member Newsletter here, and be sure to take a look at all the new books from CRW members in 2025.