Crime Doesn’t Pay . . . Enough!
The Dallas
Mystery Writers
This is the website for the
Dallas chapter of the Mystery
Writers of America. We are
open to writers of all genres
from mystery to romance to
speculative fiction and all points
in between. If you want to write,
or write better, you are welcome
to attend any of our regular
workshops.
Membership in the national
MWA is not necessary to attend
the Dallas group meetings.
There are plenty of benefits in
joining the MWA, but there's no
membership requirement to
attend the Dallas meetings.
Membership dues are $50 per
year.
Click the “Pay Membership
Dues” button to submit through
PayPal. Members attend in-
person meetings for free, and
get the Zoom link for meetings
they prefer to attend remotely.
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS:
•
No door fee at meetings
•
Zoom link provided for every
meeting
•
NEW! Free 30 minute one-
on-one session with one
professional writer member
(LaRee, Sandy, Susan, or
James) each year.
LOCATION:
The Dallas MWASW group
meets the first Saturday of each
month (except January) at the
Olive Garden, 4240 Belt Line (at
Midway), Addison, TX, 75001.
Meeting time is 10:15 AM –
Noon, followed by lunch.
There is a $10 fee for non-
members (cash only) for the
program and drinks-only
attendees when we meet in
person (members get in
automatically). No reservations
are necessary there’s always
room for another writer. All who
attend are encouraged to
remain and break bread(sticks)
with your fellow writers.
Contact info:
james@gaskin.com
Dallas MWA
Events:
Saturday, June 3,
2023
10:15 AM - Meeting
in Person (And on
Zoom! for
members)
Alan Elliott
Techniques to
Create
Unforgettable,
Flawed, Quirky,
and Powerful
Characters
Alan C. Elliott is an author of
over 25 books (primarily
traditionally published) and
numerous articles on history,
innovation, ethics, and computing
– as well as two picture books and
a screenplay. His books have
been translated into Chinese,
Portuguese, Romanian, Italian,
Hebrew, and other languages.
He received a Masters degree in
Applied Statistics from Southern
Methodist University and an MBA
from the University of Texas at
Arlington.
Alan served on the University of
Texas Southwestern Medical
Center faculty for 30 years and at
SMU for six years. In addition,
he’s served on a number of
academic, civic, and community
boards, including ten years as the
Executive Director of Baby Moses
Dallas, a non-profit organization
with a mission to prevent violence
against infants. He also founded
the Dallas Area Writers Group
(DAWG) to help writers achieve
their dream of being published.
Alan’s latest books include Willy
the Texas Longhorn (Pelican,
picture book), Texas Ingenuity
(History Press), Dreams That Built
America (Thomas Nelson,
October 2022), and Rescuing
JFK: How Solomon Islanders
Rescued John F. Kennedy and
the Crew of the PT-109. (a self-
published chapter book). Also, a
book on computing and data
analytics (Wiley 2023). Alan’s
website is www.alanelliott.com