Chesterfield Writers Guild

The Chesterfield Writers Guild (CWG) strives to provide and promote a community of writers of all levels of experience and genres, including fiction, non-fiction, memoirs, and poetry, within the West County and greater St. Louis areas

  • The CWG hosts River Valley Readings the second Wednesday of January, March, May, September, November & December in 2010 (2011 dates to be determined), which is free and open to the public.
  • Members and non-members alike can enjoy workshops on a variety of topics that interest writers of all levels and genres.
  • For writers interested in becoming members, the CWG has a variety of opportunities, including the Fiction Writers Group.
  • Membership is easy! For $35/year, become a Chesterfield Writers Guild member and receive a complimentary Individual Membership to Chesterfield Arts for discounts, special invitations, promotional opportunities and more.
  • The Chesterfield Writers Guild is also an affiliate chapter of the St. Louis Writers Guild (SLWG). CWG members also enjoy a discount for a full SLWG mebership.  Contact SLWG for more information www.stlwritersguild.org
     

Chesterfield Writers Guild Benefits:

  • Membership discounts to CWG workshops and other events
  • Participation in CWG sponsored peer review groups
  • Subscription to CWG eNewsletter
  • Allowed to submit work to any CWG contests in the future
  • Chesterfield Arts individual member benefits

 
St. Louis Writers Guild Affiliate Benefits:

  • Fee waivers and/or discounts on SLWG workshops, booth rental fees at regional literary festivals, and other public offerings.
  • Free subscription to Here's News!, their weekly e-mail newsletter containing literary news and events of interest to its subscribers.

 
Want to learn more?
Contact Janessa Toro, Director of Programming and Marketing at (636) 519-1955

Calling All Writers!

Enter the Big River Writing Contest to celebrate Mark Twain and the Missouri River Valley! The contest is open to everyone 16+, ends April 2 and winners will read their works on May 12. Find out more!

Meet the Winners

Chesterfield Arts hosted its first High School Writing Contest! Read the winning works on the  Writing Contest page.