ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (June 17, 2019) — The Midwest Writing Center’s publishing arm, MWC Press, has teamed up with local publisher, 918studio press, and its imprint, Legacy Book Press, for two book-writing contests. The winner of the memoir contest and two winners of the youth-book contest will win a publishing package, which includes book copies and a launch party.

Speaker for the Dead – Persona Poetry Workshop                                                     Instructor: Anders Carlson-Wee

Midwest Writing Center would like to invite the public to enjoy a free reading by the Great River Writers Retreat contest winner, fiction writer Misty Urban (Muscatine, IA), on Wednesday, September 6 at 6:30 p.m at the MWC offices at the Rock Island Public Library.

What: Playwriting Workshop Series led by Chris Jansen When: Sept. 5, Sept. 12, Sept. 19, Sept. 26, Oct. 3 (all Tuesdays), 5:45 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Where: Midwest Writing Center (c/o RIPL, 401 19th St., Rock Island, IL) Cost: $50 for MWC members // $75 for non-members // FREE for college students