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International District (8 Viewing)
A gathering place for members from around the world.
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Changes and Announcements regarding the Water Cooler
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AW Chat
Guidelines, scheduled events, suggestions, and feedback regarding the AW IRC chat room
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Announcements, Events, and Book Promotion (16 Viewing)
For active community members to post press releases, events, and marketing announcements publicizing their work.
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AW History; Questions and Discussion (1 Viewing)
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From Other Forums and Message Boards
A place to check in, post an update about your other regular internet haunts, or set up a temporary refugee camp during outages elsewhere. No talking smack about other message boards or moderators, though, 'kay?
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AW Library (7 Viewing)
Members' books and stories. Before posting, please visit The LIBRARIAN for guidelines.
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Ari Meermans 
AW Contests and Projects Room
Genre-bending, board-wide, AW contests and projects
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General Writing Interest
Basic Writing Questions (46 Viewing)
Because the only dumb question is the one you don't ask.
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HapiSofi, Soccer Mom 
Novels (38 Viewing)
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Birol, ChaosTitan, Sage 
Write 1/Sub 1 (7 Viewing)
Just what it sounds like - for those committed W1/S1 writers: Here's a place to spread your wings. Whether it's a novel a year or a flash piece a day - write one, sub one.
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Writing For Kids (7 Viewing)
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Young Adult (22 Viewing)
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Short Fiction (7 Viewing)
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Scripts, Stage, and Screen (17 Viewing)
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Nonfiction (3 Viewing)
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Poetry (9 Viewing)
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Comic Books and Graphic Novels (6 Viewing)
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Discussion
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Here's where to check in and share about publishers, agents, and producers.
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Grammar and Syntax (64 Viewing)
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Story Research: Experts and Interviewees Wanted (74 Viewing)
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Publishing
Publishing FAQs and Resources
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Our guest literary agents answer your questions.
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Self-Publishing and POD (14 Viewing)
The goal is education to help writers make informed choices. This is NOT a "rah-rah! 'Indie' Self-pubber!" cheering section.
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E-Publishing (2 Viewing)
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Freelance & Work for Hire
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Networking: Sharing Leads (1 Viewing)
Writers, swap market info here-- guidelines, contact info, publishing news and changes.
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Paying Markets (7 Viewing)
Editors, please post paying opportunities for writers here. Please include the pay rate inside [ ] in the thread title
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Nonpaying Markets
Editors, nonpaying markets belong here.
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Greeting Cards, Bumper Stickers, and Fun Stuff (3 Viewing)
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Writing Genre
Interstitial
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Romance/Women's Fiction (7 Viewing)
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Science Fiction/Fantasy (39 Viewing)
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Religious and Spiritual Writing (6 Viewing)
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Humor (4 Viewing)
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Bio, Autobio, and Memoir (3 Viewing)
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Erotica (19 Viewing)
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Historical Writing (6 Viewing)
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Western (1 Viewing)
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Pop Culture
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AW Bookclub (4 Viewing)
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Now We're Cookin'! (2 Viewing)
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Hands-On (3 Viewing)
For crafters, artists, photographers, wood-workers, basket-weavers...and for writing about what we love to do.
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Games (5 Viewing)
Games, Gaming, Writing for Games
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QUILTBAG (6 Viewing)
Writing about or writing from non-heteronormative perspectives, situations, and characters
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PoC (6 Viewing)
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Public Speaking & Education (1 Viewing)
Writing for public address.
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Critical Theory and Philosophy of Language (2 Viewing)
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AW Writing Lab
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NaNoWriMo and Beyond (2 Viewing)
NaNo 2012! Are you game? Are you motivated? Are you crazy? Go for it, and find lots of support and commiseration!
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Flash Fiction (1 Viewing)
Interested in writing, critiquing and selling stories that are 1000 words or fewer? This is the forum for you!
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Writing Exercises, Prompts & Whimsical Pursuits (17 Viewing)
Post one for everyone to try, or come to participate!
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The Break Room
Office Party (39 Viewing)
Writers goofing-off, making friends, and getting to know the community
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Goals and Accomplishments (5 Viewing)
Discuss your writing goals and how you're reaching them.
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TIO (10 Viewing)
Where flame wars and thread collapses get booted and buried.
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Rejection and Dejection (14 Viewing)
Tales of woe and methods for dealing with rejection.
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Favorite Exceptions
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