Greetings, Authentic and Original (non-AI) Maryland Writer! From the office of MWA's Executive Committee President, cheerful wishes for the very best in 2026.  I know, I know… this seems doubtful from the perspective of December 2025 - the world is nuts right now. Even so, we don’...

Greetings, World-Saving Maryland Writer! From the office of MWA's Executive Committee President, I bid you Thanksgiving wishes for many joyous hours of family, friends, neighbors, networking, and – above all else – writing!  Indeed, November and December are holiday months intended...

Shapiro Claims Traditional Poetry Stifles Creativity Karl Shapiro was born in Baltimore, Maryland, his family moved to Chicago, and then returned to Baltimore where Shapiro finished his education at Baltimore City College. He attended the University of Virginia (1932-1933), ...

    Taylor Branch is an American author and public speaker best known for his landmark narrative history of the civil rights era, America in the King Years. The first book, Parting the Waters, won the Pulitzer Prize and numerous other awards in 1989. The next tw...

"I’m secretly still 11 years old in my head." - Elissa Brent Weissman   Elissa Brent Weisman grew up on Long Island, New York in a Jewish community and then attended Johns Hopkins College in Baltimore where she met her future husband and where she ended up teaching....