Rehoboth Beach Writer's Guild

Rehoboth Beach Writers Guild

Recent Guild Projects
Our Stories: Building and Nurturing a Writing Community
Link to the online Flipbook here.
Tasty Morsels
Link to the online Flipbook here.
Link to a straight PDF here.
Voices of Home
Link to the online Flipbook here.
Link to a plain PDF here.
Snow in August
Link to Flipbook for laptop/desktop/large tablet click here.
Link to Flipbook for smartphone/book-size tablet here.
Link to straight PDF here.
Guild Community-Sourced Poem click here.
Group Essay, "The Objects of Our Lives" click here.
Virtual Book Club click here.
Virtual Art in the A.M. click here.
Where We Write click here.
Group Essay, "The Soundtracks Of Our Lives"click here.
Art in the A.M. Third Anniversary Part III click here.
Virtual Night of Songs and Stories click here.
Best of FreeWrites click here.
Group Essay, "Dispatches From A Pandemic" click here

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Join Us
If you’d like to become a member, click here.

Newsletters
Click here to sign up for the RBWG Weekly Events Newsletter to receive notice of all Guild events. You will also receive a Monthly Newsletter with member accomplishments and Guild news.

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The Rehoboth Beach Writers Guild is founded on the belief that the writing—and sharing—of our stories matters. We are enormously proud of our many published writers, but publication isn’t our ultimate goal. What matters is the telling of the story, whether that happens while sitting around a table at a FreeWrite!, standing before an audience at one of our monthly readings, sharing drafts of one’s writing in a workshop—or publishing. Regardless of a writer’s genre or skill level, the Rehoboth Beach Writers Guild offers education, encouragement and above all, a nurturing community of people who care about–and value–words.

--Maribeth Fischer, Founder and Executive Director

Happening Now

FreeWrites
Five in-person weekly. See our FreeWrites page for details.

Night of Songs and Stories
Third Mon of the month
5-615p
Join us monthly for a Night of Songs and Stories. The evening features original readings (300 words or fewer) by Guild members and music by local musicians Stuart Vining & Amy Felker.
Each month a theme is posted and both the writers and musicians write/perform pieces that in some way connect to this theme.

Art in the A.M.
Second Wed of the month 10-11:15a
Art in the A.M. is a monthly show featuring artwork, readings and music. Each month we post pictures of three pieces by local artists. Writers choose one piece that inspires them to write 300 words or less. On the day of the event, writers read their pieces, the artist displays and talks about their work, and Stuart Vining provides music that ties it all together.

Writer's Book Club
The in-person book club for Guild members meets the fourth Tues of the month. For details, click here.

Writer's Coffee and Chat
Every Wed 4p
Writing can be lonely. Sometimes we need to be with other writers to talk—or to listen to ideas related to writing—in a casual, free-style discussion.
Go to Writer's Coffee and Chat for details.

Opportunities for Guild Members

Guild Member-Only Beta Reader Program

The Guild created a Beta Reader program to connect writers with readers who are willing to provide constructive comments and suggestions on manuscripts that are approaching readiness for publication.

For Readers: If you enjoy diving into new stories and helping authors polish their work, this may be the opportunity for you. Fill out a quick form to be added to our list of available readers. When a request is received from a writer, an email will be sent to all volunteers. If the genre/topic of the manuscript is of interest, you will contact the writer directly and you will work together to agree on the timing, format, and process for providing feedback.
For Writers: If you are a writer seeking feedback, review the Checklist for Writers to confirm you’re ready to request beta readers. Then complete a form that will be sent to our volunteers. Interested readers will contact you directly.

More information and program forms can be found on the Beta Reader Program webpage.

Connect with other RBWG Members
Sign up for RBWG Private Group on Facebook
Why? Use it to:

Post requests for critique group members
Share call for submission opportunities
Ask for critique help for a specific piece
Share tips
Share editor/agent contacts
Share links to your blog/website
Post your book signing dates, etc.
For RBWG members only

How: You must be an RBWG member and you must be on Facebook to use this new tool. On Facebook, search for RBWG Private Group; click on JOIN. Once the administrator has verified that you are a Guild member, you will be able to access the page.

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Links of Interest

Delaware Beach Life

Delaware Beach Life (DBL), the premier lifestyle magazine of coastal Delaware, is a significant supporter of the Rehoboth Beach Writers Guild.
Terry Plowman, publisher of Delaware Beach Life, is a board member of the Writers Guild.

DBL has published many stories written by Guild members over the years.
DBL offers Guild members a 20% discount on subscriptions when they enter: RBWG in the Discount Code box when subscribing or renewing online.
To subscribe or renew your subscription to DBL click here, or visit their website.
To pitch a story idea to DBL or to establish a discount subscription for other organizations you belong to, contact: [email protected]