MMMWriters has suspended activities. Earnest thank-yous to all who contributed and/or participated. We recommend you sign up for the Idaho Writers Update newsletter and perhaps scan their list of regional writer groups.
There is no membership fee and we’ll not charge you for attending events. Depending on the venue, it might be expected that you buy food/beverage.
Regularly scheduled events include:
- In-person Second Tuesday: in Boise at Smoky Mountain Pizza
(11 to noon: lunch & networking • • • noon to 1: presentation, Q&A) - Our Online activities are announced in our newsletter. Make sure you’re subscribed.
- Spring and Fall Book Fairs
(Lists below in reverse chronological order; upcoming events in bold;
new events and links to details added as date approaches)
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2026
- Tues 9 June : Presentations from IWG and ICAN reps
- Tues 12 May : Brad Frazer on Copyright, AI
- Sat 25 April : Spring Book Fair
- Tues 14 April : Kelly Augir on Connecting Through Books
- Tues 10 March : Rick Just on Blogging to (Sell More) Books
- Tues 10 February : Mac Test on the Making of a Writing Retreat
- Tues 13 January in-person : (presenter regrets emergency; postponed to May)
2025
- Thurs 18 December Online : (none) Enjoy your end-of-year activities!
- Tues 9 December in-person : December Fun
- Thurs 20 November Online : Meeting
- Tues 11 November in-person : Ghostwriting Tips
- Sat 25 October The Virginia Woolf Writer’s Workshop
- Thurs 16 October Online : Editor’s Panel
- Tues 14 October in-person : Rebecca Leber-Gottberg for Work With Your Bookstore
- Sat 4 October Idaho Author Fall Book Fair at Boise’s Cole & Ustick Library
- Thurs 18 September Online : Jessica Morrell on Thrilling Your Readers
- Tues 9 September in-person : Amanda Turner on Authenticity in the Age of AI
- Thurs 21 August Online : Patricia Marcantonio on creating a book trailer
- Tues 12 August in-person : Stacey Smekofske on Navigating AI in Your Author Business
- Thurs 17 July Online : (cancelled due to presenter’s unforeseen issue)
- Tues 8 July in-person : Cristen Iris on Self-Editing v. Working With Editors
- Thurs 19 June Online : Colleen M. Story on writers’ procrastination
- Tues 10 June in-person : voice artists Mike Hennessy and Rebecca Stern on audiobooks
- Thur 15 May Online (cancelled due to presenter’s illness)
- Tues 13 May in-person : Rebecca Evans on Care for the Writer
- Sat 26 April Idaho Author Spring Book Fair at Boise’s Cole & Ustick Library
- Thur 17 April Online : Sherry Briscoe on Book Fairs
- Tues 08 April in-person : Taneya Owens, Ada Co. dispatcher
- Thur 20 March Online : Stacey Smekofske on Authorpreneurship
- Tues 11 March In-person : Bonnie Jo Pierson with the pros and cons of Book Tours
- Thur 20 February Online : agent and author Elizabeth Kracht
- Tues 11 February In-person : Samuel Smith with Archeology & Writing
- Thur 16 January Online : Bones Tell Stories with Samuel Smith
- Tues 14 January In-person : Laurie Buchanan with Q&A on the Business of Writing
2024
- Tues 10 December Take a break, have fun with writing colleagues
- Tues 12 November Ada Co. Sheriff’s Office with Krantz & Revello
- Tues 8 October Ryan Pacheco, author and major crimes detective
- Sat 5 October BOOK FAIR at Cole/Ustick Library in Boise
- 20 and 25 September – Write-ins
- Tues 10 September Bill Riley on military characters in fantasy & real-life fiction
- 16 and 28 August – Write-ins
- Tues 13 August Danny R. Smith, author of the Dickie Floyd series
- 19 and 24 July – Write-ins
- Tues 9 July Leading Lady Detectives with Joanne Pence
- 26 June – Write-in
- Tues 11 June Weak Villains Ruin Your Story with Patricia Marcantonio