| National Writers Union, Tucson Chapter

National Writers Union,
Tucson Chapter

The National Writers Union national office in New York can provide you with contract assistance and help with grievances. Our Tucson, Arizona, chapter is here to answer questions; update you on issues like copyright protection and how new technology affects writers; and help you make contact with other members at events like our Friday breakfasts and our Monday readings.

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The National Writers Union will be hosting a reading and open mic on Monday, January 14, starting at 6:00 p.m. in Tucson. This month, Jeanne Burrows-Johnson will be the featured reader. She will read passages from her novel Murder on Mokulua Drive, which received Second Place for Published Literature in the Arizona Literary Excellence Contest. Set in the lush environs of Hawai`i, the novel offers a blend of puzzling deaths, pan-Pacific history, and elements of multi-cultural Island life, and is the second volume in Jeanne’s Natalie Seachrist Hawaiian Cozy Mystery series. Jeanne earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in history from the University of Hawai`i, where she subsequently worked as a graduate teaching assistant in the World Civilizations Program.

The open mic is for spoken word only, but is open to all forms of spoken word (fiction, essays, poetry, articles, polemics, etc.). So bring something to read!

Please note that this month the event will be held on the second Monday of the month, instead of on the usual third Monday of the month.

The event will be held at the AFSCME/SEIU Union Hall at 877 S. Alvernon Way in Tucson. The building is on the east side of the street (opposite the Randolph Park golf range) and is a couple of blocks north of 22nd Street. There is ample parking. The room is on the first floor and we will have signs up to point the way.