Join the National Writers Union

For more information and to join the National Writers Union, go to: www.nwu.org.

From the National Writers Union website:

The National Writers Union UAW Local 1981 is the only labor union that represents freelance writers.

Now, more than ever, with the consolidation of power into the hands of ever-larger corporate entities and with the advent of technologies that facilitate the exploitation of a writer’s work, writers need an organization with the clout and know-how to protect our interests. One that will forge new rules for a new era.

Combining the strength of more than 1,200 members in our 13 chapters with the support of the United Automobile Workers, the NWU works to advance the economic and working conditions of all writers. Our members also directly benefit from the many valuable services the Union offers—including grievance assistance, contract advice, and much more—while actively contributing to a growing movement of professional freelancers who have banded together to assert their collective power.

Monday Readings

The National Writers Union will be hosting a reading and open mic on Monday, September 21, starting at 6:00 p.m. at 2955 E. Broadway in Tucson. 

This month our featured reader will be Jeanne Burrows-Johnson, who will be reading from and talking about her new novel Yen for Murder, the latest Natalie Seachrist Visionary Hawaiian Cozy Mystery, as well as other aspects of her authorship. 

Jeanne, who is a member of the NWU, is an author of fiction and non-fiction best known for her award-winning Natalie Seachrist mysteries. Her collaborative projects include the anthology Under Sonoran Skies: Prose and Poetry from the High Desert. Jeanne’s interdisciplinary background spans education, the performing arts, and marketing. She lived in Honolulu for over two decades and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history at the University of Hawaiʻi and then pursued graduate studies focusing on oral history and the Allied Occupation of Japan following World War II. Her professional associations include: Mystery Writers of America; Sisters in Crime; and the Arizona Authors Association for which she writes articles on authorship.

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!

The event will be held at the UFCW Union Hall at 2955 E. Broadway. This is on the north side of Broadway, immediately west of the large and fancy Chase Bank, which is on the northwest corner of Broadway and Country Club Road. Parking and entry are from the rear.

Hope to see you there!

Steering Committee

Our elected Steering Committee members are Co-Chairs Keith Bagwell and Ted Prezelski; Secretary Alice Whittenburg; and Events Coordinator Greg Evans. The Steering Committee usually meets on the second Monday of each month. Contact us at nwutucson@yahoo.com to confirm the date and location of the next meeting.