The MWSA is pleased to begin work on our 4^th annual anthology. Each year the board selects a theme, the membership selects cover art, and we publish a book of articles, short stories, essays, illustrations, and photographs to showcase the amazing members of the Military Writers Society of America. In addition to member essays, the book contains the MWSA review and jacket design of each book nominated for an award in the current award cycle.

Just finished reading this fascinating--and depressing--article about digital publishing. It's a sobering analysis of this side of the industry and worth everyone's time to read:

http://davidgaughran.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/the-author-exploitation-bu...

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Way back when, we had this grand idea that if we created a Facebook page, we could reach a larger audience and introduce them to our cool new website.  Well... we certainly reached the audience, but we still lack members getting involved with the MWSA website and forums. 

We've recently undergone more renovations at the website to make it more user friendly without being too overwhelming.

Jen Upshaw Swartz, editor of Military1 recently contacted me requesting writers with a military background who could write about a variety of topics. Here's a summary: