golden triangle writers guild

Serving writers since 1983...

About the Guild

The Golden Triangle Writers Guild strives to be the central source of fellowship,  knowledge, and inspiration for Southeast Texas area writers.  We also welcome writers from all over the world to be a part of our guild.

We are a non-profit organization, guided by our board of directors, that has been the support system of published and unpublished writers since January 1983. Until 2005 when it was interrupted and put on hold by Hurricane Rita, the annual GTWG Writers Conference was always a well respected destination for writers, editors, literary agents, and publishers. This year, for the first time since that hurricane, the conference will again attract authors and others from the world of publishing to Beaumont.

 

 

 

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Golden Triangle Writers Guild

The History of the GTWG

 

             Twenty-three years ago, a wonderful thing happened to the writers in our area - they were presented with an opportunity to meet one another, to discuss their plans and dreams, and to share their knowledge and enthusiasm.

 

             The charter members were, for the most part, folks who were interested in romance writing, and the newly formed group was appropriately called The Golden Triangle Chapter of Romance Writers of America. But it soon became apparent that writers in other fields were just as hungry for that all-important contact, support, and sharing, so our goals were broadened to encompass every area of the art of communication. In due course, the group became known as The Golden Triangle Writers Guild and was granted non-profit, 501(C)₄ status. Its growth and rise in professional standing has been nothing less than phenomenal.

 

             From an original membership of twenty-four local writers, GTWG has grown to nearly 1000 writers, publishers, editors, and agents nation-wide, including Hawaii and several foreign countries. And the diversity isn't limited to locale: today GTWG is represented by fiction and non-fiction authors (in virtually every genre), poets, playwrights, screenwriters, agents and editors.

 

             Neither has our success been limited to an expanded membership. Although many of our members were already established in their fields, numerous others have become published since the group's inception.
A most important group was formed that first night, one that has proven to be as vital to the art itself as to the individual. Moral supports, education and encouragement, contribute to the members' professional growth. We feel that GTWG has also made the publishing industry and the public more aware of the talent which abides in the individual, and of the immeasurable value of the written words, whether for entertainment, information or education. If you're a writer, join us. If you're a reader, support us. We'll all be richer for the experience.

 

             The annual writers conference, held each October, in Beaumont, Texas, has gained international recognition in the publishing industry. It attracts some of the true luminaries of the publishing industry: from authors to editors, from educators to publishers. It has hosted attendees from forty-six states, Europe, Australia, South America, Canada, and Mexico, drawn to the educational and professional business atmosphere of the conference.