Welcome!
FAWCO is honored to have unbelievably vibrant and diverse talent writers as members of our clubs. We have best-selling authors, literary award winners, aspiring writers learning their craft and those who write for the sheer joy of it.

This has inspired FAWCO’s “Literacy is our Legacy – A Celebration!"

Literacy Is Our Legacy – A Celebration is a series of activities that will have something for everyone.
The celebration will:

• Highlight and recognize the published authors amongst us.
• Encourage and engage authors who write for the love of it.
• Empower aspiring writers in workshops, panels or discussion groups.
• Reinforce FAWCO’s commitment to literacy through our Global Issues Teams.
• Encourage members to participate in FAWCO global reading events.
• Introduce more club members to the fun of book clubs.
• Promote networking events between clubs, within regions, between regions!

To learn more about what’s happening, visit this page every month for news and updates.
Or, you can receive a newsletter by contacting us at .

Writers' Workshops

At the FAWCO Interim Meeting where we announced "Literacy Is Our Legacy – A Celebration," our writing enthusiasts at all levels asked if we could coordinate writers’ workshops.

In response to that feedback, FAWCO is excited to announce that The International Women’s Writing Guild (IWWG) will offer a 1-year complimentary membership to IWWG for FAWCO members!

Founded in 1976, IWWG’s mission is to foster the personal and professional empowerment of women through writing, and we look forward to you joining us in your writing pursuits. Please contact for the code. Please include your club name in the email. After you receive the code you may register here.

IWWG holds regular online workshops in all genres, taught by both familiar teachers and those bringing exciting new voices and perspectives. Experience the joy of being “heard” during in-class readings, nightly open mics, and exciting workshops. As a member, you can register for workshops at special rates.

Reading is “Lit”!

Nearly every FAWCO club has at least one book club. FAWCO encourages our book clubs to read one of the selections from our Books by Members List.

Readers, Writers, Authors – Let’s Connect!

May is a big month for children’s literature. This is a great opportunity to connect children to the wonderous world of books!

May is Latino Books Month

• Independent Book Store Day  April 26

• Deadline for the FAWCO’s Writers’ Challenge – April 30. See the latest issue of Inspiring Women for details

• Mother Goose Day  May 1

• Harry Potter Day  May 2
• World Press Freedom Day  May 3
• National Black Authors Day (US)  May 4
• Children’s Book Week  May 5–11
• Speak in Complete Sentences Day  May 31

Special FAWCO Partner Event with IWWG!

IWWG presents Making More of Memoir: Tools for Drawing Readers to Your Writing

presented by Judith Huge

Saturday, April 26, 2025, 4 pm CET

Primarily designed for new writers but offering unique insights for more seasoned ones, this workshop offers both practical tools and personal advice for adding depth to your own non-fiction writing – keys for building better bridges between yourself, your story, and your reader. Coaxing this “sympathetic resonance from the reader” is the difference between writing the stories people choose to read on airplanes and the ones that speak gently to the depths of the human spirit.

FREE to FAWCO members with code! Contact to receive it.

Then register for the workshop here!

Attention FAWCO Writers: If you have taken advantage of the complementary IWWG membership, you might be interested in these upcoming workshops – they’re free! If you want to join contact:  for more information.

Write with us...upcoming workshops below and at this link!

• Featured Author/Open Mic with Sarah Ghazal Ali – Sunday, April 27, 2025, 9 pm CET

• Traversing – A Linguistic-Imaginative-Freewrite Workshop – Sunday, May 4, 2025, 5 pm CET  

• Accessing Our Wounds through Words: Three-session workshop – Begins Sunday, May 18, 2025, 7 pm CET

• Laughter and Poetry: Two-session workshop – Begins Friday, May 23, 2025, 5 pm CET
• Building from Scraps: Making Old Things New – Poetry Workshop – Saturday, May 31, 2025, 6 pm CET

Do You Want to Be Part of the Legacy?

Thank you for your interest! We hope that you will select a book from our Books by Members page for your next reading pleasure. If you have a published book please submit it for our list.

Are you a writer? Consider registering with IWWG and participating in one of their workshops.

This Month’s Featured Book will change. FAWCO has enough books on our Books by Members list to feature a different one for the next three years – and the list keeps growing! Please come back for a visit!