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New Poetry Competition Offered to Non-Members
Learn moreNLAPW League headquarters and NLAPW branches are offering a Discovery Competition for women poets over the age of 18 who are not currently Pen Women. Women poets should submit their poetry to any of the NLAPW branches for the semi-finalist round of this national competition, which opens November 15. Entry forms are available through the branches.
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Vinnie Ream Competitions Submissions Are Now Open
Learn moreThe League is accepting entries into the 2026-27 Vinnie Ream Competition through March 30, 2027. The aim is to challenge participants to follow Ream’s sterling example of elevating one’s art work to the highest level.
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The 2026-2027 Cross-Genre Competition for Members Now Open
Learn moreThe second annual NLAPW Cross-Genre Competition is designed to encourage Pen Women across genres and branches to collaborate creatively with each other. The League hopes to inspire new creative and collaborative projects showcasing members’ talents.
Why Become a Pen Woman?
Cape Canaveral Branch member Donna Puglisi shares brief insights into how the prestigious NLAPW helps professional women in all aspects of the arts to network with fellow artists and expand their horizons. “The National League of American Pen Women, Inc. is a foundation, a bridge, providing building blocks to achieve success in your field. … Sharing our ideas and creative talents, there is no limit to what we can do,” she says.
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Featured Member: Marcia Zina Mager, Honolulu Branch
Read moreMarcia Zina Mager is an international author, book coach, and performer. Her 40-plus years of publishing credits include novels, nonfiction books, articles, essays, awardwinning poetry, and plays. Inspired by Vincent van Gogh, she writes about the power of writing badly.