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.
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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.

We Have Great News! The International Women’s Writing Guild (IWWG) has extended complimentary membership for FAWCO and FAUSA members through 2026. 

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.

Supporting Aspiring Writers 

Introducing The de Groot Foundation Literacy is our Legacy Aspiring Writers Award

Clydette de Groot (AWG and AAWE Paris, FAUSA) and Charles de Groot, through their literary foundation, The de Groot Foundation, have generously offered to fully fund a new FAWCO Foundation Members’ award. This $5,000 award is open to all writers who are members of a FAWCO club or FAUSA and have a clearly defined writing project in progress – fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or experimental.

The Literacy is our Legacy team is very excited to be a part of this endeavor. The award recipient is encouraged to use the award funds to advance their writing in meaningful ways. Eligible uses may include, but are not limited to: participation in writing workshops, classes or seminars, editing, developmental editing, mentoring, manuscript review, archival or field research, writing accountability programs, writing coaching, attendance at a writers’ retreat or the creation of a self-directed retreat. Aspiring FAWCO/FAUSA writers, whether published or unpublished, are eligible to apply for the FAWCO Foundation award.

The deadline to apply is January 27, 2026!

You will find all of the instructions and the application on The FAWCO Foundation website. We encourage you to apply! The recipient will be announced at the Interim Meeting in Malta, March 20–22, 2026.

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!

We hope that you had a great summer! Before you know it, we’ll be curling up near the fire with a good book. Why not make it one by a FAWCO Member?

Inspiring Women Magazine, “The Phases of Womanhood” is out now! Subscribe here.

October is National Book Month in the US

• Litquake Literary Festival (US) – October 9–25

• Cheltenham Literature Festival (UK) – October 10–19
• Vancouver Writers’ Fest (Canada) – October 20–26
• Birthday of Dylan Thomas, Welsh poet and writer – October 27 
• Birthday of Ezra Pound, American poet and critic – October 30
• Birthday of John Keats, English Poet – October 31

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! 

•  Free Write: Using Questions to Pressure Narrative – Sunday, October 26, 2025, 7:00–9:00 pm CET  

•  Exploring Visual Poetry: Generative Poetry Workshop – Saturday, November 1, 3:00–4:30 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!