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northwest independent writers association.

Our mission: Assisting independent writers from Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Northern California, Nevada, and Alaska who are working to achieve professional standards in independent writing, publishing, and marketing.

​our Members

April Aasheim
J. M. M. Adams
Heather Ames
​Judith Ashley
Stephen Atkins
​Carrie Auckland
Pam Bainbridge-Cowan
Barry L. Becker
Michael Bershay
Kerry Blaisdell
​Lynn Bohart
D. Dean Boom
Anna Brentwood
Andy R. Bunch​
Lyndal Cairns
R. Lindsay Carter
Baer Charlton
L B Cheryl
Mike Chinakos
James Cheskey
Demetri Clason
Kate Cody
William J Cook
Adam Copeland
​Kelly Coston
Pamela Cowan
Steven Cristol
Steve DaVala
Disa Dawn
Sheila Deeth
Raven J. Demers
Tiffany Dickinson
Liam R. W. Doyle
Patrick Dwyer
Adam Eason
Jonathan Eaton
​Elikqitie
Jonathan Michael Erickson
Barritt Firth
Cay Fletcher
Johanna Flynn
​David Freedman
T. K. Gilb
James L. Gillaspy
Dr. Anthony Binford Glavey
Thomas Gondolfi
​Brien Gorham
J. C. Graves
​Joel Curtis Graves
Stephen Hagelin
Suzanne Hagelin
Heidi Hansen
​Jim Hardison
Audra Harley
Anne Hendren
Angela Highland
M. P. Hopcroft
M. W. Horses
A. M. Huff
Mollie Hunt
Frances Lu-Pai Ippolito
Maquel A. Jacob
​Paty Jager
Maggie Jaimeson
Connie J. Jasperson
​F. L. Journey
Archer K
​Kimila Kay
​Joann Keder
Sheri J. Kennedy
​Judy Kiehart
James W. Kitson
Angela Korra'ti
Michael R. Lane
Tom Larsen
Ellie Derrick Lewis
Cyn Ley
Larry Lindberg
Eric Little
Pat Luther 
Maggie Lynch
Tonya Macalino
James D. Macon
David Martyn
tom r. mcconnell
Nikki McCormack
James M. McCracken
Donald McEwing
Roslyn McFarland
​Agathon McGeachy
K. Z. Miller
Rory Miller
Jeff Monday
Sonja S. Mongar
Barbara J. Moritsch
Linda B. Myers
​Shelly M. Neinast
R. W. Nichelson
​Neil Orint
Tammy Owen
Jocelynn Pearl
Julie Pershing
Nichole Phoenix
Courtney Pierce
L. Wade Powers
E. M. Prazeman
Kennedy J. Quinn
​Shannon L. Reagan
JMD Reid
Shawna Reppert
Joyce Reynolds-Ward
Ellen King Rice
P. K. Ross
R. Roderick Rowe
Andretta Schellinger
DJ Schneider
Steven C. Schneider
​Bonnie Schroeder
B. J. Scott
James Scott
Lea Diane Sevey
R. G. Shannon
Ann Simas
Susie Slanina
​D. L. Solum
Thomas Stimson
Brian Tashima
Charles Thomas
Patrick Timm
Contessa Timmerman
​Catherin Violante
Cody Voeller 
​Samantha Waltz
Brad Wheeler
Steve Zell
Gregory E. Zschomler

May's featured author:
ANN ORNIE

ANN ORNIE is an Oregonian, lover of old trees, the desert, and is a National Park enthusiast. When she isn’t writing or reading, she can be found rambling through the woods on an adventure with her husband, son, and dog named Lucy.

You can find her work in The North Coast Squid Literary Magazine, Rain Magazine, NIWA’s 2020 Anthology, “Escape,” and recently published Anthology, The Phone by 3BirdView Press. She is the 2019 Haunted Astoria Writer’s Showcase Winner and the Writer and Producer of the Cold Coast Radio Podcast.

Her debut novel, Summoning Spruce, was released March 20, 2022, and is now available.  ​

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FORBIDDEN
2021 NIWA ANTHOLOGY
​Featuring a forward by best-selling author April Aasheim
and short stories by fourteen members of the ​Northwest Independent Writers Association:
Heidi Hansen, 
William J. Cook, 
Roslyn McFarland, 
Pamela Cowan, 
Eric Little, 
Lawrence Powers,
Frances Lu-Pai Ippolitio, 
Neil Orint, 
Sheila Deeth
R. Roderick Rowe, 
Jonathan Michael Erickson,
Agathon McGeachy,  
​Linda B. Myers, 
​Jonathan Eaton

NIWA is open to all independently published authors and aspiring authors of the Pacific Northwest regardless of experience.   

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THE CHOICE OF MEN
by Samantha Waltz
Reviewed by 
​Jay VanDenBogaard, Counselor
Rated: 5 Star

Impossible to put down. The Choice of Men takes you on a journey through suffering and bliss, while keeping you on the edge of your seat and rooting for a happy ending for everyone … an engaging story of values and beliefs that can tear us apart or bring us all together.

YETZIRAH
by Pamela Cowan
Reviewed by Amazon Customer
Rated: 5 Star

The author provides stellar imagery and character development all throughout the story. The imaginative world she has created offers a unique and intriguing experience for the reader. The struggles of a troubled childhood following the protagonist into young adulthood is paired with a journey of healing and strengthening friendships with those important to us. It easily draws the reader in. ​

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