NORTHWEST INDEPENDENT WRITER'S ASSOCIATION

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WRITER'S ASSOCIATION

Our mission is to assist independently published authors from the Pacific Northwest as they strive

to achieve professional standards in writing, publishing, and marketing.

Founded February 5, 2011, by two local indie authors, Northwest Independent Writer's Association is a non-profit organization.

The Northwest Independent Writers Association (NIWA) values human creativity and is committed to supporting human-generated content. Therefore, NIWA does not knowingly use AI generated graphics or writing on our website or in NIWA publications.

NIWA recognizes that individual authors have the right to decide whether to use generative AI in their own works. While NIWA does not speak for its members on this issue, our policy is clear: Any work published directly by the organization—such as the annual anthology—must adhere to the organization’s commitment to human-generated content.