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Welcome to the Official Website of the Northwest Independent Writers Association, NIWA (pronounced: n-eye-wha). Feel free to browse our website often to stay up-to-date on our New Releases, Author Appearances as well as our Featured Author and Reviews. Check out our Blog for writing tips and our Catalog for your next read.
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2018 NIWA Anthology
CARNIVAL 2018 NIWA ANTHOLOGY featuring short stories and poems by members on the theme Carnival. ON SALE NOW! |
new releasesClick on the cover for more information or to buy.
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Upcoming author appearances
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featured author
Sonja S. Mongar
Your new book, Two Spoons of Bitter, was released last June, from where did you draw your inspiration for this book?
In the early 1990s, I managed some grants for People Living With AIDS and AIDS prevention at the height of the AIDS crisis in a small conservative Southern city. I saw a lot of tragedy and discrimination in the agencies. I kept a diary. Originally I intended it to be a memoir- to give voice to the voiceless and expose the corruption of the agencies but I found that being the protagonist in my own story got in the way - plus other issues so I shifted to fiction - being a journalist and creative non fiction writer it was really difficult and it took almost 20 years to finally finish the story. ~~Read More~~ 
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Featured review
Just when the Three Communities (Art, Craft, and Mundane) think they are safe, the Ravensblood is stolen. After Raven had used the artifact to vanquish the dark mage William (Book 1), he had turned it over to the Gua rdians for safekeeping. But the unthinkable has happened and the Ravensblood is gone. Though Raven had been pardoned for his past involvement with William and has been helping the Guardians to combat magical crime, he emerges as the prime suspect in the theft and must flee for his life. His only friends are a small group of Guardians who call themselves the Raven's Wing. They believe he is innocent and are willing to risk all to help him recover the lost stone. Since he is the only one of them with a living connection to the Ravensblood, he is the one who must find it before its powers can be turned to serve another's evil purposes.
Yes, we are back in alternative Portland, where magic is as real (and ordinary) as ordering a beverage from Starbucks. It's that "normalcy" that draws us in, makes us believe this world. Another of the strengths of the author's writing is her character development. Raven and his Guardian lover Cass are richly drawn and psychologically complex, torn by fear and deceit and betrayal. We care for them and what they do. Ms. Reppert has treated us to another delight in her urban fantasy series. Enjoy! |
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