SPRINGFIELD WRITERS’ GUILD PRESENTS:
Mentor Hour – 10:00 | Business Meeting – 11:00 | Speaker – 11:30
Lt. Col. USAFR (retired), Thomas Pyle, will be presenting Criminal Procedure for Poets and Authors. Pyle served overseas in Germany, Spain, Korea, Japan, and Cuba with the United States Air Force. He has received numerous awards, including AFMC Reserve JAG of the year and the Defense Meritorious Service Medal. He is a graduate of the University of Denver LL.M, University of Missouri, JD, MSU, BA – Economics, and Defense Language Institute–Korea; Air War College; Air Command & Staff College. After retiring from the USAFR, he served as an Associate Judge in Cedar County, MO.
MENTOR HOUR -10:00-11:00 a.m.
- Members Only Submit / Members & visitors can read and critique
- Up to 3 pages, in standard manuscript formatting (double-spaced, 1-inch margins, 12pt Times New Roman font). Bring 40 stapled copies to the meeting for readers to critique and comment
- Send your submission to springfieldwritersguild@gmail.com by the Thursday before the meeting
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JUNE 12-14, 2026
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
STEVEN JAMES
2026 SWG OFFICERS
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Did you know that the Springfield Writers’ Guild is one of the OLDEST writing groups in the area? Established in 1943, it is also one of the LARGEST writing groups in the Ozarks with over 100 members! SWG features a Mentor Hour where writers have their work critiqued, and the opportunity to join a specialized Genre Group for extra help in their field. Springfield Writers’ Guild has men and women of all ages, all genres, and in all stages of writing development. If you love to write, with membership so economical, why not join us?
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