WRITERS GUILD OF TEXAS

Encourage ⋅ Educate ⋅ Engage

About the WGT

The Writers Guild of Texas (WGT) is a 501(c)6 nonprofit organization serving the writing community of Texas. Our mission is to provide a sociable environment that encourages, educates, and engages writers of any genre and of any experience level. Some of our members are published authors, enjoying successful writing careers. Others are just starting out and want to learn more about the business and craft of writing. Regardless of which one you are, we believe we have something of value to offer you on your writing journey. We invite you to visit a meeting or contact us with any questions.

Monthly Meetings

Critique Group
• 2nd Mondays @ 6:30pm

Guest Speaker / Program
• 3rd Mondays @ 7:00pm

Richardson Public Library
2360 Campbell Creek Blvd.
Richardson, TX 75082

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

2023-2024

Tiffany Seitz
President

Tiffany Seitz is a native Texan, raised in the Dallas area. She earned a degree in Occupational Therapy and has worked as an occupational therapist for over thirty years. A lifelong avid reader, she began writing in 2013 and published her first of five novels in 2015. Her short stories have won several awards, including The Writer's Police Academy Golden Donut Award, Granbury Writer's Bloc, and WGT Kathryn McClatchy Flash Fiction Contest. Her most recent novel was published in 2023. AND THEY DANCED is the first of The Tess Corona Chronicles, a paranormal suspense series. Most recently, Detectives, Sleuths, and Nosy Neighbors published on Amazon, May 17, 2024 with her story: On the Rocks.

Notorious in North Texas contains her story: A Vague Threat.

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Vice President

Gayle Franks
Secretary & Membership

Gayle Franks was raised in South Dakota, where she decided at age 10 to become a writer. Three successful non-writing careers and three states later, she is retired, researches true crime stories for fun, and writes fictional thrillers and suspense for her own enjoyment.

She volunteered for the WGT board to expand her writing network.

Alex Elfenbein
Treasurer

Alex Elfenbein originally joined the WGT club in the mid-2010s to sharpen her writing skills and network with local DFW writers. She promptly joined the board to help the club with programming and other club needs. She's been a member ever since. Alex enjoys writing urban fantasy and continuing to meet developing and experienced writers of all genres.

 

Tamara Warner
Programs

Bio Pending

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Member-at-Large

Marj Atkinson
Website Admin

Marj Atkinson, MLS, is a researcher and owner of Ask Marj, LLC. She supports authors and businesses seeking research and fact-checking assistance, plus she coaches college graduate students on literature search, writing research papers, and grant search techniques.

She has worked on website content throughout her career and used to teach the elementary school web team at Richardson’s Math Science Technology Magnet way back at the beginning of the World Wide Web.

Ed Wooten
Critique Group Leader

Ed Wooten is a native of South Carolina, a graduate of Clemson University, a product of the 1960s, and a retired Army officer.  He primarily writes historical fiction short stories, but also does flash fiction stories depicting characters and events from conservative, small towns. He has had stories in two anthologies published by the Carrollton League of Writers and the Military Writers Society of America (MWSA) 2023 anthology “Snapshots.”