MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS:

Permanent Member:

*This level of membership is separate from the current board nominated honor, Honorary Lifetime Member.

***Permanent Memberships:
Only available for 6 months at $200
After October 15,2008 the price will be raised to $300

Honorary (Lifetime) Member:

*An MWG Honorary (Lifetime) Member is an MWG member who has been honored by the board of directors as a person who has donated time and talent to the MWG for many years. Honorary Members have the same benefits as Full Members.

***There are no dues for Honorary Members, and the status does not expire.

Full Member :

*An MWG member at this level receives all benefits (such as quarterly newsletter, eligibilty to serve as any position on the board of directors, complete voting rights, access to 'members only' section on Web site or listing on 'speakers' bureau', and eligibility to participate in marketing events such as the Missouri Library Conference or the Kansas City Literature Festival.)

*Membership requirments for the level are-
(Anyone who has met at least one of the follwing requirements is eligible to apply for full membership to the Guild. All membership applications are reviewed and decided upon by a membership commitee.)

• Authorship or co-authorship of a published book for which the author received a substantial advance, royalty or fee from the publisher
• Sale of three substantive articles, stories, briefs, poems, or comparable materials in one or more newspapers, magazine, or trade publications
• Sale of one serial or novelette to a periodical
• Sale of one play to a producer, whether on royalty or fee basis
• Sale of one motion picture screen play, radio or television script for an educational recording, filmstrip or motion picture
• Past or present position as editor or publisher of commerical books, magazines, newspapers or literary publication, which does not accept fees from its authors.

Associate Member :

*An MWG Associate Member receives all benefits listed above except associate members can not vote on MWG business issues and may not serve as one of the titled board positions such as President, Vice-Presidents, Treasurer, Historian, or Publicity Chair. Associate Members may serve as members-at-large on the board of directors.

*Membership requirments for the level are-

• Publication of one article in a newsletter, pamphlet, magazine, newspaper, anthology or on a Web site, paid in either cash or copies
• Success as a self-published author.

***First time Associate Members pay $45, Renewal $30

Student Member :

*An MWG Student Member receives all benefits listed above except Student Members may not vote on MWG business issues and may not serve as any position on the board of directors.

*Membership requirments for the level are-

• Enrollment as a full-time or part-time student in college with an interest in the writing profession.