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Welcome Visitors!
For over 40 years, we've met every Wednesday (rain, shine, or pandemic) for our Read and Critique sessions, and we always welcome visitors!
You'll find us on most Wednesday nights at the Grapevine Convention Center (1209 S. Main Street, Grapevine, TX 76051). Meetings start at 7 pm and doors open at 6:30 PM.
We will occasionally hold our meetings at the Grapevine Public Library (1201 Municipal Way, Grapevine, TX 76051, next to the convention center) at 7:00 PM.
Please check the events page for the actual location of the current meeting. The locations can change unexpectedly due to unforeseen circumstances.
No need to RSVP. Just show up!
Visitors are allowed to attend the workshop twice within one calendar year without becoming a member. Visitors are not allowed to critique during the critique sessions but can get with the author during the break or after the meeting to discuss an author of interest's work.
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2025 Officers
President Sally Hamilton Secretary John Brown Treasurer BJ Sloan Membership Lauren Danhof Programs Matthew Rollins Digital Media Lauren Lanza Osias Outreach Jenny Martin Conference Katie Bernet You can email any of our officers by clicking on their title. Have a question and don't know where to start? This page may help!
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DFWWW Officers
Sally Hamilton
John Brown
BJ Sloan
Lauren Danhof
Matthew Rollins
Lauren Lanza Osias
Jenny Martin
Katie Bernet
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Rosemary's CV includes stints as a dog walker, pizza place costume character, backstage ballet tech, young actor wrangler, (melo)drama program director, cow puncher, horse blanket, and green-aproned barista. But here's the stuff that's actually about writing.
Writing as Rosemary Clement-Moore
Fiction
- Maggie Quinn: Girl vs Evil Series
- Prom Dates From Hell
- Hell Week
- Highway to Hell
- Brimstone
- The Splendor Falls
- Texas Gothic
- Spirit and Dust
- "Tapestry" (Short fiction) in Strange Afterlives (edited by A. Lee Martinez)
Critical Non-fiction Essays
- "Monster Recognition for Beginners" in Demigods and Monsters (edited by Rick Riordan)
- "Romeo, Ripley, and Bella Swan" in A New Dawn (edited by Ellen Hopkins)
- "Challenging the Gods" in Mind-Rain (edited by Scott Westerfeld)
- "From Factions to Fire Signs" in Divergent Thinking (edited by Leah Wilson)
Recognition
- Romance Writers of America RITA® Award (2009)
- ALA Best Books for Teens (2010, 2012)
- VOYA's "Perfect Tens" list (2010)
- TLA's "Spirit of Texas" Reading Program (2012-2013)
- Kirkus Reviews "Best Books for Teens" (2011)
- Texas Library Association's TAYSHAS Reading List (2014)
Speaking Engagements (State or National)
- Romance Writers of America National Conference
- National Council of Teachers of English ALAN Conference
- Texas Library Association Annual Conference
- Texas Book Festival
- Austin Teen Book Festival
- Siren's Conference 2014 Guest of Honor (Keynote Speaker)
Specialties
- Story concept development (or discovery).
- Pitches and query letters that deliver the core concept of a story.
- Characters that can carry a story.
- Emotional beats that add heart and depth, and reader connection.
- Interactive workshops or meetings with teen writers
- Answers to awkward teenager questions about the writer's life.
Representative Workshops/Lectures
- The Care and Nurture of Your Story Idea
- The Gothic Novel and the History of Women's Literature
- The Gothic Novel — It's not about black lipstick.
- Even Heroes Get the Blues — Finding your character's emotional voice
- Characters You Love or Love to Hate
- Perfecting your Pitch — Make your story sound awesome
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Rosemary Clement
Author of supernatural mystery novels for young adults. History nerd. Storyboard rebel. Metaphor power user.
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