Guide to the Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance Records, 1984-2001
Unprocessed.
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The Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance, a non-profit organization, was founded in 1975 to promote the value of literature and the art of writing by building a community of writers, readers, and publishers within Maine. Programs and services include publication of a statewide newspaper "Maine in Print," workshops, writing retreats, a high school writing competition, an annual book signing for Maine authors, and a book distribution service for small presses (the book distribution service ended in 2000).
Office files, chiefly administrative records, of the Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance.