David Hewson: September 2008 Archives
Remember what that first letter in ITW stands for? International. Believe it or not some authors' organisations out there treat anyone from outside the host country as second class citizens. You pay your money and get a cut-down package of what everyone else receives, even, in some cases, being unable to vote or serve.
From the outset ITW saw things differently. We're all equal here, and since membership dues were scrapped for eligible author members in the summer, all you need to join is access to the Internet - there really is no barrier at all.
What we needed to grow was a bunch of keen volunteers ready to spread the word around the world. I'm delighted to say they're now here and they're quite a gang too. Our new international committee chairs include Linwood Barclay (Canada), Kathryn Fox (Australia & New Zealand), Timothy Hallinan (South East Asia), Pat Mullan (Ireland), Michael Jecks (United Kingdom), and Mike Nicol (South Africa).
From the outset ITW saw things differently. We're all equal here, and since membership dues were scrapped for eligible author members in the summer, all you need to join is access to the Internet - there really is no barrier at all.
What we needed to grow was a bunch of keen volunteers ready to spread the word around the world. I'm delighted to say they're now here and they're quite a gang too. Our new international committee chairs include Linwood Barclay (Canada), Kathryn Fox (Australia & New Zealand), Timothy Hallinan (South East Asia), Pat Mullan (Ireland), Michael Jecks (United Kingdom), and Mike Nicol (South Africa).
Continue reading ITW expands International base.
From The International Thriller Writers:
