Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance
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The Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance (MWPA) – EIN 010375832 – is a membership organisation established in Maine in 1975.[1] It sponsors awards such as the Maine Literary Award,[2] and events such as the Celebration of Write ME: An Epistolary Poetry Project.[3] It also campaigns on literature-related issuses including undermining school library book bans,[a][4] and promotes competitions including the CrimeFlash Fiction contest.[5] In 2024 it had $566k revenue and assets of $161,273.[6]
Its award winners include Katherine Hall Page (CrimeMaster, 2022),[7], Lily King (Maine Fiction Award, 2011),[8] and Paul Doiron (Maine Literary Award for Crime Fiction, 2012).[9] 2021 winners included Carolyn Chute and Anica Mrose Rissi.[10]
The Alliance's early papers are deposited in the Bowdoin College archives.[11]