NUW (Not the Usual Way) Writers Retreat is an online place for authors who are published non-traditionally to gather. This IS NOT A WRITERS GROUP TO TEACH THE CRAFT OF WRITING OR PROMOTION. The NUW Writers Retreat is a place to be in the company of other people in the writing craft, a place for friends to mingle and let their hair down. You are among family here. Writing can be a solitary way of life but it doesn't have to be when you are a member of the NUW Writers Retreat.

If you want an uptight place full of strict rules and regulations, this is NOT THE PLACE FOR YOU. This is A CHATTY AND INFORMAL GROUP. If you want the tightass writers type of group, then there are plenty of that type of groups out there where you can go.

The one guideline that is strictly enforced here is that there will be NO FLAMING OR DISRESPECT OF YOUR FELLOW MEMBERS.

Founder (2001): Kristie Leigh Maguire
Director of NUW: Epstein LaRue
Asst. Director: Joyce Anthony
Moderators: Annette Gisby and Nina Osier
Cheerleader and Official Greeter of NUW (new) Members: Janet Elaine Smith
NUW Court Jester: Phillip Beebe