Welcome to the home of the National League of American Pen Women, Inc. (NLAPW), a professional organization for women artists, composers, and writers, founded in 1897.
We have branches on all three of our nation’s coasts, in Hawaii, in rural areas, in large cities, and in towns and states throughout our nation. Branches offer seminars, workshops, art exhibits, readings, concerts, and outreach programs. Events sponsored by the NLAPW at the historic Pen Arts Building in the heart of Washington, D.C. connect our members and the public to the Arts.
Explore our website pages to link to our history, events, contest news and poetry. Click About and visit pages on our history, historic headquarters, and outreach programs. You can find out how to join under Membership. Look under Competitions for grants. Events will connect you with what’s upcoming in the Spring and Summer. Find out how (and why) to Donate to our cause of promoting Art, Music and Letters. Iphone and Android users can bookmark to your homescreen and connect with our arts scene from your mobiles. Our YouTube
channel is a click away. And don’t forget to follow us on Twitter.
News & Announcements
Latest News
For the most recent information on the biennial business meeting, donation needs, kudos and ways we are partnering, see our News Page. For a photo sampling of the music, letters and art events from the 2012 Branching Out Biennial, see our Biennial Photo Gallery page.
Art Therapy Webinar, Tuesday, May 15
PenWomen OnLine offers a unique opportunity for direct webinar instruction from Dr. Myra Levick, director of the South Florida Art Psychotherapy Institute, founder and first president of the American Art Therapy Association. You will be introduced to her Art Therapy Assessment tool and how to spot the early signs of emotional trauma in children, and what to do about it. Registration for this 60 minute webinar is now open! Click here to register, for more information, or to sign up for our webinar mailing list.
Call for Entries–OnLine Visual Art Contest for NLAPW Art Members
Competition open to all Art Members of the NLAPW; enter new work now. Click here for full details, list of prizes and entry forms.
2012-2014 Board of Directors Elected and Installed
NLAPW welcomes the new Board of Directors and Committee Chairs for the 2012-2014 term. See our Board of Directors page for names of the new officers, and the Elections page for bios. To contact any officer, please email contact@nlapw.org with the name or position of the officer in the subject line.
2012 Music Awards Announced
Candace Long wins 1st Place, $1,000 for Tsunami, her electronic piece with poetry by Frances Patton Statham. For all winners and links to music, click here.
2012 Biennial Art Exhibit Awards
Jamie Tate, National Art Chair, announces the award winners in NLAPW’s national juried art show, on exhibit at the Sumner Museum, 1201 17th St. NW, DC, until May 31, 2012. Congratulations to Soon Y. Warren for best in show for “Baby’s Breath Sprinkle.” For a complete list of awards, click here.
2012 Biennial Letters Awards
Congratulations to the poetry and prose winners of the 2012 Biennial Letters prizes. For the list of awards, prizes and winners, click here.
“Branching Out,” 2012 Biennial National Convention.
Stay tuned for photos and news from the 2012 Biennial held in Washington, DC, April 19-22.
Pensacola Branch Video up on NLAPW YouTube
What is being a Pen Woman all about? The Pensacola Branch, FL, has created a slide-show of the ways NLAPW brings creative women together. The video shows art exhibits, creative inspiration, music programs and a children’s clothesline exhibit sponsored by the branch. More reasons to join us, wherever you live. Watch now.
Laguna Beach Branch Exhibit
NLAPW (National League of American Pen Women, Inc.) Exhibit
2nd Floor CAP Gallery (Community Art Project)
Wells Fargo Bank
260 Ocean Ave.
Laguna Beach, CA
Exhibit Hours:
March 22-May 30
9-6 Monday-Friday
9-4 Saturday
Contact:
Pat Sparkuhl
949-290-2057
patsparkuhl@hotmail.com
Enter Contests
We sponsor Art, Music and Writing competitions for members and non-members. Branches have several contests running for writing now, including flash fiction, haiku and poetry. For more info on current competitions click here for Writing Competitions.
Online Juried Art Gallery
Congratulations to the winner of our 1st Online Art Contest for nonmembers, Cathy Hegman, for her work, Chaos of Commitment II. Pamela Winegard wins 2nd place for her work, Hubris. Click here to view our new juried gallery page.
Member Galleries
Our Art Gallery now includes beautiful new work by members from across the country. Special thanks to the Golden-Gate Marin Branch, CA for their submissions. See our Music Gallery for a profile of New Mexico’s Yucca Branch member Elizabeth Lauer, with a link to excerpts. For information on how to submit work for our art, letters and music galleries, please see our Gallery page.
