Chapter Listing
Find nearby writers. If there's not a chapter near you (see list below), there's still a place to connect. To see a map of geographic zones and their Facebook links, click here. You can also search for members nearby by using the ACFW Membership Directory.
To see various local chapter events, please go to the News & Events link on the left sidebar.
Questions about ACFW Local Chapters and Facebook Zone Groups can be directed to the Zone Coordinator, Linda Yezak, at zonecoord@acfw.com.
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ACFW Beyond the Borders
Chapter: Beyond the Borders
Location: All countries outside the U.S. borders
Contact: Iola Goulton (Beyond the Borders)
Website: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ACFWBeyondtheBorders/
Email: BeyondBorders@acfwchapter.com
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Central
Chapter: ACFW MozArks
Location: Springfield, MO (meets the 3rd Saturday of the month)
Contact: Erin Miffin (ACFW MozArks)
Website: https://www.facebook.com/groups/553484111453371/
Email: mozarks@acfwchapter.com
Chapter: ACFW St. Louis
Contact: Karen Sargent (ACFW St. Louis)
Email: StLouis@acfwchapter.com
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Mid-Atlantic
Chapter: ACFW Virginia
Location: Woodbridge, VA (meets the 4th Saturday of the month, meets online the 2nd Thursday of the month)
Contact: Deena Adams (ACFW Virginia)
Website: http://acfwvirginia.com
Website: https://www.facebook.com/ACFWVirginia
Email: Virginia@acfwchapter.com
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Midwest
Chapter: ACFW Chicago
Location: Chicago, IL (meets the 2nd Friday of the month, Schaumburg Library)
Contact: Lori Davis (ACFW Chicago)
Website: http://www.acfwchicago.com
Website: https://www.facebook.com/acfwchicago
Email: Chicago@acfwchapter.com
Chapter: ACFW Great Lakes
Location: Michigan (meets the 1st Saturday of various months)
Contact: Beth Foreman (ACFW Great Lakes)
Website: http://greatlakeschapter.blogspot.com
Website: https://www.facebook.com/groups/527572863929168/
Email: greatlakes@acfwchapter.com
Chapter: ACFW Indiana
Location: Indiana (meets 4 times a year)
Contact: Rebecca Reed (ACFW Indiana)
Website: http://hoosierink.blogspot.com/
Website: https://www.facebook.com/groups/163824173771809/
Email: Indiana@acfwchapter.com
Chapter: ACFW Minnesota (ACFW 2016 Chapter of the Year)
Location: Minneapolis, MN (meets the 4th Sunday of the month)
Contact: Michelle Aleckson (ACFW Minnesota)
Website: https://www.facebook.com/ACFW.MN.NICE
Website: https://www.acfwmnnice.com/
Email: minnesota@acfwchapter.com
Chapter: ACFW WI Southeast
Location: Wisconsin (meets the 1st Thursday of the month)
Contact: Laura DeNooyer Moore (ACFW WI Southeast)
Website: https://www.facebook.com/wiseacfw
Email: wisconsinSE@acfwchapter.com
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Northeast
Chapter: ACFW NY/NJ
Location: NY/NJ
Contact: Cher Gatto (ACFW NY/NJ)
Website: https://www.facebook.com/groups/955365637934907/
Email: nynj@acfwchapter.com
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Northwest
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Ohio Valley
Chapter: ACFW Knoxville
Location: Knoxville (Meets 2nd Tuesday of the month)
Contact: Jenny Lynn Keller (ACFW Knoxville)
Website: https://www.facebook.com/groups/341397182924371/
Email: Knoxville@acfwchapter.com
Chapter: ACFW Louisville
Location: Louisville
Contact: Crystal Caudill (ACFW Louisville)
Website: https://acfwlouisville.com/
Website: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1876813595891979/
Email: Louisville@acfwchapter.com
Chapter: ACFW Memphis
Location: Memphis (Meets 3rd Saturday of each month, 10:00am in Collierville, TN)
Contact: Jessica Patch (ACFW Memphis)
Website: https://facebook.com/groups/699561666820044/
Email: Memphis@acfwchapter.com
Chapter: ACFW Mid-Tennessee
Location: mid-Tennessee (meets 1st Saturday of the month)
Contact: Suzie Waltner (ACFW Mid-Tennessee)
Website: http://www.ACFWMidtn.org
Website: https://www.facebook.com/groups/250177678658399/
Email: midtennessee@acfwchapter.com
Chapter: ACFW Ohio
Location: Ohio (meets 1st Saturday of the month)
Contact: Bettie Boswell (ACFW Ohio)
Website: https://www.facebook.com/groups/220166801456380/
Email: Ohio@acfwchapter.com
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Rocky Mountains
Chapter: ACFW Colorado Springs
Location: Colorado Springs, CO (meets the 1st Saturday of the month)
Contact: Susan Mathis (ACFW Colorado Springs)
Website: http://acfwcosprings.com
Website: https://www.facebook.com/ACFWColoradoSprings/
Email: coloradosprings@acfwchapter.com
Chapter: ACFW Dakotas
Location: North Dakota
Contact: Jan Drexler (ACFW Dakotas)
Website: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ACFWDakotas/
Email: Dakotas@acfwchapter.com
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Southeast
Chapter: ACFW Central Florida
Location: Longwood, FL (meets the 3rd Saturday of the month)
Contact: Dorothy Mays (ACFW Central Florida)
Website: https://www.facebook.com/CFACFW
Email: centralflorida@acfwchapter.com
Chapter: ACFW Georgia
Location: Ackworth, GA
Contact: Janette Melson (ACFW Georgia)
Website: http://www.acfwnga.com/
Email: georgia@acfwchapter.com
Chapter: ACFW North Carolina
Location: North Carolina (Raleigh)
Contact: Vince Vezza (North Carolina - Raleigh)
Email: northcarolina@acfwchapter.com
Chapter: South Carolina Low Country
Location: Mt. Pleasant, SC (meets 4th Saturday of the month)
Contact: Christina Sinisi (South Carolina Lowcountry)
Website: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ACFWSCLowCountry/
Email: Sclowcountry@acfwchapter.com
Chapter: Upstate SC
Location: Greer, SC (meets the 2nd Saturday of the month)
Contact: Christine Boatwright (ACFW Upstate South Carolina)
Website: https://www.facebook.com/groups/acfwupstatesc/
Email: upstatesc@acfwchapter.com
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Southwest
Chapter: ACFW DFW (ACFW Chapter of the Year 2017, 2019)
Location: Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX (meets the 2nd Saturday of the month)
Contact: Paula Peckham (ACFW DFW)
Website: http://dfwreadywriters.blogspot.com
Website: https://www.facebook.com/DFWReadyWriters
Email: dfw@acfwchapter.com
Chapter: ACFW Louisiana
Location: Bossier City, LA (meets the last Saturday of the month)
Contact: Chuck Sutherland (ACFW Louisiana)
Website: https://www.facebook.com/pages/ACFW-Louisiana/1525862364304046
Email: Louisiana@acfwchapter.com
Chapter: ACFW NW Arkansas
Location: Springdale, AR (meets the last Saturday of each month)
Contact: Robyn Hook (ACFW NW Arkansas)
Website: https://www.facebook.com/groups/127662834752320/
Email: NWArkansas@acfwchapter.com
Chapter: ACFW Oklahoma City
Location: Oklahoma City, OK (meets the 3rd Saturday of the month)
Contact: Chris Tarpley (ACFW Oklahoma City)
Website: https://www.okchristianfictionwriters.com/
Website: https://www.facebook.com/okcchristianfictionwriters/
Email: OklahomaCity@acfwchapter.com
Chapter: ACFW The Woodlands
Location: The Woodlands, TX (meets the 2nd Saturday of the month)
Contact: Linda Kozar (ACFW The Woodlands)
Website: http://www.wotsacfw.blogspot.com
Website: https://www.facebook.com/groups/122145464545775/
Email: thewoodlands@acfwchapter.com
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West
Chapter: ACFW Arizona (2018 ACFW Chapter of the Year)
Location: Phoenix, AZ (meets the third Saturday of every month)
Contact: Pam Tracy (Osback) (ACFW Arizona)
Website: http://www.christianwritersofthewest.com
Email: Arizona@acfwchapter.com
Chapter: ACFW Orange County
Contact: Susan Beatty (ACFW Orange County)
Website: https://www.acfwoc.com/
Website: https://www.facebook.com/groups/807923972648162/
Email: orangecounty@acfwchapter.com