AMWA Mid-America Chapter

Welcome!

The Mid-America chapter of the American Medical Writer's Association was founded in 1985, and historically serves AMWA members living in the states of Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska. We published a quarterly newsletter (latest issue 2025 Winter), and hold regular meetings. The Board of Directors holds regular meetings by teleconference, and minutes of those meetings are available.

Upcoming Chapter Events:

TechWriteSTL (St Louis)

2026

May 13 - Sales and Billing Advice/Etiquette, presented by Veronika Redmann
July 8 - AI-related Issues for Editors, presented by Núria Waddington Negrão, PhD, Medical Writer & AI Consultant
September 16 (dinner meeting) - Retrospective/History/Statistics of TechWrite STL (20th anniversary of the group!), presented by Lisa Balbes and Joanne McAndrews
November 11 - Best and Worst Books of 2026, presented by Leslie Niedtadt

All meetings are held at Sunny Street Cafe, 11692 Manchester Road, Des Peres from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm.  For more information or to register contact Lisa Balbes or Joanne McAndrews.

Iowa Area Events

Contact Julia Moffitt for more information on events in this area.  

Nebraska Area Events

Contact Rebecca Bigelow for more information about events in this area.

Central Kansas

Kansas City Area Events

Contact Alysia Drummond about activities in this area.

Resources for Freelancers (Courtesy of Elizabeth A. (Betsy) Frick)

• Is the Independent Life for You? Intercom, March 2001
• Standard Terms and Conditions -Daily Rate Projects
• Chapter 11 - Contracts and Letters of Agreement
• Letter of Agreement Sample
• Letter of Agreement Sample 2
• Contracts 101
• Managing Your Customers Expectations, Intercom, June 2003
• Chapter 9 - Working with Customers

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