ACFW CHAPTERS

Find nearby writers.

ACFW members extend around the world. Look below to find a chapter near you. But if there's not a chapter near you, there is 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.

Questions about ACFW Local Chapters and Facebook Zone Groups can be directed to the Zone Coordinator, Bruce Judisch, 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/

Central

Chapter: ACFW MozArks
Location: Springfield, MO (meets the 3rd Saturday of the month)
Contact: Julia Bartgis (ACFW MozArks)
Website: https://www.acfwmozarks.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MozArksACFW

Chapter: ACFW St. Louis
Location: St. Louis, MO (2nd Saturday of each month)
Contact: Karen Sargent (ACFW St. Louis)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/250120614027128

Mid-Atlantic

Chapter: ACFW Virginia
Location: Leesburg and Blue Ridge, VA (check website for meeting schedules of various clusters)
Contact: Jacinta Meredith (ACFW Virginia)
Website: http://acfwvirginia.com
Website: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ACFWVirginia

Midwest

Chapter: ACFW Chicago
Location: South Barrington, IL (meets the 2nd Friday of the month)
Contact: Julia Fenstermacher (ACFW Chicago)
Website: https://chicagoacfw.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/acfwchicago

Chapter: ACFW Great Lakes
Location: Michigan (meets online quarterly, and in-person quarterly throughout the state)
Contact: Karin Beery (ACFW Great Lakes)
Website: https://acfwgreatlakes.wordpress.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/527572863929168/

Chapter: ACFW Indiana
Location: Indiana (meets on-line the 2nd Monday of the month plus 2 in-person meetings)
Contact: Rebecca Reed (ACFW Indiana)
Website: http://hoosierink.blogspot.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/163824173771809/

Chapter: ACFW Minnesota (ACFW Chapter of the Year 2016)
Location: Minneapolis, MN (meets the 4th Wednesday of the month)
Contact: Cynthia Boyd (ACFW Minnesota)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ACFW.MN.NICE

Chapter: ACFW WI Southeast (ACFW 2025 Chapter of the Year)
Location: Brookfield, WI (meets 4 times in person, and online 8 times/year)
Contact: Elizabeth Daghfal (ACFW WI Southeast)
Website: https://www.facebook.com/wiseacfw

Northeast

Chapter: ACFW NY/NJ
Location: NY/NJ (meets online 1st Saturday of every other month)
Contact: Cher Gatto (ACFW NY/NJ)
Website: https://www.facebook.com/groups/955365637934907/

Northwest

Chapter: ACFW Northwest
Location: Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska (meets on-line 2nd Tuesday of the month except for July & Dec: 2nd Saturday)
Contact: Lisa Phillips (ACFW Northwest)
Website: https://www.facebook.com/ACFWNorthwest

Ohio Valley

Chapter: ACFW Kentucky
Location: Louisville, Lexington and Elizabethtown (Meets the 2nd Saturday of the month in-person & Zoom)
Contact: Janet Morris Grimes (ACFW Kentucky)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1876813595891979/
Website: https://acfwkentucky.com/

Chapter: ACFW Knoxville
Location: Knoxville (Meets on-line 2nd Tuesday of the month, 1-2 times in-person)
Contact: Mary Ostrander (ACFW Knoxville)
Website: https://www.facebook.com/groups/341397182924371/

Chapter: ACFW Memphis
Location: Memphis (Online the first Saturday of the month, in-person 3 times)
Contact: Lynn U. Watson (ACFW Memphis)
Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/699561666820044/

Chapter: ACFW Mid-Tennessee
Location: Nashville (hybrid, meets 3rd Saturday of the month)
Contact: Shelia Stovall (ACFW Mid-Tennessee)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/250177678658399/

Chapter: ACFW Ohio
Location: Ohio (meets online 1st Saturday of the month)
Contact: Gina Bishop (ACFW Ohio)
Website: https://www.facebook.com/groups/220166801456380/

Rocky Mountains

Chapter: ACFW Colorado Springs (ACFW Chapter of the Year 2024)
Location: Colorado Springs, CO (hybrid, meets the 1st Saturday of the month)
Contact: Felicia Ferguson (ACFW Colorado Springs)
Website: http://acfwcosprings.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ACFWColoradoSprings/

Southeast

Chapter: ACFW Alabama
Location: Huntsville, Alabama (meets 2nd Tuesday of the month on-line, twice a year in person)
Contact: Miriam Thor (ACFW Alabama)
Website: www.facebook.com/groups/acfwalabama/

Chapter: ACFW Central Florida (ACFW Chapter of the Year, 2023)
Location: Longwood, FL (meets on-line the 3rd Saturday of the month)
Contact: Kelly Underwood (ACFW Central Florida)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CFACFW

Chapter: ACFW Charlotte
Location: Charlotte, NC (hybrid - meets 4th Saturday of the month)
Contact: Dianne Miley (ACFW Charlotte)
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/groups/336801510020700

Chapter: ACFW Georgia
Location: Acworth, GA (meets virtually 2nd Tuesday of the month, in-person in July and December)
Contact: Janette Melson (ACFW Georgia)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/acfwga

Chapter: ACFW South Carolina Lowcountry
Location: Mt. Pleasant, SC (hybrid, meets the 4th Saturday of the month)
Contact: Laurie Larsen (ACFW South Carolina Lowcountry)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083299843252

Chapter: ACFW Upstate South Carolina
Location: Simpsonville, SC (meets the 2nd Saturday of the month)
Contact: Isabella Skellenger (ACFW Upstate South Carolina)
Website: http://www.acfwupstatesc.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/7129026000546959

Southwest

Chapter: ACFW DFW (ACFW Chapter of the Year 2017, 2019)
Location: Arlington, TX (on-line, meets the 2nd Saturday of the month with three in-person meetings)
Contact: Stephanie King (ACFW DFW)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DFWReadyWriters
Website: Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest: @acfwdfw

Chapter: ACFW Louisiana
Location: Bossier City, LA (meets the 4th Saturday of the month)
Contact: Charles Sutherland (ACFW Louisiana)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ACFWLouisiana/

Chapter: ACFW NW Arkansas
Location: Springdale, AR (meets the first Monday of the month)
Contact: Robyn Hook (ACFW NW Arkansas)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/127662834752320/

Chapter: ACFW Oklahoma City
Location: Edmond, OK (meets the 3rd Saturday of the month)
Contact: Kristy Werner (ACFW Oklahoma City)
Website: https://www.okchristianfictionwriters.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/okchristianfictionwriters/

Chapter: ACFW Tulsa
Location: Tulsa, OK (meets the first Thursday of every month)
Contact: Pam Langston (ACFW Tulsa)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61584681354288

Chapter: ACFW The Woodlands
Location: The Woodlands, TX (meets the 3rd Saturday of the month)
Contact: Shelia Shook (ACFW The Woodlands)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/122145464545775/

Specialty/On-Line Zone Chapters

Chapter: ACFW Kid-Lit (Children's authors)
Location: Online (meets the 4th Saturday of the month)
Contact: Bettie Boswell
Website: www.acfwkidlit.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/acfwkidlit/

West

Chapter: ACFW Arizona (2018 ACFW Chapter of the Year)
Location: Phoenix, AZ (meets the 2nd Saturday of every month)
Contact: Jennifer Cary (ACFW Arizona)
Website: http://www.christianwritersofthewest.com

Chapter: ACFW California
Location: Southern California (Online meetings 1st Thursday of the month)
Contact: Jennifer Hendricks (ACFW California)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1349103790062208