Public Safety Writers Association (PSWA)
2024 Falcon Court
Bellingham, WA 998229
www.policewriter.com

March 15, 2005 

Media Release

                The Public Safety Writers Association (PSWA) is under new management and is being re-organized in Bellingham, Washington.  Following many years of successful membership growth, the PSWA has embarked upon an ambitious plan to expand services and training and seek non-profit status.

 Founded by retired New York State Police Captain Roger Fulton, as the Police Writers Club in 1994, to nurture aspiring writers, the group has expanded from its initial East Coast orientation into a nationwide organization.  Its mission is to provide resources and services to police writers aspiring to become published authors.  Under its re-organization plans, the PSWA will expand its membership to other public safety professionals (sworn and civilian) including fire, emergency medical, search and rescue and related fields.

Marilyn Olsen of Bellingham, Washington, who edited a magazine for the Indiana State Police Alliance for 15 years and co-edited Cop Tales 2000, is serving as President (replacing founding member Roger Fulton who will continue to advise the new group); San Francisco, California resident Armand E.R. Mulder, Ph.D., is Vice President; Monterey County, California residents Arthur J. and Nancy B. Farrar are serving as Secretary and Treasurer.  Other board members are Las Vegas, Nevada residents Randy Sutton and Keith Bettinger and Springville, California resident Marilyn Meredith.

Following the events of September 11^th, 2001, police and public safety writers have been contributing their unique perspectives to major publications throughout the country.  The PWA was formed to nurture and encourage these aspiring writers. Membership is open to anyone who works with or for public safety organizations at the local, regional, state or national level.

Benefits of membership will include: (1) an annual writing competition, (2) a quarterly newsletter full of tips on writing and how to get published, (3) annual conference where you can meet and network with published authors and receive information on getting published, (4) free manuscript review by experienced editors and publishers, (5) opportunity to be mentored by a published author, (6) opportunity to network with writers like yourself via our website and list serve.

A major national capital campaign is planned to market the organization to prospective members and to solicit donations of supplies, equipment and funding for existing and aspiring writers.

Please visit our website at www.policewriter.com for additional information.

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