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Public Safety Writers Association

For law enforcement, fire service, and emergency medical services writers

  • Membership
  • Conference
    • PSWA Conference 2025
    • 2025 Conference Registration Form
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    • 2022 Conference Photos
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    • PSWA News – Spring 2025
    • Old Newsletter Archive
  • About Us
    • PSWA Board of Directors
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  • Member Pages
  • 2025 PSWA Writing Competition
    • 2024 Writing Competition Winners
    • 2023 Writing Competition Winners
    • 2022 PSWA Writing Competition Winners
    • 2021 Writing Competition Winners
    • 2020 Writing Competition Winners
    • 2019 Writing Competition Winners.
    • Writing Competition Results Archive
  • Manuscript Review

About Us

Founded in 1997 as the Police Writers Club and governed by a Board of Directors, the Public Safety Writers Association is open to both new and experienced, published and not yet published writers.  Members include police officers, civilian police personnel, firefighters, fire support personnel, emergency personnel, security personnel and others in the public safety field.  Also represented are those who write about public safety including mystery writers, magazine writers, journalists and those who are simply interested in the genre.  The association also welcomes publishers, editors, agents and others who help writers realize their writing goals.

Benefits of membership include:

  • A members-only FREE one-time manuscript review by a professional editor
  • The members-only opportunity to enter our annual writing competition and become an official “award winning author.”
  • Priority placement on a panel discussion panel. This applies only to early registrations. Late registrations will be accommodated if possible.
  • Members-only participation in our email group offering the chance to network with fellow writers and editors.
  • Members-only access to our private Facebook group.
  • Members-only access to experts in the field about which you write, which helps you make every detail of your writing both accurate and interesting.
  • An online quarterly newsletter that includes both news about the organization but also invaluable information about writing, publishing, editing and marketing.

Join now, so you will be the first to hear about our latest offerings.

Questions?  Contact [email protected]

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