How to Find Events and Contest Updates on the TWA Website

The Tallahassee Writers Association (TWA) website, twaonline.org, publishes its events and contest information on an Events section of the site. The most reliable way to find current listings is to open that Events page, where upcoming activities and the annual Seven Hills Literary Contest and Penumbra Poetry & Haiku Contest are announced together. Because contest dates, fees, and deadlines change year to year, always confirm details on the site itself rather than relying on older posts or third-party summaries.

Where Events Live on the Site

TWA describes its mission as supporting writers of all levels through education, connection, promotion, and outreach, and the Events area is where that programming is posted. On the Events page you will typically see:

• A list of Upcoming Events with dates and times
• Contest announcements, including the Seven Hills Literary Contest and the Penumbra Poetry & Haiku Contest
• Entry windows and deadlines for those contests

The page carries a prompt not to miss the chance to enter the Seven Hills Literary Contest and Penumbra Poetry & Haiku Contest, which signals that contest entry is treated as a core event listing rather than a separate corner of the site.

Reading a Contest Listing

Contest entries on the Events page follow a recognizable pattern. Using the 2026 Seven Hills Contest as the example shown on the site:

The key takeaway from this structure: early-bird pricing is time-limited, and the deadline is a hard cutoff at a specific time of day. If you plan to enter, note both dates separately, since the reduced-fee window closes well before the final deadline.

How to Get Updates

The site does not present a single "subscribe" button in the material available, so the practical approach is to check the Events page directly and watch for changes:

1. Open the Events section and scan Upcoming Events for new listings.
2. Re-check the contest entry as deadlines approach, since early-bird and final dates are stated as fixed points.
3. Look for TWA's official channels referenced on the site if you want announcements pushed to you rather than checking manually.

Because the page shows dated, year-specific information (2026 contests), treat any listing as valid only for the period it names. A contest that is "currently open" in one season will not be open indefinitely.

Common Points of Confusion

• Two contests, one listing. Seven Hills and Penumbra appear together, but they are distinct contests with their own categories. Read the entry to see which applies to your work.
• Early-bird vs. deadline. The reduced fee ends July 31; the contest stays open until October 15. Missing the early-bird date does not mean you missed the contest.
• Time zone and time of day. Deadlines are given with specific times (for example, 11:30 pm), so confirm the cutoff rather than assuming end-of-day.

For anything not covered on the Events page, such as membership questions or how to join, TWA's stated purpose of supporting writers of all levels through education, connection, promotion, and outreach points to the association's contact and membership information as the next place to look.